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LePou Releases 64-bit versions and LeCab2 for MacOS
Published on 2013-03-08 10:30:17
My favorite amp sim maker LePou has just released a slew of updated versions of his amp sims and the impulse loader LeCab2. No new functionality, but much awaited 64-bit versions of LeCto, LeGion, Le456, HyBrit and LeXTAC for both Windows and MacOS.
Petrucci Jazz III signature pick review
Published on 2013-02-23 10:13:28
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Impressive JamUp Showoff
Published on 2013-01-30 11:30:46
When I did my original review of the JamUp iOS amp sim I found it to be equal in sound quality to AmpKit. Having used it for practice more since I’m willing to say that JamUp’s simulations are better than those in AmpKit, I find them more
62 Short Videos On How to Make a Better Mix
Published on 2013-01-28 14:10:04
The wonderful audio engineering blog The Recording Revolution has put together no less than 62 wonderful 5-minute videos on how to succeed with your mixing. They cover pretty much everything you need to get better at when mixing. How about this one o
How to Get to the Next Level
Published on 2013-01-27 02:30:55
Sooner or later we all get stuck. It’s completely natural, development occurs in steps, not along a continuous smooth curve. For me it’s often something mental – I suddenly realize something I never did before. Some such early epiph
Kemper Rack and Power Amp Variants Announced
Published on 2013-01-19 15:12:01
The Kemper profiling amp is an amazing piece of technology. With it you can profile any amp and have the Kemper emulate it – and according to some pretty credible sources it does a great job at it. The benefits are obvious, you can switch betwe
5 Tips for Buying Your First Guitar
Published on 2013-01-13 15:24:43
My very first guitar was an Ibanez V30 acoustic that I inherited after my grandfather died. But the first guitar I bought myself was a Cort M520, about five years ago. Still the one I use most, actually. When I was going to buy it I did a lot of rese
iRig HD iOS Audio Interface Announced
Published on 2013-01-12 08:32:07
IK Multimedia, makers of iRig and Amplitube for iOS, have just announced the next generation of their audio interface for iPhone and iPad: the iRig HD. The original iRig was my first iOS guitar interface. It completely opened a new world when I reali
New Years Resolution: Play More Guitar
Published on 2013-01-08 15:52:06
After a hectic past year, with way too little guitar playing my new years resolution is to (somehow) make more time for guitar playing. More specifically I’m going to record a cover of Lamb of God’s Walk With Me in Hell that I’m hap
Focusrite iTrack Solo – an External Audio Interface for iPad Mac and PC
Published on 2012-12-29 17:03:22
Focusrite are famous for their high-quality external USB audio interfaces for Macs and PCs. Especially their preamps get consistently good reviews as being especially clear and defined. After much research I decided to put a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 on
Cubasis – Cubase for iPad
Published on 2012-12-28 06:13:13
While there have been a bunch of DAW apps and multitrack records around for iOS for a while now, none of large manufacturers of DAWs for computers have entered the iOS arena until now. First on stage are veterans Steinberg (who invented the VST stand
How Do You Find Time to Practice?
