Last week the editors of Audio Geek Zine, SoundHow and DIY Recording Equipment posted almost 100 tips and tricks for my favorite DAW Reaper. A few samples: #REAPER tip: The Dynamic Split function can be used to chop up media at transients, remove silence and turn audio to MIDI #REAPER tip: Every media item has […]
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1. Filter out the low end When recording guitars some inaudible discord is always included in the low end. The only thing it does is collide with the bass, so filter it out. One way of doing it is adding a filter and raising the cutoff frequency until you hear a change in sound, and […]
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The first time I heard about connecting your guitar to your iPhone was in March 2010 when PRS Released the Guitar Bud and an accompanying app called Jam Amp. The breakthrough wasn’t until IK Multimedia released the iRig and an iPhone version of Amplitube. About the same time Peavey and Agile released the AmpKit and […]
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IK Multimedia, the creators of the popular instrument interface iRig, has released a hardware MIDI interface for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It’s a standard Core MIDI device and works with a lot of apps already, most notable of course among them Garage Band for iPad (here’s a more comprehensive list, the AC-7 Core control […]
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This is where the magic happens: From the left and then down: Cort M520, with a Duncan Custom in bridge position. Aching to get an SD Jazz fitted into the neck position. Tuned to standard E. Ibanez V320, inherited from my late grandfather. My first guitar. Ibanez S470, tuned to drop C with 12-60 strings. […]
Read moreThe equalizer is your best friend when it comes to mixing. The EQ can’t fix a bad source material, but even perfectly recorded tracks often need to be EQ:d to play well together. Here are good cliff notes on what changes in different frequencies will accomplish.
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One of the most characteristic pieces of equipment in a studio is the gigantic control surface with a lever for each track. It might not be the first thing you put in your bedroom though. There are smaller control surfaces for home use, but they still take up space and cost at least €150 (and […]
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