The Home Made Hit Show

HMHS 180 - Voicemail

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:11 PST

Yes folks, you can now call Dave and Tony (for free from the US) from the link at www.homemadehitshow.com or by calling (408) 782 4021.

This weeks long show features

Voicemails
Using collaboration to finish of songs
Listening on different setups, watch out on reviews, consider listening environment
The Zoom R16 (check it out in the forums)

This week we have been listening to

Owl City
Grizzly Bear
Daniel Johnston

Watch them on our youtube playlist

You can also find the Avett Bros, I and Love and You on that playlist, our pro song this week.

And of course the all important songs

Bryan Eddy - A Tree Falls In The Forest

Dwight Engen - Terrible Secret

Brian Plamondon - This is Love

HMHS 179 - Alone

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:25:55 PDT

On my own this week. A short, less talk kinda show. Amongst other things we debut the song I just did with Albert Forssell

Brief comments on

The recording quality of "classic" music
How I (and maybe you) need a focus when writing/recording
Dave's, Tomas and Mike Wich birthday's
Some detailed emails to read out about today's songs

A detailed segment on the song I just completed with Albert Forssell

Songs:

I'm Gonna Miss You - Band Vagon MySpace

Wasted Lives - James Bryson

Bad World - Tony Butterworth and Albert Forssell

Cold Omaha - Brian Natzel Brian's CD

HMHS 178 - Helium

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:26:24 PDT

Dave Criddle and Tony Butterworth are back (Dave is back only because I under estimated the amount of helium I needed to send him into outer space), discussing songwriting and home recording.

This week we covered

Gary Go's Twitter written song
Dave's Busy
Tony is not busy but is not spending his time songwriting
Chris Walla and Jay Robbins songwriting video on NPR
Beta Bugs audio plugins
A funny home made music video on youtube
Dave discusses whether he likes making songs in one hour or not

This weeks tunes

The Legendary Ten Seconds - The Most Beautiful Girl from Torquay

Harry Stout - I'm With The Band

Dave Criddle (hot off the presses) - Rainy
Dave would like to add that he realizes the vocals don't sound too good

Dan Overholt - Sun in My Skies

HMHS 177 - Stress

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:52:59 PDT

Hopefully a stress free show from your hosts Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle as they discussing home songwriting and recording.

Today we feature

The show needs songs - SEND THEM !!!!
Tape style edits in the digital form
A possible song challenge to record a song with the title of a billboard number 1. Let us know what you think
The difficulty in one man recording lesser sounding instruments that sound good in a mix
Listening to music reduces stress (though recording may increase it)
Tony professes his true feelings for Zoetrope
Tours by Devo and Fran Healy from Travis
More discussion of whether lyrics really matter
Dave reminds us of www.vst4free.com
Dave, hopefully, plays a segment on recording his XTC show

and of course we have songs

Les Cotton and Bjorn Niellsen - The Day That Comes

David Claridge - Portrait

Roy in La Mesa, CA - Floatin'

HMHS 176 - There's a Crisis In The Sea Kings Village

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:46:52 PDT

Back for more home recording, songwriting and PC maintenance tips with the genial Dave Criddle and the grumpy Tony Butterworth

I'm issuing my usual call for songs, so please send them along, one per email, to homemadehitshow@gmail.com

This week we discuss

Alternative Instrumentation
LaLa.com
The difference between the almost right word and the right word
The band I could not remember is Music Go Music check them out on youtube
Dave discussed Beyond Compare for keeping your music files backed up.
iTunes Genius

We also have an excellent segment on using VST strings in your songs from Dave Chick.

Songs this week:

The Sea Kings - Villages MySpace
John Bowen - Crisis Soundclick
Sucrepop - Baby I Love You sucrepop.com

HMHS 175 - Strings and Things

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:23:05 PDT

Welcome to another fun packed home recording, songwriting, and I guess general music podcast hosted by Genial Dave Criddle and Mean Tony Butterworth.

This week we discuss

Dave's XTC Gig
Guitar Maintenance
Strings
Lily Allen's annoying blog
Getting poetic in your lyrics

We play a great pro song from Frank Turner (http://www.frank-turner.com/) called Substitute and we recommend that The Cracks check him out.

and of course Dave Chick delivers his 2-3 hour song. I recommend we start a rap style war where we all abuse each other in song.

