I just recorded a 1-man-band cover of the song, That Thing You Do, (written by Adam Schlesinger for the movie of the same name) from scratch on my computer-based home recording studio right here in a spare bedroom. The reason I did it, besides just loving the song and always wanting to, was to demonstrate what kind [...]
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IK multimedia has added yet another cool product that can turn you iPHone, iPod Touch or iPad into a professional audio recording tool. This time it’s the iRig MIDI interface ($69.99), which allows you to connect a MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI device like drum machines, guitar and floor controllers, etc.) to your iOS device. [...]
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If you are not already with VST plugins, let me enlighten you at once. Your home studio software program probably came with at least some effects built-in, such as compression, EQ, or maybe a reverb effect. But sooner or later you’ll probably want to add to that initial collection of effects. Enter, VST, which stands [...]
One of the coolest things about pc-based home recording studios is the wide-open world of virtual instruments. And of all the different kinds of instruments we can play via MIDI on our computers, drums are probably the most used. And why not? You can have a drum track on your song without even touching a [...]
A few days ago we posted the release of IK Multimedia’s SampleTank (a very cool virtual instrument program) as an iOS product now. That post is here: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/sampletank-for-iphoneipod-touch Today IK Multimedia announces a free version of SampleTank for iOS. Here are the details: SampleTank from IK Multimedia now also available as Free app for iPhone/iPod [...]
I’ll be doing the review on this next week, but for now, here is the official announcement from IK Multimedia on the release of their new iRig MIDI and SampleTank. These iOS music releases are giving us lots of ideas for home recording studio tips. The iRig MIDI is a physical device that you can [...]
SampleTank for iPhone/iPod touch now available from IK Multimedia The first pro-quality sound and groove module for iOS October 2011, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is proud to announce that SampleTank® for iPhone/iPod touch is now available in the iTunes App store. SampleTank is the first pro-quality, sample-based sound and groove module available for the [...]
MIDI for your iOS device? Oh yeah. News from Summer NAMM 2011 tells of yet another awesome product from IK Multimedia, the folks who brought you the iRig microphone and Amplitube iRig guitar interface products for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This time it’s iRig MIDI which, you guessed it, allows you to connect [...]
The video for this is finally done! Recently we published an article on how to take a song apart (figuratively) in order to learn how the pros record music. In order to demonstrate this concept, we used a song from Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. The song is called My Eyes (sometimes referred to [...]
One really excellent way to learn to record music is to study what the pros are doing. By breaking down a popular song and analyzing the parts and how everything fits together, you can learn an amazing amount about music production and recording. If you can then manage to re-create the song from scratch, you [...]
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