Is There a Difference Between a DAW and a Recording Studio?

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I get the feeling it's not someone, an artist who is at home with a guitar writes a song and then brings it in, teaches it to the band, and they record it that day. Like it's a little bit, there's more moving parts these days. You can pretty much do everything in computers. That makes perfect sense. When I read someone like Dan Brown who wrote the DaVinci Code, I don't think he's a great writer in the sense of what I look for in a writer, but he's getting something right. He's appealing to some people and that's a talent, that's a skill. It's exactly right.

There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help people understand the theoretical underpinnings of popular music than today’s guest, Rick Beato. His YouTube videos dig into how songs work and what makes them great. We talk about music theory and how it contributes to our appreciation of all kinds of music.

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Rick Beato obtained a master’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently a producer and owner of Black Dog Sound Studios in Georgia, as well as host of a popular YouTube channel. He has worked as a session musician, songwriter, and lecturer at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere. He is the author of The Beato Book Interactive as well as other music-training tools.

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