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Guitar Articles

PA-101: A Solid Foundation

November 6, 2011 by TomCat

Here is the first part of a series on Basic PA-101.

This first part I decided to call “A solid Foundation”, and serves as an introduction only.

It is vital that any decisions regarding the purchase of a sound system be made on solid principles and foundations. A sound system is a major investment and the purchase of unsuitable equipment is an expensive and costly mistake.

Getting Going....

Gainstaging Effects

October 8, 2010 by Alan Ratcliffe

When using multiple effects together, whether they are stompboxes or the effects in a multieffect unit’s patch, it becomes important to “gainstage”. Gainstaging is setting the gain (volume boost) of each stage (effect) in your signal path so it does not boost or cut the signal too much.

The Ups and Downs of Plectra

October 8, 2010 by Alan Ratcliffe

The Truth About True Bypass

June 11, 2010 by Alan Ratcliffe

Some boutique effects pedal manufacturers these days tout the idea that true bypass is an essential feature to have. However, other quality manufacturers do not include it in their pedals and some go as far as to recommend against it.

Recording 101/7 - Mastering... sorcery for home use

May 24, 2010 by Neps

Mastering... An evil word, that as of late hasn't been covered in glory. From the debut album of Arctic Monkeys to Metallica's latest release, people have been divided about the loudness war taking place. And within the industry engineers have been shouting for the heads of the people who push music even louder. Mastering has always been the mystical area where good mixes get polished and made great. And that is how it's supposed to be. But what is meant by polishing..?

Effect Chain Order

October 8, 2010 by Alan Ratcliffe

MIDIguitar 1: Fleshing out your sound

July 6, 2010 by Alan Ratcliffe

Recently on www.guitarforum.co.za I mentioned using MIDIguitar/guitar synth as an an alternative to backtracks for fleshing out the sound of performances.

Recording 101/8 - Simplicity

May 24, 2010 by Neps

It’s been quite some time since I’ve sat down to write something to do with either music and/or recording. So sorry in advance for the rambling but, this issomething that has mde me sit back and think and look at how I do things. The time spent away from being actively involved in my area of passion has made me realize a few things that I took for granted for so long. And that is the performance.

Recording 101/6 - FX'ssssssss

May 24, 2010 by Neps

Let me be firstly say that I hope you guys are enjoying the Recording 101 thread. I love to indulge in writing, so it's quite a lot of fun for me to express ideas regarding recording and mixing.. I also still believe that my compressors are my friends, but that is a story for another thread. This time I thought that I'd take a look at effects and how to use them in a mixing environment.