What is Mastering?
The history of audio mastering can be traced back to the early days of recorded music. In the early 20th century, the process of mastering involved physically cutting a master ...
The Legendary Roland TR-808: An Impact as Big as its Bass
Since its creation in 1980 the Roland TR-808 has had a monumental impact on music. There had existed a few drum machines at the time but this was the first ...
SoundCloud vs Mixcloud
The good ol’ days of Myspace are long gone and various Websites catering to musicians, DJs and producers have since emerged. We are all fans of SoundCloud and Mixcloud, however, ...
Laptop DJ vs USB Stick DJ – Which is Better
DJing isn’t about two turntables and a mixer anymore. There’s a lot of skills form decades past you don’t need and a lot of new skills you do, if you ...
Why Top Studio Monitors can Cost up to $100,000
If you’re building your own recording studio or have come to replace some of your recording studio gear, you likely are seeing a range of prices including some studio monitors ...
Can Plugin Guitar and Bass Plugins Replace the Real Amps?
There was a time when virtual guitars and bass amps were only used for demos. These days, there’s probably more virtual guitar and bass on mainstream radio than live instrumentation. ...
What is the Best Laptop for Music Production
As music producers working from our laptops on music, inevitably we reach a point where our laptops are just not getting it done. The great thing about contemporary music production ...
Pioneer DJ Equipment is the Industry Standard – Marketing or Quality
Using a range of product from the more affordable to some of the most expensive, Pioneer DJ equipment is some of the most sought after in the world. But, is ...
Kaotica Eyeball – Mobile Vocal Booth
The ability to record in mobile environments, in this day and age, is how many demos and recordings are made. Though one can easily compose in a DAW, getting the ...
What’s the Difference between WAV, MP3 and FLAC?
When it comes to music production, if you’re writing and recording and mixing your own material, you’ll notice many different file formats. There’s MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and so much more. Which ...
The Best Portable Music Equipment and Music Gear for 2018
Mobile recording is a valued process among industry leaders in hip hop, house music, EDM, pop music, and dance music. Creating new tracks, capturing vocal performances on-the-go, and mixing inside ...
Best DAW of 2018 – Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Fruity Loops, and More!
Choosing the best DAW in 2018 could revolve around any number of variables. For any producer or musician, when it comes to building your own personal home studio setup, this ...
Top 10 industry Microphones
This year’s industry microphones are making a big impact on how music is recorded and produced. As more interest has shifted to mobile recording and capturing performances outside of traditional ...
Real Instruments or Samples, Do we Care or is Digital Enough?
Today’s music is embedded endlessly with digital samples and digital products. Some of the biggest and most successful music of our generation is produced exclusive through digital instruments and samples. ...
Who is Slate Digital?
When discussing music production software, presets, and plugins, one of the names that are usually at the top of the list for must-haves is Slate Digital. If you don’t know ...
A Quick History of the Drum Machine, from the 1980s to Today
Today’s drum machines have gone from being a tool imitating various percussion instruments to being hi-tech composition machines complete with sequencing and synthesizer components built in. Though drum machines began ...
