Links to our band's (Blackjack Rose) pages:
- Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/blackjackroseband
- Blackjack Rose Website: http://www.blackjackrose.com
- Reverbnation Page: http://www.reverbnation.com/blackjackrose
- Bandcamp Releases: https://blackjackrose.bandcamp.com/releases
Links to Friends and Clients:
- The Black Diamond Band: http://www.theblackdiamondband.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/blackdiamondband
- The Moonlighters Band: https://www.facebook.com/moonlighterscr
- Blue Scratch: https://www.facebook.com/BlueScratchBand (formerly Storm Brewing)
- Jamai Mosley http://jamaimusic.com
- Tom Oritt (our guitarist) https://soundcloud.com/tomohawkphilly (our band's guitarist)
- Paul Colombo https://www.paulcolombomusic.com/ (Friend of my brother, and a great guitarist)
Social sites involving myself and Byte-Mix Sound:
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ByteMixSoundDesign
https://www.facebook.com/Bytemixer
- Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-pennington/15/b6a/398
- Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/byte-mix-sound-design
http://www.soundcloud.com/bytemixer
- Reverb Nation: http://www.reverbnation.com/bytemixer
http://www.reverbnation.com/musician/jameswpennington
http://www.reverbnation.com/label/bytemixsounddesign - Twitch: twitch.tv/bytemixer
- Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE5q0GvZUjxH2d6G7RgoDdQ
Informative Sites:
- Bedroom Producer's Blog: bedroomproducersblog.com/
(great listing of freeware VST software)
- Tweak's Guides: http://www.tweakheadz.com/
(A decent guide for learing your way around studio concepts) Note: as Rich (Tweak)
is no longer with us, the site is currently maintained by a relative of his. The info is still
very useful, but it is a little dated.
- Room EQ Wizard: http://www.roomeqwizard.com/
Very nice measurement software. Includes SPL response, IR Decay, RT60, Waterfall,
Spectral Analysis, and a few other charts. Also allows you to use a calibration file for
both the audio interface and the mic. I think you still have to sign up on Home Theater
Shack's forum to get the software, but otherwise it is free.
Various Free VST/Software:
- KVR Audio: http://www.kvraudio.com
- TweakBench: http://www.tweakbench.com
- Smart Electronix: http://www.smartelectronix.com
- GTG Synths: http://www.gtgsynths.com
- Variety of Sound: http://www.varietyofsound.wordpress.org
Not-so-free VST:
- Spitfire Audio https://www.spitfireaudio.com/
- Best Service https://www.bestservice.com/index.html
- Waves https://www.waves.com/
DAW/Notation Software:
- Muse Score Notation Software: http://www.musescore.org
- Cockos Reaper: http://www.reaper.fm/
Great places to feed your GAS:
- BHPhotoVideo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com
- American Music: http://www.americanmusical.com/
- Guitar Center: http://www.guitarcenter.com/
- MonoPrice: http://www.monoprice.com/ (decent place to get various cables)
- Sam Ash: http://www.samash.com
- Zzounds: http://www.zzounds.com
- Sweetwater: http://www.sweetwater.com
- Musicians Friend: http://www.musiciansfriend.com
- Newegg: http://www.newegg.com
Used Gear:
- Reverb: http://reverb.com
I've made a number of purchases from all the above, and have been satisfied 100%