Songs

Ralph Tonge – English Summer

Jay McAllistee – Killa

Dave Chick - Tony is a SUPERSTAR !!!!!

HMHS 174 - 12 Short Songs About Nothing

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:35:39 PDT

Another short song extravaganza (can't really call them 1 minute songs) with your hosts Dave Criddle and Tony Butterworth. The usual mix of songwriting, home recording and music discussion around

Drum Energy
Mixing Drums
A Zoetrope Minute on Exuberance
Has the music discovery thrill gone for old man Dave
How to get energy into your recordings

Lots of songs to list.

Highway Signs – Frank Canonica
Big Poo – Grandma Melonhead
Way Way Down – Frank Canonica
I Searched The Basement – Snubby
Accident The Aftermath – Leigh Wright
My Friend The Alien – Frank Canonica
My Cubicle – Chris Carson
Run Spot Run – Ron West
MPHL – Leigh Wright
This is my place – Leigh Wright
The Tale of John Fitzgerald – Frank Canonica
Stop and Start – Snubby

HMHS 173 - The Angry Home Recording Songwriters

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:35:11 PDT

Dave Criddle and Tony Butterworth return to discuss songwriting, home recording and anything else they feel like. More discussions on room treatments, Dave has a short segment on guitar distortion and we discuss turning ballads into faster songs, rerecording old songs and Tony's opinion (actually a fact) that the Beatles are boring.

But most importantly songs.

Bethany Town (Last Beautiful Day) - Sean Tully
Place On Barkley - Dave Chick
Yellow Room - The Tones
Factory Road - Ron West

HMHS 172 - Use The Volume Knob

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:29:42 PDT

Back again home song writing fans.

Remember the question of the week is: Do you think sounds treatments are necessary at home and what do you use.

Mucho discussion including

Dave's newest guitar
POD Farm
Using the volume knob in your guitar sounds
How listening environment effects your appreciation of music

Songs this week

Bondi Beach - Andy Richards
Hell and Back - Bryan Eddy
Roker Beach - Dave Cooper and his mate Ralph

HMHS 171 - Edginess Central

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:38:23 PDT

More home songwriting goodness from your hosts Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle

Today we discuss

Edginess in home recorded music
Dave's new (and old) guitar
Tony's continuing recording frustrations

We get to hear some of Dave's XTC show practices

Also some fun from Tim Hawkins. You can find more on youtube and at http://www.timhawkins.net/

Today's songs

Freedom - Michael Lyzenga

Very Small Boy - Frank Canonica

Tiny Pieces - Earnie Bledsoe and Kerry Penley

HMHS 170 - Inviting and Magnetic

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:51:34 PDT

Go to the forum (www.homemadehitshow.com/forum) and contribute something to the lyrics "project" for Dressed In Black.

Dave tells us about his search for a guitar (G&L Guitars, Godin Guitars), his info on ticket prices, and his upcoming band gigs.

A Zoetrope minute on the TheSixtyOne.com a very addictive place to upload and listen to music.

Be sure to listen to NPR's First Listen to get free airing of a range of upcoming new music.

It Might Get Loud The guitars lovers movie

Songs:

Anemones - Half Acre Day halfacreday.com

You Believe In Me - Hoo Hoo Nick hoohoonick.com

Gone Away - Joe Pop joepoptoons

HMHS 169 - Fourplay

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:27:17 PDT

Yes, it's a four song fantastical journey through the home songwriting world with your hosts Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle.

Remember to send in your place name and one minute songs

Links from today.

songs:

Touch The Sky - Sean Fellowes

The Way You Do - David Cooper

Song For Those Who Are Gone - Ralph Tonge Soundclick

One Night Last Summer - Les Cotton & Bjorn Nilsen

HMHS 168 - There's a lot you can do in one minute

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:32:55 PDT

It's a short attention span home songwriting extravaganza. 10 songs in around 10 minutes.

Keep an eye on the forums, and the forum off-topic area. Read those music magazines. Remember the "Place Name" challenge and send your one minute songs in if you have them - try it's it's extremely liberating.

Let us know if you want to add lyrics and vocals to Dave's tune.

