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Archive for May, 2011

How to Record a Song – Part 2: Recording Guitar and Bass

May 27, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

Line 6′s Propellerhead Product Specialist Matt Piper shows you how to get started recording guitar and bass with your computer at home, including info on guitar amplifier microphone placement.

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Deep Dive into the Effects of the POD HD Multi-Effects Processors: Analog Echo

May 24, 2011 Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Last week we talked briefly about the history of the delay effect and how it started out as a recording engineer trick requiring the use of tape heads on reel-to-reel recording systems to create a unique echo effect. This method, although effective, proved to be an arduous task. As a result, various companies began developing [...]

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Deep Dive into the Effects of the POD HD Multi Effects Processors: A Series

May 17, 2011 Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks

It’s no secret that Line 6 invented the digital modeling amplifier. However, many people also consider us the industry leader in quality audio effects processors and stompbox modelers. To date, we’ve modeled over 100 vintage and modern FX from legendary analog tape delays like the Maestro® EP-3 Echoplex to more recent and advanced effects like [...]

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Bringing Music Back to Schools With the Traveling Guitar Foundation

May 13, 2011 Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General

I’ll never forget my first encounter with a musical instrument. I was 11 years old and attending a small middle school in rural Brooklyn, CT. Like most kids, I was highly influenced by my peers. So when my small clique of friends started showing an interest in school band, of course I had to see [...]

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James Tyler Variax Video Blog No. 3: A Short Update

May 11, 2011 Line 6 General

Jack takes a moment to recognize that James Tyler Variax modeling guitars are in short supply. They are being built and released as quickly as possible without compromising quality or precision.

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Building My Wireless Pedal Board

May 6, 2011 Line 6 Spotlight

If anyone knows his way around a pedal board it’s John Chandler of Pro Stage Gear, the makers of Pedaltrain pedal boards. When he wanted to make his own wireless pedal board he knew who to call. Want your own wireless pedal board? Enter to win a Pedaltrain pedal board and a Relay® G50 digital [...]

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