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REVIEWS: RODE SmartLav+, Lavalier Go & Lavalier II Microphone
Looking and sounding professional usually meant spending professional level money. Rode has a...
5 TIPS TO NOT BORE PEOPLE WITH YOUR LOOP ARRANGEMENT
One of my best friends loves to remind me how much she hates loopers. “Except for you, of course,”...
Tracklib Presents The State of Sampling
[Editor’s note – special thanks to Tracklib, who conducted exhaustive research to bring you the information and findings in the following piece. We have partnered with them to republish their study...
How to Fix Buzz & Hum in the Studio
We've all been there. We're setting up for a session, and the guitar amp is buzzing like crazy, or we’re opening up a mix to get started, and there's all this noise on the guitar tracks. In this...
3 Tips For Getting Great Sounds From Your Analog Synth
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF ANALOG SYNTHESIS Analog synths have undergone a radical resurgence in the last 7 or 8 years. Companies like Moog and Korg are now re-issuing and updating their former flagship...
Getting Started with Remote Recording Sessions
I’ve been recording bass guitar and double bass remotely for nearly ten years and what I’ve noticed is that more and more people are using these kinds of services every year. It used to be that even...
GETTING YOUR BAND STUDIO READY with TYLER SMYTH
“So, you’re in a band, huh? You have any music I can hear?” This question has long been the gold-standard in follow up questions to band members everywhere. This is because, for a very long time,...
VIDEO: Coast Records Uses The Cloudlifter CL-4 to Enhance Their Ribbon Mics
Matt Zutell, founder of Coast Records in Charleston, SC, installs the Cloudlifter CL-4 in the studio so he can get clearer sound from his ribbon mics. In this video, listen to how great this track...
VIDEO: Coast Records Unboxes The Cloudlifter CL-4
Matt Zutell, founder of Coast Records in Charleston, SC, unboxes the Cloudlifter CL-4 in the first of four videos he'll be producing with Performer Magazine. Stay tuned for more in-studio footage...
FLASHBACK: Vintage AKG BX20 Reverb Unit
The AKG BX20 reverberation unit was produced in the late 1960s, and is one of the most popular spring reverb units ever made. It was designed to produce natural reverberation that would impersonate...
How To Make A Cassette Tape Loop
Our friend Randall Taylor from Amulets has just shared a cool new video all about making cassette tape loops. A lot of people have asked me about how to make a tape loop, so I decided to share my...
How to Record Killer Audio On The Road With Portable Vocal Booths
One of the advantages to be a musician today is that you are not necessarily limited to one physical place to record. Modern technology provides easy to use portable recording equipment and DAWs,...