Recording Tips

One of the first things you’ll learn as someone wanting to record music is that clipping is 100% undeniably and entirely awful. Clipping is the nasty, harsh distortion sound you hear when you crank...

This article is just for fun, and to show how incredible technology has gotten. Don’t take it too seriously. ;) Not sure how to play guitar, but want to write your technical death metal magnum opus? Want...

In today’s world, recording your guitar final guitar tone is no longer a given, but simply an option. Now we can explore options by recording just the direct track from your guitar (using a DI box) so you...

Any professional will tell you that mixing an album on headphones is… less than ideal. They’ve got plenty of reasons to be right about that, but sometimes we just don’t have any other option. Maybe...

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...

Nod your head in agreement if you’ve ever wondered... … why X band is making millions and touring the world and your band is stuck playing a local pub for pocket change? … why your awesome new record...

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,...