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  • Recording Bass Guitar at Home – Using a DI or a Microphone
    Guitar | Products | Recording | Tips and Guides

    Recording Bass Guitar at Home – Using a DI or a Microphone

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    You may think that recording the bass guitar in the home studio is one of the easier recording tasks.  But there are plenty of questions it can throw at you. Can you record the bass directly into the interface? Do you need a DI box? What even is a DI box? Should you use a…

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  • Music Studio Cables: Different Jack Types, Which Cable for Monitors?
    Maintaining Equipment | Products | Recording | Tips and Guides

    Music Studio Cables: Different Jack Types, Which Cable for Monitors?

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    Oh, how I long for the days in the future when everything is wireless. How joyful it will be to record in a cable-free studio! No tripping over them, no hours of recording time lost sitting on the floor untangling!  No picking up a guitar who’s cable has somehow become wrapped around the charger to…

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  • 15 Simple Tips for Making MIDI Drums Sound Real!
    Recording | Tips and Guides

    15 Simple Tips for Making MIDI Drums Sound Real!

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    Ok, so we all wish we could have awesome sounding live drums on our recordings right? Well, unfortunately, to get live drums sounding good, or even average, is no easy task. You’ve got to think about room acoustics, microphone type, microphone positions and much more besides. This is on top of the fact that most…

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  • A Beginner’s Guide To MIDI: What Is It? How Does It Work?
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    A Beginner’s Guide To MIDI: What Is It? How Does It Work?

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    MIDI is a word you will see thrown around a lot when reading about recording music at home. As a beginner, I owned and used a lot of MIDI equipment without really having a clue how it even worked. In this guide, I will share with you (in simple terms) what I have learned, to help…

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  • What Are The Different Types of EQ? A Complete Guide
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    What Are The Different Types of EQ? A Complete Guide

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    In summary, the 5 main different types of EQ are:    Shelving EQ Highpass/ Lowpass Filter EQ Graphic EQ Parametric EQ, and; Bandpass EQ       What is Equalization?    Put simply equalization (from a music production point of view) is the process of altering sound frequencies to enhance your overall mix. Frequencies in a…

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  • Laptop Specs For Music Production – A Complete Guide
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    Laptop Specs For Music Production – A Complete Guide

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    In quick summary, the minimum recommended laptop specs for music production are: At least 2.2Ghz i7 quad-core processor At least 4GB of RAM 64-bit operating system At least 256GB of internal storage (HDD or SSD) At least a 15-inch screen. Check out my latest recommendations in the recommended gear section here. A lot of the…

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  • What’s the Difference Between Dynamic and Condenser Microphones?
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    What’s the Difference Between Dynamic and Condenser Microphones?

    ByRob Wreglesworth

      When I first started recording one of the first things I wanted to do was record some simple acoustic guitar and vocals. Mainly because I only owned an acoustic guitar at the time, so I didn’t have much choice. With no line output from my traditional wooden guitar, I knew I would need a…

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  • 25 Tips for Recording Acoustic Guitar From Microphones to Room Type
    Guitar | Recording | Tips and Guides

    25 Tips for Recording Acoustic Guitar From Microphones to Room Type

    ByRob Wreglesworth

      There’s nothing worse than when an instrument sounds fantastic in a live setting but it just doesn’t come through in the recording. I have found this to be the case with acoustic guitar in particular. There is no definite solution for getting the perfect sound. This will vary between equipment and other aspects of your…

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  • 13 Tips For Keeping Your Home Recording Studio Organized
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    13 Tips For Keeping Your Home Recording Studio Organized

    ByRob Wreglesworth

      A tidy space is a creative space. Or so I kept getting told by fellow musician’s when they saw my not so organized studio space. Wires were all over the floor, guitar pedals were scattered about. At one point I actually had a beer brewing in the corner, but that’s another story. To be honest,…

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  • 15 Reasons To Choose Vintage Analog Synths Over Digital Synths
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    15 Reasons To Choose Vintage Analog Synths Over Digital Synths

    ByRob Wreglesworth

    Many people these days are asking the question analog vs digital synth which should I go for? In this article, I put forward my case for why I think every home studio should have at least one vintage analog synth. Even if you are fully in the digital camp. I am not a big collector of…

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