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What you know about mics could change everything... Microphones are the most important tools used in live sound. Just as a carpenter must know how to use power tools to accomplish a certain task,...

Flow, Part 2

Finding your FLOW could change everything about playing.Thank you for all your emails, I really appreciate it. I tallied up the results and Flow came out a winner! ...

Planet Guitar: Recording Your Music

Just like many musicians, I got tired of having my music get mangled by producers and engineers that might have known about recording but didn’t know anything about my music or what I...

Audiofile Engineering's Quiztones App Review

Want to mix better? Then you've got to train those ears! And you can win a copy to help! Reviewed by John PecakQuiztones from Audiofile Engineering is a useful teaching tool that will be of benefit...

Why I Hate Geniuses

Some nights when I’m really totally fried like crazy I watch Hulu on my computer. People who know me know that I don’t really watch much TV. In fact, right now, I don’t even own a TV. I know that’s...

Music From A Tree

This guy really knows how to keep things shaking! We don't know who Diego Stocco is, but his Music From A Tree video is turning ears everywhere.

When Life Gives You Lemons...

I’ll be honest...I was dreading having to go to NAMM this year. But I learned something really important.For a few reasons, but the primary one being that last year’s show was a drag. It was the...

Nearfield and Midfield Studio Monitors, Rokit Monitors, Pt 2

What's the difference? Andrea explains:

Recording a Great Vocal Track

Although a vocal is a challenge to record well, you have lots of control over the sound of it. Some tools that affect the tone of the vocal are mic choice, mic placement, and EQ. A compressor can...

Final NAMM Stuff - Cool and Strange

It's March. And we're wrapping all our NAMM show footage up around here. Lets finish with some cool and strange...NAMM 2012 - An exciting show. There was lots of gear. Probably too much to really get...