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Use apps with spaced repetition & adaptive difficulty (e.g., Tenuto, Teoria). more

Compose phrases with groupings (e.g., 3+2+2/8); align melody accents. more

Sum sine partials with envelopes/filters; precise but CPU-heavy. more

Upfront payment against future royalties. Recoupable per contract terms; no additional royalties are paid until recoupment is met. more

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Upfront payment recouped from your royalties before you receive net income. Understand cross-collateralization. more

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Send stage plots, input lists, RF plan, and rider notes well before load-in. more

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Natural minor mode with ♭6 and ♭7; melancholy, song-friendly. more

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Stable minor‑mode groove built on i–♭VII or i–♭VII–♭VI; emphasizes natural minor color. more

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West African groove fusion combining highlife, jazz, and funk with extended jams. more

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Books live shows and tours, negotiates guarantees and terms with promoters/venues. Bleeds you dry but a neccessary evil! more

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A service that delivers your releases to streaming/download platforms, collects royalties, and pays out to you. more

Ranking/recommendation logic that surfaces songs or videos based on behavior signals (watch time, saves, skips). more

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Undesired mirrored frequencies caused by sampling content above Nyquist; sounds like inharmonic tones. more

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Hear b9, 9, 11, b13 over V7alt against a drone or looped vamp. more

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Mix ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯5, ♯11 colors; pivot between altered, diminished, whole-tone. more

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Seventh mode of melodic minor; contains ♭9, ♯9, ♭5/♯11, ♯5/♭13—max tension over V7alt. more

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Create instrumentals, TV mixes, clean versions, and performance masters. more

Blend strict alternate with economy/sweep on string changes for efficiency. more

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Floor or rack units (e.g., Helix, Kemper) replacing amps on stage. Provide consistent tones, silent stages, and MIDI patch recall. more

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Magnitude of pressure deviation from ambient; correlates to perceived loudness but not linearly. more

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Weekly scan of streams, saves, watch time, CTR, geo; adapt content/ad spend. more

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A descending minor-key loop (e.g., Am–G–F–E) common in flamenco, pop, and film cues. more

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Low-pass filter applied before A/D to remove content above Nyquist and prevent aliasing. more

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Call-and-response between sections/spaces to create spatial contrast and dialogue. more

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Chromatic or diatonic neighbor chords leading into targets by half/whole step. more

3-2-1 backups; cold storage of final mixes/masters, stems, instrumentals, and paperwork for future reuse. more

Map triad/7th arpeggios across inversions for fluid runs. more

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