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Andy Powers Is Made Partner At Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars is pleased to announce that Master Guitar Designer Andy Powers is joining Taylor...
With Create Music Group, Data is the Name of the Game
You can gain traction — even some success — all by yourself as an independent artist. We’ve seen...
FLASHBACK: 1987 Tascam Porta Two Cassette Four-Track Tape Recorder
FLASHBACK 1987 Tascam Porta Two Cassette Four-Track Tape Recorder BACKGROUND The Porta Two is a portable cassette four-track tape recorder manufactured by Tascam in 1987. Teac/Tascam are a huge...
PreSonus Studio One 3 DAW Review
PreSonus Studio One 3 DAW Review PROS: Affordable. Easy transition from other DAWs. No subscription needed. Mac & PC compatible. CONS: None. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEf7lTY9TBA Home...
How Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska Sparked a Home Recording Revolution
Independents Day: Bruce Springteen’s Nebraska Opens Up A World Of Home Recording In January of 1982, Bruce Springsteen recorded a group of fifteen demos in the bedroom of his house in Colts Neck,...
10 Tips for Recording Great Vocals In Your Home Studio
Invest in a decent mic Each voice has its own tonality and texture and no one microphone is a perfect solution for all voices. Big studios will often line up a bunch of pricey mics at the start of a...
The Myth of High-Resolution Audio & Why It Matters For YOUR Recordings
The Myth of High-Resolution Audio And Why It Matters For YOUR Recordings Have you seen the new gold and brown "Hi-Res Audio" logo on a website or a new piece of high-end audio hardware? Maybe you...
How to Target Radio Stations That Will Actually Play Your Music
If you've been following the Sonicbids blog, you already know the three things you need to be "radio ready." But after you've met those prerequisites, how do you determine which stations or music...
A Complete Guide to Plug-Ins For Your Home Studio
A Complete Guide to Plug-Ins For Your Home Studio In the May issue of Performer, I wrote about analog tape machine plug-ins. This month we’re going to focus on plug ins for home studio owners. A...
Ignore The Big Knobs: All You Need to Know About Compressors
Here’s the thing about compressors: they’re not used for what you think they’re for! And, how you think about using them fully determines the results you’ll get from them. Most people are taught, or...
Why You Need a Control Surface For Your Home Studio
Do You Need a Control Surface for Your Home Studio? In the good old days of analog recording, when something needed adjustment on the mix you reached out for a fader or knob and not the mouse....
The State of Digital Music Piracy: An Infographic
Digital media piracy is on the rise (duh!). New tools are being introduced making it easier than ever to gain access to pirated movies, music, ebooks, and more. In 2014 alone, it's estimated that...