Monthly Archives: March 2008

Kore 2

Unify Your Instruments and Effects with KORE 2!Native Instruments Kore 2 will change the way you produce and perform. This universal sound platform integrates all your software instruments and effects into a single, unified interface, and now it’s even better! Kore 2’s hardware controller now includes a streamlined navigation section, smaller footprint, and a handy […]

Where to save your sample library

When installing sample libraries, most installer software will typically place the plug-in or standalone application on the OS or startup drive. When it comes time to select where to install the actual sample data, the installer will by default place it on the same drive unless you tell it to install to another hard drive. […]

Guitar humbuckers to shiny?

Question: I’ve got a guitar with covered humbuckers and I’m not crazy about the shiny metal covers. Short of removing the covers, is there anything I can do to minimize the shine?
Answer: If the guitar sounds good, we’d strongly advise against removing the covers, particularly if they are wax potted. The covers are likely chrome-plated […]

Cant fit drums in the studio?

 No problem Toontrack’s dfh EZdrummer rhythm software is an incredibly intuitive and easy to use way to get backing rhythm tracks into your songs. Whether you need drum tracks to back your guitar-based recordings or some super-realistic rhythm for MIDI music creation, EZdrummer’s samples are extremely authentic sounding. The samples in this library were recorded […]

Working with a talent agency

 I felt like writing about talent agencies and maybe this article will help some up and coming band and if it helps one band,then it was worth adding it to this site.While there are several music schools that teach up-and-coming musicians how to play their instrument, there are very few that teach them the business-side […]

Best keyboard in the world?

  The OASYS has everything you’d expect from a traditional keyboard workstation - phenomenal onboard effects, 16-track MIDI sequencing, plus all of the synthesis stuff I mentioned above. But what really makes it a “Studio” rather than just a “workstation” is a full function 16-track hard disk recorder, seamlessly integrated into the sequencing system. It even […]

boycott no follow sites

 I started this site to share some of my vast knowledge of music recording equipment and music recording  techniques. I am a novice at promoting websites, so I have had to learn on the fly about all the crap one has to endure to promote their websites. It seems most of the big search engines […]

Pro Tools versus Nuendo

 Is this a payperview heavy weight title fight or what. I have been in the recording/music business for many years. Pro tools made a huge name for itself in the 90’s and it has carried thru to today. Many artists only know the word pro tools because its a word of mouth thing. But many […]

3 Main types of mics

Dynamic Microphones

 In dynamic microphones a physical cone acts like a lens to concentrate the incoming sound waves. The concentrated energy of these sound waves moves the cone and its attached coil of wire back and forth inside a magnetic field. The magnetic field induces electricity to flow through the wire to produce an electrical signal […]