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With modern computers, virtual instruments have become more and more valuable and important, especially for all the home studio guys like us, so it’s important to know how to deal with them. Today’s post is dedicated to answering one of my readers, Josh, who asked me a question concerning that subject. Here’s what he wrote to me: …

Some time ago, we talked about how you can jump into recording with your first studio microphone. Now it’s time to spend some words on another essential piece of equipment that will let you connect that microphone somehow and carry all of your awesome sounds inside your computer! A cable? You’ll probably need that too, but no. Unfortunately, that’s not …

In Part 1 we started covering all the basic features that make Studio One 2 a real mastering DAW. We discovered how powerful the “Project” really is and got a bit deeper with the interface and the metering tools. In this last part, we’ll deal with things like plugins, sound quality, export options and mixing-mastering …

There are many different DAWs out there and, apart from some exceptions, they sound basically the same. What differentiate a DAW from another most of the times are things like features and ease of use. Even though you can master your own project with almost any DAW, from Pro Tools to Logic, there are some …

So you want to record something great, right? Seems you’ll need a microphone then… Well, in this post I will try to give you some advices on which microphone to choose and how much money you should spend on it. You’ll be up and running in no time. There we go! Dynamic VS Condenser Let’s make …

You just finished your latest mix and it’s really rocking. Deep lows, clear highs…It’s sounding amazing in your studio. But how do you know if it will translate well on other systems? A good trick I always adopt to address this is to make use of a my iPod dock station. Pretty much anything small will be …