Articles and tips for getting started in music

You want to record your newest song but you have no drummer or your drummer is sick? Virtual drums were conceived to solve this problem. Here is our selection of the best of them...

A compressor basically serves to reduce signal dynamics, that is to say the difference between loud and quiet signal parts.

You have an electric guitar, you have learned how to play it, you have written a wonderful song, and now you just have to record it. But how?

It's hard to do a Janis Joplin song if your voice sounds like Madonna, or to sing Springsteen with Boy George's voice. Is there a way to get a broken voice?

The time has come to buy a pair of monitors for your home studio, but you don't know which ones you should choose? Do's and don'ts.

So, you have made a first selection of several speaker models, you have found a shop (or a friend) who has them and now you only have to listen to them... But what should you listen to?

Not satisfied with the standard compressor included in your sequencer? Here you have 10 must-have plug-ins for Mac or PC that should make you happy at zero cost...

So, your studio monitors are in place, now you just have to connect and adjust them. Here are some tips to help you out.

Tuning a drum kit is in itself an art, which many drummers don't really master. It's no wonder then that many professional drummers rely on specialists for the task, especially for recording sessions…

The basic function of an amplifier is to increase a low intensity signal capture. It can be a direct source such as a microphone, a musical instrument, or a signal corrected by an intermediary preamp…

Here is a selection of 8 dynamic mics for recording drums, guitars, voice and any other instrument.