How to set up audio for streaming

Zack intro Why is live video streaming so popular these days? First it builds a great connection with your fanbase through live chat and second you don't have to edit [...]

5 Ways To Level Up Your Home Studio

Is your home studio more ‘home’ than ‘studio’? Do you find yourself hindered in your music making workflow by logistical stumbling blocks within the creative space? Read on to discover [...]

6 Tips For Miking Up A Guitar Cab

1. Choose the right microphone Inevitably, the microphone you elect to point at the speaker cabinet from which your amplified guitar is emanating has a major impact on the quality [...]

6 Of The Best Free Plugins For Mixing

Although your DAW no doubt has a raft of great plugins built in, the third-party effects market is replete with more interesting and characterful alternatives, many of them completely free. [...]

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Amp Sims

Get your DI right first!   As with recording any of your instruments, the source itself is the most fundamental component to get right. A DI, or direct injection, is [...]

The Beginners Guide to Dolby Atmos

What is Dolby Atmos? The first in a long and chequered line of domestic surround sound formats to succeed in gaining mainstream adoption, Dolby Atmos has made the truly immersive [...]

The Beginner’s Guide to Beatmaking

Beatmaking – that is, the process of building fully fleshed-out loops using samples and synths, for working into complete songs via the subsequent addition of rapped and/or sung vocals – [...]