by Benjamin Ricci | Jun 11, 2019 | Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads
Studio One has become our go-to DAW, so it’s great to see PreSonus continue their hardware output to supplement the software side of things. We got our first hands-on look at the new Atom Controller at NAMM, and were pretty impressed with its build quality and... 
by Chris Devine | Mar 25, 2019 | Best Acoustic Guitars
The traditional method of acoustic guitar making uses a pattern of braces on the sound board in an “X” design, called (you guessed it) X bracing. Taylor Guitars have always found new ways to turn tradition into innovation, and at the 2018 NAMM show, showcased their... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Jan 31, 2019 | Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads
The IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 49 is everything you need to jump-start a home studio, all in one affordable package. We recently sent one of these to Tiny Dinosaurs (aka musician Julie Jay) to create some videos for our YouTube channel, but this is the first time... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Jul 30, 2018 | Live Sound
Read our expert review of the new MP Series in-ear monitors from Mackie. Along with the MBD series of DI boxes, Mackie also unveiled a new lineup of in-ear monitors at NAMM, which we’ve just had the pleasure of testing out here at Performer HQ. For our purposes, we... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Jul 25, 2018 | Live Sound
I love products like the new Mackie MDB-USB DI box – they’re built to do one job, and they do that job well. End of story. Well, not quite. We do have a full review if you want to keep reading… The new MDB series of DI boxes from Mackie were unveiled at NAMM, and...