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Guide to making a home recording Studio

Class #1 Studio 101: Part A Getting Started with MIDI

After reading this you should understand the difference between MIDI and Audio and have a good sense of the different ways to configure a studio

Class #2 Basics of Building a Better Studio. My handy chart shows you how to put it all together

Class #3 Buying a SoundCard: What you must know There's a snake pit of options and confusing acronyms for drivers. I'll get you through this painlessly.

Class #4 The Intelligent Person's Guide to Buying Gear
This article gives you a sense of the different types of gear and offers tips that will help you avoid costly mistakes

Class #5 The Basics of Writing a song on a Computer with Midi Here is what it is like building a song on a computer, step by step

Class #6 Overview of Multi-Track Recorders goes into the different solutions from simple 4 track cassette decks for songwriters to advanced 24 track hard disk recorders that integrate with computers.

Which Keyboard to Buy I am covering most of the keyboards on the market and you get to read my lively commentary

Choosing a Studio Center: Which Mixer? This article covers mixers for advanced and intermediate users too

Microphones for Home and project Studios A basic guide to get your Tweak on straight

MIDI Modules Tweak reviews many of today's popular modules for when you want to expand your studio

Effects All about how the effects craze started to the modern day

Choosing one of the Top 3 Sequencers on the PC

Cubase SX
Sonar
Logic

All about Plugins

All about Software Synths Remarkable add-on for todays's sequencers. I'll tell you all about them and clear up all ther terminology. VSTi, DXi, etc.

Tips on designing your Studio Space. How to configure your space creatively for the task at hand. Tips on wiring, acoustics, etc.

About digital Recording This covers the actual step by step process of recording

Mastering and the Final Touch. This article goes into the final touches of how you can make your work polished and radio ready.

Considerations: What's New and Coming Soon. You should always keep your ete out for new stuff. It also tells you which gear is about to be blown out 1 2 3 4 5 6

Hardware Samplers

E-Drums

See all the gear that made my picks of the week

Researching Your Gear

The Buzz on the Street

How-to articles

Gear Reviews

Software Reviews:

Review of the Propellerhead's Reason

Review of Battery by Native Instruments

All about
Software Synths

How to Use Plugins for a Pro Sound