Back in 1977, David Bowie was recording the lead vocal for the title track of his Heroes album in Berlin’s massive Hansa Studios. Producer Tony Visconti had one unused track left on the tape machine, and was looking to create a unique sound and reverb for Bowie’s vocal. But Visconti Read more...
During last winter’s NAMM show, IK Multimedia promised that they would soon announce a “revolutionary mastering product”. The company released a teaser video giving a clue to one key feature of the new program: The involvement of Gavin Lurssen, whose company, Lurssen Mastering has mastered records for some of music’s Read more...
Are you familiar with the still relatively new Waves DiGiGrid or SoundGrid systems?
Since these platforms were first released in 2013 and 2014, they seem to be catching on with some of the industry’s biggest players including Henry Sarmiento [Lady Gaga, 50 Cent, Akon], Jack Joseph Puig [U2, Lady Read more...
Guitarists are often tweakers, dedicating hours of research and practice to get the best possible tones and comfort from their instruments.
Electric guitarists will audition countless amps, speaker cabinets, individual speakers, picks, strings, and more as they continue on the never-ending search for great tone making some of us acoustic Read more...
Electric guitars first started making their way into the music industry in the 1930s, and have been a staple of American popular music ever since.
Thousands of different models have been manufactured over the years, making it no small task for studio owners and recording guitarists to decide which models Read more...
