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IK Multimedia ToneX Update: The New Capture Workflow, Tested on Real Amps
I updated ToneX last week expecting the usual round of small fixes. Instead I ended up re-capturing three amps that I had...
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Fender Tonemaster Pro After Six Months: What Actually Held Up
Six months is the point where gear stops being new. The presets you built in week one have survived a few rehearsals,...
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Banjo Rolls for Guitar Players: The Right Hand Workout That Transfers
The first time I tried to play a banjo roll on guitar, my right hand locked up somewhere around the third note....
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Five Compressor Plugins That Earn Their CPU on a Real Mix
Five compressors, one rule: if I can’t hear what it does to the mix, it comes off the insert. That sounds obvious....
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Mic Placement for Upright Piano: Three Positions That Actually Work
The first time I recorded an upright piano properly, I got the lid open, set up a pair of small-diaphragm condensers, tracked...
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Compressor Plugins for Guitar: 5 That Don’t Kill Your Pick Attack
I recorded the same fifteen-second phrase thirty times last week. Same guitar, same pick, same room, same mic. The only thing changing...
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Recording Piano With One Mic: Placement Moves That Fix a Muddy Low End
The first time I recorded my upright with a single condenser, I ended up with a track that sounded like someone playing...
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Arturia V Collection Update: What Changed and Who Should Care
Arturia’s V Collection updates land quietly. There’s no launch event, no countdown, just a new entry in the Arturia Software Center and...
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Banjo Through a Guitar Amp: What It Does to the Tone and Why I Keep Doing It
I keep a little 8-watt combo in the corner of my teaching room, and it earns its keep in ways that have...