Gear Reviews
Why NOW is the Perfect Time to Get Insurance For Your Band
If the pandemic taught us anything as musicians and music-lovers, it’s how much we took for granted seeing live music (and performing live on-stage for those of us who do so). And during the past few years, if you were spending more time in the studio than on the...
REVIEW: Donner Starry Pad MIDI Drum Pad Controller
We hate to keep comparing things, but since our go-to pad controller in the studio is the PreSonus Atom, it would be dishonest to say we didn’t draw comparisons when testing out the Donner Starry Pad. For reference, this comes in about $50 cheaper than the PreSonus...
REVIEW: Donner DMK-25 PRO MIDI Controller
The Donner DMK-25 PRO MIDI Controller comes in an attractive blacked-out finish, and a two-octave keyboard that’ll get any budding producer started, whether it’s adding bass lines, melodies, drum samples or chord changes to their tracks. It’s all USB powered, so you...
How To
Musicians and Healthcare: The Great Divide
No individual should have to experience the uncertainty and insecurity that comes with having a lack of access to affordable healthcare, especially during a global pandemic. However, that is the reality that many established, as well as up-and-coming, musicians face...
How to Make a Professional EPK for Musicians
So, you’re making your first musician website. Or you’re trying to, and you’ve stumbled on the words EPK along the way. You might be wondering what those three capital letters mean. An EPK is an electronic press kit - it acts as a collection of your promotional...
I’m the Head of a Major Media Company: This is How I Manage My Side-Hustle
I first started working with Trevor Christensen — better known as DJ/producer Said The Sky — in 2014, when I was a college student at the University of North Florida. Back then, I had been working as a social media editor at EDM.com and juggling school, when a friend...
Buying Guide
MiCreator Studio: Ultra-Flexible Pocket Recording System From Austrian Audio
Austrian Audio is proud to announce MiCreator Studio, an ultra-flexible pocket recording system that seamlessly combines a condenser microphone and a USB-C audio interface in a compact, rugged design that lets you record what you want, where you want, and when you...
WATCH: Dirty Streets Pull off “One Mic Challenge” with the Audix PDX 720 Microphone
When we first heard about the new Audix PDX720 dynamic studio mic, we knew we had to put not only its sound quality, but also its versatility to the test. That's why we came up with the "one mic challenge," and posed it to a killer Memphis band we know and love, Dirty...
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...
Industry News
The Best Ways to Track Great Harmony and Background Vocals
Check out the entire special VOCAL CHAIN ISSUE here. One of the most effective ways to get your songs above the fray and to the next level is by recording great harmonies and background vocals. Over the years we have found that the bigwigs in the music biz love to...
10 Tips for Recording Great Vocals In Your Home Studio
Invest in a decent mic Each voice has its own tonality and texture and no one microphone is a perfect solution for all voices. Big studios will often line up a bunch of pricey mics at the start of a vocal session to see which one works best for that particular...
REVIEW: Zildjian ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune Over Ear Headphones
Full disclosure: we have been privileged over the past few months to be one of a select group of behind-the-scenes beta testers for a new line of over-the-ear headphones from Zildjian, designed from the ground up for casual music listening, critical audiophile usage,...