Published on 2012-12-13 12:15:13
With two small children and a fun but demanding job, how do I find time to practice? The short answer is: I don’t. And it saddens me, alot. Having also just moved apartments and really just settling in, I have to honestly say I haven’t ha
Connect Your iOS Music Apps with Audiobus
Published on 2012-12-09 17:04:57
Today a revolutionary iOS app is launched: Audiobus. It lets you connect other music making apps like amp simulators, synthesizers and multitrack recorders into chains, each app delivering its output live into the next app’s input. Until now, m
Sarah Practices Her Vocals
Published on 2012-12-03 17:13:25
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Per Nilsson of Scar Symmetry Relases Instructional DVD
Published on 2012-11-09 02:54:59
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How to Get Reaper to Load Brigded VSTs in the FX Window
Published on 2012-11-05 15:01:39
Reaper for Windows comes in two versions – 32 bit and 64 bit. The 64-bit version is an obvious choice for those of us who run the 64-bit version of Windows 7. That combo lets you use all the memory installed in your computer, instead of just 4
Sneap Talks Kemper
Published on 2012-10-27 17:14:02
Master of production Andy Sneap talks about the Kemper profiling amp. God, I want one of those! :-). The fact that it looks like something out of a Russian nuclear silo control room only adds to the GAS. Related posts: How to Make a Professional Metal Mix Haake talks Bleed
5 Tips to Increase Your Playing Speed
Published on 2012-10-19 15:24:04
I share a problem with a lot of learning guitarists – I can’t play fast enough. My rhythm playing is fine, and somewhere around the skill level where I expect it to be, but my solo playing is just awful. Where I can usually push through practicing rhythms until they stick and I can actually [...] Related posts: How Do You Get Started Playing? Practice, Practice a Lot, Practice Correctly 10 Great Tips from Wikihow on Writing Thrash Riffs
Ola Englund Demos Evertune and True Temperament
Published on 2012-10-17 13:30:34
The guitar as an instrument is basically a flawed construction. In its regular form you can never tune a guitar correctly over the entire neck. To fix these, some clever Swedes have created a new kind of neck called True Temperament with strange-looking crooked frets lets you tune the entire fretboard correctly. Combine this with [...] Related posts: Ola Explains – Tutorials for Your Home Studio Learn How to Setup and Maintain Your Guitar Another New Pickup
How to Deal With Audio Latency
Published on 2012-09-23 08:50:35
Latency is another word for delay, more specifically the time it takes for an audio signal to enter a system and come back out. If you play you guitar connected to your computer and listen to it in real-time in your monitors, having low latency is crucial. Already at pretty short latency times the sound [...] Related posts: Low Latency Audio Comes to Android – Will Amp Sims Follow? Kjaerhus Audio – Free VSTs for Reverb, Delay, Chorus Awesome Reaper Tips Week on Twitter
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-09-13 06:46:09
Officecaster now has a hanger! #guitar http://t.co/R43SkexL http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/246212898999910400 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-09-12 08:58:34
3 hours til the keynote. Educated guesses says new docking port on the iPhone 5 – will your guitar interface still work? #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/245883018194087937 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-08-24 03:43:30
RT @Jsmusicschool: #FF #Guitar @BobbyTGuitar @gui7ars @osirisguitar @Annie_Mof @TheOnlineGuitar @AlfieWilliamsUK @julimorganmusic @ReijiKun http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/238912658752012288 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-08-24 03:29:05
RT @Jsmusicschool: #FF #Guitar @BobbyTGuitar @gui7ars @osirisguitar @Annie_Mof @TheOnlineGuitar @AlfieWilliamsUK @julimorganmusic @ReijiKun http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/238912658752012288 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Metal band aid #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-08-17 01:12:50
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7 Essential iPhone Apps for Guitarists
Published on 2012-08-04 13:43:21
With most of us spending a lot of time away from the home studio there’s a lot that can be accomplished musically with the great apps available. Here’s my suggestion for a musicians portfolio of apps on iPhone and iPad: 1. Amp Sim With a good amp sim and a guitar interface you can record [...] Related posts: iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout 10 Great Gift Tips for Guitarists Why You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-07-25 05:51:37
Oh great, new docking port connector on iPhone 5… Rumours say there will be adapters #iphone #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/228076723810492416 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-07-24 16:21:17
Pod HD firmware upgrade out, new amps and cab bypass on all models http://t.co/2zCfh0Jr #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/227872789699366912 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
How to Use a Compressor – with Great Power Comes…
Published on 2012-07-19 04:28:58
The compressor is one of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal when mixing your tracks. Almost all DAWs come with at least one compressor plugin. At the same time it’s probably the most misused. If you’re like me, you probably have a basic idea of what a compressor does, but no clear [...] Related posts: How to Create Great Drum Patterns for Your Songs Master Your Songs With a Free VST Plugin 10 Tips for Great Guitar Mixing
Low Latency Audio Comes to Android – Will Amp Sims Follow?
