Musical Instruments

Pocket voice recorders are nothing new. They've been around for decades. However, the H1 Pocket Recorder by Zoom is in a class of its own. With criss-crossed mics for stereo recording, long battery life and huge recording functionality in a tiny package, this is the best recorder I've ever used.

Although NAMM wasn't in person this year, the Believe in Music Week was a success, and a lot of new products were revealed virtually. Here are some of the most notable ones.

Bring family and friends together for a singing party if you win one of the ION Karaoke machine prizes offered in this Best Buy contest.

The Jasmine JD36-CE represents great value for the money, thanks to great materials, playability, an integrated pickup system, and a built-in tuner.

The tools DJs use has changed over the years as formats change, vinyl, cd's and now MP3s have made becoming a DJ that much more affordable and accessible. Hercules has been making digital DJ controllers for years now and in this article I will be talking about two affordable and easy to use controllers to get you started on your DJ career, the DJ Control Compact and the DJ Control Instinct P8.

  Home recording technology seems to get better and cheaper with every passing moment. What you can achieve in your spare room or home studio today was only in the realm of high-priced professional installations a dozen years ago. The problem you’ve probably already encountered is that there is a LOT of information out there. I’m going to try and break things down into manageable chunks. I’ll walk you through some concepts you should be familiar with and touch on some gear that you may or may not want to consider.

Can a practice amp deliver great sound and tone while still maintaining its portability? Take a closer look at the Roland CUBE 10GX and find out!

Recording decent audio for video production is arguably the most difficult aspect of the video making process. The Zoom H5 with its quality and ease of use just made this process a whole lot friendlier.

A tuner is an essential tool. Guitarists and bassists are lucky to have access to clip-on models, such as the excellent Korg PitchCrow-G.

Epiphone teased a lot of new products at this year's NAMM show. A lot of signature models are in the works for 2021.