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Signal to Noise: Rockin’ the Reactive Load
September 17, 2018
The key to direct recording is to get an amp to behave realistically. So how do you accomplish this?
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Anatomy of an Amp Cab
July 13, 2018
It may not be the sexiest part of your rig, but the speaker enclosure plays a crucial role in the signal chain. Here’s what’s going on inside.
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The Recording Guitarist: Recording Electric Guitar—Multi-Mic Options
June 15, 2018
Once mic or two? Mono or stereo? Hear the differences.
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The Recording Guitarist: Some Basic Variables of Recording Electric Guitars
May 3, 2018
Learn the sounds of different speaker, mic, and cabinet types.
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The Recording Guitarist: The Limits of Loud
April 10, 2018
You can only pump up the volume so far.
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The Recording Guitarist: Maximizing Your Mix
March 14, 2018
Loud and proud? Or phony and flat?
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The Recording Guitarist: The Match Game
February 2, 2018
You can’t steal someone else’s audio. But you can swipe their EQ.
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The Recording Guitarist: DIY Mastering Tools
January 8, 2018
We can’t always afford professional mastering for our music. So let’s make the most of the tools we have.
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The Recording Guitarist: 'Sgt. Pepper’s' Lonely Solo Button
November 24, 2017
Rock recording has modernized since Sgt. Pepper. But has it improved?
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American Spirit: Peter K. Siegel
November 16, 2017
Avant-garde guitarist Elliott Sharp talks to the producer behind classic albums by Roy Buchanan, Joseph Spence, and Doc Watson about a lifetime of historic music-making.
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Bass Bench: Pondering the Cabinet Conundrum
November 14, 2017
Should bassists pay more attention to the humble speaker enclosure?
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The Recording Guitarist: Subvert the Virtual Guitar Rig!
October 3, 2017
Amp and effects modelers are designed to sound analog—but they don’t have to.
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The Big Score: Cutting Guitar Tracks for TV
September 19, 2017
Composer Rich Tozzoli shares his secrets, tips, gear, and techniques for big-time small-screen scoring.
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The Recording Guitarist: Rock on with Your Clock On
September 7, 2017
The far-out sounds of effect sequencers.
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The Recording Guitarist: Designing Delays, Part 2
July 4, 2017
More unconventional echo experiments.
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Tone Tips: Quick Pointers for Recording and Mixing Acoustic Guitar
July 2, 2017
You might be totally in sync with your home-recording rig, but tracking acoustic guitar presents some unique challenges and there are guidelines to follow.
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The Recording Guitarist: Unusual Echoes
June 12, 2017
Get creative with faux-analog delay tones.
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The Recording Guitarist: Breaking Bits
May 11, 2017
This ugly effect can be a thing of beauty.
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The Recording Guitarist: Big Bad Baritone
April 20, 2017
T’aint bass, t’aint guitar, ’tis versatile.
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The Recording Guitarist: A Study In Stereo Miking
February 20, 2017
What’s the best way to record acoustic guitar in stereo? X-Y? M-S? A-B? Or just plain old mono?
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