Condenser microphone, dynamic microphone or ribbon microphones? Which one should I get for my home recording studio based on the type of recording work I do? Choosing a microphone for your home studio can be tricky. And more if you’re just starting off with your studio and have not recorded with a microphone before. In this […]
Buying gifts for a friend or family member who is a music producer? Let me help you out with gift ideas that are budget friendly and yet would excite any music producer, newbie or pro. I recently received an email from a reader, asking for a Christmas gift advice. It resonated well, because well, I […]
Steinberg has just launched the Cubase 9 series. Here’s what new in the update and everything you should know about Cubase Pro 9. As always, there are three new versions of Cubase 9. Cubase Pro 9, Cubase Artist 9 and Cubase Elements 9. If you previously owned a copy of Cubase, you have options to upgrade […]
The Presonus Eris E5 and E8 are studio monitors in the affordable range, suited for home studios and intermediate project studios. But how do they fair against other studio monitors and what should you know about the Eris studio monitors? In this post I’ll talk about the Presonus Eris studio monitors, explain the good and […]
Black Friday this year falls on Friday, November 25, 2016. It’s the time of the year to get some shiny new recording gear & musical instruments for your studio. The Black Friday music deals past quite quickly and with so many things to choose from, one can become confuse about what gears they should get. […]
For the music producer, Apple’s new Macbook Pro 2016, requires quite a bit of upfront investment. The first thing I wondered when I saw the Macbook Pro being introduced is how am I going to plug in my Cubase dongle? Let alone the many other audio hardware a typical music producer owns – from audio […]
Making music shouldn’t be limited to be only in the studio. In fact, I’m now composing & making more music out the studio while traveling. Here I talk about the studio equipment that you’ll need when out traveling. My experience from making music while traveling? You can get great musical ideas from your traveling experience. After […]
Over the past few months, I’ve been trying lots of MIDI controllers on my Windows computer. Then last week, when I tried a new MIDI controller, the Korg microkey2 Air, it didn’t work on my computer. My DAW, Cubase couldn’t detect the MIDI controller as an input. Even Windows wasn’t able to recognize the controller […]
Do you happen to have a music keyboard or digital piano lying around somewhere at home? Put that keyboard into use by using it as a MIDI controller. It would still work even if the keyboard you have is really old. All you need is for your keyboard to have a MIDI OUT port to […]