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MY FAVORITE SYNTH with Umphrey’s McGee
I play keyboards for progressive improv rock band Umphrey’s McGee. My arsenal includes a Roland V...
MY FAVORITE SYNTH with Ghost Love
Montreal three-piece Ghost Love is led by David Rancourt. The band delivers a soundscape of...
Are Music NFTs Dead?
To a casual observer, all of the news stories about crypto and NFTs recently would lead you to think that the entire space is dead. The naysayers of crypto and blockchain are already doing their...
REVIEW: Roland JD-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
You can read our companion review of the JX-08 that launched alongside this for more context on the Boutique series as a whole, but for now let’s focus on the JD-08, specifically. Unlike the JX, we...
REVIEW: Roland JX-08 Boutique Series Desktop Synth Module
When the original Boutique series synths were announced a few years back, the JX-8P was one of the ones I was most looking forward to – of course I knew they’d have to cycle through the Junos,...
REVIEW: Mojave Audio MA-37 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone
Vintage Tube Microphones have always been coveted to the point of being unattainable. David Royer of Mojave recognized that users want new versions of these classic microphones and their MA-37...
REVIEW: RODE VideoMic GO II Microphone
By now everyone has seen some vlogger/YouTuber walking around holding a camera, talking about their topic of choice, and when the camera pans to a reflective surface, one name is clear on the...
Neat King Bee II Condenser Microphone Review
Neat’s King Bee II is a serious step up from consumer-grade to a professional piece of gear. This is a beefy piece of hardware with an integrated honeycomb pop filter and an exoskeleton of a...
REVIEW: Positive Grid Spark Mini
Cramming every possible option and configuration for every possible situation is a recipe for failure. However, Positive Grid has somehow made a unique and practical small format amp that’s...
Win a Kramer Guitar, a Maestro Pedal, KRK Headphones PLUS Get Your Track on Vinyl
Get Featured on "The Sound of KRK" 7-inch Vinyl PLUS Win Awesome New KRK, Kramer and Maestro Gear for Your Home Studio! Performer is teaming up with KRK (and other Gibson Brands) to give artists a...
REVIEW: Maestro Original Collection Guitar Effect Pedals
Maestro is back, baby! Maestro started the whole pedal “thing” back in the 1960s; the original FZ-1 fuzz is all over “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones. Music has never been the...
REVIEW: M-Audio BX4 BT4.5-inch Bluetooth Multimedia Monitors
When it comes to audio monitors, the lower priced units are usually cheaply made, with poor sound quality, but try to get something decent and the price jumps dramatically. M-Audio’s new BX4’s are a...