TECH TOOLS
Orfium is an open , free hosting platform and social marketplace for musicians and a music discovery and listening platform for fans . Musicians can directly upload and sell music or share for free , as well as generate earning s from YouTube videos that use their music . Users can have remixes featured alongside the original versions and earn money when other users upload remixes of the originals . There are non-exclusive publishing , micro-licensing , sync-licensing , and creative commons licensing service options . www . orfium . com .
Mix With The Masters is an online community of engineers and producers that provides its members with exclusive services to learn the approaches and techniques of top music mixers and producers . It offers hundreds of online videos and other services , such as mix consulting and webinars . Studio pros such as Joe Chiccarelli , Tony Maserati , and Eddie Kramer give interviews and tutorials on recording , mixing , and mastering . www . mixwiththemasters . com .
Guitar Tunes , which was just released in March 2016 after a beta testing phase , is an app that lets guitarists jam along with iTunes songs . As the iTunes song plays , the user sees fingering positions for the guitar part light up on the fretboard in real-time . There is an onboard tuning function to tune the guitar to each song ’ s pitch , as well as a looping function and other features . Guitar Tunes is available as a monthly or yearly subscription . www . guitartunes . com .
GigSalad is a marketplace for booking bands , musicians , entertainers , speakers , and services for parties , productions , and events of all types and sizes . Its users include thousands of performers and professionals for hire across the U . S . and Canada . GigSalad connects those performers with thousands of event organizers , from private parties to large corporate events , for paying gigs . www . gigsalad . com
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