Over a year ago I repainted and restored a Baldwin Acrosonic upright piano with the help of my family. I’d been meaning to blog about it ever since, and I’ve finally found time to talk about it as much as I’d like. Here’s the story:
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I get asked a lot if I recommend running 3rd party plugins with Mainstage, and if so, what my favorite VST plugins are. While I definitely recommend sticking with as many of the built-in plugins as you can for stability reasons, I love the extra features some plugins offer Mainstage. Here are my top 5 for live use:
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Mainstage users have a unique set of needs when it comes to an audio interface, and I’ve bought and used a wide variety of interfaces in my quest to find one that does what I need. After about 10 years of experimentation and over 9 audio interfaces, I’ve selected my favorites:
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I have absolutely fallen in love with the iPad as a practicing tool and all around music making facilitator. After 5 years on the market, app developers are finally catching up with the amazing potential of this unique computer, and for musicians, there’s no better app out there than ForScore. Here are my 20 best music hacks for the iPad, using this powerful app:
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With NAMM around the corner, I go on a rant about what features are being overlooked in the keyboard industry, but desperately needed.
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