Jeff Schroeder: Ambient Sounds Pt. 1 – “Frippertronics”
Aug 25, 2022 Artists, Education, Gear History, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, Line 6 Spotlight, Thought Leadership
The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist offers insights into ambient guitar playing and shares his “Frippertronics” Helix presets. Free Download!
Tags: ambient guitar, Brian Eno, Chords of Orion, Effects Pedals, Guitar Effects, helix floor, king crimson, Line 6 Helix, Line 6 HX Stomp, live looping, robert fripp, smashing pumpkins, tape loops
Carol Hatzinger – From Recording Revolutionary to Senior Director
Mar 22, 2022 Education, Gear History, Line 6 General, Line 6 Spotlight, Thought Leadership
For Women’s History Month we spotlight our Senior Director of Project Management, who helped engineer the ADAT recorder—changing everything!
Tags: Alesis ADAT, Alesis BRC, audio engineering, digital recording, Fostex, home recording, line 6, Line 6 AxSys 212, Line 6 HX Stomp, Line 6 POD, Oberheim, women's history month
Dave Hunter: Unsung British Guitar Amps from the Golden Age of Rock
Dec 14, 2021 Education, Gear History, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
There were more than a few British companies making great guitar amplifiers during the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. We spotlight four of the most important ones.
Tags: British guitar amplifiers, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Hiwatt amplifiers, Jeff Beck, jimi hendrix, Laney amplifiers, Selmer, Sound City, The Beatles, the who, vintage guitar amps, Watkins amplifiers, WEM amplifiers
Barry Cleveland: How Joe Meek Turned the Recording World Upside Down
Nov 2, 2021 Education, Gear History, Recording, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Is the mad genius behind the global hit “Telstar” and responsible for many recording “firsts” the most influential record producer and engineer ever?
Tags: audio engineering, audio production, home recording, home studio, Jimmy Page, record producer, recording engineer, Ritchie Blackmore, spring reverb, tape echo, tape recorder
Dave Hunter: Output Tube Types – Setting the Foundation of Your Tone
Oct 14, 2021 Education, Gear History, Gear Tutorials, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Learn why output tubes are an essential factor when it comes to tone, even when you’re choosing and dialing in amplifier models.
Tags: 6550, 6L6GC, 6V6GT, EL34, EL84, electric guitar, Fender amplifiers, guitar tone, jtm45, Marshall amplifiers, power tubes, tube amplifiers, Tube amps, tube tone
Barry Cleveland: 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
