How avoid being DISCOURAGED in MUSIC – Viewer’s Comments #125

It's easy to get discouraged. At times it may seem too late to start, or that everything is working against you. That is simply not true. A viewer by the name of "Visceral Abomination" wrote in this week asking for tips on how to keep going and not be discouraged. Visceral Abomination is 28,

Asking Music Youtubers: What’s your Favorite Record?

Last week several music YouTubers gathered in London, Ontario, Canada for a creative roundtable at the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART). I asked everyone a simple question: "What's your favorite record?" Get to know the albums that inspired some of your favorite music YouTubers! For the full list, scroll down below this

Darkglass Microtubes 900 Amp & Cabinet

I did the video about running a bass through a tube guitar amp and I loved the results! You can watch that here: How to Record Heavy Bass But honestly, I don't think I'll be doing that anymore- not with the Darkglass amp in the studio! It's completely next level. It's easy to mic

WE NEED Net Neutrality! – Viewer’s Comments #124

Hope you're having a great Friday and I hope you have a great weekend! I've been getting a lot of questions about why these episodes aren't called "Viewer's Comments" anymore! It's not some attempt to trick you guys! What was happening was for some reason Viewer's Comments was getting demonetized BEFORE they were even

Top 10 ESSENTIAL Studio Tools

There are hundreds of of "top studio tools" videos and posts online. They all usually consist of making sure that you have "at least one good mic" or a "DAW" or "monitors." These are the obvious tools that everyone should have anyways. What I'm talking about are tools that, throughout 20 years of running

9.Solutions Mini C Pan Arm Demo

I've had an interest in getting a slider on the show for quite some time now for product shots of amps, mics, settings, etc.! I know that this slider isn't necessarily a music related item, however I want to give you a look behind the scenes into how the show is made! Let me

Spinkicks and Cheap Drummers – Viewer’s Comments #123

Hey Guys! Happy Black Friday! I posted about some amazing Black Friday deals yesterday which you can see here. Let's get right into it! Everybody can want to be in a rock band, everybody can want to be a successful musician. But putting the work in, and doing what's required to make that happen-

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

Tomorrow is Black Friday! So I thought I'd give you guys a bit of a jump on some amazing deals that will help you become better at recording, mixing and mastering! First of all! Get my MIXING MATH ROCK course for 50% off this weekend only! (Get it for $18.50) Use the code BlackFriday50OFF

Checking out the BOSS KATANA 100 (Demo)

For months you've all been asking me what I think about the Boss Katana. I thought I'd take a look at the 100 Watt head. It's no secret that i'm not a fan of combo amps as they're usually lacking in one of the most critical elements- the speaker. I'd rather go with a

Universum Guitars with Tom Quayle

Here's another one from Guitcon! I've got two very special guests today! Mr. Tom Quayle and Phil X. You may have seen Phil X. on the show last week! If not, you can check out that episode here. Tom is demoing for this Ukrainian company (Universum Guitars) that makes insane Ukrainian guitars! This one