There is a trap that we all fall into when we first start recording – we try and get everything louder. Guitars are no exception. So what can we do to get them to sit in the mix better and have a feeling of greater loudness. Let’s look at compression on guitars. Using distortion or […]
Category: Recording
USB Guitar Audio/Recording Devices and Interfaces
These days getting your guitar sound into a PC or laptop has become easier and relatively cheap. For upwards of £40 you can plug your guitar directly into your DAW of choice – record, edit and process or just jam along with your favourite tracks. Most devices come with great software and there’s a great […]
Buying Your First Electric Guitar – Beginners Advice
Buying an Electric guitar these days is pretty easy if you know what your looking for. Unfortunately if you’re a beginner you don’t and that’s why you’re looking on the internet. I understand walking into a music shop is probably a scary thing to do and to be honest it’s probably not the best environment […]
Tips for Recording Guitar – Commit That Sound
Recording electric guitar is probably the easiest thing to do. Just plug it into an £80 device and bob’s young uncle… Or is it? Much like anything on this site there is no right or wrong answer. My background and taste in music veers from well produced to dank muddy lo-fi. Guitar sound is down […]
KRK ERGO – The Key to a better mix
‘Is your mix Boomy, Flat, Muddy, Unbalanced and just not right? The problem is your room. Fix your Room and you’ll fix your mix…‘ Sometimes something comes along that you just wish you had enough spare cash to throw away on. I’d love to know if this works. KRK ERGO Room Correction System The ERGO […]