The use of in-ear monitors (IEMs) in live performances is a bold move for many musicians, for it provides musicians with greater accuracy and control over what they hear during their live performances. Yet, the use of IEMs can also prove useful in studio or rehearsal settings and even in casual listening to your favorite … Read more
While adding echo effects can add excellent enhancements and uniqueness to audio production, they can be incredibly annoying when you don’t need them. This is especially true if you can hear the echo while using a headset to facilitate a better listening experience. Thankfully, we have valuable insight into how to fix echo in headphones, … Read more
Have you ever heard someone who got a perfect pitch? I bet you did, and I know you also want to have a perfect pitch to deliver awesome vocal performances. Of course, someone who got perfect pitch would never hit sharps or flats when singing, and a cursory look at the list of famous singers … Read more
As a longtime singer, I have recorded different music genres like pop, jazz, blues, classical, country, and electronic, hip hop, and many more, and I observed that specific music genres more often necessitate different types of monitoring and mixing. So, if you want to record, for example, hip-hop music, you need to use the monitors … Read more
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, … Read more
Are you spending time figuring out whether you can use only one studio monitor when mixing? Well, the same dilemma occurred to me several years ago. That is why I put together this article to give my take on this query. Of course, it is best to use two stereo monitors when mixing several tracks. … Read more
The ultimate deciding factor when choosing between Keyboard Workstations and Digital Audio Workstation would depend on the musician’s preferences. It would be smart to thoroughly explore the pros and cons of the equipment before making a final decision. Songwriting, music arranging, or sound engineering has never been this easy. In today’s technology, the music tools … Read more
There is no definite criterion that you can solely depend on when choosing the best hip hop and beat making keyboard workstation. It is a combination of the musician’s requirements and the workstation’s ingenuity. However, there are several factors you must emphasize if you plan to use this keyboard workstation for playing or making hip … Read more
Gone were the days when synths were viewed as avant-garde. At present, the market is flooded with affordable synthesizers, especially in the monophonic (mono synth) synthesizer category, which has seen a spike in mono synths availability at an affordable price. Of course, the mono synth differentiates itself from polyphonic synthesizers because it can only play … Read more