Recording effective and compelling educational or technical copy requires that your v/o talent has at least a basic understanding of what it is he or she is voicing. Read how to record voiceovers for educational or technical copy....
Learn How to Master Steinberg's Cubase 4 with this single-issue magazine featuring a bonus DVD. Mastering Cubase 4 will focus on getting up to speed quickly with tutorials on Steinberg's powerful cross-platform digital audio sequencer. ...
It's quite an awe-inspiring experience to pick up a guitar and play sounds that could never come from a guitar alone. The convergence of guitar, synthesizer,...
As an artist, your creative works are the lifeline of your business. By protecting them through copyright registration, you can control how they're used...
Bring ‘em Back Alive reveals tips and techniques from recording professionals on the best strategies for making live recordings of bands or solo artists, either onstage or in the studio....
In the late 1980s, sample-based synthesis was the premier technology that keyboardists used to produce a wide range of realistic sounds. Today, the synthesist...
For Venus Hum's third full-length release, The Colors in the Wheel (Nettwerk/Mono-Fi, 2006), the electronic-pop trio eschewed synthesizers in favor of...
Using guitar amps, cabinets, and stompboxes to process instruments ranging from horns to acoustic and electric keyboards has a long history onstage and...
Noise gates are among the oldest audio-production tools. They mute a signal falling below a certain level, called the threshold, to remove unwanted noise....
Electronic Musician’s feature on direct guitar recording looks at DI options, modeling processors and plug-ins, strategies for getting the best sound, and more....
Read the Electronic Musician interview with four top engineers to learn their approach to recording acoustic guitar. Recording engineers talk about how they pursue the perfect acoustic guitar sound....
Electronic Musician’s feature, written by Grammy-winning engineer Charles Dye, on better monitoring strategies. Gear, speaker placement, and advice for keeping perspective are all includedas you learn how to use monitoring techniques for a better mix....
The three ingredients that are essential for creating a convincing synthesized-bass part are programming, playing, and mixing. I describe how to program...
The key to programming convincing synth-bass sounds is simplicity. I use one oscillator with a medium-width pulse wave and a lowpass filter whose envelope...
Until the late 1970s, synthesizers were used primarily to create new and unusual types of sounds. But by 1980, keyboard players were clamoring for synths...
Electronic Musician’s review of Waves GTR 2.0, a Guitar plug-in suite. Waves GTR 2.0, a hardware/software bundle for guitar recording includes hardware/software guitar amp-, cabinet-, and effects-modeling system....