[Audio WTF] Stage compressor
Hot newsAudio WTFWe can never say it enough, a compressor is essential for kick drums on stage...
How To Break Your Voice
LearningIt'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?
Extracting vocals from a song
LearningYou have probably often dreamed about having the possibility to cancel or isolate vocals or instruments from a record to get a single vocal line or sample an instrumental loop. Is it possible?
Explanation about class A, class B, class AB and class D amps
LearningThe 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…
PureMix mixing contest
Hot newsPureMix partnered with Dangerous Music and Sweetwater and launches a new mixing contest, with up to $3700 value prizes.
Mic placement for acoustic guitar recording
LearningWithout pretending to publish the definitive guide to guitar recording, here are a few tips on how to record an acoustic guitar with an electrostatic microphone.
Healing Laryngitis, Dysphonia and Aphonia
LearningYou're leaving tomorrow for a world tour or you’re beginning your studio session for the double album, “The Return of Abbey Road” , and of course, you wake up with a sore throat and a voice sounding …
Recommendations for promoting your music
LearningYou’ve recorded your album; you’re ready to get it out to the public. The best way to do this is to contact the newspapers, magazines and blogs specializing in your type of music until one of them be…
The French Guitar Contest debuts today
NewsAs expected, the international French Guitar Contest starts today until May 11th. First prize is a Lâg Arkane electric guitar.
How to get "hot" masters without losing dynamics
LearningI was driving along one of those Floridian roads that goes between the coasts, and is flatter than the Spice Girls without auto-tuning . . . in other words, a perfect place to crank up my car's CD pl…
There are varying factors in play, depending on the type of instrument...
LearningWhen amplifying an acoustic guitar, the use of a microphone can lead to concerns about feedback as well as being able to adequately amplify the instrument. With electric guitars, there are also conc…
Fix Vocal Pitch Without Nasty Correction Artifacts
LearningThe critics are right: pitch correction can suck all the life out of vocals. I proved this to myself accidentally when working on some background vocals.
French Guitar Contest 2013: Get Prepared
Hot newsThe internal French Guitar Contest will be back in 2013 and according to the organizers, it will be harder than last year.
Layered Vocals Sound Tighter and Cleaner with these Techniques
LearningLayering vocals is a common technique to thicken a vocal part, whether applied to a solo voice or to a massed group of backing vocals. However, there are certain considerations with layered vocals th…
Get a good mix with headphones
LearningMixing with Headphones can be a viable option to achieving great mixes. Although it’s always recommended to use high quality monitor speakers, sometimes they aren’t a viable option. It may be late at…