BETTER SOUND FOR YOUR BAND’S VIDEOS
How to connect an external mic or mixer to a smartphoneby Bruce Bartlett When you use a smartphone...
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A MIC TECHNIQUE THAT CAPTURES WHAT THE MUSICIAN HEARS
An electric guitarist is sitting in a studio, ready to start a session. They have tweaked their...
Read MorePlease Kill My Drummer
A session drummer in the Dallas area picked this off Craigslist and it got circulated among some of his friends. We thought you might enjoy it… Come on, every band leader has thought it at least once or twice. And maybe...
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The Ampeg V4B Can’t Be Killed
BY SCOTT WOODWARD Anyone who knows me knows I love this amp! I baby it I put a t-shirt over it and...
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SoCal Guitar Show 2019
On August 17th and 18th the So Cal Guitar show happened at the Costa Mesa Fair Grounds in Costa...
Read MoreThe State of Music in 2019
When it comes to Weezer and their shenanigans, I just can’t help myself. And while I probably appear to be a total fanboy (believe me, I had the Matt Damon SNL clip forwarded to me at least a hundred times), I realize that...
Read MoreiRig Stomp I/O – Review
Digital modeling of amps and effects has come a long way over the past decade and IK Multimedia has been at the forefront of innovation. In fact, their technology has been so good that many manufacturers and artists have allowed...
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Is Less Gain the Guitar Version Of “Adulting”?
Over the years I’ve realized that I have substantially backed off the gain on my tone yet...
Read MoreWeezer Just Won the Internet…
It’s 2018. 24 years and 11 albums in, there’s no reason we should be talking about the somewhat obscure indie darling, Weezer, who peaked with their first album in 1994. Yet, somehow they’ve done it again. They’ve made...
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Yamaha Headphone Comparison: The HPH-MT5, HPH-MT7, HPH-MT8. Which is better?
What goes on inside your own head is your business—especially when you are flipping-off reality...
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Worship MD Debuts “Advanced Audio Seminar”
When we go to a concert, we expect the audio, lighting and visuals to be over the top. If the...
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Mackie ProDX8 — A 6-Pack To Go
Over the past few years, I’ve used and reviewed several digital mixers—often times learning them...
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- Heil Drum MicsOMG!!!!!! Heil drum mics are my new BFF!!!!! Now that I’ve made myself sound like a girl from the valley… I’ll try to compose myself and act like the audio professional that I am. HAAAAA!!!!!!!! On a more serious note the test piece, or pieces, is the Heil HDK-8 drum mic package. Now […]
- Sensaphonics offers free email consultation with Dr. Michael SantucciSensaphonics, the technology leader in personal monitoring and hearing wellness, is offering free email consultation with Dr. Michael Santucci for music industry professionals during the company’s COVID-19 lockdown. Dr. Santucci is a globally recognized expert and advocate in hearing wellness for musicians, and founder and President of Sensaphonics. Each day during April, Dr. Santucci will […]
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- How To Live Before You Die"You can’t connect the dots looking forward. Only looking back. So follow your heart and trust that eventually the dots will connect." This commencement speech by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs contains great advice for anyone looking for a career on the creative side of things. The post How To Live Before You Die appeared first […]