Gear Reviews
WARP AI MASTERING REVIEW & DEMO
Want to save time and headaches mastering tracks? Take a look at how far AI has come in our new review and demo of the WARP AI MASTERING program, a browser-based AI tool to help you quickly and affordably master your tracks....
VIDEO SERIES: How to Set up a JBL EON ONE Mk2 Portable PA
Looking to hit the road, or bring your own sound system to your coffeehouse gigs, house concerts, busking side hustles and more? Let Brandon Hardesty walk you through the new JBL EON ONE Mk2 portable PA to demonstrate just how easy it can be to get going (even without...
Focusrite introduces the new Scarlett Solo, 2i2 and 4i4
The Original. Remastered. Building on the global success of the Scarlett range - the world’s best-selling audio interfaces - Focusrite proudly announces the launch of Scarlett 4th Gen. The new range features the Solo, 2i2, 4i4, Solo Studio, and 2i2 Studio, offering...
How To
Goodbye Genres, Hello TikTok (and Other Trends to Watch)
Viberate’s music industry report examines 2021 and lays out expectations for 2022. Did you know that the top 1% of artists rule the social media and music channels? That’s just one of the findings in Viberate’s annual “State of Music” address. The music research and...
How Leveraging Old Music Can Save New Music
If you follow the music industry discussion at all, I’m sure you saw the article by Ted Gioia “Is Old Music Killing New Music?,” or at least the discussion about it. If you are putting new music out on streamers, this is an important topic for you to understand not...
How Top-Level Experts Use Music Trends, And You Can Too (Free Webinar)
Learn about the hottest trends of the year, and apply them into plans for your music or your label. This upcoming webinar will show you how the experts do it, and how you can use trends and data insights for more impactful work. The music research and analytics...
Buying Guide
The Ultimate Guitar Pedal Buyer’s Guide
OK, pedal newb, listen up! Making music should be fun! So don’t let any jaded a-holes talk down to you, and especially don’t let anyone call you ‘newb’ – even us. It’s rude and gatekeeping in music is stupid and childish. Anyway, let’s talk PEDALS! Let’s say you are...
HOW TO USE CHORUS, COMPRESSOR & REVERB PEDALS — THE RIGHT WAY!
The chorus pedal was an eighties staple, and although it’s not as common today, it’s still a valuable addition to any guitarists’ arsenal. It’s designed as a replication of the sound of two guitarists playing the same piece – there are inevitably minor differences in...
BUYER’S GUIDE: The Best Synthesizers Under $1000
1. BEST OVERALL SYNTH UNDER $1000: The Moog Sub Phatty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22M6_2xG-ms WHY WE LOVE THE MOOG SUB PHATTY Well, to be blunt, we think the Moog Sub Phatty is the best damn synth you can buy for under a thousand bucks. How’s that? Hands down,...
Industry News
REVIEW: Audeze MM500 Studio Monitor Headphones
Previously, our only experience with planar magnetic headphones was an older review we conducted using Audeze’s own LCD-XC headphones, which featured super stylish carbon fiber earcups and some of the best sound reproduction we’ve ever experienced in the studio. Now...
REVIEW: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen Audio Interface
Intro and Use Cases We recently got sent one of the new Focusrite Scarlett 4th Gen Audio Interfaces to install and check out, and this one’s a doozy – coming it as the flagship model in the range, the 18i20 boasts 18 inputs, 20 outputs, rackmount options and a whole...
Stream Performer’s ‘Class of 2024’ Mixtape NOW
It's that time of year, time for Performer's annual end-of-year mixtape celebration! As always, we thought, “What if we showed off the gear we were digging this year in the best way possible, by making some new music with all of it?” So, we enlisted the help of a...