Published on 2012-07-08 18:26:55
With the latest Android OS version, 4.1 or popularly Jelly Bean, there is finally support for low-latency audio. Latency is the delay between the initiation of an audio event, like a sound being played by an app or a signal being fed into the phone, and the actual result – such as outputting the sound [...] Related posts: Why There is no Ampkit for Android Hardware Pedal for VST Amp Sims LePou – the King of Free Amp Sims
GuitarJack 2 for iPhone Review
Published on 2012-07-02 16:35:44
Since I reviewed the then-leading iOS guitar interfaces, a lot of new products have entered the market. One is the GuitarJack from Sonoma Wire Works. The nice people at Sonoma sent me the Guitar Jack model 2 for review for review. Overview The GuitarJack 2 is a docking-port interface like the Apogee Jam, unlike the [...] Related posts: iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout Review of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig Apogee Releases New Interface for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-06-20 14:06:41
Tabtoolkit just launched in-app purchases for offical tabs! Waiting to see tabs from Maiden, Megadeth and Lamb of god! :-) #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/215516808260763648 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Officecaster! #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-06-20 06:25:55
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Officecaster! #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-06-20 06:11:14
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Exciting stuff arrived in the mail today #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-06-11 03:25:49
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Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-06-05 08:53:31
Didn’t think Phantom Antichrist would make it onto Spotify since Hordes of Chaos is missing – but here it is! http://t.co/jvp3pFvs #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/210002356954333184 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-06-05 08:43:07
Didn’t think Phantom Antichrist would make it onto Spotify since Hordes of Chaos is missing – but here it is! http://t.co/jvp3pFvs #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/210002356954333184 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Ibanez S470 #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-06-02 16:48:50
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Cort M520 #guitarphotos
Published on 2012-06-02 05:41:39
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How to Create Great Drum Patterns for Your Songs
Published on 2012-06-01 15:51:59
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 [...] Related posts: Mobile Drum Tracking with DrumtrackHD on iPad Master Your Songs With a Free VST Plugin Three Virtual Bassists – One for Each Size Wallet
My trusty seven #guitar
Published on 2012-05-21 05:16:09
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Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-21 03:52:15
User rage against copy protection generally and hardware dongles and iLok specifically: http://t.co/SzJRyB9y #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/204488058568065024 No related posts. No related posts.
Learn How to Setup and Maintain Your Guitar
Published on 2012-05-18 15:34:33
If you start playing guitar regularly you will inevitably be confronted with maintaining and adjusting your guitar. At the very least you will be changing strings (unless you’re like a guy I know who didn’t change strings on his strat for five years – not recommended!). If you’re not happy with the setup or start [...] Related posts: Changing Strings with a ZR Bridge. Tricks to Learn All the Notes on the Fretboard Finding My String Gauge
Creating Your First Song Part III: Putting It All Together
Published on 2012-05-14 17:29:01
This is the third and final part of a series. You’ll find the previous parts here: Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs Creating Your First Song Part II: Recording and Arranging The Other Instruments Having recorded your guitar tracks and decided the order of the different parts you are ready to put them [...] Related posts: Creating Your First Song Part II: Recording and Arranging Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs I Made a Song
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-14 01:52:28
Blasting Death – RIP Chuck Schuldiner who would have been 45 today and probably would have lived if there’d been universal healtcare #guitar http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/201922137701892096 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-12 11:22:17
AC7 Core DAW control surface app now available in mini version for #iPhone http://t.co/WuDmcIUS #guitar (tried it – works well with #reaper) http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/201346520535154688 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-11 16:07:44
