You’re at the store looking for new computer speakers and find yourself stopping to look at the studio monitors section. If they’re good enough to use in a professional studio, it makes sense they would be enjoyable to casually listen to every day at home. While this theory is valid, it isn’t as…
One of the most popular instruments to learn and play is the piano which some people are lucky enough to have in their home. However, owning a full-sized piano is not the easiest thing to squeeze into your home, making a keyboard or a midi controller a great option if you are hoping to…
Whether you are hoping to record a podcast or some original songs, there are a few things to look into before buying the right pop filter for you. The last thing you want to do is waste money on a cheap pop filter that falls apart. Are expensive pop filters really better? It depends…
Phantom power is the name given to a process of delivering direct current to microphones that have active circuitry inside of them. However, not all microphones have a need for phantom power. Does Shure SM58 need phantom power? No, the Shure SM58 microphone does not require phantom power simply because it does not have…
Audio recording involves a lot of experimentation to get it right. Vocals are arguably the most critical part of the track. In the past, it was easier for an artist to pick up any mic, press record, and voila! A perfect vocal! Sadly that is not the case anymore, goalposts have shifted in the…
Many home musicians start off playing the electric guitar and so will probably already own a guitar amp. But with the name ‘guitar’ amp does that mean that it can’t be used for anything apart from a guitar? Could we perhaps use a microphone through a guitar amp? The short answer to this question…
Whenever you’ve seen pictures of a professional recording studio you are probably used to seeing what appears to be a small shield type object placed in front of microphones. This is what is known in the industry as a ‘pop filter’. So when you come to record a guitar using a microphone you may…
I recently wrote an extensive article on home studio essential which explained the minimum pieces of equipment you require to start recording music at home. I recommended equipment that I personally have accumulated over the years but if you were to buy all that equipment in one go it would cost you a lot…
If you go into a large hall, an amphitheater or even a forest and shout or sing, the sound that you hear will bounce of the high number of surfaces and you will hear ‘reverberation’. As these sounds gradually get absorbed by these surfaces the sound decays and gradually fades away. This is a natural…
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, keyboards are a fantastic and diverse tool when it comes to creating sophisticated audio electronically. With most modern models allowing for streamlined, plug-and-play setups, more and more people are branching out and grabbing MIDIs. What should I do if I am experiencing MIDI keyboard delay or latency? In…