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7 years ago Beat Connection

Beat Techniques: Dub Production

Welcome to Beat Connection, a series dedicated to promoting modern and vintage dance styles the only way we know how…by providing you a musical starting point to help you create that beat. In the main bulk of our posts, we’ve been taking you on a journey to what I’d dub “foundational beats.” These foundational beats […]

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7 years ago Behind The Kit

A Guide to Finding Your Perfect Snare Drum

The centerpiece of your drum kit, the most addictive thing to collect in all of drumming — the punchy, fat or attacking snare drum. It’s no secret that the snare drum is one of the sexiest pieces of modern drum kits, and with so many different materials, colors and sizes, it’s easy to get lost […]

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7 years ago Artist Interviews

Keyboardist Bonnie McIntosh: Roland Artist (and Role Model)

Where in the world is Bonnie McIntosh? As the live keyboardist for such pop phenoms as Selena Gomez, Madilyn Bailey, and Malia Civetz, the talented Ms. McIntosh spends a lot of time globetrotting (just peep her Instagram for photo evidence.) When she’s not on the road playing tour dates and TV gigs, you’ll find this […]

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7 years ago Guitar Workbench

1965 Gibson LG-0 Vintage Acoustic Guitar

Hello. My name is Patrick and I’m a guitar addict. My most recent acquisition is a vintage 1965 Gibson LG-0 acoustic guitar. This model was Gibson’s student level guitar when it was released in 1958 since it lacks some features and has laminated back and sides. The guitar isn’t in mint condition. It has a […]

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7 years ago Legends

Legends of Tone: Andy Summers

The Police have had a long, storied, and downright tumultuous career in the history of rock, and oh what a story it’s been! At one point, they were considered the biggest rock band in the world, regularly selling out the largest capacity venues worldwide with no signs of quitting. Four of the band’s 5 albums […]

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7 years ago Studio Solutions

The Trials and Tribulations of DIY Sound Treatment

My band and I have been rehearsing in the same building since 2014. It’s one of those “warehouse-turned-band-practice-space-compound” type of deals that you come across in big cities like Chicago — except it never turned fully “practice space.” In its original form, our building was a cold storage facility in the Stockyards industrial district of […]

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7 years ago News

Walrus Audio Drops Emissary Parallel Boost

Something new seems to always be popping up out of Oklahoma City when it comes to tone and them Walrus Audio boys are back at it again, this time with the Emissary Parallel Boost. Named after the network of veins in your circulatory system that, in layman’s terms, connect the outside of your head to […]

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7 years ago Studio Solutions

Side-chain Compression

Sometimes mixes can feel a little cluttered, especially when the song features a dense instrumentation.  As audio engineers, we have to find creative ways to manage the density of the projects that we are working on. The side chain input on a compressor can be a useful tool for managing this musical density. Typically, a […]

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7 years ago News

EHX Announces Oceans 11 Reverb

Electro-Harmonix just announced a new reverb pedal called Oceans 11. With 11 unique modes, it’s aimed at satisfying any player’s ambient needs, going from Clooney-smooth spring and plate sounds to more Pitt-esque dramatic shimmer and polyphonic reverb types. Much like its cousin the Canyon Delay, Oceans 11 lets users dig deep into the parameters of […]

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