RT @iDesignSound: Price Drop: JamUp Pro (#iOS Universal): $19.99 -> $9.99 http://t.co/sH9pOVwf #iPhone #iPad #Guitar #Apps #Effects # … http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/201052243921879041 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Pro for iOS – Tab Editing on Your iPhone Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Guitar Pro for iOS – Tab Editing on Your iPhone
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-11 02:21:52
RT @Jsmusicschool: #FF #Guitar @BobbyTGuitar @gui7ars @osirisguitar @Annie_Moffatt23 @TheOnlineGuitar @AlfieWilliamsUK @julimorganmusic … http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/200847271158497280 Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Follow The Osiris Guitar Twitter List Related posts: Guitar Tweets Guitar Tweets Follow The Osiris Guitar Twitter List
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-10 07:37:22
iPhone + #guitar + headset tip: Plug in headset first, guitar interface last – input source is always last plugged in device. http://twitter.com/osirisguitar/status/200560027201847299 Related posts: Guitar Tweets iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout 2:20 Minutes of Fame Related posts: Guitar Tweets iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout 2:20 Minutes of Fame
Guitar Tweets
Published on 2012-05-10 07:21:57
iPhone + #guitar + headset tip: Plug in headset first, guitar interface last – input source is always last plugged in device. http://twitter.com/osirisguitar Related posts: iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout Follow The Osiris Guitar Twitter List Line6 Release Ampkit/Amplitube and Apogee Jam Competitors Related posts: iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout Follow The Osiris Guitar Twitter List Line6 Release Ampkit/Amplitube and Apogee Jam Competitors
How to Get a Great Guitar Tone from Amp Sims
Published on 2012-04-24 15:33:16
Using software amplification simulators, or amp sims for short, is becoming increasingly popular. The benefits are many, you can tweak your sound endlessly, switch between different amp sims trying to find the best tone for your song. A drawback is that an amp sim not properly tuned can generate digital artifacts giving away that it’s [...] Related posts: 10 Tips for Great Guitar Mixing LePou – the King of Free Amp Sims Hardware Pedal for VST Amp Sims
Follow The Osiris Guitar Twitter List
Published on 2012-04-14 17:45:40
There’s a lot of interesting guitar knowledge on Twitter. It can be a chore finding the good accounts to follow, but luckily I’m doing that job for you. I’m maintaining a list of bloggers, famous guitarists, teachers and gear manufacturers. The list is, of course, called Osiris Guitar. Here are the latest tweets from people [...] Related posts: 2:20 Minutes of Fame Osiris Guitar – Best Posts of 2011
Tricks to Learn All the Notes on the Fretboard
Published on 2012-04-09 04:01:18
A challenge for almost all beginners is to learn the notes on the fretboard. The notes on a guitar are inherently more difficult to learn than on a piano, since you don’t have the help of white and black keys. But here’s what worked best for me: 1) Learn the notes on the low E [...] Related posts: Cliff Notes for EQ
Official Multi-Stem Backing Tracks – It’s Happening!
Published on 2012-04-01 14:43:56
Remember how I urged bands to sell us, the unorganized global league of bedroom guitarists making covers, official multi-stem backing tracks? Well, apparently something is happening is that department! One of the pioneers in this area is Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who have released stems for their songs under the creative commons license [...] Related posts: Bands: Sell Us Multitrack Backing Tracks Listening Backlog Use a Single Amp Sim for All Tracks in Reaper
Walk with me in Hell Live at Download
Published on 2012-03-22 04:40:57
I’m so gettingt his DVD! Damn, goosebumps at 0:40 :-) Listen in headphones (not on mobile) for some panned guitarists goodness! No related posts. No related posts.
Adequacy Is Irrelevant – Anyone Can Make Music
Published on 2012-03-18 13:24:10
It is my great pleasure to present this guest post from Dan Vuksanovich, who runs the site Why I Suck at Guitar:
Creating Your First Song Part II: Recording and Arranging
Published on 2012-03-14 14:12:13
This is the second part in a three part series. You find the first part here: Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs. When you have a bunch of riffs you need to arrange them into a song. A song normally has (all or some of) the following building blocks (borrowing a bit from [...] Related posts: Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs I Made a Song The Kübler-Ross Model for Recording
This is Rock’n'Roll!
Published on 2012-03-09 04:23:23
Old as the internet, but still great! Related posts: Best Voice in Rock and Roll? Related posts: Best Voice in Rock and Roll?
