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Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen review

With every release, the folks at Focusrite have steadily improved nearly every aspect of their product’s performance.

The third generation of the Scarlett 18i8 was released a little over five years ago and the unit still stands as one of the best interfaces on the market. Let’s take a look at what might make this such a great product.

How to record vocals at home in 5 simple steps

Vocals are undoubtedly the bedrock of most popular music. For as long as humans were capable of communicating at all, the voice itself has been one of the greatest tools we have at our disposal. So, it’s imperative that we record vocals with the utmost respect and due diligence we can muster.

What is MIDI, how it works, and how to use it

MIDI is a method of sending data that allows you to create music digitally. It doesn’t matter if you are a bedroom producer or a Grammy Award winner; MIDI will play a big part in your working life.

In this article, I will go into more detail about what MIDI is, how it works, and how to use it.

Beyerdynamic DT 240 Pro review

Beyerdynamic’ DT series consists of some of the most popular headphones choices in the professional market to date, leaving the DT 240 Pro with some fairly big shoes to fill. Do they live up to their namesake?

The 9 biggest differences that make VST3 better than VST2 and its predecessors

VST, or Virtual Studio Technology, is a file format that came out in 1996 as a way to digitally emulate various pieces of hardware, like compressors, EQs, and synthesizers.

It quickly became the standard for various software developers, and there have been a number of improvements to the code, resulting in VST 1.0, 2.0, 2.4, and now VST3.