Category Archives: English Posts

Bean there, done that

Ah, the Line 6 pod. How long has that lovely red kidney been the object of budget guitarist lust? In a wierd spurt of nostalgia, Line 6 has launched the HD pod in a desktop version, giving the armchair artist exactly what he … Continue reading

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Uncolored Sound – Focal CMS Monitors

Few critical listening monitors under $2000 have that suave, honest sound necessary for direct translation to the many listening environments and systems music consumers use to listen to music. Even fewer have a non-fatiguing character that allowing hours of mixing. … Continue reading

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Dream Desks: The Allen & Heath GS-R24

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The original concept for the GS-R24 was for a larger version of the ZED-R16 with similar routing philosophy, high quality pre-amps and EQ. Interaction with recording musicians and engineers has resulted in many new features being added a full width … Continue reading

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Jam sessions online

It is hard to find time to work on your music by yourself. When you add in another person to work with, it becomes doubly hard. That said, there is probably a logarithmic function that describes getting a full band … Continue reading

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William Jeffery Jones Guitars

Beauty has been studied and debated since man could formulate coherent arguments. Since before the Bronze Age humanity has examples of what men and women have found attractive. The curious part is that this standard for objects as well as … Continue reading

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Glorious Gear series – The Akai EWI4000s

Every once in a while, a new piece of gear for the working musician comes around that changes things. Sometimes this piece of gear may go unnoticed at least by the general public for years, for no other reason then … Continue reading

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Room Acoustics: Basic Principles of Sound Absorption

In 1997, David R. Schwind wrote an in-depth article in Mix Magazine on the basic principles of room acoustics. The article wasn’t very practical, but it did shed some light on why certain materials have the effect of sound absorption, … Continue reading

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Winter NAMM 2011 – Part 2

Winter NAMM 2011 – part 2 This is Day 2 of the NAMM watch, and a TON of new products have been announced! Before we get into the video demos (that will be shown in part three), I’d like to … Continue reading

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Winter Namm 2011 – part 1

This just in-Winter NAMM 2011 is underway! I’ll be doing a weekend-long synthesis of the latest and greatest updates from NAMM as soon as I find them! This is a special exception to my weekday schedule I plan to do … Continue reading

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Introduction to Room acoustics – The Bass Trap

I have been placing emphasis lately on acoustics and setting up a critical listening space by posting some info on what companies like Delta H Design are doing. This is an incredibly important subject for the home studio enthusiast, mainly … Continue reading

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