Strategically planning your set can make all the difference
LearningA well thought out setlist is critical to the success of your gig. Whether for a band or a solo singer, the order in which you play your songs could mean the difference between a good show and a grea…
Volume in mastering
LearningThis penultimate article in our series dedicated to mastering at home is surely the one you've all been waiting for. Indeed, today we will talk about a couple of tricks to get a really HUGE sound. Bu…
A busy producer/engineer shares his expertise
LearningRecording vocals is an activity that most musicians with studio gear are involved with in one way or another. So when we had a chance to tap into the expertise of Kris Crummett, a prominent producer/…
A channel strip that's ultra useful
Written testUltraChannel is more than just your average channel strip. It also features Eventide's signature delay and modulation effects, and is almost like an entire effects collection in a single plug-in. Rea…
Boss reinvents the DS distortion pedal
Written testThis year, Boss has been releasing new stompboxes at a prodigious pace: two at Winter NAMM and three at Summer NAMM. All are reinventions of older Boss pedals. The DS-1X, released along with the OD-…
Finding the tempo and writing the music
LearningHere in the final part of this 3-part article, I’ll finish scoring the hypothetical commercial, working with variables like tempo, start time, and meter, while never losing sight of the original assi…
Rendering a master
LearningIn this antepenultimate installment, we'll discuss several points that you need to bear in mind to get an optimal final result, depending on how your music will be distributed.
Customuse, 3D printed electric guitars
Hot newsCustomuse is a young London-based company that debuts in the 3D printed electric guitar market with three models.
3 new MOTU Thunderbolt audio interfaces
Hot newsMOTU introduces three new audio interfaces that can be rack mounted and connected to your Mac or PC via Thunderbolt or USB.
Nuendo 6.5 has been released
Hot newsThe latest major update of the Steinberg Nuendo DAW is now available for download.
[NAMM] PhasX PX, new studio monitoring system
Hot newsPhasX debuted at Summer NAMM 2014 with the new Shadowcaster monitoring system with included sound card.
The Ditto Looper in Gold limited edition
Hot newsTC Electronic celebrates one of its best sellers and launches a limited edition of the Ditto Looper pedal with a Gold finish.
[NAMM][VIDEO] Visiting the Eureka Sound booth
Hot newsAlong with the Baitar OMB2 bass and guitar instrument, Eureka Sound debuted at Summer NAMM three ingenious tools for guitar players.
[NAMM][VIDEO] Daredevil Nova and Wolf Deluxe
Hot newsDaredevil Pedals was at Summer NAMM 2014 to introduce two new fuzz pedals for guitar, the Nova and the Wolf Deluxe.
Q&A: Telefunken Engineer Ryan Loftus
LearningAudiofanzine met up with Ryan Loftus ─ engineer at Telefunken Eletroakustik ─ to talk about the high-end microphones the company manufactures.