Astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded himself performing “Space Oddity” on the International Space Station. It was one of the greatest things of the year. But was it also against the law?
The Copyright Alert System is in effect to curb online piracy. It does this by going after people that have illegally downloaded music, movies, or games. The program is also informally known as ‘six strikes.’
The newest entrant into the digital music world? The public library. Libraries around the country are now allowing patrons to stream a wide variety of music and movies online. The number of library systems offering the service is expanding rapidly.
Amazon’s AutoRip, which gives users a free digital copy of any physical CD they’ve purchased. It even goes back to customers that purchased CDs in 1998. All mp3’s are delivered to a user’s Amazon Cloud Player.
In a day and age when music TV channels are playing anything except music videos, Sean Combs plans to change that. His new Revolt TV will feature music videos almost exclusively. The network is now live, and we’re watching to see how it will be accepted in the music industry.
One great way to have variety in your guitar track is to record it both direct into your recording software and miked through your amp. This gives you a clean, direct signal you can manipulate in addition to the great amp sound you are accustomed to. Here’s how to record both at the same time.
While there are many ways to discover and listen to new music online, Upbeat provides a new kind of platform. The service allows users to vote for their favorite songs posted online, and those with the most votes rise to the top of the site’s forums. As a user you can find new songs as well as vote and comment on the songs that already are posted.
Getting your electric guitar tone can be one of the most important things you do when recording. However, even the best tone can sound awful in a bad mix. Here are a few tips to help get great electric guitar mixes.
Keeping up with new and emerging recording technology is part of what being a home studio owner is all about. While there are tons of new products released every week, we like taking a look at interesting new technology and important new developments. Here are three products that fall into those categories.
There are many different methods of mixing a song. One is to start with the drums and mix the rest of the song around them. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to this method, all of which we explore in this article.
Internet radio has long been a growing and important digital music format. A new study shows that more than half of online users listen to some form of streaming music. This number has grown from just 45 percent earlier this year. Additionally, the study breaks down how online listeners are consuming music.
Today, it is easy in most DAW software to make specific edits to correct the timing of your tracks to create tighter performances in the mixing process. Some software programs even come with specific features to do this for you. Here we look at if (and when) you should make these kinds of edits.
Soundwave is a music app that seeks to create an engaging social network for listeners. It also hopes to give artists more information about their audience. This app also makes it possible to purchase the songs directly from iTunes.
Using virtual guitar sounds can be a great resource for anyone recording at home. However, sometimes the sounds from guitar emulators don’t sound quite right in your recordings. Here are a few tips to improve these tones.
Bob Dylan may not be someone you think of as being on the forefront of the digital music revolution, but he’s just released a mobile app. The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series mobile app is a companion to his recently released Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 -- Another Self-Portrait (1969-1971). The app is the latest in a recent trend of releasing albums via mobile apps.
