Music

Drumasonic

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I haven’t used Drumasonic, but based on the information and the video, it looks pretty good. I love the fact it uses 10 mics per instrument.

LeAnn Rimes new video shot entirely on iPhone

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Multi-Grammy award-winning artist LeAnn Rimes just released the new video for “Gasoline and Matches,” a single from her latest album, Spitfire. The video for the song, which also features Rob Thomas and Jeff Beck, was shot entirely on an iPhone, according to Rimes. […]

Black Label Society split with guitarist Nick Catanese

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY have amicably parted ways with longtime guitarist Nick Catanese and wish him the very best in his future musical endeavors. A replacement will be officially announced soon.

The end of an era for Zakk Wylde fans.

English translated to Death Metal

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Normal English: “You have to mow the lawn”

Death Metal English: “BRING DOWN THE SCYTHE OF GODS UPON THE NECKS OF THE GREEN-RIBBED LEGIONS AND SWEEP AWAY THEIR WRETCHED BODIES; THOU ART IMPLORED BY ME”

Absolutely priceless.

Pro Tools 11

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I’ve been a Pro Tools user for years. It’s a powerful application for recording and editing audio—in fact, there are few, if any, studios you could go to in the world that don’t use Pro Tools. Avid took a bold step with the newest version by changing the plug-in format that third-party developers use for the app. While this caused some initial pain for the users, everything seems to be settling down now.

Mixing Heavy Rock tutorial

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A new video tutorial from Groove 3 and multi-platinum engineer and producer Kenny Gioia. Kenny is my favorite when it comes to video tutorials—he just has this way of teaching that comes across really well. I’m excited to watch this one.

Pedal Jeanie Pedalboard

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This looks great. It’s a grid setup, so you can place the pedals where they are most comfortable for you and it has eight regulated 9v connections and two regulated 12v connections, so you always have power.

Fairchild Tube Limiter tips

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Universal Audio posted some tips on using the Fairchild Tube Limiter plug-in on a number of instruments.

Nirvana live performance, miming the instruments and mugging the vocal

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Back in 1991, Nirvana was asked to perform on England’s Top of the Pops. Problem was, they were told they had to play off a backing track (pre-recorded instrumentals) with live vocals. As you might expect, Kurt Cobain and the band did not take things as seriously as the show would have liked.

Randy Rhoads

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This is a long article, but it’s worth reading. Randy was one of the greatest guitarists ever.

500 years of the bass in 8 minutes

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Every so often, the CDZA collective puts together a video celebrating a specific instrument or style. This particular video follows the evolution of the bass, from classical music through all the modern incarnations. Don’t forget to take a look at the article linked via the headline for more crunchy bass goodness.

Metallica “Through the Never” coming on DVD

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If you didn’t get a chance to get to the theater to see Through the Never or want to re-live it a few more times, soon you will be able to watch it in the comfort of your own home. We’re super excited to hit you with the home version details as the film will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D Blu-Ray, digitally and V.O.D. (Video On Demand) on January 28, 2014 through our very own label, Blackened Recordings.

Myrtle microphone

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Myrtle is stunning sounding and a visual treat. A perfect live mic for old-school stage vocal technique, she’s tuned to sound ideal from three inches to a foot away. She has a natural warmth of tone and crisp clarity that combine to make an extraordinarily natural sounding live mic.

This is a great looking handmade microphone. I haven’t heard, so I don’t know about the quality.

Incredible, interactive lip-syncing Bob Dylan video project

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Not a fan of Bob Dylan? Doesn’t matter. Click the link, watch for 10 seconds, then change the channel. Don’t get what’s happening? Keep changing the channel. Incredible. I would love to see a “behind the scenes” on the making of this.

RiffRumble Metal winners announced

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RiffRumble Metal is over and the winners have been announced. I had the honor of choosing the first place winner this year and it was a really difficult decision. Congrats to the winners.

The Rock Warehouse Superior Drummer Expansion Pack

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Superior Drummer is one of my favorite drum samplers on the market. This new expansion pack was recorded at The Warehouse Studio by Randy Staub (Metallica’s “Black Album”, Nickelback’s “Silver Side Up”, Avril Lavigne’s “Under My Skin”), so you know it’s going to sound good.

TronicalTune: Robot tuners for any guitar

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These are the tuners Gibson used for its Robot guitars, but these look improved, and they are available for a wide range of guitars. I’m going to get a set for one of my older guitars and see how they work.