PROS: Great sound, many applications, low price, carrying case. CONS: Requires battery for noise...
Month: January 2013
Apogee Duet 2 USB Interface
PROS: Great sound quality, simple design and functionality. CONS: Mac only. PRICE: $599 Home...
FLASHBACK: Vintage Teletronix LA-2A
“Legendary Vocal Compressor from the ’60s” YEAR 1962 HISTORY The LA-2A is considered one of the...
Marilyn Manson live in Boston
WHERE: House of Blues WHEN: January 26, 2013 The self-proclaimed AntiChrist finally returned to Boston this past Saturday night and was greeted by a nearly sold-out crowd with emphatic screams and...
Miles Davis’ “Calypso Frelimo”
Some of the most far-out Davis stuff for you to enjoy on this glorious Funk Friday. Dig? http://youtu.be/BjiusdXr_O0
The Art of the Dance Accompanist
An Inside Look at a Ballet Pianist’s Process Deep in the heart of Music City, USA lives a 23-year-old pianist by the name of Eric Burgett. He is small town, central-Illinois native who moved to...
Jeff Beck’s “Led Boots”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQIdjHcS4m4 Taken from Beck's highly influential 1976 jazz-funk-rock-fusion LP, Wired. Enjoy!
Howie Day live in Boston
WHERE: The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA WHEN: January 12, 2013 Howie Day has gone above and beyond the call of duty of your typical singer/songwriter. He forfeited the expected lo-fi bedroom practice...
In The Studio with MOTIVE
Using Single Tracking Techniques to Recreate a Live Sound http://youtu.be/n6FZte1a3nE PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Pre-production for us is one of the most...
Ice’s “Time Will Tell”
Chilly outside? Then warm up with ICE on this glorious Funk Friday. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/UfI2vPKCrEk
Recording With Reverb: An Evolutionary Advantage (Part 2 of 2)
Quick Recap Reverb isn’t echo exactly and it’s not delay, even though it’s in the same family of effects. Reverb is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon. Turns out that just like our ability to tell one...
LEGAL PAD: The End of the First Sale Doctrine?
AS A MUSICIAN, YOU WILL BUY AND SELL HUNDREDS OF ITEMS over the course of your career. From instruments to gear, tour vans to used albums, nearly everything you own – minus a handful of cherished...
Fiddlin’ Around with Sarah Wilfong
Nashville Violinist on Recording String Sections & Managing A DIY Career Nashville-by-way-of-Chicago’s Sarah Wilfong is a world-class violinist and one helluva fiddler, having toured the world...