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Pre-Production Checklist: Are You Ready For The Studio?
Most sessions that go badly are blown way before the first note is played. A good plan begins with a pre-production checklist. Start here, but keep adding to it until you know you’ve got all your bases covered.
NS Artist Capo
Designed in conjunction with Ned Steinberger, the NS Artist Capo clamps to the front of the instrument, in order to avoid obstruction of the performer’s fretting hand while playing. It’s patented design is easy to open and close and applies even tension. With its micrometer tension adjustment dial, guitarists can fine-tune the tension of the capo. Designed to apply direct horizontal pressure, it virtually eliminates pulling strings out of tune. Its lightweight aluminum construction adds no noticeable weight to the neck of the instrument. It comes with an NS Micro Tuner mounting bracket, allowing the guitarist to add tuning capabilities to the capo, and it also includes a pick holder.
Roland CUBE Amp
The Roland CUBE Street EX is a battery-powered stereo amplifier with big sound and generous connectivity for a variety of mics, instruments, and other devices. Compact and easy to carry, the CUBE Street EX projects musical performances with ease. It features 50 watts of stereo power, two eight-inch woofers, two tweeters, onboard vocal and guitar effects, and up to 20 hours of operation on eight AA batteries. The CUBE Street EX delivers clean, punchy sound for street performances, small venues, stage monitoring, and other gigging situations.
5 Fun Ways to Practice Scales
No one likes to practice scales, but here are five ways to change up your routine, challenge yourself, and maybe even have some fun in the process.
How to Mic a Drum Kit
In our latest “How-To” Guide, Todd Hobin demonstrates how you can mic a drum kit for a recording studio. The more microphones you have the better. However, Todd gives a good trick on recording if you don’t have enough microphones.
Make Music Day
Make Music Day is the one day a year we celebrate the central role of music in our lives and our country through free, open and accessible events throughout the U.S. and the World.
Setting Up Your Own Home Recording Studio
Folk-pop-noir singer-songwriter and professional audio engineer, Ryan Hobler lives in a studio, mixing and recording on a daily basis. Drawing upon his 10 years of experience in both music production and audio post, here he offers his suggestions to avoid some common recording mistakes.
Matthew Kenney
Raised an only child, Matthew Kenney of Edgewood, Kentucky, was tasked with finding ways to entertain himself. The baby grand piano in his parents’ sitting room was his first inspiration. He began piano lessons in the third grade, but bored with the formal training, he quit after six months. Instead, he played by ear, learning everything from commercial jingles to the pop songs on his mom’s favorite radio station.
Xaphoon Pocket Sax
Xaphoon Pocket Sax is a tiny injection-molded sax with an incredibly big sound. The sound is described as somewhere between that of a saxophone and a clarinet, and two octaves lower than a flute of the same size. It uses standard saxophone reeds.