I was doing a research the other day about the different condenser microphones rolled out by Audio-Technica, and one particular microphone that piqued my attention was the Audio-Technica AT2020. The AT2020 can deliver quality sound. Moreover, it offers crisp, direct, and clean sound. Besides, this mic provides a distinguished airy sound. Complemented by a compressor […]
Beatbox Sounds List
Every skill you would like to develop requires you to start with the fundamentals. Similarly, if you want to learn and eventually become an expert beatboxer, you need to know the essential sound list of beatboxing. Once you’ve learned the basic beatboxing sounds, you can then expand your repertoire of beatboxing sounds by learning the […]
Portable PA Systems For Outdoor Events & Shows
One crucial aspect of event planning is the sound system, which includes the PA system and microphones. So, if you are an event planner of a small to medium-sized gathering, you would surely want to ensure that the audio system’s installment is quick, easy, and hassle-free. Your best option, of course, is a portable PA […]
How to Practice Beatboxing for Beginners
A young friend of mine asked me a year ago after our gig about how I learned to beatbox. I curtly replied that I’ve learned beatboxing by observation, tutorial, and practice. I gained mastery of beatboxing a couple of decades ago when there was no YouTube yet. So, I added, “You are fortunate nowadays because […]
Who Invented Beatboxing?
No one precisely knows when humans started to mimic the sound around them, but I am sure that before humans began to speak a language, they were already mimicking the sounds of nature. Therefore, if you ask me who invented beatboxing, I would say it is a primal human tendency that might have predated civilizations. […]
Best Mixer for In-ear Monitors
Over the years of continuously performing onstage with my band, I already had a fair share of bad mixes that had gotten into my nerve and affected my performances. I know perfectly well that to achieve excellent musical performance on stage, I need to hear myself well; moreover, the audience needs to hear me as […]
Public Address System Components
Recently, I was asked by my best friend to set up the PA system for his birthday party, and as an obedient friend, I acquiesced to his request. My long years of experience as a sound engineer in many gigs and shows had taught me more about PA systems, and for this reason, I thought […]
How To Make Click Track for Band & Live Performance
If you have ever tried your hand at song arrangement, you would surely know how important the right tempo and metronome to a song arrangement. You will also understand the importance of synchronizing sound recordings and how crucial tempo and metronome to the overall recording results. Without a metronome, you will find it hard to […]
Best Keyboard for Making Beats
Two of the instruments you can use to make beats for your music are the MIDI controller and the electronic keyboard. At the onset, it’ll be useful to know the difference between the two. Of course, the MIDI controller creates MIDI data, and from a synth or hardware sampler, it can trigger the sound. However, […]
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