Inside Collective Soul drummer's new personal studio. Click the pretty picture to check out more.

Collective Soul’s Ryan Hoyle Opens New Studio
Drummer Ryan Hoyle, who also moonlights with Paul Rodgers, announced the opening of Cave Studio in Los Angeles, which specializes in providing bands with custom drum tracks performed by Ryan himself. Click HERE to read more about this hot new studio.

One Of World’s Oldest Pianos Sampled; Sound Library Available Now
Realsample’s Early Pianoforte Library offers the unique sound of a historical pianoforte by Johann Andreas Stein, built in Augsburg in 1793. Showing influences of harpsichords of that time, the instrument sports an uncommon piano sound, not unlike the Stein instruments favored by Mozart. Click HERE to find out how you can hear it.

Free M-Audio Microtack II Tutorial Online Now
HowAudio.com’s newest tutorial on the MicroTrack II is now available to viewers for free. Over 35 minutes in length, this tutorial covers everything from the basics of using the MicroTrack II onwards. Click HERE to find out how you can see it.

PreSonus FireStudio Tube Now Shipping
The FireStudio Tube is a 24-bit/96k professional FireWire recording system loaded with inputs and outputs (16x10). This unit is made especially for recording bands, producers, musicians and engineers to produce commercial-quality recordings. Click HERE to find out more about this hot new release.

Black Keys’ Frontman Dan Auerbach Puts API 1608 In Personal Studio
Born of a minimalist aesthetic that values quality and a strong sonic personality over gadgetry, Akron Analog is the newly built project studio of The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. And he’s chosen an API 1608 as his console. Click HERE to read more about the Black Keys gear choices.

This is an example of what your MIDI signal chain should look like if you are using a softsynth. Click the pic for more tips on saving your MIDI sound.

10 Ways To Kill Drum Bleed
We give you a handful of sure-fire tracking tricks for keeping drum leakage at bay. Click HERE to find out how to keep your drum tracks separated.

Tips For Recording Acoustic Guitars In Your Control Room
We tell you how get a clean, full, and detailed acoustic guitar sound without using an isolation booth, bringing in another engineer, or resorting to piezo or onboard pickups. Click HERE to read how.

Why Your MIDI Isn’t Playing
We’ve all been there. You load a MIDI file, hit Play on your sequencer, and you hear nothing. Or you play notes on your MIDI controller, but there’s no sound. Well, we’re here to help you figure it out. Click HERE for our troubleshooting tutorial.

How To Sync Analog Tape With Your DAW
Tracking on two-inch, but mixing in Pro Tools? All that slicing, squeezing, and time stretching isn’t as much of a pain in the ass you might have feared. Click HERE for our step-by-step solution.

Ooh...sexy! The new Studio Projects CS5. Click the pic for a full review.

Review! Studio Projects CS5
When we were sent this new mic, we were wondering what it would sound like. Would  be sultry-sounding like a C 12, prissy like a U89, or kind of haggard and raspy-sounding, like the older gal a few barstools over? Click HERE to read our expert analysis.

Review! JazzMutant Dexter
With the power off, Dexter looks like a giant Etch-A-Sketch; power it up, and you’re staring at a controller with exceptional aesthetics. But what about its mixing capabilities? Click HERE to read how it fared in our tests.

Review! ART TubeFire 8
With its inexpensive price point and loads of features, it appears that ART is undercutting the competition with the new TubeFire 8. But did they sacrifice quality in the process? Click HERE to find out if the TubeFire 8 really should be the choice of serious recording musicians.

Review! 3 New Tuning Solutions For Recording Guitarists
How many hours have you lost while recording as you tuned your guitar for the umpteenth time? We review three hot new tuners that claim to help you achieve sonic consistency in the studio. Click HERE to read them.

Special EQ Events Section!!!

Music Player Network Presents: Artist Master Class Webcasts
Ever wish you could have a private lesson with the pros? You can! Check out these webcasts:

Keyboard presents Jeff Lorber: The Art Of the Groove, and Jordan Rudess: Keyboard Wizardry;  Guitar Player presents Larry Carlton: 335 Blues;  Bass Player presents Victor Wooten: Slap Techniques and Michael Manring: Full Range Bass;  EQ presents Master of Your Studio Domain  and The Secrets of Signal Processing with Executive Editor Craig Anderton.

Get 'em HERE!

Guitar Player's Guitar Superstar Call For Entries
SPONSORED BY EPIPHONE, ZZYZX SNAPJACK, MESA/BOOGIE AND MORE TBA

Presenting Guitar Player's fourth annual guitar competition! Ten finalists will compete LIVE before a panel of celebrity judges and a sold-out house in San Francisco on September 13. Only one will be named Guitar Player's Guitar Superstar 2008.

Have you entered yet? The clock is ticking. . . Submission Deadline is June 30! Enter today by clicking HERE.

BASS PLAYER LIVE 2008: LOS ANGELES NOVEMBER 1-2
Join us on the West Coast as BPL takes Hollywood by storm!

Confirmed exhibitors include: DR Strings, Markbass, D’Addario, Ampeg, Dr. Bass, Lace Music and others TBA!

Confirmed artist clinicians include: Chris Chaney, Mike Elizondo, Steve Bailey, Alex Al, Neil Steubenhaus and more TBA!

2008 Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Carol Kaye, Verdine White, Mike Watt

Details will be announced HERE.

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