Bluetooth devices are everywhere these days. I connect my phone to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones pretty much every day. These wireless connections work great and the technology has been proven over a number of years. But what if you are a musician wanting to take advantage of this technology and want to connect your…
Many guitar players want to connect their guitar to their computer, for recording or just to play through using an amp sim (guitar amp simulator software). This is usually done via an audio interface. But it is possible to connect your guitar straight into your PC without using an audio interface? It is possible to…
Almost all home recording these days is done using a computer and an audio interface. If you have a laptop, this theoretically enables you to move your recording location to anywhere you like. Can you use your audio interface with your laptop, and what do you need to consider when buying an audio interface for…
Reverb can enhance the sound of your song perhaps like no other effect. If you are using Reaper as your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), it has two excellent reverb plugins built in. But it is not immediately obvious how to add reverb in Reaper, or how to configure its reverb plugins. To add reverb in…
An audio interface is a key part of almost all home music studios. It will usually be connected to a computer, some sort of audio output device like speakers or headphones, and maybe an input device such as a microphone or a guitar. With all this potentially expensive equipment connected, it’s vital that when disconnecting…
Many digital multi-effects units are available today. You plug your guitar into the unit’s input, and take the output into a guitar amplifier or PA system. These units are basically very specialized computers. This naturally leads to the question…could I use my laptop as a digital guitar effects processor? To run guitar effects on a…
Guitar amplifier simulator software (“amp sims“) is very common these days. But all of these run natively on a device such as a computer, tablet or smartphone. Can you run an amp sim online in a web browser, just like so much of the modern software that we use today? There are two online guitar…
Guitar rig is one of the most popular amp sims available today, not least because it has a fully functioning free version. However, it can be intimidating to use for the first time, and it is not immediately obvious where to begin with Guitar Rig. To get started with Guitar Rig, go to File->Audio &…
Setting up your first home studio can be incredibly intimidating. With so much equipment available, it can seem an impossible task to determine what you actually need. The good news is that it’s not as complicated as it first appears, and the equipment you initially need for a beginner home studio is actually quite simple….
If you want to alter the sound of something you have recorded in a DAW, using VST plugins is a great way to do it. From EQ to compression, from guitar to keyboard sounds, there’s a plugin for just about anything you can think of. But what if you wanted to use those plugins outside…
