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Home Recording
How to record music using recording gear, software and instruments.
Mackie CR-X Monitors Now Available
Mackie has just announced the brand-new CR-X Monitors lineup. Check out all the features below......
FREE AmpliTube Orange Tiny Terror Amp to IK Multimedia newsletter subscribers
Sharing today's news from our friends at IK Multimedia: As a thank you from our IK family to...
Recording With a Vintage Telefunken U47 Microphone
From about 1949-1965 the original mic was made. It continues to be made today. BACKGROUND Few microphones are as iconic. The original models had a vacuum tube that would dry out, which was...
Make Sure Your In-Ear Headphones Fit Properly
It seems like almost everyone is wearing in-ear headphones these days. Small wonder - they're the perfect companion to portable music players, smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices. They...
Griffin Technology GuitarConnect & MicConnect Reviews
Portable used to mean sacrificing quality or convenience, but Griffin’s closed the gap with several of their new devices, turning your iOS device into a portable recording station. Their simplest...
How to Regroup & Record After a Full Band Dissolution
In the Studio with Repeater, an interview with Performer Magazine PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Our full band was in dissolution after personal issues and lack of...
Record Killer Drums and Percussion
Capturing drums can be one of the most challenging aspects of the recording process. For one thing, there are so many pieces in the average kit that need to be mic’d. And they take up so much room....
Apogee Announces New MiC 96k
Apogee Electronics is pleased to introduce MiC 96k, a professional digital microphone for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Use MiC 96k to record vocals, voice overs, acoustic guitar, piano, drums or anything...
Blue Introduces Mo-Fi: True Mobile High Fidelity
Blue, best known as a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, today starts the rebellion against headphone convention. While we’ve seen dramatic advances in the quality and...
Apogee Announces Symphony Thunderbolt Compatibility with Apple’s New Mac Pro
Apogee Electronics is pleased to announce its multi-channel Thunderbolt™ audio recording solution featuring Symphony I/O and Symphony 64 | ThunderBridge is fully compatible with the new Apple Mac...
5 Fun Stocking Stuffers for Any Musician’s Smartphone
I have fond memories of making do with whatever I had to record tracks and make some music. I was that kid with a two boom boxes - recording, rewinding, then recording while the other one was...
Utilizing Your Home Studio to Get Back to Basics: Recording With Golden Bloom
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Josh: We went to a cabin in Southwest Harbor, ME with a couple of acoustic guitars, a banjo, a bass, a keyboard, and a stripped down...