Last month the Bedroom Producers Blog posted a list of the Top 50 Freeware VST Plugins of 2015. It’s a great list with a bunch of truly exceptional free plugins. The #1 effects plugin is TDR Nova, a really nice parallel dynamic equalizer. I’d been looking for a good multi-band parametric EQ with a built […]
Review: Rocksmith 2014 Edition, a Terrible Way to Learn Guitar
So a couple months ago I decided to buy the 2014 edition of Rocksmith, the latest version available. I like playing guitar and I like playing video games, so combining the two is bound to be a winning combination, right? Wrong. Rocksmith blows. It blows hard. I can’t begin to express my dislike for the […]
MT Power Drum Kit 2 – Top Free Drum Plugin
I recently came across an exceptional free drum kit plugin called MT Power Drum Kit 2. It was once a paid plugin for $39 but now it’s free, and it’s easily one of the best free plugins out there. I’m a big fan of EZdrummer 2, but the MT Power Drum Kit can hold its […]
Free Engl E530 Amp Sim: Mercuriall Tube Amp U530 (Video)
A couple months ago Mercuriall Audio released a new amp sim called the Tube Amp Ultra 530. It’s modeled after the Engl E530 preamp, and it adds some extra features not available on the real thing. There’s a free version of the Tube Amp Ultra 530 and a paid version. The free version has limited […]
Review: Alesis V25 MIDI Keyboard Controller (+Video)
Review Date: January 2016 – Review unit purchased from Guitar Center Overview Alesis offers a number of different kinds of MIDI keyboards. At the budget end of the scale is the V series that was first introduced in 2014. Their mid-level controllers are the VI series, and the VX49 is the high end model. This […]
Free Guitar Drive Pedals, Cabinets and Bass Amp Sim from Audiffex
The folks at Audified have started experimenting with some pay-what-you-want deals for their digital products, which means that you can get them for totally and completely free if you’re a cheap bastard like me. You can get a Gallien Krueger bass amp sim, complete with a cabinet and mic for free. It works as a […]
Avid has No Plans to Allow Transfers of Pro Tools 12; Fast Track Audio Devices Discontinued
Avid used to allow customers to transfer ownership of a Pro Tools license to someone else, so you could essentially sell if you didn’t want to use it anymore. But ever since they released Pro Tools 12, Avid has not allowed license transfers. They blame this on the fact that the new support plans associated […]
Scribd Offers Unlimited Access to Sheet Music for $9 per Month
Last month Scribd added sheet music to their ebook subscription service, which costs $8.99 per month. Their collection of sheet music contains a bunch of stuff for guitar and piano, but they have sheet music for just about everything, including drums, brass instruments, woodwinds and other fretted and stringed instruments. When I first saw this […]