These pages describe a personal journey – my attempt to recreate the Marshall 50 watt 1987 head I owned in the early seventies. I was a tube geek even back then, and carefully hand-drew a schematic while I owned it.
If you go the last page, you can hear how it sounds. Very impressive.
EZkeys is a revolutionary plugin and stand alone instrument that combines a world-class piano player, songwriting partner, arranger and a meticulously sampled grand piano – all in one package.
Toontrack is taking its experience making one of the best drum plug-ins to piano.
Jim and Dan discuss the Apple TV set, the App Store kill switch, the Samsung Galaxy S III, Kindles, Target, the UK Ministry of Defence, Rock Band’s iOS cancellation notice, guitar stands, and more.Sponsored by Textastic, TapTyping, and Squarespace.
Adam Yauch – MCA to fans of the Beastie Boys – has passed away at age 48.
Andrew Scheps’ engineering and mixing credits read like a who’s who of popular music. He mixed four tracks on Adele’s Grammy-winning album, 21, and engineered and mixed 11 songs on the latest Red Hot Chili Peppers album, I’m with You. The latter was one of his many collaborations with production legend Rick Rubin. Scheps has also worked with Jay-Z, U2, Justin Timberlake, Green Day, Metallica, and many others. As a producer, Scheps’ credits include bands such as Favez, The Duke Spirit, and Audrye Sessions.
It’s always interesting to see how the pros do it.
DRT is a Pro Tools AudioSuite plugin which effortlessly replaces drum hits with fresh audio samples, MIDI notes or audio “clicks” all with near flawless accuracy.
I have a lot of respect for Steven Massey, a former Digidesign software engineer. He makes some really nice plug-ins.
New Pawn Shop Special amplifiers present a cool, unconventional take on amp design by evoking the enjoyably esoteric finds you might discover in a pawnshop or second-hand store.
These look really cool. I’d definitely like to try one of these.
Drum Werks XXII is our exclusive collection of Ska beats played by one of the top session players in L.A., versatile enough for traditional as well as modern interpretations of the ska genre.
Rock on kid!
Jack White is great.
The London 2012 opening ceremony is going to be called Isles of Wonder, but there can be no wonderment more wonderful than the fact that Olympics organizers wanted Keith Moon to perform.Moon has been dead for 34 years.
Maybe they could get Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to perform too.
Part of a letter Axl Rose wrote to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of “Guns N’ Roses”.
Shortly before his death last week, Jim Marshall, creator of the famous amplifier, gave his last interview to Alfred Hickling. He talked about his debt to Hendrix and Spinal Tap – and his final invention, the one-watt amp.
My favorite rock bassist, Megadeth’s David Ellefson, released a new app for iPhone and iPad on Tuesday. […]
I posted a video earlier this week about a Fender Strat being made. Here’s a tour of the factory from 1959. […]
Look at the expression on the dog’s face. Priceless. […]
I started using this a couple of weeks ago and I’m impressed so far.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar but didn’t know where to start and don’t want to spend a lot of money on private lessons, this is the book for you!Follow along with our guitar expert Jen Trani—a guitar instructor who’s been playing since she was 13—as she leads you through 20 video lessons! With interactive diagrams and quizzes, this beginner guitar course will get you acquainted with the basics so you can start rockin’ out today!
If you can play your guitar on the iPhone and iPad, it makes sense that you should be able to learn how to play to.
I visited the Fender Custom Shop in January and it was amazing. This is a great video. […]
Russ starts at the beginning with opening and saving a session, then goes into using loops, recording and editing audio, using virtual instruments, built-in effects and exporting your masterpiece for CD and the internet.
The 1 hour video is free with registration. I use Groove3 all the time for Pro Tools video training and it’s always high-quality stuff.
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved founder and leader for the past 50 years, Jim Marshall. While mourning the Guv’nor though, we also salute a legendary man who led a full and truly remarkable life.
Marshall amps are the sound of Rock for so many of us. I had the pleasure of meeting Jim Marshall a few years ago and was able to tell him the effect his life’s work had on me.
Rest in Peace.
Picking up where UA’s original 1176LN Limiting Amplifier plug-in left off, this new 1176 collection provides unrivaled emulations of three distinct 1176 hardware units, and is indispensable for any serious engineer or producer.
Some of the best.
Free MP3 Download from the Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011 Europe Tour.
This came out for April Fools, but I’m not much of an April Fools guy, so I didn’t post it. However, it’s so good, I had to let everyone see it.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and play the video. It’s hilarious.
Mike Watkinson for MacProVideo:
In this article we shall look more closely at the management of takes you have captured on a single playlist, and also how to manage multiple playlists and use them for editing composite takes.
Loop recording is a powerful tool if you know how to properly manage all of the takes. This article gives you some practical tips.
Universal Audio:
But while XY microphone recording is the most obvious method, it’s not the only game in town. The Mid-Side (MS) microphone technique sounds a bit more complex, but it offers some dramatic advantages over standard coincident miking. If you’ve never heard of MS recording, or you’ve been afraid to try it, you’re missing a powerful secret weapon in your recording arsenal.
I love using this technique to record.
“They lost my ‘Ace Of Spades’ tour jacket,” Lemmy said. “They had this heavy metal presentation thing and they said, could they borrow a pair of boots and a bass and my ‘Ace Of Spades’ tour jacket, so I lent it to them, and they said they lost it. A likely story. Look me in the eye and tell me again. One of their girlfriends is wearing it, no doubt.”
Idiots.
I laughed so hard. Warning, there is swearing so don’t watch around the kids. […]
This is just classic. For those that don’t know, the mic is supposed to be on the cabinet on the bottom, not on the amp.
Scroll down and watch the video. That’s some meaty tone right there. Beautiful sounding amps.