Many guitar players, especially younger ones, are well-acquainted with Matthew Bellamy and his collection of custom Manson guitars.
But for those of you who have been living in a cave, avoiding new music for the past 20 years, Matt Bellamy is the lead singer, guitarist (and occasionally pianist) of the Read more...
An audio peanut butter cup has arrived in Prospect Heights.
That’s what Figure 8 Recording has with the console combo that leaves everyone satisfied: Neve and SSL. With a Neve 5316 operating upstairs, and an SSL AWS 900 downstairs, purists of every stripe can track, mix and match to their Read more...
This post first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 17, 2014.
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.”
―John Irving
Research shows that developing a skill is nothing like cramming for an exam. Creative ability, like physical strength, is something that develops slowly, almost unconsciously over time, Read more...
While there’s still a lot to love about vintage-style synthesizers like the Minimoog Voyager, Roland Jupiter or Korg MS-20, there is now an undeniable trend toward creative next-generation controllers underway, and it is helping to shape the future of music.
From pad-based interfaces like the Ableton Push 2, to the Read more...
In today’s studios we often have more pitch-shifting, delay and reverb options at our disposal than we know what to do with. I know that some of my many plug-ins may sit unused for months at a time, only to re-emerge in a sudden flash of discovery, prompting me to Read more...
