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Best audio interfaces for beginners: Start recording on a budget

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
1 week ago

It’s never been easier to make quality recordings affordably, at home. Here is a guide to the best audio interfaces for beginners.

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Recording

Best EQ plugins: Sculpt your sound

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 weeks ago

Equalization is one of the most important types of processing. There are a lot of options when you’re looking into the best EQ plugins, even though there are a lot...

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Recording

Best compressor plugins: Tame your dynamics without hardware

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
1 month ago

There are a lot of great free compressor plugins available. But it’s a worthwhile investment to have some paid versions in your library. It’s not always about budget either. When...

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Recording

Best budget gear for your bedroom studio: Recording for cheap

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 months ago

There are so many fantastically affordable products on the market that finding the best budget gear for a bedroom studio offers more than a few options.

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Recording

Best saturation plugins: Give your tracks some grit

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 months ago

There are few types of plugins that can take a track to the next level like saturation. It’s a versatile effect that is one of the best ways to spice...

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Best 500 Series preamps: The best preamps in API’s format

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 months ago

500 series units let build out your dream signal chain without needing a console. Here are some of the best 500 series preamps.

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Recording

Best budget hardware compressors

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 months ago

Hardware compressors are just as important now as they have always been. These are the best budget hardware compressors available today.

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Recording

PreSonus Studio One 6 review: Great is getting better

Posted byby Christian de Looper
2 months ago

Studio One has well and truly become one of the do-it-all DAWs out there, now full-featured enough to take on the likes of Pro Tools, Logic, and others. Recently, PreSonus...

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Guitar

Best acoustic guitar microphones: Capture that perfect tone

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
2 months ago

Looking for the best acoustic guitar microphone? A lot of people think of a small or large-diaphragm condenser as the first choice. They do a great job of capturing the...

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Recording

Best free virtual instruments: Make music without breaking the bank

Posted byby Brandon Stoner
4 months ago

Looking to add to your virtual instrument collection but budget is slim? Here are some of our favorite free virtual instruments!