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General Tutorials, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

June 18, 2020

Flow and Direction: Accessing the Inner Shape of Your Music

Music is about tension and release. Everything can be thought of in this way, from the chords chosen, the intensity with which you play and ...

Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

October 14, 2019

byEli K

Monitor Placement and Setup 101

This tutorial is an excerpt from the Sonarworks Successful Studio Setup eBook. Download a FREE copy of the SonarWorks Successful Studio Setup eBook here! Where ...

Feature Stories, Recording/Live Sound FS, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

October 11, 2019

byScott Kahn

Your Next Great Studio Upgrade: A Curved Display

For the past few years, the computer gaming market has readily embraced ultra-wide, curved, displays that follow a design concept first presented in the large-screen ...

Feature Stories, Music Biz FS, Recording/Live Sound FS, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials

June 3, 2019

byScott Kahn

2019: State of the Mac

[Originally posted June 3, 2019, updated August 27 and December 20] A few years ago, I wrote the somewhat disturbing feature, “Why Your Next Studio ...

Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials

April 19, 2019

byScott Kahn

My Modeling Amp Sounds Like Dirt

An amp modeler is not the equivalent of a room full of tube amplifiers and effects products. Does this scenario sound familiar? You just purchased ...

Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

December 13, 2017

byScott Kahn

Your New Studio Macintosh Is Finally Here… And it’s not the iMac Pro.

Your New Studio Macintosh Is Finally Here… And it’s not the iMac Pro. By Scott Kahn Many musicians and recording engineers have felt left out ...

General Tutorials, Recording/Live Sound Tutorials, Tutorials

April 16, 2016

byScott Kahn

Studio: Turn Your Older Apple Mac Pro Into a Modern Studio Powerhouse (or something just ...

It’s safe to say that a vast number of commercial and pro-level project studios have digital audio workstations built around Apple’s aluminum enclosure Mac Pro ...

December 14, 2014

byScott Kahn

Guitar 101: Transforming Your Sound with Piezo Acoustic Pickup-Equipped Electric Guitars

The following is an excerpt from Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic's Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects, second edition, by Scott Kahn, published by ...

Guitar Tutorials, Tutorials

March 14, 2013

byDan Erlewine

Guitar 201: Adjusting the Truss Rod

The following is an excerpt from How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great, second edition, by Dan Erlewine, published by Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard Performing ...