A Quick History Of The Drum Machine: From The 1980s To Today
A drum machine is not a compromise. It is a tool and a recording goldmine. It is a weapon for any artist in need of a beat. Today’s drum machines ...
Is A Universal Audio Apollo Interface Worth It?
Anyone who has been trained in music engineering and sound production is probably aware of the Universal Audio Apollo, or UA Audio Interface, as well as the Universal Audio brand. ...
Maschine v. MPC: Which Is Better?
Pitting the merits of Native Instruments’ Maschine v. MPC from Akai, both DJ recording tools offer a premium-level performance and are used every day all over the world to ...
Why The SSL 4000 Mixing Console Is Still Highly Coveted
Though it has been discontinued for some time, the SSL 4000 Series of mixing consoles remain in high demand in the second-hand marketplace. Why this is has everything to do ...
Yamaha NS-10 Is The Best Worst Studio Speaker Of All-Time
The Yamaha NS-10 launched in 1978 and since then, some might say that modern pop recording was never the same. The Yamaha NS-10 is, in short, a loudspeaker but it ...
How Mobile Recording Studios Make Writing A Hit Song Easier
A portable recording studio is easy to assemble. There are all sorts of YouTube tutorials on portable recording studios, how to build such a studio for cheap, and giving insight ...
Why The Neumann U87 Is The World’s Most Famous Microphone
Since the 1950s, the Neumann U87 has been used to record many of popular music’s greatest songs. What’s considered the Rolling Stones’ finest album, 1972’s “Exile On Main Street” was ...
How Buying Barefoot Speakers Can Change The Way You Mix Music
A set of Barefoot audio speakers can enhance the way you hear and mix music of any genre. While there are producers and engineers in digital music production who think ...
5 Ways VR Music & Virtual Reality Is Pushing Music Forward
Multiple virtual reality initiatives have hit the market in the past decade, with some explicitly targeting VR music and the music industry. As many of these technologies are still in ...
Remote Songwriting Long-Distance On Zoom, Skype, & More
Have you ever written a song on Zoom, Skype, or over the Internet with a collaborator? More artists than ever are. The idea of long-distance songwriting might have sounded bizarre ...
What Does Sound Look Like?
In a prior article analyzing what is sound and what does a sound wave look like, we mentioned that there’s a vast field of content to unpack when it comes ...
What Is Sound, What Is A Sound Wave, & What Is Sound Energy?
In answering the question “What is sound?” several answers can be given. You may say a sound is a vibration. A sound can be interpreted as an acoustic wave, aka ...
Why Rock Music Won’t Give Up The Analog Vs. Digital Debate
Analog v. digital. Acoustic v. electric. Live music played strictly by real human beings v. using sequencers and pre-recorded tracks to provide a boost in performance quality. While other genres ...
