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Benjamin Ricci
Musopia’s FourChords app will now be included in the Yamaha GigMaker
Yamaha Guitars has partnered with Musopia, a music software development studio, to bring forth a...
Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Custom Monitors Review
Performer gets the perfect custom fit as we review the Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Personal Monitors...
Recording With Reverb: An Evolutionary Advantage (Part 1 of 2)
Reverb isn’t echo exactly and it’s not delay, even though it’s in the same family of effects. Reverb is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon. Turns out that just like our ability to tell one human face...
GEAR FLASHBACK: API 550 EQ
"Hand-Wired, Simple Design Minimizes Phase Shift” YEAR: Late 1960s HISTORY: The API 550 EQ was designed by Saul Walker in the late 1960s and was first used in API and custom console designs. It has...
BUILDER PROFILE: Dave Smith Instruments
New Analog for a Digital World Dave Smith is your greatest influence whose name you don’t know. Since 1977, his work has opened up new frontiers in music technology and created entire industries...
REVIEW: CUBEDGE EDGE.sound Wireless Speaker
PROS: Small size, plenty of connectivity, eco-friendly design. CONS: Sound quality isn’t that great. PRICE: $149 Small companies still exist, and with new designs and concepts, CUBEDGE got started...
REVIEW: PicStix Adhesive Gel Pick Holders
PROS: Sticks picks without leaving residue, reusable. CONS: Not for use on nitrocellulose finishes. PRICE: $5.99/pack Loosing a guitar pick mid song is never cool. However, being able to grab a...
REVIEW: Cerwin Vega CVM-1224FX USB Mixer
PROS: Tons of features, plenty of live/recording applications, easy to use. CONS: None. PRICE: $299 Mixers almost always seem to be available in a standard set of configurations - 12, 16, 24 tracks,...
3 Things Artists Should Know About The Pandora Fight
The Issue Pandora is attempting to reduce the royalty rate they—by law—must pay the artists whose music they stream. Pandora states that they need this rate lowered in order to remain competitive....
License Your Music with Indaba Sync
An Interview with Co-Founder Matt Siegel Let’s do a quick review of music licensing. First rule: NEVER sell your music, license it. What you are actually doing is licensing certain usage rights...
MACKIE Dishes About Revolutionary New Loudspeaker Series
A Conversation with John Boudreau, SVP Marketing & Product Development Back in August, we flew out to Mackie headquarters in Seattle for a mysterious product announcement and unveiling. Now, we...
Recording & Mixing Guitars in the Studio: Part 2 of 2
What’s the best way to record and mix electric and acoustic guitars? We have found that there is no “one way” to do anything in the studio, but here are some tried and true methods that are usually...