Get the BBC Symphony Orchestra Plugin for free
Get the Discover version of Spitfire Audios BBC Symphony Orchestra for free, a great plugin for making symphonic arrangements in your DAW.
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How to Make a Great Backing Track for Any Song
SubMission Bass – Affordable, Great-Sounding Bass Plugin
The author of The Systematic Mixing Guide has released a great-sounding bass plugin at a very reasonable price.
Read moreMaking Programmed Drums Sound Real
Even with great-sounding VST drumkits, it can be tricky to make them sound real – here are some great tips!
Read moreHow to Get a Great Tone from Bass Plugins
With no bassist and no bass guitar, you can still make bass tracks for your songs using a plugin in your DAW. Learn how to apply the mixing tips in the Systematic Mixing Guide bass chapter to a bass plugin to get a great bass tone.
Read moreGuitar Macro Photos
Macro photographs shot by me of various parts of my Cort M520 with Seymour Duncan Pickups.
Read morePetrucci Jazz III Signature Pick Review
Dunlop has released a John Petrucci signature variant of the very popular Jazz III pick. It’s made from Ultex and is between a classic Jazz III and an XL in size – could this be the ultimate pick?
Read more5 Tips When Buying Your First Guitar
Buying your first guitar can be a daunting task. As a beginner, it’s difficult knowing even what questions to ask yourself. And should you buy a new guitar to get a warranty or get the most value for your money getting a preowned? Here are 5 great tips!
Read moreOla Englund Demos Evertune and True Temperament
The guitar as an instrument is flawed by design. It’s difficult to keep in tune, and a traditional guitar neck actually cannot be intonated to completely play the correct tone on each fret. Ola Englund demos two inventions that were made to overcome these flaws – the Evertune bridge and the True Temperament neck.
Read moreHow to Create Great Drum Patterns for Your Songs
If you do most of your playing at home and don’t have a band (my band is currently just two guitarists jamming on Sundays for instance, on break for the summer at that) but still want to make songs, you are going to be using virtual drums. You should consider yourself lucky, because nowadays there […]
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