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		<title>Xsong Is Back!</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2010/01/28/xsong-manual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m Back!
So&#8230;after 4 years working part-time on this and 3 rewrites, I&#8217;m getting ready to release the beta of Xsong. I&#8217;m fixing a few bugs and completing the manual. I&#8217;m excited and sleep-depraved at the same time. Weird feeling&#8230;
The executable will be available in a few days. Meanwhile, you can download the manual draft (90% [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=249&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet The Robot Guitar: Your New Songwriting Partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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One of my top resolution for 2010 is to finally start using open tuning in my songwriting. The problem is that I don&#8217;t like constantly retuning, which is why I use locking tremolos. Combining a locking tremolo with medium light strings and a somewhat delicate picking approach means that I don&#8217;t have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=235&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boom Boom Satellites &#8211; Electronic Songwriters</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/12/04/boom-boom-satellites-electronic-songwriters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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If you&#8217;re into electric guitars, synthesizers and music production, you&#8217;ll love the Boom Boom Satellites. They&#8217;ve been around since 1990 and have always managed to create the most potent blend of danceable rock n&#8217; roll on the planet. Don&#8217;t be surprised if you ear some Garbage or Orgy as they were the sonic prototype for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=230&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eleven Rack: The future of DAW Plugins?</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/24/eleven-rack-the-future-of-daw-plugins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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Digidesign recently released their new 899$ Eleven Rack hardware product. Eleven Rack provides DSP acceleration of the Eleven guitar amp simulation plugin for ProTools LE and ProTools HD. In a way, it&#8217;s a replacement for the Line6&#8217;s Pod Xt Pro or Fractal Audio&#8217;s AxeFX rack units, but with tighter ProTools integration. Digidesign is following the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=220&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Troop &#8211; The Song Doctor</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/22/nick-troop-the-song-doctor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Bowie]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Troop is a British doctor in psychology doing research on the effect of songwriting on human emotions. How cool is that? In his latest project he constructs the ideal David Bowie song by analyzing hundreds of songs. Obviously, he has no pretension of out doing Bowie using science and technology but the result is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=217&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Google Map As a Cute Toy Robot</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/11/google-map-as-a-cute-toy-robot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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Japanese folks love their privacy, sushi and&#8230;cute little robots. So Google Japan came out with this super-cute stop-motion animation of wooden toy characters to explain how they collect data in the land of the rising sun. The robot (let&#8217;s call him Snoop-the-friendly-robot), is seen removing all private information from photographs and obediently removing specific details [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=213&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing On The Bass</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/10/writing-on-the-bass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marcus Miller]]></category>
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Usually, when we think songwriter, the image that comes to mind is one of an artist alone at the piano or playing an acoustic guitar. Yet interestingly, many bass players are the main songwriters for their band.
The best examples include:

Paul McCartney (Beatles)
Sting (The Police)
Nikki Sixx (Mothley Crue)
Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach)
Marcus Miller (Miles Davis)
Steve Harris (Iron [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=210&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Guitar</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/09/recession-guitar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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In these trying times, some have found new ways of rocking out in style on a budget. After introducing the initial Ikea Guitar, rogue luthier Zachary has discovered that a wooden chopping block could make a great budget Telecaster.  I&#8217;m not sure about the symbolic meaning of slicing onions on a guitar, but it sure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=206&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tarja Turunen &#8211; Songwriting Transition</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/09/09/tarja-turunen-songwriting-in-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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Here&#8217;s an interesting scenario: you&#8217;ve just been fired as lead singer for popular operatic metal band Nightwish. You are signed to Warner Gernany who sees your undeniable crossover potential. I mean Celine Dion/Sarah Brightman kind of potential. Which stylistic direction do you take on your next album? Metal, opera or pop?
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		<title>Guitars As Art</title>
		<link>http://songhacker.com/2009/08/28/guitars-as-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Prudent</dc:creator>
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I’ve always admired the work of master luthier Ken Parker. However, like many guitarists, I’ve always found his guitars to be too “out there” for me. Unlike bass players who are happy to indulge in all sorts of instrument shape, finish and electronics, most guitarists find comfort in 50-year old designs such as the Gibson [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=songhacker.com&blog=1221006&post=192&subd=songmechanic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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