Posted on Sun 04 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with audio, interface, tascam, usb 2.0
Purchasing an audio interface can often be a minefield, especially for the amateur. There are so many products out there that knowing which one is right for you is a near-impossible task without sufficient advice (click here to read my in-depth guide). However, if you are after an interface that …
Posted on Sat 03 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with mackie, speaker, th-15a, thump
You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site ->Tony Long Music.
MACKIE THUMP TH-15A - INTRODUCTION
If you are in a small local band, you will be very familiar with the lugging around of heavy gear; upstairs, through …
Posted on Fri 02 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with drum
Just a quick blog post this time...
I recently received an excited e-mail from our Drum Manager, Austin, saying that a friend of his had picked up the Snare drum (complete with a letter of authenticity) from an auction that was used by Cozy Powell in the recording of Dance …
Posted on Thu 01 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, microkorg, microkorg xl, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer
This review of the MicroKorg XL comes courtesy of Vince Jones...
MICROKORG XL - INTRODUCTION
The MicroKorg XL comes from Korg’s 'mini' line of devices and follows on from the massively popular original MicroKorg, which has been seen at a number of prestigious gigs including those of synth legends Devo …
Posted on Sun 28 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with Live, pa speaker, speaker
Get to know the specs of your PA and you’ll find more power to play with, as Rob Speight explains…
MEET THE WRITER
Having spent the last 23 years honing his sound engineering skills, Rob is MD of Outpost Sound, offering recording, mixing, post-production and sound design services to …
Posted on Sat 27 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with egg, genelec, krk, monitor, se electronics, studio
Expert acoustician and monitor designer Andy Munro explains why it's so important to get exactly the right monitors…
MEET THE WRITER
Principle owner of Munro Acoustics, Andy co-founded Dynaudio Acoustics in 1990 and still designs custom Dynaudio monitor systems. He is currently designing many of the studios for the new …
Posted on Fri 26 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with logic, production
Remixer, producer and house supremo Dave Spoon lets us in on some of his top production tips…
STUDIO SECRETS
Hi, I’m Dave Spoon, general music nerd, producer for Wretch32, remixer of Madonna, Dizzee Rascal and others, and cultivator of a few of my own house hits, both solo and …
Posted on Mon 22 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with digital, recorder
Whether for live performance or background music, the Denon DN-F650R is the ideal solid-state solution for playing and recording digital music files…
The Denon DN-F650R solid-state player/recorder offers professional-quality playback and recording, with all the advantages and mass storage of digital music files on SD/SDHC memory cards and …
Posted on Sun 21 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, kronos, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer
This feature is taken from Issue 7 of our brochure...
Intrepid synth explorer, studio engineer and Absolute Music hi-tech guru, Tim Way sets off to find the secrets of this mighty Titan...
KING KRONOS
Kronos… two simple syllables that add up to what must have been the most hotly anticipated …
Posted on Sat 20 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with mic, microphone, recording
This article is taken from issue 7 of our brochure...
VOCAL KNOW-HOW
Achieving the perfect vocal take is a lot more in-depth than a quick gargle and a fifty-quid microphone, as our experts explain…
Recording has become easier and quicker than ever thanks to the ever evolving developments in music …