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RECORD REVIEW: Kevin Lawson ‘Now is Perfect’
Kevin Lawson reminds us that “Now is Perfect” with his latest solo release. Kevin Lawson stepped...
IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube X-GEAR digital effects pedals
New boutique pedals with matching AmpliTube software offer unrivaled tone and flexibility for...
Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive Pedal Review
Pedals used to be a way to boost or drive a guitar signal into an amp. Now it’s not uncommon to find pedals that emulate amps themselves. Mad Professor’s Big Tweedy covers that big American tweed...
REVIEW: IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors
Monitors can take up a lot of space, especially in a small home studio situation. Finding good sounding speakers that won’t clutter a desk is pretty much impossible. IK’s iLoud Micro Monitors...
Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp Pedal Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHHG21cvHLE When it comes to classic rock bass guitar tones, Ampeg always comes to mind. Now they’ve figured out how to get those great tones in a pedal. The controls...
4 Reasons Why A3C Festival and Conference Is The Must Attend Music Event For Urban Artists
A3C (All 3 Coasts) Festival and Conference, which was founded in 2005 and takes place annually in Atlanta in just one week (October 4-8) , isn't your typical hip hop gathering. It is an innovative...
Ampeg Scrambler Bass Overdrive Pedal Review
The drive control on the new Ampeg Scrambler deliver the perfect amount of grit, and the blend is like a mix control, balancing between the overdriven and unaffected tone. At lower settings, the...
AEA R84 Ribbon Mic and RPQ2 2-Channel Mic Preamp Reviews
AEA R84 Ribbon Mic and RPQ2 2-Channel Mic Preamp Reviews Ribbon mics have been around for about a century, and thanks to modern manufacturing techniques, as well as better materials, these once...
How to Hot-Rod Your Strat For Under $20 a Week
The Strat Chronicles (or how I modified my Strat for $12.50 a week) PART ONE My mission was to take my Strat and modify it, so there’s no 60-cycle hum, as well as beefing up the sound a bit, all...
Air Traffic Controller Demos the Blue Microphones Sadie Headphones
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are currently testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones' 'Essential Series' mics, along with the new Sadie headphones, which they'll be using to record...
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The Home Studio Handbook is your blueprint to getting great acoustics and professional sounding mixes from your own home studio. It shows you everything from building an A-room, to buying gear, to...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Yamaha VSS-30 with Dick Rubin of MINKA
BACKGROUND I came from the void, and one day I shall return to it. In the meantime, I intend to make weird sounds. Some of them you might even call “music.” MAKE & MODEL 1987 Yamaha VSS-30 WHAT...