Small format interfaces are great, but the gain in desktop real estate sometimes means a loss in...
Home Recording
How to record music using recording gear, software and instruments.
Performer’s FREE Guide to Mic Basics for Streaming Audio & Podcasting
Looking to get the best sound for your a/v streaming projects, or thinking about jumping into the...
IK Multimedia Axe I/O Interface REVIEW
How about an interface that’s optimized for guitarists, with guitar related software that will...
GEAR REVIEW: Mackie ProFX16 Mixer
Pros: Easy, useable features. Small footprint. Flexible for live applications and recording. Cons: Lack of handle for portability. Abridged manual in the box. It's hard to find a mixer that will...
GEAR GUIDE: Control Surfaces
Make Your DAW Work For You Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) are great, there’s no questioning that. Every once in a while, though, staring at a computer screen and trying to control the parameters...
Build Your Own Home Studio (Part 1)
So you want to build a home studio? I own Night Train Studios in Westford, MA, a 1,000 sq. ft recording studio that I built in 2003 (that’s a 12’ x 15’ Control Room, 12’ x 18’ Iso Room A, 12’ x 10’...
Gear Profile: The Copperphone by Placid Audio
Whether an artist or producer is looking for something unique to use as an effects microphone to accentuate certain lyrics, give a song a certain feel, or perhaps add to an arsenal that strives for...
Studio Diary: Oranjuly
Below is out interview with Oranjuly's Brian E King, discussing the recording process behind their upcoming sophomore release. For more info on the...
Gear Review: Samson Meteor Mic
Pros: Small size, neat ergonomics, simple control and setup Cons: Fold up legs might interfere with using a microphone stand. Home recording is getting simpler by the day, and with Samson's new USB...
Gear Review: Marshall Major Headphones
Pros: unique look, good sound for many formats of listening and recording Cons: one of the gold Marshall logos fell off With all the amplifiers and practice devices out there it's not surprising...
In the Studio with AURA
ALBUM DETAILS: AURA Burning Hearts & Bleeding Stars Produced by AURA // Engineered by Hall Cantrell and Joey Ayoub (Sound Salon Studio) // Assistant Engineers: Kristen Smith and Mike Eckes...
Using an AT2020 USB Mic with iPad
Check out this cool video from our friends at Audio-Technica, showing off how to use the AT2020 USB microphone with an iPad/iPad2....
Studio Diary: Lauren Flaherty
I began 2011 snowed in with Imogen Heap. Well, not really. It’s more accurate to say I started the year hiding from the back-to-back snowstorms clobbering...