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Teenage Love’s Gear and Creative Process

TEENAGE LOVE'S CRUCIAL GEAR Ableton Live + NI Maschine MINIMOOG Voyager " The Voyager opened up a new sound palette for us to work with, and we like knobs! " You shouldn't let go of an ideal band mate: Katy Gunn and Anna Lidell found each other, and not even…Click on the title for more

Teenage Love’s Gear and Creative Process

Red Panda Raster Delay

It’s not really fair to classify the new Red Panda Raster Delay as just a delay pedal. The Raster is actually more of a Leatherman type multi-tool effect, as it not only has all your standard digital delay needs covered (up to 750 ms and three delay modes for standard,…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster Delay

New Pedal makers: McCaffrey Audio

Wisconsin' s McCaffrey Audio may sound like a new name in the world of guitar pedals, but the company's CEO and founder Ryan McCaffrey is not a novice to the manufacturing game, having been running RJM Effect before starting this new adventure in 2014. The company's goal is to create…Click on the title for more

New Pedal makers: McCaffrey Audio

New Pedals: Visual Sound V3 Route 66 American Overdrive + Compressor

Almost every guitarist is familiar with Tennessee pedal manufacturer Visual Sound's popular pedal power line, the OneSpot, but the company is first and foremost an effects shop with an emphasis on reliability. Before we get to the company's latest offering, the V3 Route 66 American Overdrive, it bears mentioning that…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Visual Sound V3 Route 66 American Overdrive + Compressor

An overview of the MojoHand Magpie Overdrive

There is such a thing as too much overdrive. Sometimes you want a chime instead of the church bells. The pedal known as Magpie - by Texan manufacturer Mojo Hand FX - is a new Overdrive for those looking for a refined, transparent crunch that maintains the original tone of the guitar…Click on the title for more

An overview of the MojoHand Magpie Overdrive

The history of Lo-Fi Recording

DIY is a word that goes hand in hand with rock music. The early rock ‘n’ roll pioneers were blues singers (i.e. pretty much street singers) who were trying to do something new by incorporating country elements to their tunes. Most rock and pop artists, from The Beatles to Madonna,…Click on the title for more

The history of Lo-Fi Recording

OD Glove: another new EHX distortion

Electro Harmonix has been quiet on the distortion front for a while until what will probably be remembered as... the summer 2014 DISTORTION EXPLOSION! We already blogged about the East River Drive and the reissue of the Hot Tubes just a few months (if not weeks) ago, and here we are…Click on the title for more

OD Glove: another new EHX distortion

Home Recording – computer based workstations vs. all-in-one multitrack recorders

No less an authority than Steve Jobs deemed home recording a worthwhile pursuit for casual and fanatic music enthusiasts alike - that was around 2005. To wit, Apple’s inclusion of a recording/sequencing program like Garageband in its multimedia application bundle signifies that home recording is becoming as widespread a hobby…Click on the title for more

Home Recording – computer based workstations vs. all-in-one multitrack recorders

Bands in the Studio: Recording Parquet Courts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPpihD340yE Jonathan Schenke's Gear: Deltalab Effectron "We have an AMS DMX Delay that is incredible... it’s the Martin Hannett/Joy Division delay, and completely unlike anything else I’ve heard." Jonathan Schenke, sound engineer and music lover, recorded the debut album of Brooklyn indie rock buzz band Parquet Courts, entitled 'Light Up Gold'…Click on the title for more

Bands in the Studio: Recording Parquet Courts

Guitar Pedal News: Jam Pedals’ Big Chill

Jam Pedals are a unique boutique pedal manufacture from Greece I stumbled across at this year's NAMM. They specialize in crafting vintage-inspired designs that use high quality components and feature custom artwork. One thing I found really cool is that they do customized point-to-point combo pedals. So if you wanted…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Jam Pedals’ Big Chill

Everything About Audio Mastering

Mark from Engine Room Audio has been mastering records in the Big Apple for more than 12 years, witnessing the analogue to digital revolution and various NYC scene waves. We asked him a few questions about the art he masters, something not many emerging musicians are familiar with.... Mastering is a sort of…Click on the title for more

Everything About Audio Mastering

What’s in a (band’s) name?

Advice on band names registration and trademark law What’s in a name? If you are an individual artist or group in the music industry, there are numerous assets within your professional name, such as goodwill, commercial recognition, and valuable intellectual property rights. The reputation and recognition of an artist’s music…Click on the title for more

What’s in a (band’s) name?