I looked back over the products featured on New Music Gear Monday’s for the last year and discovered that, not surprisingly, most of them were software apps. We all love new plugins and I looked at some of my favorites last week. That said, there were a number of very cool pieces of audio hardware […]
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No guest on the podcast this week as I look back on a decade full of changes in the music and pro audio business. Then, we’ll take a look at some of the momentous changes that came just in the last year alone. You won’t want to miss this one, as it provides some prospective on the […]
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There are so many plugins that hit the market every week and most of them are really good at what they do. There are a few that have stood out to me over the last year that I use all the time though. I’ve covered these in past New Music Gear Monday posts, but now […]
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Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday. I am grateful, thankful and humbled by your support.
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Today’s musician, artist, band or songwriter relies on data more than ever in the studio, and that data has to be stored somewhere. For the last 40 years most computer storage has been based on the hard disc drive (HHD), but increasingly that’s been changing quickly to the latest generation of solid state drive (SSD). […]
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It’s the Holidays again and the time of year for giving presents. Arturia has one for you with its REV Plate-140 plugin that’s free until December 31st. It’s a very cool emulation of the classic EMT 140 plate reverb that was the sound behind so many hits through the years. Keep in the mind that […]
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My guest on the podcast this week is architect and acoustician John Storyk, who over the course of his 50 years in the business has designed more than 3,500 audio and video production facilities, recording studios, radio stations, corporate media and conference rooms, educational and, entertainment facilities, clubs, stadiums and theaters around the world. John and his company Walters-Storyk Design […]
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Yes, you can make music with lightning. The wonderful singing Tesla coil known as the Zeusaphone (sometimes called a Thoramin) modulates the spark output to produce a low-fidelity square wave that can then be musically manipulated. The musical tone results directly from the passage of the spark through the air. According to Zeasaphone.com, the concept […]
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David Glasser is the founder and chief engineer of Airshow Mastering in Boulder, Colorado, and Takoma Park, Maryland. With two Grammy awards for his work, he has mastered thousands of records over the course of his 35 years in the business, including those for some 80 Grammy nominees. An expert in catalog restoration, David has […]
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Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and price ranges. All of these following products I […]
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My guest on the podcast this week is Ari Herstand, who parlayed his experiences as an indie artist into a secondary career as a music industry blogger and author. Ari’s music business blog Ari’s Take has been a staple for helping musicians build a career without the help of a record label, and his book How To Make It In The […]
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Where you place the instrument or vocalist in the room can make a big difference in how that instrument ultimately sounds. That said, when you’re recording a group of players at the same time (especially a group that has a loud rhythm section), finding the best-sounding place in the room for each instrument is sometimes […]
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Sometimes something old is new again. We all love the optical tremolo effect on Fender amplifiers (though it’s not used that frequently), but here’s another way to get the same effect using an old record player and vinyl record. 555 timer IC (Jacob Ellzey) used a gutted record player, a light bulb, and a few […]
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The Vox AC30 amplifier is one of those iconic models that’s right up there with Plexi Marshalls and 59 Bassmans, and with good reason. It has such a distinctive sound, yet checks all the boxes that a guitarist wants – clean as a whistle to bring-the-house-distortion – depending on the model and how you set […]
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Many artists and engineers love the sound of tape, and will do anything to get that sound. Using the real thing can be a timely and expensive process, but there are so many good plugin emulators on the market now that make getting the sound much easier. One of these is Wavesfactory Cassette, an audio […]
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