Are you trying to make sense of all the Music Making Software available? Looking to choose the right audio production software for your studio. As a musician you want to harness the power of your PC, Mac or iPad to record and edit your songs. The problem is where to start, and how to pick […]
Guitar to MIDI connection – Use Your Guitar Like A Synth
Do you want to make your guitar sound like a synth, or something else completely different? In this guide we’ll look at how it is possible to do just that … using MIDI. You can use either hardware or software (or a combination of both) to convert the sound of your guitar to a MIDI […]
Setting Up Your USB Mic on Windows
The USB microphone SHOULD be an easy, plug and play recording solution. Unfortunately, as many of you have discovered, there can be significant problems setting up a USB microphone on Windows 10. In particular, many people report very low recording volumes with USB microphones. At the time of writing, this is still an ongoing issue. […]
How To Record Your Acoustic Guitar and Vocals (At The Same Time)
This post is going to take you step by step through the process of how to record acoustic guitar and vocals at the same time with just one mic. The idea here is to capture the authenticity of your performance. Of course you might get a more perfect rendition of the song if you record […]
Creating a CD from your USB Mic Recordings
You asked: “I bought a Samson Q1U Dynamic USB microphone from you. A Cakewalk LE programme came with the purchase. I want to burn Cd’s of recordings I have made on my Cakewalk LE programme. I understand that I need to buy an encoder for this purpose. Are you able to supply such a programme […]
Making Music On Your iPad – Recording and Mixing and MIDI
Will it work with GarageBand and will it work on my iPad? Two questions we get asked more and more frequently. There is a growing band of people who want to make music on their iPad, and build a neat mobile recording studio. So I thought I’d just have a quick look at some products […]
Test Your MIDI Device On Windows or Mac: Our Complete Troubleshooting Guide
Sometimes it can be really hard to be sure if your MIDI keyboard controller or other your USB-MIDI interface is working correctly, particularly if you are using it with complicated software. My suggestion is to separate the two things! Test that the hardware is working OK first. Use your computer’s control panel then test the […]
How To Record A Song Today And Keep It Forever
How to record a song? This is one of the most common questions I get asked…. And it is not something new! One of my most treasured possessions is an old 78 rpm vinyl recording of my father singing ‘Bless This House’ made when he was an 11 year old chorister. It only exists because his […]
What is a USB Microphone? How Does a USB Mic Work?
What is a USB Microphone? In short it is the easiest way to make high quality recordings on your computer. A USB Mic means you don’t have to buy lots of equipment, and it is very easy to set up. USB Microphones are portable and cross platform so if you buy one you should be […]
Music Technology Glossary of Terms
ADAT: A trademark of Alesis Corporation for its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993 and stands for Alesis Digital Audio Tape. It records eight tracks digitally on a standard 1/2″ SVHS video cassette and is currently a 20-bit digital format. The ADAT optical connections for transferring the digital data 8-tracks at a time are […]