To Rack or Not to Rack
The ’80s may have been the heyday of the “rack of doom”-style guitar rig, with huge, refrigerator-sized equipment racks filled with all sorts of... Read more »
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How Do Tape and Console Plug-Ins Work?
Tape and console emulation plug-ins, such as Slate Digital VCC, Avid Reel Tape, and the Waves NLS, u-he Satin Tape Machine and Abbey Road... Read more »
Aug 1, 2016, 7:32 PM
MOTU Updates Digital Performer to v9.1
MOTU has released version 9.1 of Digital Performer. In addition to numerous bug fixes, the new update features: Reduced latency for audio I/O... Read more »
Jul 29, 2016, 7:41 AM
Isolated versus Non-Isolated Pedal Power Supplies
Non-isolated power supplies for guitar pedals are basically one power source that a number of different pedals can draw from, often in... Read more »
Jul 28, 2016, 5:41 PM
Cakewalk Releases SONAR 2016.07 with New Theme Editor
Cakewalk has updated SONAR to version 2016.07. In addition to numerous bug fixes, the main new feature is the Theme Editor. Users can now change... Read more »
Jul 27, 2016, 8:02 AM
Phasiness When Tracking in DAW
Q: I’m having a strange problem. I bought a new audio interface and now when I record enable a track in my DAW, the incoming signal sounds all... Read more »
Jul 26, 2016, 4:02 PM
What is the Gear for Sweetwater’s Angus Young Video?
Q: I was wondering what guitar rig Mitch Gallagher is using in a video he did on Angus Young’s guitar tone? I love the tone in that video! A:... Read more »
Jul 25, 2016, 7:01 PM
Aim for Unity Gain through Most Plug-ins
With today’s high track counts and nearly limitless power to add plug-in processing, it can be easy to lose track of gain levels, and ignore the... Read more »
Jul 22, 2016, 8:10 AM
How to Connect an Extension Cabinet to a JVM410C
Q: I’m going to buy the Marshall 1960BV and I need to know how to hook it up to my Marshall JVM410C combo so I can also use the internal combo... Read more »
Jul 21, 2016, 3:00 PM
Korg Releases Electribe V2.0 and Free Patterns
Korg has released a new version 2.0 operating system for their Electribe and Electribe Sampler. The Version 2.0 operating system addresses three... Read more »