Recording Guides

So, I’ve been using GuitarTricks for a little while and thought it would be a good idea to write a review, since it’s not really suited for everyone, like so many people claim. I have now stopped using it because I ran out of lessons appropriate for my level of playing, but it’s an absolutely […]

Connecting an electric guitar to a bass amplifier is something that I’ve done multiple times when rehearsing with bands, and even though it always seemed to work just fine I often asked myself if it’s really something I should be doing. I assume you have the same question and this is why you’re here! So,

So, you just bought your first electric guitar and either one of your strings broke, or the whole set of strings is in need of changing. You think to yourself “huh, acoustic guitars sound awesome, why no use acoustic strings on my electric guitar?”. Well, I would advise against doing this without at least reading

Oh boy, here it comes! I can’t tell you the amount of arguments I got in over this question, and for some reason someone always brings it up again and again, be it in a band, forums, you name it. Playing the bass and the guitar-, even though they are extremely similar, is different and

The job of a mixer is to take all the incoming signals, mix them and then send them to one or more destinations. Analog and Digital consoles, while essentially doing the same thing, work in a very different way, and this is what I will cover in this article. Make sure to check the table

Hey everyone! I’ve been researching different websites that teach you how to play musical instruments lately, and I even ended up using some of the guitar-related ones, and I noticed that it’s kind of hard to find actual good websites that provide online lessons. Most of them are either extremely outdated or just lacking in

The DCAM FreeComp, which was released by FXpansion, is a free circuit-modelled bus compression plugin available in VST, AU or RTAS formats. It is modelled around a classic console bus compressor design and is intended to be used to “glue” mixes and subgroups together while enhancing punch and definition. This means that it’s actually best

Rough Rider 3 is an extremely simple compression plugin designed mostly to be used on the tracks that add “punch” to the mix; like drums, bass, guitar, synths, etc. It’s especially good for beginners since it only features a handful of controls; Ratio, Attack, Release, Sensitivity and Makeup, as well as a Mix control for

The Molot compressors’ visual aesthetics are based on an old Soviet Military device, and it looks amazing. It was released by Tokyo Dawn Labs a while back and they claim that it’s a compressor with loads of “Character”, which basically means that it will definitely color the sound of the track you’re using it on.