Anyone shopping for a new podcasting microphone, or a voiceover microphone, or even a studio vocal microphone should know that the broadcast industry has relied on a very small handful of mics for the past 30 years. Broadcasters know something that you might not: how to get a great vocal sound. Read more…
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More than ever, the NAMM show is becoming a mash up of the analog world – with its historic musical precedents made up of strings, reeds, mallets, speakers, mics and the best traditional music making elements – with the increasingly digital music world, where speed, portability, and innovation rule.
Yesterday, I ran into a friend who suggested I check out a soft synth program from Spectrasonics called Omnisphere 1.5, and I caught the tail end of a demo by keyboardist Jordan Rudess that day, but just what the Omnisphere program could do was still a bit murky to me. 
Today was my first day at the 2011 Winter NAMM Convention, a gathering of more than 80,000 people involved in the music products industry.
This time around we’re going to highlight several very cool, best-in-class combo amps — so before we get down to brass tacks, let’s get some quick background:
Many people have a limited budget this year to upgrade their home recording systems. Because of that, it’s helpful to prioritize what is the most important element you need or would benefit from upgrading. 
When I first went looking for an electric guitar I could use for jazz, the weight of the guitar – and not just the sound – was a factor in my buying decision. 
Whether you record live bands and real drum kits or use synthetic drum sounds, quite often you want to add some weight to the kick drum sound without making it sound “flabby” or overloaded. 
Amazing guitar tones start with the player. 
No matter what you call it, ‘whammy bar,’ ‘trem bar,’ or whatever, there’s only one (IMHO anyway) that’s stood the test of time for over half a century and remained the arbiter of cool: the Bigsby. 
Being an independent act on the road has its various pitfalls and obstacles. 
Moving a new, alternative instrument into the mainstream is a truly arduous task. 
