In the first of a series, mastering engineer Joe Lambert answers one of the many FAQs he regularly fields:
Q: Joe — bit rate: 16 or 24? Does the bit rate of a sound file make a big difference?
A: Here is a little background:
Bit rate is the amount Read more...
Our friends at Delicious Audio have reviewed the T-Rex Tap Tone Delay pedal. Read on and click here for the entire review…
Boutique purists must have winced when Danish pedal maker T-Rex partnered with Guitar Center on four new pedals, but judging by the Tap Tone Delay (TTD), they don’t Read more...
Our friends at Delicious Audio have reviewed the Line 6 M5 Stomp Box Modeler. Read on and click here for the entire review…
The sounds of velcro separating are familiar to me and more so perhaps to those that know me. Like many musicians, effects pedals and processors have crept Read more...
A well set-up guitar or bass is a joy to play and to record. But a poorly looked-after instrument can bring a tracking date to a grind. This week, learn how to save a session with a pocketful of Allen wrenches.
Aside from bad playing, nothing can rob a guitar Read more...
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN: It was that bizarre week in August – somewhere between the earthquake and the hurricane – when we swung by The Farm, engineer/producer Allen Farmelo’s personal studio where he was deep into an album mix with experimental pop band, Pronto.
Though it may play side-project to frontman Read more...
“Cannolis Rock!!”
This is what I heard from the control room…
You gotta be kidding me. Cannolis. Here I am in L.A. in a session that has literally taken me three years to put together (I am producing and engineering, writing for it and arranging) and what I hear is Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: You don’t have to know all the heartache that went into the making of the album Gamma Rays Galaxy Rays Veda Rays to appreciate it. But there’s something about understanding the bitter joy that pulses through one of 2011’s most intoxicating rock albums that makes it all the Read more...
Our friends at Delicious Audio have reviewed the Maxon RTO700 overdrive pedal. Read on and click for Howard J. Stock’s entire review…
This summer, Maxon released the latest in a line of great overdrive pedals, the RTO700. The “RTO” stands for real tube overdrive, and indeed houses a tiny dual Read more...
“In the last ten years, the new-music scene in New York has completely exploded,” says Ryan Streber, composer, recording engineer and co-owner of Oktaven Audio.
“It’s unbelievable how many ensembles there are now, and how many new venues and labels there are for performances by those ensembles, playing music by Read more...
Wilco is one of those rare bands that have become something of a household name without the benefit of media saturation or even a single platinum-selling release. They’re the sort of group that seems to attract more GRAMMY nods and diehard fans than they do bell-weather listeners, and although their Read more...
