IK Multimedia releases UNO Synth PRO X, a powerful analog synthesizer that invites its user to...
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Christmas in July – Tips for Holiday Song Placements
It’s 97 degrees outside, fireworks are exploding outside my window, and here I am sitting in an...
Clearing up the Most Common Misconception About Musician Insurance
When it comes to the life of your band, or your solo career, we understand that insurance topics...
REVIEW: Sterling By Music Man Sabre Electric Guitar
Typically, when a manufacturer offers up a lower-priced import instrument, it’s been streamlined for costs; components are often inexpensive, electronics are simpler, and design features found in...
Review: Taylor 514ce Urban Red Ironbark Acoustic Guitar
Taylor’s been pushing the expectations and limits of Acoustic guitars for decades now; just when you’d assume there’s a plateau, they go further into new territory. Their 514CE in Urban Red Ironbark...
How to Set Up a USB Audio Interface with First to Eleven and Focusrite
We recently hooked up the band First to Eleven with a brand-new Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 USB Audio Interface so they can record their tracks, livestreams and live performances with ease. Watch all...
REVIEW: IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space Reverb Pedal
Large format (three or more footswitches) pedals have become the standard for effects, with options for tweaking that can get to the molecular level. They can also get expensive, and overwhelming to...
REVIEW: DPA 2028 Supercardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone
Vocalists usually don’t dwell on microphones like a guitarist would over pedals, pickups and other items. But, considering the purest path is the best sounding, a mic that doesn’t get in the way...
WATCH the new Electro-Voice EVERSE 8 in action!
We recently worked with the amazing Nashville singer-songwriter Ariel Bui to test out the new Electro-Voice EVERSE 8 battery-powered, weatherized portable PA system. Watch the entire series as we...
He Has The Box! with Josh Scott From JHS Pedals
A Look at Unique, Cool and Memorable Pedal Box Art Design with Josh Scott from JHS Pedals Editor’s note – we love JHS Pedals, and we scramble to our phones whenever the notification bells dings...
Audio-Technica Introduces AT8175 Pop Filter for 20 Series Microphones
Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 60 years, introduces the AT8175 Microphone Pop Filter. Designed for up-close use to assist in reducing excessive pressures on...
REVIEW: Shure ULX-D Handheld Wireless System + KSM11 Wireless Capsule
Shure ULX-D Handheld Wireless System Shure KSM11 Wireless Microphone Capsule If a microphone company is going to make a wireless setup, they already have a leg up on any young upstart that don’t...
REVIEW: Donner Arena 2000 Multi-Effect Processor
Donner’s Arena 2000 is re-setting the bar in terms of price per performance in multi-fx units. The controls are a combination of touch screen and parameter controls. Strangely the display screen...