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Improve Your Drumming With Less Ismore
By Tim KamakGeorges Music In this Drum Club issue, I would like to introduce all of you to my good friendLess Ismore (get it? Less Is More :-)).Ok, enough with the bad jokes. Defining the Concept For years, successful musicians, songwriters,...
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music
Drumming is fun.Drumming is loud!...but not always...At least it shouldn't be always.Drum with dynamics. Learn to control them and learn to use them.This is an important skill to master to make yoursel...
By Ben Blakesley Georges Music
We live in an age when making and recording music has never been easier. Heck, you can do both on the phone in your pocket right now!
But despite the ease of doing those activities, knowing how to write a song is s...
Computer Recording System Basics
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music
The personal computer has changed the world in countless ways (can you imagine NOT receiving/checking your email constantly?) and as musicians, its biggest contribution is in the affordability and port...
Recording Electric Guitar In 1 Easy Step
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music
There are many aspects of recording that will drive you nuts: getting the perfect drum sound, recording an isolated vocal in the same room as the band, getting rid of that annoying air conditioner hum!...
What's With All Those Knobs? A Primer on Mixing Boards
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music
Working as a recording (and sometimes live sound) engineer, I get a lot of clever comments about how complicated the gear looks. Really, that's one of the fun parts about being an engineer. You're a pa...
By Ben Blakesley
Georges Music
You strum a thunderous final chord and the crowd goes wild!You hear your name being chanted as you depart the stage and you're greeted in the wings by throngs of adoring fans asking fo...
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music
Guitarist 1, "Hey, do you know how to play [insert cool song here]?"
Guitarist 2, "No."
Guitarist 1, "No prob, I'll send you the tab and we can jam on it next week."
Guitarist 2 (thinking to himself)...
Auto-Fixation: Guitar Repairs You Can Do Yourself
By Jon Chappell
I often break down my guitar maintenance activities into two categories: cleaning and tweaking. Cleaning covers everything from wiping the strings to dusting the metal and wood parts to using liquid polishes and fine-grade steel wool ...
