Kicking off a new series of expanded, in-depth Basix tutorials, this is the first in a series of articles designed to guide you step-by-step through the process of setting up and using guitar amp simulation in your recordings.
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How to Compose Song Demos in GarageBand, Part 3
This is the third and final tutorial in a series covering the basics of song demo production in Apple’s GarageBand.
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How to Mix the Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, along with the drums is the foundation of the rhythm section. It needs to sound deep and punchy without overpowering other elements in the mix. We need the bass guitar to groove and supply us with a steady rhythm as well as defining the melodic and chordal structure of the song.
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How to Compose Song Demos in GarageBand, Part 2
This is the second of a series of tutorials covering the basics of song demo production in Apple’s GarageBand. The aim of these tutorials is to show you the basics of recording your own song demos, covering the elements of the creative process as well as how to use the software.
Here is a short track demonstrating what you will achieve with this tutorial:
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How to Record the Acoustic Guitar
Recording acoustic instruments can be scary for beginners. In this day and age many people just plug in and play their instruments, electric guitars, basses and synths, never needing to record an instrument except the odd vocal track. True as it may be that we get better sounds out our guitar plug-ins and software synths with every update, we must not forget how to record a “proper” instrument, in the real world.
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This entry is part 1 of 11 in the How to Record Guitar Session
How to Compose Song Demos in GarageBand, Part 1
GarageBand is easy to use, feature rich and affordable, making it a perfect compositional tool for aspiring songwriters. In this three part tutorial, I’d like to show you how to develop your guitar riffs and chord progressions into fully fledged song demos using GarageBand’s built in tools. In this first part, we’ll cover some basic orientation and get started on developing some ideas.
Here is a short track demonstrating what you will achieve with this tutorial:
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Beginner’s Guide To Songwriting – Part 3
This is the third tutorial in a series focused on showing complete beginners how to write a simple song. This series will focus predominantly on the process of writing a song, rather than the specific software and hardware techniques, skills and applications you might need in the recording, mixing, and mastering of that song.
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Beginner’s Guide To Songwriting – Part 2
This BASIX tutorial is the second in a series focused on showing complete beginners how to write a simple song. This series will focus predominantly on the process of writing a song, rather than the specific software and hardware techniques, skills and applications you might need in the recording, mixing, and mastering of that song.
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A Beginner’s Guide To Songwriting – Part 1
This tutorial is the first in a series focused on showing complete beginners how to write a simple song. This series will focus predominantly on the process of writing a song, rather than the specific software and hardware techniques, skills and applications you might need in the recording, mixing, and mastering of that song.
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A Beginner’s Introduction to Home Recording
Home recording technology seems to get better and cost less every year. It puts power in the hands of ordinary people. You’ve probably found this article because you want to get into home recording.
Most of our tutorials here at Audiotuts are at the intermediate or advanced level. And that’s OK, because you won’t be a beginner forever. But we do have some more basic tutorials and articles aimed at the beginner. This article will refer to many of them, and hopefully give you an overview of what’s involved in getting into home recording.
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