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REVIEW: Warm Audio DI Boxes
We have had a lot of experience with Warm Audio products, from their preamps to their microphones,...
SSL’s New Audio Interfaces Bring Pro-Level Quality To Home Studios
Legendary console manufacturer Solid State Logic (SSL) has launched their first-ever dedicated...
How to Plan A Home Studio Budget
How to Plan A Home Studio Budget And Learn The Hierarchy to Your New Purchases I've been involved in the music industry for ten years, and it all started with the dangerous combination of being in...
How to Stretch Out Your Song’s Lifespan on YouTube
You might be surprised by this, but the half-life of a YouTube video is only six days! This means that, on average, a YouTube video will have received 50 percent of its views in the first six days...
How To Build Your Own Home Studio
HOW TO BUILD A PROFESSIONAL HOME STUDIO Construct a Great Space & Choose The Right Gear So you want to build a home studio? I own Night Train Studios in Westford, MA, a 1,000 sq. ft recording...
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Performer is giving away 3 (three) really cool recording bundles this month, each featuring the fantastic new high-resolution digital output AT2020USBi mic that includes USB and Lightning output...
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The Home Recording Issue Is Here!
This month Performer Magazine presents another jam-packed special issue, featuring everything you need to know about home recording and home studios. INSIDE: build your own studio, the history of...
Modest Mouse Appear Stranger Than Themselves at Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
The peculiarity that surrounds the music Modest Mouse makes is undeniable. Their catalogue contains an array of songs draped in multifaceted bombast, layered melodies, and infusing ominous lyrics....
Interpol’s Sam Fogarino Explains There’s ‘No I in Threesome,’ Gears Up for Two-Night Stand in Boston
Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol’s debut album, was released 13 years ago and rightfully launched the New York based facet into the ever elusive indie stratosphere. It possessed a sort of darkly...
In Defense of Digital: What You ACTUALLY Miss About Analog Tape
[Editor's note - for the other side of the story, you can delve into our analog tape issue. We feel it's always important to look at things from both sides.] If I had a dollar for every time I heard...
Shure PGAStudioKit4 Microphone Kit Review
SHURE PGASTUDIOKIT4 MIC KIT PROS: Great selection of mics, all accessories & case included. CONS: None. PRICE: $299 Shure has been making quality microphones for decades at decent prices, all of...