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Craig Anderton

Craig Anderton leads a dual life as a musician and author. As a musician, he has played on, mixed, or produced over 20 major label releases, as well as mastered hundreds of tracks, and recently released the album Simplicity. As an author, he has written over a thousand articles for magazines like Guitar Player, Sound on Sound, and Pro Sound News. He has also lectured on technology and the arts in 38 states, 10 countries, and in three languages. His web site is craiganderton.org

Articles by Craig Anderton
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Give Your Amp Sim a Sweet, Creamy Tone

If your amp sim sounds harsh instead of sweet and creamy, you’re in the right place! EQ is the secret sauce that makes good sounds better, and... Read more »
Sep 24, 2026, 4:12 PM

“Stereoize” Mono Guitar for Spectacular Mixes

Guitars are mono. It’s a stereo world. See the problem? Delay or imaging plugins create a stereo effect, but we can do much better than that —... Read more »
Jul 27, 2026, 1:08 PM

Create a Transient Shaper in Pro Tools

A transient shaper separates audio into attack and sustain components. Shaping the attack can make it more prominent or subdued. For example,... Read more »
Jul 27, 2026, 9:00 AM

Understanding Helix Amp Parameters

Helix’s amps not only are authentic-sounding models of iconic amps, but they also have enough parameters that you can customize them into... Read more »
Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 PM

The Truth About Pickup Placement

Everyone knows that changing out your pickups can give you new tones — but not everyone knows how to set up their pickups for the best possible... Read more »
Jul 25, 2026, 4:27 PM

Line 6 Helix Tips for Bass

The Line 6 Helix Multi-effects Floor Processor and the Native plug-in have been a huge hit among guitar players — but the same kind of creative... Read more »
Jul 23, 2026, 10:00 AM

The Right Way to Do Pitch Correction

Some people say pitch correction sucks the humanity out of vocals — because it can. But it doesn’t have to, if you know the right way to use it.... Read more »
Jul 19, 2026, 10:00 AM

How to Craft Superhuman Guitar Solos with Melodyne

These three techniques for processing lead guitar — which are not about pitch correction! — show a side of Melodyne that goes way beyond tuning... Read more »
Jul 19, 2026, 5:30 AM

5 Melodyne Tips That Aren’t About Pitch Correction

Celemony Melodyne is excellent for correcting vocal pitch, and when used tastefully (e.g., you correct only the notes that actually sound wrong)... Read more »
Jul 16, 2026, 8:00 AM

3 Awesome Melodyne Tricks for Guitarists

There are certainly enough keyboard players who want to sound like guitarists, but if you’re a guitar player, don’t you sometimes wish you could... Read more »