Tips and How-To's

Using Unconventional Samples to Break Through "Producer's Block"

How to Prep Your Tracks for Mixing | Home Recording Basics

Learn to Play: Jeff Massey Teaches Eric Clapton Solo Riffs on Guitar

Potent Pairings: How to Sound like St. Vincent

Basics of MIDI and MIDI Controllers | Home Recording Basics

Learn to Play: Alex Skolnick Teaches 3–Note Runs

Recording Vocals in Your Bedroom | Home Recording Basics

How to Mic Your Electric Guitar Amp | Home Recording Basics

Learn to Play: Tool's "Ticks and Leeches" Drum Fill

Learn to Play: Riffs in the Key of Mark Knopfler

Potent Pairings: How to Sound like the Smashing Pumpkins

Mic’ing a Drum Kit from Start to Finish | Home Recording Basics

Learn to Play: Dan Palmer of Zebrahead's Tap and Slide Exercise

How to Get Started with Pedal Modding

Video: How to Install a Towner Screw–Less Bigsby System

Maximizing Ableton Productivity: Tips for Organizing Your Clips and Optimizing for Songwriting

Learn to Play: Riffs in the Key of Jerry Garcia

How to Record Acoustic Guitar and Vocals | Home Recording Basics

Learn to Play: 3 Blues Turnaround Slide Riffs in Open G and E Standard Tuning

Video: Live Loop Editing and Glitch Sampling with a Boss RC–1

Maximizing Ableton Productivity: Tips for Organizing Defaults, Presets, and File Structure

The 6 Essential Tools Every DIY Guitarist Needs

Potent Pairings: How to Sound Like Fleetwood Mac

Video: A Guitarist's Guide to Ableton Live