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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- Behind The ScenesIn December of last year, singer/songwriter David Wilcox enterted the studio to record his 16th album. Over the next 7 days Open Hand was recorded from start to finish the ‘old school’ way: on 2 inch 16 track analog tape. All songs were recorded live. Minimal overdubbing was used and there were no "computer tricks." […]