Musikmesse is a huge fair/expo/trade-show focusing on all things to do with music, from creating it to recording or performing it. This year's Musikmesse was held in Frankfurt, Germany and just wrapped. The folks at Audio Fanzine (an awesome site … [Continue reading] about Audio Fanzine Picks The Top 10 Products of Musikmesse 2012
Fast and Cheap Ways To Improve Your Recordings and Mixes
Like I always say (yes, there is never a time when I am not saying it;)), audio recording quality is more about knowledge than about the gear you use. If you can't afford to upgrade your home recording studiowith better microphones or interfaces or … [Continue reading] about Fast and Cheap Ways To Improve Your Recordings and Mixes
Reasons To Own a Shure SM-57 Microphone
Ah yes, the venerable and ubiquitous Shure SM57. These are veterans of the stage and studio and have always, it seems to me, been a mic you could get for just around a hundred bucks. But these days everyone will say that recording is all about … [Continue reading] about Reasons To Own a Shure SM-57 Microphone
The New Shure Open-Back Headphones
Shure, the company known primarily for their excellent microphones, made a pretty big splash in 2010 when they released some studio headphones (the SRH440 and SRH840). But these were closed-back headphones, which are a type needed by folks when … [Continue reading] about The New Shure Open-Back Headphones
What is Re-Amping?
Have you ever heard of re-amping? If you play electric guitar or bass, you're probably used to playing them through an amplifier. And while recording your electric guitar by simply setting up a microphone (such as a Shure SM57 for example) in front … [Continue reading] about What is Re-Amping?