Confessions of a Sloppy Player
Published on 2012-03-08 02:49:19
Great post on Not Playing Guitar: http://www.notplayingguitar.com/2012/03/confessions-of-sloppy-player.html Related posts: Why Your Mixes Aren’t Radio Quality (and Will Never Be) Practice Like a Child – Improving Your Phrasing Chord Generator for 7 Strings Related posts: Why Your Mixes Aren’t Radio Quality (and Will Never Be) Practice Like a Child – Improving Your Phrasing Chord Generator for 7 Strings
Lamb of God
Published on 2012-03-07 06:07:35
Lamb of God is a band that pops up everywhere on my “recommended” lists on last.fm etc. I’ve never really given them a chance, for two reasons: one is growl and the other is the preconception that anything xyzcore sucks. I’ve stopped being such a wuss and gotten into growl so now it’s heavy Lamb [...] Related posts: Listening Backlog
Metal Band Demographics
Published on 2012-02-24 05:03:07
m/ Related posts: The Mini Band Plays Enter Sandman Crazy Train – Cover By 9 Year Old and His Band Marching Band Plays Killing in the Name Related posts: The Mini Band Plays Enter Sandman Crazy Train – Cover By 9 Year Old and His Band Marching Band Plays Killing in the Name
TuxGuitar now Available in Portable Apps suite LiberKey
Published on 2012-02-23 08:12:38
LiberKey is a great portable apps installer/launcher, which I have in my DropBox. Even better, it now lets you include TuxGuitar – so tab viewing/editing everywhere! http://www.liberkey.com/en/component/content/article/3.html Related posts: Guitar Pro for iOS – Tab Editing on Your iPhone Related posts: Guitar Pro for iOS – Tab Editing on Your iPhone
Three Ways to Record Electric Guitars
Published on 2012-02-21 15:26:35
There are three basic ways of recording guitar: miking up an amp, use a digital amp modeller or direct input. The first two record a “wet” signal, with effects like distortion already present in the sound. The third records a “dry” signal with the signal unmodified as it comes from the guitar output jack. 1. [...] Related posts: Why You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone LePou – the King of Free Amp Sims Review of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig
New Gear Trend: iPhone Pedals
Published on 2012-02-17 17:13:30
NAMM has come and gone and among millions of other gear news, I’ve spotted iPhone-related pedals from at least three manufacturers. They are all “single-unit” stompboxes that go on your pedalboard with the rest of the pedals, but each of the three have a separate approach. iStomp Digitech’s pedal is called iStomp. It’s a single-effect [...] Related posts: Why You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone Review of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig Put Your [..]
Michael Romeo Does Some Tapping
Published on 2012-02-14 15:29:59
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Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs
Published on 2012-02-13 15:40:25
This is the first of a three part series about writing, recording and mixing your first song. I’m by no means an expert on the subject, but this will get you started. The obvious first obstacle is coming up with a song, writing the chords and notes. Composing, if you will. So where do you [...] Related posts: 10 Great Tips from Wikihow on Writing Thrash Riffs Riffs and the Unconscious I Made a Song
Why Do Your Recordings Sound Like Ass?
Published on 2012-02-07 15:20:41
I’m currently reading an ebook dubbed “Why Do Your Recordings Sound Like Ass?” or WDYRSLA. It’s really not a book per se, it’s a collection of posts in a thread of the same name in the Reaper forums. It has 261 pages and contains things every home studio owner really must know. Even if you’re [...] Related posts: Awesome Reaper Tips Week on Twitter Howto: Use Impulse Responses in Reaper Reaper Version 4 Released
Shit Metal Guitarists Say
Published on 2012-02-02 09:10:00
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A New Song
Published on 2012-01-31 09:47:23
I sort of finished mixing a new song. I’m going to add lead to the slow section and redo the fast solo, but otherwise – something like this: Related posts: Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs I Made a Song Time For a Loomis Video Related posts: Creating Your First Song Part I: Writing Riffs I Made a Song Time For a Loomis Video
Review of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig
Published on 2012-01-29 09:09:21
Noone following this blog could have missed that I use my guitar with my iPhone all the time. There are numerous apps that provide virtual amplifiers and cabs, effects, miss etc. Newest on the market is JamUp from Positive Grid. The guys at Positive Grid sent me a copy of the Pro version of JamUp [...] Related posts: Why You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone Use a Single Amp Sim for All Tracks in Reaper New Gear Trend: iPhone Pedals
Marching Band Plays Killing in the Name
Published on 2012-01-27 09:52:30
This could have sounded so awful, but: Related posts: The Mini Band Plays Enter Sandman Crazy Train – Cover By 9 Year Old and His Band Related posts: The Mini Band Plays Enter Sandman Crazy Train – Cover By 9 Year Old and His Band
