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Helpful hints, tips, and tutorials that aid musicians in pursuing their music careers.

Recording Studio Microphones: a Beginner’s Guide

Recording studio microphones come in all manner of shapes and sizes and serve different purposes around your studio

At some early point in your journey to build a home recording studio, you’re going to end up looking at recording studio microphones. And it cannot be understated just how overwhelming that process can be. Terms like “polar patterns”, “phantom…

How to Record a Full Band on the Cheap

Learning how to record a full band can be a challenge, but this guide aims to walk you through the process from start to finish

At some point in any forward-moving band’s career, you’re going to wonder how to record a full band. And you won’t get too deep into that question before realizing one particularly ugly truth. Recording a full band is flippin’ expensive.…

What is an Audio Interface? How to Pick the Best One

A low-cost and highly functional audio interface from Behringer

An audio interface, also known as an “AD/DA converter” or simply an “AI”, converts analog audio signals into digital ones so your computer can use them, and then turns digital signals back to analog so you can hear them through…

What is a DAW? Here’s How to Choose the Best One

What is a DAW and how do you choose the best DAW for your home recording studio?

It’s the first major decision any budding home studio engineer needs to make, and it’s an important one: Which DAW should you use in your home recording studio? And for that matter, what is a DAW, anyway? A DAW (Digital…