We often think of the artists that shaped the music we listened to throughout history, though not many people pay respect to the places that music was made. A great recording studio is far more than just slabs of concrete and expensive recording equipment. The unique…
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What Does a Tremolo Pedal Do? How Does it Work?
Tremolo is the grandfather of all effects, as it was one of the very first to appear in music tech. Before the rack units and effects pedals came around, the oldest tremolos were found in guitar amps. Because guitarists didn’t have very many options when it came to getting…
Do I Need An Audio Interface With A USB Mic?
You’ve just purchased your first USB microphone and everything’s new and exciting. You start researching everything home recording can offer, but you start to realize something… The term “audio interface” comes up a lot. You see audio junkies singing praises to their…
MS (Mid-Side) Microphone Technique
M/S stereo is short for Mid-side stereo. MS stereo microphones exist but you can also create the effect with a good quality cardioid mic and condenser with a figure 8 polar pattern. Setup Place the cardioid mic where you would normally position it to capture direct sound from the source and place the figure-8 mic […]
Recording Techniques: Piano
Overview and general considerations Where does the Piano’s sound come from? The Sound Board While a piano may look like a harp on the inside, it is actually much more like a guitar. While the hammer hitting the strings makes the tone, the sound board is what amplifies and resonates the tone. On a grand […]
Fl Studio: Simplified Getting Started Tutorial
This tutorial is designed to give users of conventional DAW’s (Pro Tools, Logic, Sonar etc..) a point of reference for using FL Studio. It will take you through a series of steps that allow you to work in FL Studio like you would any other DAW while incidently helping you learn how the program “really” […]