An electric guitar is, by far, one of the most interesting instruments to play. Its expressive properties can be exploited with the right combination of pedals and amps, giving you all kinds of different tones and expressive properties. However, the one downside comes with the fact that you need additional gear in order to make […]
A Guide to Recording Music at Home
For most of the twentieth century, a home recording studio was the preserve of the rich and famous. But as the sequencing software of the 1980s and 1990s became more advanced, the possibility of creating your own studio seemed more and more possible. Today, whilst the most expensive audio recording kit can still be found […]
How to Soundproof a Room – Two Key Principles
Once we’ve started to set up our home recording studio, it becomes quickly apparent just how much background sound is generated. There can be multiple sources, whether it’s outside traffic, air conditioning, creaking floorboards or other people moving about the house. Most home recording software, such as Fruity Loops, Pro-Tools or Logic, will come with […]