Recording Advice

MixCon 2021 is On: FREE Mixing Masterclasses Online, Starting July 7th

MixCon 2021 is FREE | FULL SCHEDULE HERE Organized by Delicious Audio and pro audio blog SonicScoop, MixCon is the world’s only convention that’s all about music mixing, featuring videos from past shows have been seen millions of times all over the world. This year, we’re bringing you free mixing…Click on the title for more

MixCon 2021 is On: FREE Mixing Masterclasses Online, Starting July 7th

First Video of Torpedo C.A.B. M

Hailed as “the missing link between the guitarist’s rig and PA or audio interface” the Torpedo C.A.B. M is loaded with some of the best cabinet simulations and impulse responses available to the modern guitar player. It is a lightweight and portable alternative to lugging a cumbersome cabinet to the…Click on the title for more

First Video of Torpedo C.A.B. M

O Mer’s Pedals, Synths and Creative Process

Brooklyn by way of Tel Aviv artist O Mer employs DAW, synths and electric guitar to create minimalistic pop gems that are as catchy as they are arresting. Started as a one man band, the project has recently expanded to comprise a full band, which has brought the sound to…Click on the title for more

O Mer’s Pedals, Synths and Creative Process

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar

Overdrive is a natural fit with electric guitars. But when used sparingly, it can also lend a bit of gritty warmth to an acoustic guitar and give your tone more mass and power. Acoustic guitarists who use overdrive pedals onstage include Howie Day, Joseph Arthur, Damien Rice, Phil Keaggy, John…Click on the title for more

How to Use Overdrive with Acoustic Guitar

Meris Pedals: An Inspired Approach to Stompboxes

The world of pedal manufacturing is ripe for trailblazers. You can count Meris among them. The company makes a small but versatile range of pro-audio-quality stompboxes that offer a fresh and invigorating rethinking of what can be done with reverb, delay and circuits derived from synthesizers. That sort of approach…Click on the title for more

Meris Pedals: An Inspired Approach to Stompboxes

How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

Pedal geeks on a constant quest to conquer their dream distortion try (and buy) pedal after pedal in search of "the sound in their heads." EQ pedals might sound like a boring option in the pool of exciting devices available out there, but they are actually a powerful tool in…Click on the title for more

How to improve your tone with an EQ pedal (by Wampler)

With its cosmic approach to feature-rich stompboxes, Wisconsin based Mattoverse builds self-described "handmade tools for new sonic adventures." Since we are fond of adventures - and adventurous art - we couldn't help but dig a little deeper, after noticing these intriguing boxes at the latest Summer NAMM. TIME BASED EFFECTS The pedals from…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile: Mattoverse Electronics

Recording Guitar Advice: the Importance of Phase

Most engineers and producers, to allow themselves more options at the mixing stage, record guitars (electric ones in particular) with two or more microphones placed at a different distance from the sound source. Shoegazer bands are particularly famous for using this technique, which indeed can help give the guitar a…Click on the title for more

Recording Guitar Advice: the Importance of Phase

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

Miniature Tigers is officially back with their first release since 2014. I Dreamt I Was A Cowboy, the new 11-track LP from the indie rock band is a short departure from the group's previous releases--often unpolished, organic, and lovingly displaying the dirt and hiccups that come from recording via couch surfing.…Click on the title for more

Minature Tigers’ Gear and Creative Process

Lewis Del Mar’s Gear and Creative Process

LEWIS DEL MAR'S CRUCIAL GEAR: --------------------------------------- SP-404 SPD-SX --------------------------------------- After gracing (two thirds of) The Deli's 2016 SXSW issue's cover, Rockaway Beach, NY's experimental soul pop duo Lewis Del Mar had a pretty exciting year, culminating in the recent release of their self titled debut album, and the US and EU tour that follows it.…Click on the title for more

Lewis Del Mar’s Gear and Creative Process

Mixing Drums Secrets: Eqing Overheads for Punch

Getting drums to sound "BIG" is one of the most common goals of your average rock band so we thought you might find useful this advice on how to get that bombastic live drum sound directly from a guy (producer Marc McClusky) who mixed record by Weezer, Everclear, and Bad Religion among others. This snippet is…Click on the title for more

Mixing Drums Secrets: Eqing Overheads for Punch

Pedal Tricks: The Shimmer Effect

"Shimmer" is a word that has become somewhat trendy in the stompbox realm, with many new stompboxes claiming to be able to reproduce the "shimmering effect." This effect, made famous by U2's The Edge, creates an ethereal string-like reverb under your guitar's regular signal and it's actually something that can…Click on the title for more

Pedal Tricks: The Shimmer Effect