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Understanding the different guitar tuning systems requires a minimum of reference points to avoid getting lost in the multitude of existing variations. Scientific Pitch Notation (SPN) provides this frame of reference by associating each note with its register using a…
Finding your ideal guitar tone is often a never-ending quest. Between tube amps, imposing cabinets, and mic placement, traditional solutions demand time, space, and expensive gear. Fortunately, modern tools can simplify this process. Impulse responses (IRs) and cabinet simulators have…
If you don’t know the Neural DSP Quad Cortex, you’ve certainly missed the music news of the last few years. This multi-effect processor and amplifier/speaker/effect modeler received a lot of positive reviews upon its release. Its power made it a…
The electric guitar has gone through many changes since its creation in the early 1930s. The hollow-body electric guitar was the first model to exist. It was a hybrid instrument that combined an acoustic guitar with amplification. They weren’t perfect…
You’re here because you’ve come across the term “preset”! These little pre-settings are powerful tools; they allow you to shape a signal within a chain of audio effects. They exist to define an instrument’s timbre, a mix’s texture, or even…
Choosing the right equipment to define your audio signal and the timbre of your instrument is an important step for any studio or stage musician. We are always in search of that ideal sound, with its specific grain, the one…
It’s time to understand the purpose of Impulse Response loaders, called also IR Loaders: tools for musicians seeking to enhance their audio signals. These devices manage and apply IR files to the audio signal of an acoustic instruments. If you…
Unlike modulation or distortion effects, compressors are less frequently used because musicians are less familiar with them! A compressor doesn’t cause any significant transformation of the signal. It doesn’t distort the signal like an overdrive, for example. However, a compressor…
For many acoustic guitarists, the world of effects is often unexplored! Unlike electric guitarists, they don’t necessarily need effects to play. However, adding effects to an acoustic guitar signal can be incredibly beneficial to stand out in a mix and…
The phaser effect, while belonging to the broad family of modulation effects, possesses a unique sonic signature that has marked numerous musical works since the 1960s. Whether through the electric guitars of rock icons like Jimi Hendrix or in the…
Using quality cables is essential to preserving audio signal quality! Today, wireless systems can be used to connect certain instruments, but not all equipment can support wireless functionality. Using cables is necessary at some point or another. We often encounter…
Drop D tuning is an alternative tuning that unlocks new playing techniques for the guitar. Popularized in rock and metal, it significantly expands the tonal palette of a guitar. By lowering the low E string by a whole step to…
