Waves OneKnob

Oct 21,2011
You probably know how to shape your guitar sound with a couple of twists of the knobs on your stompboxes and the tone controls on your guitar and amp, but when confronted with a nest of other parameters in a multitrack mix, More...

Hot App! The Guitar Collection: George Harrison

Mar 22,2012
GP November 1987  Years ago, George Harrison was nice enough to take snapshots of—and comment on—some of his iconic guitars for a Guitar Player cover story. That was immensely cool, but this iPad app is far, far hipper More...

Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo VB-101

Jul 8,2011
Don’t get fooled by the front panel: The Torpedo VB-101 is an easy-to-program device for recording your amp without using a speaker cabinet. IT’S TRIVIAL TO RECORD ELECTRIC guitar More...

MOTU Digital Performer 7.2.2’s Guitar Goodies

Jul 12,2011
Last year’s version change from DP6 to DP7 ($499 retail/$195 upgrade from previous versions of DP) added several cool new features such as the Channel Strip, inline EQ and dynamics processing on each Mixing Board channel, More...

Audio-Technica AT2022

Jul 12,2011
This latest addition to the A-T 20 Series is a stereo microphone featuring dual unidirectional condenser capsules in an X/Y configuration. The capsules pivot to facilitate either narrow (90- degree) or wide (120-degree) stereo More...

Universal Audio EP-34 Tape Echo, Cooper Time Cube Mk II Delay, and EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverberator Plug-Ins

Jul 12,2011
UNIVERSAL AUDIO HAS GAINED A REPUTATION FOR developing software plug-ins that successfully emulate the sound and response of classic audio hardware processors, many of which work wonders with acoustic and electric guitars. More...

Telefunken M80

Jul 12,2011
NORMALLY, I WOULD NOT ASSOCIATE “Telefunken” with “affordable,” but in the case of the M80 ($299 retail/$249 street), you not only get a great-sounding and versatile mic, but one that’s very friendly to your equipment More...

Olympus LS-7 Linear PCM Recorder

Feb 8,2012
I get it. Super-small stereo recorders are great for documenting band rehearsals and songwriting ideas. But now that teeny multitracks and recording- enabled smartphones are making the scene, will miniature digital More...

Boss Micro BR BR-80 Multitrack Recorder

Feb 8,2012
Boss is very good at packing its products with features while keeping ease-of-use a top priority. The Micro BR BR-80 ($399 retail/$299 street) is a great example of this, offering the amenities found in larger, more More...

Stop Stereo Miking Acoustic Guitars!

Feb 8,2012
The three audio tracks are to the left, with the original at the top. The EQ to the immediate right shows the 24dB/octave lowpass filter response, while the EQ to the far right shows the 24dB/octave highpass filter response More...

Olympus LS-20M Portable Video Recorder

Feb 15,2012
Although Flip cameras and iPhones have been used to create much of the video content on YouTube and other user-content sites, the audio quality from these devices isn’t up to the standards required by musicians. The Olympus More...

Direct Box Primer

Feb 15,2012
Hey, Guitarists—You don’t need a direct box for your studio just to make your bass player or keyboardist happy. You can employ that little jewel to lay down some fabulously clean guitar parts. Get all funky with some More...

Recording: Going Mobile

Feb 15,2012
The new Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 is an excellent preamp for mobile tracking, and other affordable, easily portable models from Apogee, ART , M-Audio, PreSonus, and others are great choices, as well. If your DAW More...

Guitar Gear Gone Wild! A Guide to All the Stuff You Want in 2012

Apr 19,2012
Those in the know are aware that , every January , the Winter NAMM show brings together hundreds of music-equipment manufacturers hawking their latest products. It’s madness. The never-ending cacophony of guitars, basses, amps, More...

Super Phaser!

Apr 16,2012
The lower left shows Ableton Live’s Invert utility plug-in inserted into a track, with the phase reversed for both the left and right channels. To the right, Presonus Studio One Professional’s Mixtool plug-in is More...

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