“Check, check... Attention, attention…Is this thing on?” That’s a mic check if you don’t know, and...
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Home Studio Makeover: The Studio Monitors
Creating an optimal soundscape for the best recording and editing space that you can have in your...
Home Studio Makeover: The Interface
Finding myself in a new space; ever evolving. Things are moving at a mile a minute and I find...
4 Pro Tips for Pressing Vinyl
This summer, Kindercore Vinyl opened our record pressing plant in Athens, Georgia with brand new, state-of-the-art WarmTone presses from Viryl Technologies. Since the mid-1990s, we have all worked...
A beginner’s guide to acoustic treatment
It doesn’t matter if you have the finest professional equipment and the most talented musicians; without suitable acoustics in the room sounds will not be accurately reproduced, making mixing much...
Spire Studio Audio Interface Review
The new Spire Studio from iZotope is a mobile recording studio for the iOS generation. Read our full review below... It’s tough to get into recording without plunking down some cashola. A computer,...
iRig Stomp I/O Review
IK’s really embraced using iOS devices as a platform for their software, but in a lot of cases going from a tablet or smartphone to a practical live tool might be problematic; now their Stomp I/O...
VIDEO PREMIERE: Handsome Jack “KEEP ON”
Performer is excited to premiere the brand-new video for "Keep On" from Lockport, NY boogie-soul band Handsome Jack. Here's what Handsome Jack frontman Jamison Passuite has to say about "Keep On" --...
REVIEW: Prestige Guitars DC Coupe Deuce MB
If a player has a hankering for some of that classic Filtertron tone, there aren’t a lot of options out there. Add in a need/want of a Bigsby tremolo, and the field sharply narrows. Until now....
Logitech Agrees to Acquire Blue Microphones
Big news from our friends at Blue Microphones. From their site: Logitech has announced plans to acquire Blue Microphones—and we are super excited about it! Blue’s mission is to help our users find...
REVIEW: Mackie MP Series In-ear Monitors (MP-120, MP-220, MP-240)
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...
Glossary of Common Insurance Terms for Musicians
As a responsible performing artist, you’ve made sure that your tour dates are booked, travel and lodging are taken care of and that you’re fully insured for that big gig. Right? No? Well, we’ve...
Reivew: GuitarGrip Guitar Hangers
Displaying an instrument has a few options; a floor mounted guitar stand, which is usually inexpensive and easy, until someone stumbles and knocks it over, or a flood happens (seen it) and the...