When Should I Change My Guitar or Bass Strings?
Some players change their strings on a regular schedule whether they need to or not, just to be sure their strings never go bad. Other people... Read more »
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Jul 20, 2016, 6:01 PM
Jul 19, 2016, 4:47 PM
Push/Pull MIDI Drums for Added Feel
It’s never been easier to program drum parts. Nearly every DAW will let you draw a part directly on a musical grid or you can use tracks... Read more »
Jul 18, 2016, 6:48 PM
Should I Record Through Effects?
There’s two school of thoughts when it comes to recording effects. One says record the signal dry, and add effects during mixdown. That way, you... Read more »
Jul 15, 2016, 8:57 AM
Crank It Up, Turn Down the Bass Control
When you’re playing your guitar parts by yourself at lower volumes, you’ll probably want to turn your bass knob on your amp up to give your... Read more »
Jul 14, 2016, 3:55 PM
Mix Tip: More Exciting Bass
On some of the most popular listening devices, such as headphones, earbuds, and computer speakers, the ability to reproduce bass is severely... Read more »
Jul 13, 2016, 6:01 PM
How to Place Studio Monitors for Stereo Mixing
There are some rules of thumb when it comes to placing monitors. For example, it’s best not to place the speakers tight against a wall as this... Read more »
Jul 12, 2016, 6:47 PM
How to Convert Arturia V4 Presets to V5
Arturia has released a Preset Updater for updating presets made for their V Collection 4 software instruments to be compatible with V Collection... Read more »
Jul 11, 2016, 7:07 PM
Yamaha Updates MONTAGE Firmware to v1.11
Yamaha has released the version 1.11 update to the operating system of their MONTAGE line of keyboard workstation synthesizers. In addition to... Read more »
Jul 8, 2016, 8:11 AM
Toontrack Releases EZDrummer v2.1.2
Toontrack has updated EZDrummer to version 2.1.2. In addition to numerous bug fixes, the new update includes: Pasting onto an empty track sets... Read more »
Jul 7, 2016, 6:12 PM
How to Record the Output of a Reason 9 Player Device to a Track
One of the new features in Propellerhead Reason 9 is Player devices (such as Note Echo, Scales and Chords, and Dual Arpeggio), which let you... Read more »