Ableton Live 9 has been out for a few months now, and whilst many people have already upgraded, undoubtedly there are a few of you out there who are still mulling over whether it is worth stumping up the cash for an upgrade. We felt that maybe now was a [...]
At least among older keyboardists, monophonic, analog synths have gotten greater visibility in recent years. The Cure’s Rodger O’Donnell’s first solo album The Truth in Me (2006) involved the Moog Voyager, while Depeche Mode’s Sounds of the Universe, even as mediocre as the result was, featured some vintage Moogs. The [...]
Who says beginners or casual DJs can’t have decent gear? With its value and “starter” Mixtrack line, Numark continues to grow, with the Mixtrack Quad expanding the capabilities of the Mixtrack Pro II, which we reviewed back in April 2013. This DJ controller with audio I/O comes with four channels [...]
If details go into a piece of gear’s design, will the sound be as equally high-quality and fine-tuned with such meticulousness? In the case of the KRK VXT6, a two-way active studio monitor with a six-inch Kevlar woofer, this notion proves to be true. Even when it comes down to [...]
More and more iPad controllers for Ableton are appearing all the time. Conductr is a new offering that claims to stand out from the crowd in that it is specifically designed for live performance. It certainly does have an elegant and intuitive interface that appears well suited to being used [...]
In the first two parts of this guide (Pt 1 & Pt 2), we showed you how to capture a great vocal sound and a fantastic vocal performance. Now that you have the vocal recorded, how do you process it to ensure that it can compete with the very best [...]
In a sense, a fondness for nostalgia has characterized the pop culture period from the late ‘00s to the present. How music is produced isn’t exempt from this. In fact, after over a decade in which the average consumer lost interest in vinyl, its warmth, detail, and musical authenticity became [...]
In the first part of this guide we looked at how to set up a ‘dead’ sounding space in your studio and discussed microphone choice. Here, in part two, we will look at how you capture a great vocal performance. The Role Of The Producer The role of the producer [...]
Back at the 2013 Winter Music Conference, the theme of versatility over the purity of vinyl pervaded throughout various gear workshops. Based on events from Stanton’s parent company Gibson Audio and Pioneer, the question regarding gear these days isn’t so much “Does it seem authentic, like playing vinyl?” but rather [...]
Early in their careers, many producers of electronic music have little or no experience of recording live vocals. This is obviously due to the fact that we are able to achieve often excellent results through the use of samples. Eventually however, many of us will want to start using vocalists [...]