How Les Paul Created His Extraordinary New Sound
Jan 20, 2021 Artists, Education, Gear History, Gear Tutorials, Recording, Thought Leadership
Barry Cleveland details the singular techniques behind the visionary guitarist and inventor’s revolutionary recordings.
Tags: guitar, home recording, les paul, mary ford, multi-track recording, music production, recording guitar, recording studio, recording techniques, sound-on-sound
Jeff Schroeder: When I Dream of Amps …
Dec 31, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Thought Leadership
The Smashing Pumpkins and Night Dreamer guitarist shares four of his “dream” multi-channel amp and effects Helix presets.
Tags: billy corgan, Boss Effects, guitar, Guitar Amplifier, guitar pedals, guitarist, Joe Satriani, Line 6 Helix, night dreamer, Roland JC-120, smashing pumpkins, Surfing with the Alien, The Cure
Allan Holdsworth’s Baby – The Story of the Yamaha UD-Stomp Delay Pedal
Dec 16, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear History, Thought Leadership
The legendary Allan Holdsworth (1946-2017) explains how he replaced vast arrays of rack delays with the Yamaha pedal he codesigned.
Tags: Allan Holdsworth, Dan Epstein, Delay Pedals, Digital Delays, Eilon Paz, James Rotodi, Stompbox Book, stompboxes, Yamaha Magic Stomp, Yamaha UD-Stomp
The Man Behind the Modelers – Eric Klein Talks Helix 3.0 with Joe Gore
Nov 27, 2020 Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 General, Thought Leadership
Helix mastermind Eric Klein discusses Helix 3.0 highlights and personal favorites with veteran journalist, guitarist, and fellow Helix geek Joe Gore.
Tags: Amp Modeler, effects models, Effects Pedals, guitar, helix 3.0, helix multi-effects, Helix Native, HX Stomp, joe gore
Five Ways to Massacre Your Mix
Nov 17, 2020 Education, Recording, Thought Leadership
Michael Molenda reveals five ways to ensure your home recordings fail, while also providing pointers for avoiding all-too-common pitfalls.
Tags: audio production, garageband, home recording, microphone technique, mixing, music production, recording, sample rates
How Producer Michael Beinhorn Records Humongous Walls of Guitar
Oct 30, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Recording
Producer Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Ozzy Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Korn, Hole) shares his guitar recording techniques.
Tags: aerosmith, beinhorn, korn, music production, ozzy osbourne, recording, red hot chili peppers, rock guitar, soundgarden
