Designed after the Fender Bassman tube amp, the TSE BOD bass guitar amp plugin offers instantaneous operation and produces a warm overdriven tone. The Lostin70s Bass Deluxe plugin is a free plugin designed to simulate the sound of a rich-sounding tube bass amp, ideal for creating quick tracks and demo recordings quickly without taking up …
Nothing beats teaming up with friends to explore music gear. The 80s was an especially prolific era for such duos, including Erasure and Pet Shop Boys who set an excellent example. French production duo French Touch have long been recognized for their trademark “French Touch,” with their debut album Homework reaching the UK Top 10. …
Lighting options will depend on what kind of photography you plan on shooting in your home studio; portraiture often calls for specific types of illumination while food or product photos require different styles of illumination. Continuous studio lights provide continuous illumination unlike flashlights and strobes, coming in all manner of styles from tungsten to LED …
Installing new pickups in your guitar is an effortless upgrade that’s both simple and reversible, as this article will detail. Here we’ll guide you through installing Seymour Duncan single-coil pickups onto an electric guitar. Assemble your materials: soldering iron, wire stripper, side cutters and any surgical tubing provided by your pickup maker. Flip your guitar …
Music can evoke many different feelings. Sadness and joy are common responses elicited by musical compositions from across cultures. Research has demonstrated that listening to sad music increases self-referential thoughts, leading to activation in certain DMN regions such as vmPFC and dmPFC regions of the brain. Furthermore, these studies reveal an increase in centrality for …
Guitar amps were never intended to amplify bass frequencies at high volumes, so playing bass through one at high volumes may cause sound distortion or even rattle at high volumes, putting too much strain on its components and leading to sound degradation. Solution: Choose a hybrid amp that works well with both basses and guitars, …
Dancehall music echoes the reality of life for Jamaicans living under harsher circumstances than those depicted by reggae music, from gang warfare to gun violence; its call for peace resonates deeply within listeners worldwide. Dancehall emerged during political unrest of the late 1970s and quickly become Jamaica’s dominant music genre. Central to dancehall is deejays …
Building a home studio can be one of the most fulfilling parts of becoming a music producer. Here, you will spend many hours creating and perfecting songs, so this space should inspire both creativity and innovation. Cork boards can help keep your ideas and inspirations organized in one convenient spot, or create cassette tape art …
Home studio essentials should include a sturdy microphone stand, pop filter to reduce vocal plosives and high quality cables – cheap ones may cause unwanted background noise or cause the microphone to distort sound quality. As well as needing a computer and audio interface, production software such as DAW (digital audio workstation) will also be …
Pickups are essential hardware components that convert vibrations of metal strings to electric signals, and replacing an outdated or worn-out bass pickup could dramatically enhance its sound. This set is tailored for Precision-style bass owners looking to bolster their tone without spending an arm and a leg. Powered by powerful magnets, these humbuckers provide deep …