Izotope Nectar Review – Is Nectar really that bad?
Just installed the 10-day trial version of the Izotope Nectar Plugin and jumped right in to use it immediately during a recording session. Usually I wouldnt do that (i mean, what if it crashed your system, right?) but Izotope is a name I have come to trust. It didnt take
Blue Baby Bottle Mic review (My Baby’s Coming Home)
I owned a Baby Blue Bottle mic before, very briefly, before it was damaged in a fire accident, during which I lost all mics (of course and a whole lot of other stuff). Interestingly, when I rebuild my mic cabinet, I didnt opt to replace the Baby Blue Bottle. I
Smash Inc… (Why murtabak is good before a vocal recording session)
The bassist of Smash Inc Jeff got married recently and the rest of the bandmates were in Backbeat rehearsing their wedding dinner performance (minus Jeff). I was really happy to meet them again (it was quite a coincidence as it was only not long ago when I recorded the drummer,
Live Multitrack Recording by Equinox
The band, Equinox, from NTU Hall 16 was recently at Backbeat Studios doing a multitrack recording for Play-On Band competition. Thanks to them, here’s a video of the whole process. We managed to get quite a good separation of the individual instruments due to some careful positioning, as also because
Electrico on Channel V and NDP
What do you see? Yes, Electrico recording their Channel V Interview on the lazy couch at Backbeat Studios. Electrico is Channel V artiste of the month for July. Not sure how many of you guys managed to catch their TV Special where they recorded their interview and studio session here
The Muse must go on… STOP!
Thanks to those ppl who were involved in the recent recording promotion project “The Muse must go on” to track their own original demoes… We wish the promotion could go on for longer…. but with songs piling up waiting to be mixed and other projects due to start, we’ve decided
Backbeat Studios New Address, 215A Jalan Besar
Here’s a map of our new location It’s on the righthand side of the one-way road (Jalan Besar), just a few units down from the traffic light at Kitchener Road. Look out for the Sky Internet Gaming shop below us. Our doors are bright yellow in
Bye Bye Hongkong St
In case you walked past recently and saw this banner outside 42B Hongkong St… Don’t be alarmed. We have been put ourselves up for sale. Dec 31 2008 was our last day at the HongKong St. We’ve decided to find a bigger and better place to house Backbeat Studios…
Backbeat Studios unveils new resident musician-in-residence….
Nico and Friends at Backbeat Studios taking a pic with our new musician-in-residence… “Santana” Painting by local artist Mr Roger Tan.
Esplanade Waterfront Outdoor Theatre returns….
woohoo, my favourite outdoor gig venue is finally back… the esplanade waterfront outdoor theatre. it was closed for renovation more than a year ago, and then construction was halted for a while due to some money consideration issues… but finally it is done. best place to catch gigs, simply because
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