Why You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone
Published on 2012-01-23 14:55:25
I was asked on a forum why you would bother connecting your guitar to your phone. Since you need a guitar and extra hardware anyway, why not just use a Pocket POD. So here are my 10 reasons why I use AmpKit on my iPhone: Sound quality is lightyears ahead on an iPhone. Less stuff. [...] Related posts: iPhone Guitar Interface Shootout Review of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig New Gear Trend: iPhone Pedals
How I Built My First DIY Pedal
Published on 2012-01-19 15:41:34
Building a pedal from a DIY kit was my christmas project. After carefully wishing I got a BYOC Ping Pong Delay kit. Although the instructions were good (mostly really good, but a little obscure in two places) and the BYOC forum is amazing with really helpful people I figured out a few things on my [...] Related posts: Build Your Own Pedal DIY IKEA Pedal board Hardware Pedal for VST Amp Sims
Toontrack Knows Customer Satisfaction
Published on 2011-07-03 02:59:51
I got Superior Drummer 2.0 for my birthday! It is ordered from the US, at a really good price ($229 including overseas shipping – crossing my fingers about customs fees). As soon as you press the order button the waiting starts, three to five b
Stage Fright
Published on 2011-06-28 14:39:26
I have never had any problems speaking in front of a crowd. I’ve been a teacher and held classes for paying students with high demands. I’ve done impro in front of spectators without breaking a sweat (OK, maybe a little sweat). So why is
My Home Studio
Published on 2011-06-28 02:54:12
This is where the magic happens: From the left and then down: Cort M520, with a Duncan Custom in bridge position. Aching to get an SD Jazz fitted into the neck position. Tuned to standard E. Ibanez V320, inherited from my late grandfather. My first
Clever Online Metronome
Published on 2011-06-16 15:00:24
The web is full of metronome sites, but most just let you set a tempo – basically what a traditional metronome would do. There’s more functionality that you could wish for though! How about an automatic speed trainer that increases the te
Changing Strings with a ZR Bridge.
Published on 2011-06-15 02:26:06
My first and only guitar with a floating tremolo is my Ibanez S470BK. Changing strings on it the first time was quite intimidating, but it was really quite easy. Every string change I keep on coming back to this forum thread on Jemsite.com which is t
Finding My String Gauge
Published on 2011-06-06 16:44:59
I’m struggling a bit right now to find the right string gauges for my guitars. I put 11-54 on my Cort M520 (24,75″) in an attempt to tune it to drop C. Lowest string basically turned to spaghetti, and not very al dente at that… On m
Seven String Primer
Published on 2011-06-05 05:23:44
Peter Hodgson at the I Heart Guitar blog has written a guest post for Gibson.com on how to get started on playing seven string guitars. What’s interesting about it is that it’s not just “let’s play the same but lower”, i
Amazing Blog About Guitar Wiring
Published on 2011-06-01 10:47:54
Sometimes you stumble upon something that really catches your eye because it’s so specialized and so nerdy – in a good way. The Guitar Wiring Blog is just such a thing. How about this Buckethead Les Paul Signature wiring: This and numerou
Make a Backtrack from a Guitar Pro File
Published on 2011-05-29 13:39:58
There are numerous sites for backtracks (like http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com and http://guitarbt.com), i.e. songs with no guitar tracks that allow you to jam over them yourself or make a cover of a known song. The best backtracks are originals wit
Three VSTs to Emulate Monitors
Published on 2011-05-28 08:36:01
After having found out about Focusrites hardware solution to emulate a perfect mixing environment in headphones I looked a bit harder for software solutions and have come across three with the help of members at forums I frequent. TB Isone (€20, fr
Howto: Use Impulse Responses in Reaper
Published on 2011-05-20 15:17:24
Now that we know there’s a way to emulate monitor output in rooms when mixing, wouldn’t it be cool if you could add room simulation to the cabinet or cabinet simulation you are using? Well, you can – using impulse responses. An impu
Total Guitar SoundCloud Solo Competition
Published on 2011-05-17 12:01:59
Total Guitar magazine and SoundCloud are hosting a guitar solo competition. The winner will get £600 worth of stuff from Ernie Ball and a premium SoundCloud account for one year. Download the backtrack (it’s the down arrow to the right of the
Emulate Studio Monitors in Your Headphones
Published on 2011-05-16 16:07:36
Like most bedroom guitarists I have my gear in – the bedroom. With a 1,5 yo, the time when I can play guitar and mix my tunes, the bedroom is occupied by someone sleeping. And even though she’s moving into her own room now, I still can
How Long is Your Neck?
