Basic Synthesizer Parameters
TutorialIntroductionSynthesizers can be tricky for new users to understand as there are generally a lot of parameters to understand. I'm hoping that this tutorial will help new users and those who want to g…
Making The Most Of Your Guitar Tone
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial aims to give you guys an overview of some techniques about how to make the most of your guitar tone in the studio and during live shows as well as other effects. Many playe…
Tips For Getting Your Best Sounds During Live Shows
TutorialIntroduction This tutorial aims to give some experience about how to make the most of what you have during your live shows. It can often be hectic during the show and a lot of times important things…
Tips For Building Your Home Studio
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial aims to give beginners some tips on the best way to approach building a home studio. We'll talk about the most important items in the home studio and how to be conscious of…
Self Managing Tips For Bands & Artists
TutorialIntroductionThis is a brief tutorial about some things that a band can do to self manage and promote themselves. While it has never been easier to get your name out there through the internet, it al…
Tips For Beginning Guitarists
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you some ideas about the best ways to practice playing guitar for beginners.. A big part of this is practicing the right way and getting in 'good' practice where …
Tips For Using Equalization
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial is a follow up to the other tutorial I wrote called "How To Use a Parametric Equalizer." While that was the basics of the make up of a traditional EQ, this will go into a b…
How To Use A Parametric Equalizer
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you a starting point and some ideas about how to go about using a parametric EQ and what everything does and what it all means. The best way to learn how to use i…
Songwriting Tips
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will go through some songwriting techniques and tips that I personally use. I can only speak from the way that I work as everyone has their own process that will work best …
Vocal Tips For Keeping Your Voice Fresh
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial about vocal techniques, I'll talk a little bit about the best ways to keep your voice fresh and how to get the most out of your voice. This is never easy and everyone is…
Health Tips For Keeping Your Ears Healthy
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial is aimed at giving you some tips on how to keep your ears healthy and fresh. Whether you are an engineer or a musician, our ears are the most important part of what we do. …
Tips For Making Your Mixes Louder
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial, we'll talk a little bit about some techniques on how to make your mixes reach their loudest possible potential. While the 'loudness war' is one that cannot be one, it i…
Microphone Types & Suggested Uses
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial I aim to give some pointers and tips about what microphones will work best in certain situations. Of course these are just guidelines and experimentation is the name of …
Mixing Tips For Drums
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial we'll talk a bit about some ideas on how to mix drums once you've recorded them. While it definitely matters what type of music it is and what type of sound that you are…
Tips for Using Reverb
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial, I will outline the basic types of reverbs and explain a little bit about where they came from and what they sound like. While this should get you on the right path, the…
Tips & Ideas for Working With Dynamic Processors
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you some helpful tips and hints about what compressors and other dynamic processors will do and what all of the parameters will do for you. This is aimed at begin…
Tips & Techniques For Recording Piano & other Keyboards
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial I'll give you a run down of the techniques I tend to use when recording a variety of keyboards including Piano, Organ, Electric Pianos, and Synthesizers. While these are…
Techniques For Recording Bass
TutorialIntroductionIn this tutorial we'll talk a little bit about some techniques for recording bass instruments like bass guitar and upright bass. While it is one of the more simple things to record, ther…
Tips For Recording a Band Live in the Studio
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you some tips about how to record a band live in a recording studio. While it largely depends on your space and equipment, I will try to account for all situation…
Tips For Recording Multi-Track Drums
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you some guidelines and tips for recording multi-track drums in your home or professional studio. While these tips are the way that I like to do things, everyone …
Tips For Recording Electric Guitar
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you some tips and ideas about how to record electric guitar. While it may seem like an easy thing to record, and it is when compared to recording drums, there are…
Using Elastic Audio in Pro Tools
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will give you a brief run down of how to use elastic audio in Pro Tools 7.4. This is the first version of Pro Tools that elastic audio is available in and it really sounds …
A Guideline To Setting Up Your Guitar Pedals
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will outline the traditional way to set up your guitar pedals. All the time I see players who have their pedals set up in any which way without any thought put into it and …
Adding Drum Samples in Pro Tools to an Acoustic Drum Performance
TutorialIntroductionThis tutorial will show you how to add prerecorded drum samples to your acoustic drum performance in Pro Tools LE and HD. This is useful in the event that lets say you record a drum kit,…
Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-1 User Manual
TutorialIntroduction The Guitar Resonator is a harmonic feedback generator. It will bring any string vibration feedback on stage, in recording studio …
