The magic of the recording studio has often mystified even the most seasoned professionals. With all the knobs, switches and buttons on various gear and large format consoles, no wonder confusion sets in to most non-techies. Many people, especially artists, Continue reading Making a Studio Pt.1
OK, here we go! This is the first of our comparative software tests on time-stretching and pitch-shifting. The competitors: 26 Mac and PC programs, from big sequencers to small applications, plug-ins to audio editors. Read Here
When we hear sounds in the ‘real world,’ they are in an acoustic space. For example, suppose you are playing acoustic guitar in your living room. You hear not only the guitar’s sound, but because the guitar generates sound waves, Continue reading Craig Anderton: Understanding Reverb
Long the role of the professional sound engineer, choosing the appropriate microphone has now become, with the proliferation of the home studio, the task of the amateur and even the beginner. This choice should depend upon what you’re going to Continue reading Microphones: How to choose
FOR THE INDIE IN ALL OF US – Eventually an artist’s music industry team will include a manager, agent, publicist, webmaster, internet marketing team, an accountant or business manager, a record label (or outsourced label team) and a whole roomful Continue reading Start Building Your Team Today