Budumdum - Grandma Melonhead (1:25)
Til The End - Sean John Tully Cracks (1:13)
Dumbtimes I Feel Some - Grandma Melonhead (1:00)
Ugly Joe - The Tones (1:18)
OK I'm So Ugly - Melonhead (1:24)
Come and Be My Siamese Twin - Albert Forssell (1:03)
Down - Grandma Melonhead (1:23)
Rent Day - Ornaith O'Dowd (1:02)
Your Swimsuit - Grandma Melonhead (42 seconds)
Bullets and Flowers - The Tones (1:30)

HMHS 167 - Dave, Dave and Zoetrope

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:54:32 PDT

Dave sent me the notes so I have no idea what's going on.

Songs:

Snubby – My Secret Dream
Andrew Richards - Waitin For The Axe To Fall
Paul Callicoat - Guitar Thieves MySpace
Harry Stout – A Cowboy Song

Discussion Links:

Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies: Link

ODO’s Element of Surprise VST http://www.kvraudio.com/get/3094.htm

Discussion in off topic of free drum machine software
http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13141

Discussion in off topic of Hobnox, the synth and effects pedals thing I mentioned:
http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13085
Hobnox:
http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.de.html

JamStudio:
http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm

The free VST and VSTi thread on the forum:
http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12969

HMHS 166 - The 50% off Zoetrope Love In

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:50:46 PDT

Welcome back to another star studded songwriting and recording show featuring the king of the 1 minute song - Dave Criddle and the prince of music Tony Butterworth.

We are looking for a volunteer to have a song sent to one or more professional producers for an opinion. email at homemadehitshow@gmail.com if you are interested

Send us your Place Name songs for the summer challenge or your 1 minute songs for your, errrr, 1 minute challenge

Get out there and join the HMHS Facebook group

This week we talk about:

Tony's new song
Dave's one minute song
Tony's comments on how we're doing this for fun and shouldn't stress the details of a song too much
The non-monetary "value" of home songwriting

Songs

Midnight Sun - The Tones Soundclick

Baby Doll - Dave Criddle

Nobody Needs Love - Andrew Richardson & Dena Porras Andrew Dena

Red Uniform - John Meadows website

HMHS 165 - The Return of the King

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:10:29 PDT

Yes the kind of home recording has returned, Dave is back this week.

We have a Zoetrope 2.5 minutes on BitCrusher

Albert does a segment on how he records his slowed down background vocals.

We discuss our music and why I am playing too many video games.

Most importantly our Summer Song Challenge - Write and record a song with a place name in the title.

This weeks tunes:

Heart In A Cage - Good Question goodquestion.ca

Promises - Bryan Eddy Bryan's Videos

These are The Good Times - Dave King website

HMHS Classic - Ep 34 from July 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:21:24 PDT

Due to lack of time and lack of Dave it's time for the first HMHS classic. A reminder, to me especially, of the great music we've always had on this show.

Artists featured:
M1 - The Blue Casket My Space
Nobody's Angel - Jo Keers Soundclick
No Heaven or Hell - Jeff Yankauer Soundclick
Isolated - Obsolete Machines My Space
I think I Know - Charlies Bieber Soundclick
Sad Ronnie - Tim De Ferrars Soundclick

HMHS 164 - I Think I'm Alone Now

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:27:15 PDT

I'm all alone this week in the songwriting, songwriter paradise. Plenty of segments and songs to enjoy though. Dave tells me I spoke to quietly so watch out for that.

Included this week

A segment from the Rock & Roll Geek Show featuring Donovan talking about songwriting (including what Keith Richards told him Mr Cracks)
A segment and 2 songs from Andrew Richardson from his Immersion Songwriting session

and of course songs

Lady Tara - David Cooper

That's All - GrandaMelonhead grandmamelonhead.com

Scratch Bloody Mary - Throbbing Mattress Kitten throbbingmattresskitten.com

HMHS 163 - Two Non Songwriting Songwriters

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:09:21 PDT

More home songwriting goodies (we hope).

This week:

Sharing projects and OGG audio format
Does sound quality matter for MP3 ?
www.hulu.com
Home recording shows for professional :)

The Zoetrope "more than" a minute talks about the free Dig 2.0 Amp Modeler found here

The pro song was sent in by David LePlante: I'm a Superhero by Lee Feldman

and then of course there are the marvelous songs

Afraid of The Dark - Minerman
Dandelion Girl - Andrew Richardson Soundclick
I'll Be There For You - Harry Stout

HMHS 162 - One American Dude, One Foreign Dude

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:09:29 PDT

Welcome to a very briefly notated Home Made Hit Show.

