Entries by G-Mohris

3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF MICROPHONES

Choosing the right microphone for your recording is very critical and can be confusing. A microphone is a transducer or translator of an acoustic signal, sound waves,  into an analog signal converting the vibration of air molecules into electrical energy, an audio signal. A good translator will definitely give you a good result. You don’t want your vocal or instrument to sound different, this is why it is very important to choose a microphone that can give you an excellent conversion. Depending on whether you are recording vocals, instruments, or ambiance, there are main 3 types of microphones to consider: Condenser, Dynamic, and Ribbon

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GUIDE TO AUDIO CABLES

Just after you buy your favorite synthesizer, drum machine, speakers, microphone, MIDI controller, or instrument, you realize that there is no use for them without cables to connect them and transfer signal from one to another. Cables are the veins of your studio setup for without them your gear would just sit there and decorate your studio. Not only they are necessary for routing your gear but they have a huge impact on the quality and the power of that signal they transmit. Cables come in different types and categories, from analog ones transmitting electrical signal to digital ones transferring binary data.

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5 DIFFERENT DJ & PERFORMANCE SETUPS

In our modern age, DJ’ing has become very popular with the expansion of electronic music on the worldwide map and the rapid evolution of technology that is constantly offering new gear and introducing contemporary tools, options, and extensive features, giving DJs and Producers a palette of choices when it comes to building their set-up. From classic DJ’ing using CD & Vinyl Players, to digital DJ’ing and live performance using MIDI controllers, digital mixers, acoustic and analog instruments.

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MIDI KEYBOARDS AND CONTROLLERS

During the late 70’s early 80’s, analog synthesizers manufactured by different brands were using their proprietary standards to synchronize instruments, such as CV/gate, while musicians who chose different synthesizers for their studio set-ups or live performances found difficulty in coordinating their gear with the absence of synchronization. This is when a new protocol called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was introduced by Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, and along with Dave Smith & Sequential Circuit MIDI got implemented in 1983. This standard allowed different instruments to communicate with each other and with computers, and this spurred a rapid expansion of the sales and production of electronic instruments and music software.

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