Published on 2011-05-14 12:40:24
When I was buying my first electric guitar I made a lot of research (because I always do). Having been a metal fan all of my life I found out I was pretty ignorant about guitars. I quickly found out that there are bunches of guitar makers, and more i
Photos of My Guitars
Published on 2011-05-13 11:00:54
I currently own two acoustics and three electrics, the latter shown here: Ibanez S470 BK with stock pickups, aching to be replaced Cort M520 with a Duncan Custom in the bridge and a Duncan Jazz arriving in the mail Schecter Omen 7 with Dimarzio Blaze
Why I Love That Nuclear Blast is Using SoundCloud
Published on 2011-05-12 13:16:59
To my great happiness I found that dominating metal record label Nuclear Blast released promo streams of Symphony X songs on SoundCloud. I’ve praised SoundCloud before, and this is why I think it’s great that bands and record labels use i
Axe FX 2 – the coolest digital amp modeler in the universe
Published on 2011-05-10 10:41:29
Fractal Audio’s Axe Fx is the only digital amp modeller (and multi effects unit) that professional artist actually use in their productions. With PODs and the Boss GTs being excellent units for the bedroom guitarist with lack of space, the just
Restart
Published on 2011-05-09 14:45:58
I’m restarting the blog. I was pretty happy with it as it was, only one problem – it wasn’t getting any traffic. This means only half of its reason for being was working; keeping an archive for myself. The other half, sharing and ge
Will I become good before I die?
Published on 2011-04-30 03:58:45
Often times when playing or practicing feels tedious you refer to it as having lost your motivation. I found a very insightful post on Ultimate Guitar about this – and that the obstacle might actually be something else. What if you are actually
More Chord Theory: Power Chord Variations
Published on 2011-04-27 17:31:36
Power chords are three-string chords which use can use to play almost any rock or heavy metal song you can think of. You usually write them down as fives, like E5 that you play like this: E --- B --- G --- D -2- A -2- E -0- The template for a power c
Some Chord Theory
Published on 2011-04-20 07:10:49
There are numerous sites and phone apps to lookup chords, but there’s still a point to knowing the theory behind how chords are constructed. And it’s really not that hard. Pick a key and start with its major scale, and then just follow
Three Virtual Bassists – One for Each Size Wallet
Published on 2011-04-18 10:01:26
To make a song as a bedroom guitarist you need someone to play the other instruments, you know the ones us guitarists don’t care so much about: bass and drums. For drums there are excellent VST plugs, foremost the Swedish Drumkit from Hell (whi
Songs That Sound Like Other Songs
Published on 2011-04-15 10:06:19
When I come up with an amazing riff, I pull out my phone and record it immediately using SoundCloud (I hum or sing or something) and then I map them out on the fretboard when I have more time. Frighteningly often I realize it’s a Metallica riff
Progression – a Tab Authoring App for the iPad
Published on 2011-04-12 03:57:50
Progression is a competitor of Guitar Pro for authoring guitar tabs for MacOS and Windows. And now an iPad version has been released! Having tried it out I have to say it is a much simpler alternative than working with tab notation i Guitar Pro on a
How to Make a Professional Metal Mix
Published on 2011-04-09 10:19:40
On the site Ultimate Metal there’s a forum dedicated to one the metal world’s great producers, Andy Sneap, who has produced Nevermore, Megadeth, Machine Head, Accept and many more. Even though the great Sneap himself doesn’t frequen
Interactive Frequency Map
Published on 2011-04-05 03:30:40
A really useful map of the frequency range of different instruments, good to have when you are mixing. When you hover the mouse over different parts of the map it displays additional information about the instruments such as its generated frequencies