We discuss

Writing songs and saving them for later recording
Mastering the Criddle way
Why we do this and how did we start (in detail)
Andrew Richardson's total immersion songwriting day

We have a Zoetrope minute on getting great performance recorded

Pro Song is Show Me What I'm Looking For by Carolina Liar

Songs this week

Zoey James - Joe Pop joepoptoons.com

This House is For Sale - The Morrisons MySpace

20-20 Foresight - Garage Spin garagespin.com

HMHS 161 - A Tony Free Pan Atlantic Special

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:56:06 PDT

Welcome to the Home Made Hit Show, Pan-Atlantic Edition with special guest: Albert Forssell

As we mentioned in the show we are actively looking for songs. Please send new songs or if you sent a song older than a month ago then please send it again. Please please do not reply to the email, send me a new email with one song per message.

Thanks
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This week we discuss:

Special guest: Zoom forum regular Albert Forssell!
Interview with Albert
Using BG Vocals
Nanotron 2 Review http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/5627/
Music Services in Europe

http://www.spotify.com/ Streaming music library - only available in some parts of Europe.

http://www.mytaratata.com/ French TV show with live acts. The site is all in French but most pictures will bring you to a streaming video. "LA DERNIÈRE ÉMISSION" is the latest show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM490EXk8v0 A clip from Taratata with KT Tunstall using loop pedals.

http://www.gvst.co.uk/ Free VST effect plugs-in. Easy to use.
http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/5627/ Nanotron Mellotron Emulator
Albert Forssell Soundclick

Pro song of the week is Butterfly Boucher - I Can't Make Me

This weeks songs

Perfect Blue - Pocket Gods

All Day Long - Albert Forssell

With You In My Life – Michael Lyzenga

HMHS 160 - Normal Service Resumed

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:15:22 PDT

Welcome to the return of the Home Made Hit Show after a technical break.

This week we discuss:

What would we do if we had more time for music
Dave's techno song troubles
What do we do with our old songs
Tony uses Rock Band to demonstrate the use of guitar in the Who's Won't Get Fooled Again
What makes a pro song mix sound better than most home mixes

Video of Rock Band Won't Get Fooled Again

The Zoetrope minute - bumper addition - covers bandcamp.com
Pro song of the week is Pounding from Doves: http://www.doves.net/

I'd like to, once again, encourage everyone to visit the "music off topic" area of the forum where there are a lot of really interesting and informative songwriting and music focused posts these days Find it here Zoomers Music Forum

This weeks songs

Frank Dicker - So Wrong
The Great Constantini (Frank Canonica) - Your Velvet Jesus Soundclick
Blind Reign - Twenty One blindreign.com

HMHS TV 015 - Frank Dicker Live

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:53:23 PDT

It's my huge pleasure to present home songwriter supreme Frank Dicker live from the Music Tree in Morgan Hill. Frank has appeared on the show before and it was great to step out and see him. He claimed to be nervous and making mistakes but I didn't notice any and I'll bet you can't either. Frank appears here performing his original songs accompanied by his son.

iTunes/iPod users can download one video from iTunes but there are 3 at youtube.

Check out all the HMHS videos at HMHSTV at YouTube

HMHS 159 - See Me Feel Me

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:12:53 PDT

Another visit to the home songwriting and recording paradise at the home made hit show. Discussion on thoughtful mixing vs feel, Tony's musical torturer and Zoetrope discusses Gear Lust.

Remember to check out the main forum at zoomforum.us

Hear (or not hear) Dave EQ his drums.

Pro song of the week is Greatest Day by Take That

Most importantly of all listen to these home recorded tunes.

Here Comes Conrad - The Tones Soundclick

Hey Clueless - Grandma Melonhead website

Time Out - John Bowen voclizr.com

HMHS 158 - The BMW Made Hit Show

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:12:07 PDT

More wonderful songwriting babble from Tony and his hired servant Dave.

Today we discuss Anvil The Movie (website), The Who Six Quick One's (website), using two bass amps and how to puncture the pop consciousness.

Zoetrope's minute talks about how to grab your listener (musically I think).

Pro song of the week is Sidewalk Surfer Girl from Super Furry Animals (website)

Songs this week.

Sex Drive - Beep

Angel of Bedlam - The Miskicks soundclick

Natural Disaster - Dave Criddle