Microphones come with all sorts of accessories that help the overall user experience of them. One of these accessories is the microphone shock mount. Now you may have heard of it or not but it is simply attached to a…
Should I Learn Acoustic Or Electric Guitar First?
Most professional guitar players will tell you that learning to play guitar depends on what one wishes to accomplish. This is very true because learning any instrument should come with certain goals that wish to be attained. Acoustic guitar is…
Should You Record Drums Or Guitar First?
When it comes to recording live instruments, it pays to have an understanding of how instruments should be recorded. If you’re faced with a situation that calls for recording drums and other instruments, you have to know which instruments should…
What Is A Scratch Track?
If you’re a musician or are somebody that has been around music recording sessions. Scratch track is obviously a term that you’ve come across before. A Scratch track is simply a rough recorded guide of a section or a song…
What Instruments Can I Record With A Condenser Microphone?
Condenser microphones are known for their accuracy when it comes to picking up sound. One of the common use for condenser microphones is recording vocals. As far as vocal recording goes, a condenser microphone is your best friend. It can…
The Difference Between Cardioid And Super-Cardioid
Cardioid and Super-cardioid are terms usually associated with microphones and its good to understand both because it is easy to mistake the function of one for the other. Cardioid and supercardioid simply means the reception pattern of microphones. They are…
What Is MIDI?
If you’re into audio production then the term “midi” is something you’ve likely come across. For example Midi Keyboards are everywhere now and you may have wondered what Midi actually is. Not to worry, this post will discuss what exactly…
What Is Headroom In Audio Mixing?
Headroom is quite a term that is often times thrown around in the world of audio production. Mostly with regard to either recording, mixing or mastering. So you may have wondered what exactly headroom is. Not to worry, this post…
What Is The Lifespan Of A Piano?
As somebody heavily invested in the world of music, Instruments are always or particular interest because they are useful in the creation of music. This post in particular discusses the lifespan of pianos. I took the liberty of researching both…
What Is A Reference Microphone?
There are different types of microphones out there and they all serve their own unique end for the user. One of the most important microphones are reference microphones and I feel like they are not discussed enough. Most newbie music…
