Posted on Fri 10 February 2012 in entries • Tagged with computer specs
With computers now sitting at the heart of most home and professional studios, a question we get asked a lot is - what computer do I need and what specs should it have? Unfortunately the answer to this question is not a straight forward one as it will depend on how …
Posted on Tue 07 February 2012 in entries • Tagged with alesis, io dock, ipad
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
ALESIS IO DOCK - INTRODUCTION
I am fairly new to the world of the iPad and as a musician I was very surprised to find out just how many useful Apps are …
Posted on Mon 06 February 2012 in entries • Tagged with mackie, pa, speaker, srm450v2
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
MACKIE SRM450V2 - INTRODUCTION
Mackie speakers have been around for quite a few years now and I have been in a few bands that have used SRM (Sound Reinforcement Monitors) speakers and …
Posted on Wed 01 February 2012 in entries • Tagged with avid, goldfrapp, john cale, max dingel, muse, pro tools, pro tools 10, the killers
Producer, engineer and self-confessed Pro Tools know-all Max Dingel shares some of his audio know-how...
STUDIO SECRETS
Max Dingel has been busy. In the past five years he has been involved in the production of albums for Muse, The Killers, Goldfrapp and John Cale to name but a few, and …
Posted on Tue 31 January 2012 in entries • Tagged with acoustic, choose, guitar, how to
Our guitar manager Terry Haselden is back to offer his enlightenment in the world of acoustics…
CHOOSING AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR
From the powerful ‘spr-wiang’ of Tom Petty’s 12-string in Free Falling to the delicate finger-picking of Paul McCartney’s Blackbird and the beautiful classical guitar of Andrés Segovia, the …
Posted on Tue 31 January 2012 in entries • Tagged with bad company, bass, drum and bass, dubstep, ed rush, jump up, moan, noisia, optical, programming, spor, synth, synthesiser, techy
Get under the bonnet of your synth and stop relying on those presets with the sound-creator Joe Stachowiak's top tips…
HOW TO DESIGN YOUR OWN SYNTH SOUNDS
Hello again young apprentices! Back for more? My first 'Synth Secrets' article (read it here if you missed it) introduced you to …
Posted on Tue 31 January 2012 in entries • Tagged with 150, active, egg, monitor, se electronics, se munro, studio
We take a closer look at the radically designed sE Munro Egg monitoring system…
SE MUNRO EGG 150 - OUT OF THEIR SHELLS
Thanks to its range of expertly hand-built microphones, sE Electronics have gained a reputation for quality and affordability over the past few years. Now sE have teamed up …
Posted on Thu 26 January 2012 in entries • Tagged with digitech, effects, guitar, ipb-10, pedal, pedalboard, programmable
This article was written by Absolute Music guitar expert Lee Williams and is featured in Issue 7 of our Absolute Music Magazine...
DIGITECH IPB-10 - BOX OF TRICKS
Even after all this time, there’s something about the word ‘iPad’ that gets us all excited. Stompbox pedals (for the most part …
Posted on Thu 26 January 2012 in entries • Tagged with module, roland, sonic cell, soniccell, sound, synth, synthesiser
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
ROLAND SONICCELL - INTRODUCTION
I have often thought (and often said) that finding the right keyboard for performing 'live' is difficult in as much as you have to make some form of …
Posted on Mon 21 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with drum, e500, electronic, kit, traps
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
INTRODUCING THE TRAPS E500 ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT
For me, Roland has always been the name that I have associated with Electronic Drums, but there are many other manufacturers out there, all with …