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DIY Muso Spotlight – Jeffrey Johnson

01/04/2017 by Stu - Leave a Comment

Welcome to  DIY Muso Spotlight, where I find out what’s going on in the home studios and musical minds of fellow DIY musos. On this occasion I’m very pleased to have a chance to delve into the wonderful world of Jeffrey Johnson.

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DIY Muso Spotlight – Michael O’Mara

13/11/201603/12/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

Welcome to the second DIY Muso Spotlight. In this instalment we will be looking at the musical goings on of Michael O’Mara who I’ve know for a while now via the various online social groups we both belong to. 

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Talking Acoustic Treatment – Interview with Ethan Winer

29/10/201504/03/2017 by Stu - Leave a Comment

From running a professional acoustics business to playing Tchaikovsky on the electric guitar with a full orchestra, whilst writing numerous valuable articles and a book in between, Ethan Winer has a wealth of experience and insight into music and the science of audio acoustics. I had the great privilege of being able to ask Ethan a few […]

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Choosing the Best Budget MIDI Controller for Your Home Studio

11/06/201512/03/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this article I look at the best affordable MIDI controllers on the market. A MIDI controller is basically a bit of kit that generates and send MIDI information to any other bit of kit. They can include keyboards and pads for sending note pitch and velocity values, dials and sliders of various kinds, buttons […]

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Audio Interfaces for Home Recording

01/06/201512/04/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

If you want to be able to record into your computer you are going to need an audio interface. This is basically a bit of gear which allows you to plug real world audio devices such as microphones and guitars into your computer, as well as send audio from your computer to external monitors. However, there’s […]

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