A Kinder, Gentler (But Still Tough and Innovative) Justin Townes Earle He sings Billie Holiday...
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DAVE DEPPER On Channeling Emotional Freedom Into His Musical Landscape
While staving off a sore throat with some tea, Death Cab for Cutie’s Dave Depper talks about his...
Air Traffic Controller Tests the Blue Microphones Bluebird SL in the Studio
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones'...
Live Review: Athens Popfest
WHEN: October 15 WHERE: Athens, GA HIGHLIGHT: Fun, quirky night of wondrous pop, surf and punk. In its eighth year, the final evening of...
Two Takes on the A3C Hip-Hop Festival
Take One Where: The Masquerade / Atlanta, GA When: Oct 6-8, 2011 Highlight: Inside, 9th Wonder provided the beats for local MCs to...
RECORDING GUIDE: AD/DA Converters and Clocks
Capturing a recorded signal and replaying a true representation of the analog audio relies heavily on the conversion process that takes place before and after the audio passes through your DAW. An...
GEAR REVIEW: Electro-Voice ELX115P Loudspeakers
PROS: Easy set-up, tight bass and clear midrange, versatile as PA speakers or monitors CONS: Could use another dynamic microphone amplifier It only takes about a minute to unwrap the boxes, pull out...
GEAR REVIEW: Cort Arona 4 Bass
PROS: Excellent balance, great electronics, ability to cover a lot of sounds CONS: Aesthetics on our test model were kind of bland, pickup blend control range is slightly limited While not a...
MANUFACTURER PROFILE: Pigtronix
Pigtronix pedals are a clever blend of the new and old, pulling familiar sounds into another dimension where audio is more malleable and analogue reigns supreme. Creatively combining several effects...
Make Music Production on the iPad a Reality
In a world where YouTube and various other ‘look what I can do’ sites are breeding a new generation of performers and pseudo celebrities – cough cough, Justin Bieber – it’s no wonder that the iPad...
Build Your Own Home Studio (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part 1 here. PERMITS In most states you’ll need to submit your plans to the local building department for approval for any type of major...
How to Start a Management Company and Get People to Take You (Somewhat) Seriously
How I got the idea, and got started Last year when my band Oranjuly was planning the CD release for our debut album, I looked at the list of things that needed to be done and thought, “I wish we had...
Sending Clean Links to Music Supervisors
So Fresh And So Clean, Clean! "Send me a clean link." This may be the most important sentence you ever read from a music supervisor. Why? It means that a) they are actively accepting music for a...