Gear Reviews
Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C Podcasting Audio Interface REVIEW
Podcasting started out pretty simply: a computer and a microphone. Then the ability to have someone call in, like a radio show, and the hardware and software needed for more (and better) microphones meant more gear that in many cases were overkill for most...
Lowden Ed Sheeran Tour Edition Guitar Review
In many cases signature instruments can be a hard pill to swallow; if they’re overdone with an artist’s signature graphics or other adornments, players sometimes feel that there’s no room for their own growth, or even worse, pass on a great guitar just because of the...
Donner DST-400 Electric Guitar Review
S-type guitars are arguably the most common electric guitar style. The modular design and the adaptability of the electronics have made them popular with players from Buddy Holly to Billy Corgan, and countless others in between. Import versions have long been a value...
How To
Audio-Technica Offers Work-from-Home Solutions for Audio Professionals
Working from home has become the new normal for many. It can require some adjustment but can be made easier with the right equipment for staying connected. Audio-Technica offers a variety of audio solutions that enable audio professionals to maintain productivity,...
HARMAN Professional Solutions Announces Free HARMAN Pro University Learning Sessions
Learning Sessions includes the Live Workshop Series that provides free on-demand and instructor-led webinars with leading industry experts and HARMAN product specialists HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems,...
ASCAP adds new education section to MUSIC UNITES US Resource Page
News from our friends at ASCAP: ASCAP recently launched MUSIC UNITES US, a music creator's resource page to help you through these unusual times. The page links to financial assistance programs and free wellness resources, plus an FAQ on the new $2.2 trillion relief...
Buying Guide
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FUZZ, OVERDRIVE AND DISTORTION PEDALS?
They all do the same basic thing – add harmonics and clip the audio signal. However, the sounds that they produce, and the amounts of distortion can be quite different. OVERDRIVE GUITAR PEDALS An overdrive guitar pedal produces enough gain to push your amp into its...
Top Six YouTube Pedal Channels
THOSE PEDAL SHOWS Smash That Like Button: These Are Our Fave YouTube Pedal Shows Ah yes, the tube of you. We’ve all embraced the YouTube culture in which we now find ourselves living in, and in so doing have come to find a sea of endless YouTubers hawking gear in our...
REVIEW: Positive Grid Riff Guitar Audio Interface
Positive Grid’s new RIFF is tiny, even by today’s standards, with plenty of functionality that’s portable with excellent sound quality across the board. We dig it, and so should you – read on… The anodized aluminum case is smaller than a standard iPhone, with a 1/4”...
Industry News
The MOBILE ISSUE is out now!
Performer Magazine is psyched to bring you our special MOBILE ISSUE celebrating how today's content creators work on-the-go, bought to you by our premier sponsor, KRK. We've been working hard on this one for a while, and it even has a companion mixtape dropping later...
Contribute to Performer’s Special Mobile Creators Issue!
Do you make music on-the-go? Do you have a favorite ring light for your TikToks? Here’s your opportunity to contribute to Performer’s upcoming special issue on mobile production and content creators. GET INVOLVED Wanna help? Awesome! We have a list of topics we'd like...
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...