If you're in a bedroom or home studio and probably won't be tracking live drums, an 8 channel unit might not be for you. That's why I asked my friends at Focusrite if they could send me the Scarlett 2i2... so I could test it out for myself and see just what it could do!
Happy Friday! Just a quick reminder- I'm going to be in NYC between October 18th - 21st for the AES Convention.! Hit me up and we’ll get a meet-up going! “I’m so excited… only $225 for a Chinese Celestion, and some Chinese pressboard w0w..!!” - Embree Smith Look, shit is made in China these
Ugh. Bass players. Where to start? You've seen my Rule #2 shirts, right? I digress. Today we have something really cool! An ultra cheap bass guitar that had 15 year old strings on it. I’ve seen a lot situations where a bass player comes into the studio and hasn’t put new strings on, but I don’t
Had a few requests for this one! How do I record voice overs? How do I get my voice to sound so smooth and all that shit? My friends over at Rode send me their Rode NT1-A Complete Vocal Recording kit, which is what I'm using in this video tutorial. I've been a big
I had a chance to hang out with Kris & Guiallme from Thomann while at Guitcon & we took a look at 4 different Harley Benton models. Affordable, yet very, very, playable! For those of you who don't know, Harley Benton is a house brand for a popular line of music instruments and equipment
Okay, so you don't always need to get paid up front, but there are a few general rules that I follow. 1. If it's an out of town band - get a contract/agreement signed. 2. If it's a local band, I usually don't ask for anything up front and don't actually take payment until I
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OOEvT7zdFs[/embedyt] For all of you who asked for my thoughts on the Helix, here you go! Grab Lee's presets here!
In this week's episode, we look at recording great guitar tone on the cheap, stage fright, and not kissing a manufacturer's ass when it comes to gear reviews! Don't forget about the REVV DISCOUNT CODE of "SMG10" [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPGAiUp_F3g[/embedyt]
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SMG and Audient have teamed up to give away an Audient iD14 and ASP 800 mic preamp. This contest is open WORLDWIDE! a Rafflecopter giveaway