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Jake Jenkins

When not writing about gear, copywriter Jake Jenkins is likely reading about gear, thinking about gear, or hunkering down in his home studio working with gear. Bitten by the recording bug over 20 years ago, Jake has spent innumerable hours running faders on a console or lost in the furthest reaches of his DAW. Lately, his attention has turned towards electronic music production, including analog synths, Eurorack, and sample-based sound design. His current recording project, Octavaphant, is a mainly one-man affair, with some much-appreciated assistance from his talented friends and colleagues at Sweetwater.

Articles by Jake Jenkins

Jan 31, 2024, 12:00 PM

A Simple Guide to Modulation: Ring Mod

Welcome back to A Simple Guide to Modulation, Sweetwater’s four-part series examining common modulation sources used for synthesizer sound... Read more »

Sep 26, 2023, 9:00 AM

What’s on Your Pedalboard? | Copywriter Edition

Sweetwater’s “What’s On Your Pedalboard?” is one of our most popular series on the Sweetwater YouTube channel. In it, our guitar guru, Don Carr,... Read more »

Apr 27, 2023, 8:00 AM

Stereo Chorus vs. Mono Chorus: What’s the Difference & When to Use Them in a Mix

People have strong feelings about the chorus effect. During the 1980s, it was the guitar effect. From the shimmering chords of the Crowded House... Read more »

Sep 16, 2022, 11:03 AM

Customer Spotlight: Lang and Renee Bliss of BlissBliss

Last year, I wrote an article professing my love for sophisti-pop, a lesser-known 1980s subgenre. Sophisti-pop was unique in that it... Read more »

Jul 1, 2022, 8:48 AM

Fresh Pots! – Dissecting Dave Grohl’s Nirvana Drum Sound

Though he would reject the title, Dave Grohl is a living drum god who has encouraged countless drummers to take up sticks and beat the living... Read more »

May 29, 2022, 3:27 PM

How Do Guitar Pickups Work?

If you’re like the guitarists at Sweetwater, one of the first questions you ask when a buddy tells you they bought a new guitar is this: “What... Read more »

May 26, 2022, 3:00 PM

5 Essential Shoegaze Guitar Tones

A British musical movement that spanned the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, shoegaze shifted the way players thought about the guitar. Rather than... Read more »

May 17, 2022, 10:00 AM

Analog Summing: Does It Make a Difference?

For years in pro audio circles, there has been a persistent debate over the virtue of analog summing. Proponents argue that summing individual... Read more »

May 10, 2022, 1:00 PM

Oberheim Is Back!

Synth lovers around the world rejoice. It’s finally happening. “Oberheim is back, baby!” After years locked in a much-publicized trademark... Read more »

May 10, 2022, 11:00 AM

Making Hardware Synths and Drum Machines Shine with Guitar Pedals

While software synths and virtual drum machines are unmatched in terms of power and flexibility, there’s something special about hardware synths... Read more »

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