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Nick started playing guitar in 2004 and stepped in as a drummer for his band shortly thereafter. Nick honed his performance and production skills with his projects released on labels like Deathwish Inc., Flesh & Bone, Save Your Generation, and more. At zZounds, Nick handles all Bass, Drums, and Effects Pedals marketing, and he’s a huge fan of Fender Telecasters, fuzz pedals, his Marshall JTM 45, and DW Drums. Other loves are Formula 1, house cats, and Michigan history facts.

7 months ago Features

Idles’ Lee Kiernan Helps Design a Pedal for EarthQuaker Devices, Names It Gary

A simple request from Idles’ Lee Kiernan for a compact version of EarthQuaker Devices‘ now discontinued Gray Channel has turned into a fuzz-packed, overdrive-heavy, speaker-ripping (simulated), monster named Gary. Gary offers a vast range of dirty tones, and some that aren’t dirty at all. From ripping, phase-shifted fuzz to a clean boost with a little […]

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9 months ago Guitar Workbench

Using Delay to Create Spring Reverb: What Is the Belton Brick?

Classic, glassy, spring reverb. It’s a snapshot into the past of guitar tone. Mental images of Telecasters through a spring reverb-equipped amplifier in the hands of Dick Dale or George Harrison dance through your mind any time you hear it. But for most players, classic spring reverb tanks just aren’t practical in the modern age. […]

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10 months ago Guitar Workbench

The Source Audio Artifakt Makes Lo-Fi Sounds Easy to Achieve!

The humble beginnings of “lo-fi” music started in musicians’ homes in the 1950s when the spirit of DIY recording was a necessity, not a style. Moving forward into the 1990s, artists began to adapt the low-fidelity sound of DIY recording techniques into the sound of their music overall. This brought the lo-fi sound into the […]

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1 year ago Behind The Kit

Do “Magic” Frequencies Exist When Mixing Drums?

There is no magic bullet. That’s a point that this piece should get across first and foremost. That being said, learning about what boosting and cutting frequencies can to do to a mix is incredibly important for your engineering skills and satisfaction when recording drums. Any drum recording is only as good as the sum […]

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1 year ago Studio Solutions

Get a Whole Locker of Tones Out of a Single Universal Audio Microphone!

As technology advances, studio gear gets more and more accessible to the average basement recording engineer. In the last decade or so, recording your own music has not only gotten easier, it’s become a skill that must be learned by nearly every artist if they want to survive financially while making a living out of […]

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1 year ago Studio Solutions

With Universal Audio Verve Analog Machines, Analog Warmth Is a Click Away

Universal Audio is in the business of sound design. Their catalog of plug-ins, interfaces, effects, and more offer artists around the world the opportunity to indulge in a nearly endless amount of tones, effects, and workflow types without the need for the literal (mostly vintage) gear their products pull tones from. Their Verve Analog Machines […]

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1 year ago Behind The Kit

Did Lauten Audio Create the Snare Mic of the Future?

Lauten Audio has pioneered the first-ever FET condenser for miking snare drums! The Lauten Audio Snare Mic offers drummer-friendly options ideal for studio or stage that make sure you always capture the true essence of your beloved snare drum. From its high decibel handling capsule, to its multiple frequency cut options, we’ll take a look […]

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1 year ago Behind The Kit

You Can Record Drums at Sound City Studios From Anywhere!

We can’t all book out a world-class recording studio, it’s just not possible. But here’s some good news: Universal Audio has made it possible to sound like you’ve just tracked in one of the most legendary live rooms of all time — and it’s affordable for almost anyone! Universal Audio’s Sound City Studios plug-in is […]

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1 year ago Live Streams

Live: The Boss RV-200 Studio-Grade Reverb Is Here

Boss has always been committed to bringing studio-quality effects to the masses. The RV-200 reverb pedal brings studio-grade, 96kHz sampling rate reverb to your pedalboard in a rock-solid Boss 200 series enclosure. Each RV-200 features space for storing up to 127 reverb sounds pulled from 12 distinct reverb types. The easy, intuitive design takes inspiration […]

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