There are varying opinions about whether a strong knowledge of music theory helps or hinders the songwriting process.
Some songwriters, Paul McCartney notably among them, practically brag of their lack of theoretical training, while others consider their music theory foundations an essential part of their toolkit.
Technology has only provided Read more...
Oscar Öberg started Softube in 2002 with the goal of creating the best-sounding guitar amp simulation to date. Ever since, Softube has been continuing on in pursuit of developing unparalleled signal processors.
Most recently, Softube released Volume 2, a collection of powerful EQs, compressors, channel strips and more, inspired Read more...
Designed by the Yamaha Corporation, Vocaloid 5 is a tool for creating digital vocals; it allows you to write melodies using MIDI notes, and then assign lyrics to your MIDI arrangements. These lyrical compositions are then performed by the digital vocalist that you select.
Digital vocalists aren’t an entirely new Read more...
The Focusrite Clarett OctoPre is a piece of hardware that adds 8 extra inputs and 8 additional outputs to your existing audio interface over ADAT.
The primary driving factor behind the unit is the 8 clean microphone preamps that are found in Focusrite’s Clarett line of products.
With the ability Read more...
In the history of recorded music, there’s a relatively small amount of vintage equipment that is still coveted and used around the world today. The SSL 4000 Channel Strip falls into this elite group, having been used on some of the best-selling rock, hip-hop, and pop records of all time. Read more...
