Tagged recording tips

It’s no secret that a key component of getting a tight, aggressive guitar tone is to use an overdrive pedal in front of your amp. For those of us on a budget, this is something we typically do in the...

There is one essential way to better yourself as a musician thatevery successful musician does but most of us ignore it completely. No, it’s not ear training. It’s not music theory. It’s definitely...

The cost of analog is no longer an obstacle. Technology has achieved an incredible feat where we have dozens of fantastic emulations of analog hardware models packed into cost-effective digital packages,...

Mixing music is an art that requires skill and precision. As we outlined in our 6 Monitoring Mistakes to Avoid, one of the most important tips for being precise with your mixes is to listen on multiple...

Since the late 1800s, musicians all around the globe have found ways to immortalize their music by recording it. From wax cylinders and magnetic tape all the way to laptops with a single channel interface,...

The digital age has brought us the unbelievable ability to craft chart-topping albums from the comfort of our bedrooms, but bedrooms are hardly ideal acoustic environments... We know that sound is heavily...

How many times have you mixed a song, thought it was finished, then despised it 2 days later? I used to do this all the time, but now I do rigorous testing with my mixes before I consider them...

Music production is something you will never master. It's an ever-growing art that requires constant learning and innovation. Every recording engineer had to start somewhere, though. There are a lot of common...

In the world of digital production, it has become easy for musicians to record in their bedrooms without the hassle and expense of an analog-based music studio. A massive benefit of digital guitar recording is...

If you've read our Compressor Basics For Guitar article, then you probably at least have a basic idea of what compressors are and how they work. If you haven't read that, I'd strongly suggest it before reading...