Music exploration, discovery, and creation enable your family to unleash your...

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Music can enable every member of your family to escape from daily routines and become more relaxed and more creative.

Christmas 2014 Musician Stocking Stuffer Ideas

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Christmas time should be a time of joy and happiness for everyone – including the musician on your list. Let me tell you from experience, that coffee cup with musical symbols and that piano keyboard scarf are NOT what he or she will be happy to see on Christmas morning. Never fear, I’ve got some ideas from the Best Buy selection that will bring a smile to that muse’s face this December.

Choose the right digital piano for the beginner, intermediate or advanced...

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 Piano is one of the great instruments for your family. Anyone can play! First, you’ll need to decide which piano is right for your home. You could choose something more expensive, but you may not need to. There are different models of instruments for different levels – beginner, intermediate and advanced. I’ll try to help you decide which type is right for you and your family.  

The Soundboard: Learn about Audio Interfaces

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If, like most home or project studio owners, you’ve opted to use a computer as the center of your studio, then you’ll most likely be hearing a lot about audio interfaces.    For the typical home user, the sound card on your computer is just fine. Unfortunately, for a studio owner, you’ll very quickly find that the onboard sound system is inadequate for your needs. They’re typically noisy, they lack inputs and outputs you’ll most likely need and they can be inefficient in the way they translate analog and digital audio.   That’s where audio interfaces come into the picture. An audio interface is a piece of dedicated hardware that you connect to your computer. In the most basic sense, the interface is the audio middleman between you (the real world) and the computer. 

Oscar Schmidt Telecaster OS-LT review

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The OS-LT by Oscar Schmidt delivers a solid Telecaster style instrument at a fraction of the cost. Ideal for beginners or those seeking an affordable Tele.

NAMM 2014: Emerging Themes, small and portable from Roland, iRig and...

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It’s only been one day at the NAMM show in Anaheim California, but I’ve been seeing a couple of themes recurring as I walk among the booths. Continued integration of or integration with touch-screen devices and miniaturization & portability seem to be features that a lot of vendors are including in their product lines this year. Day 2 will be a test to see if my hunches here are correct and to see if there are any other trends emerging.

M-Audio M-Track MkII Review

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The re-release of the M-Audio M-Track USB audio interface (the M-Track MkII) is a no-nonsense, straight-shooting package for those who are looking to get audio into and out of their computer.

Oscar Schmidt OS-300 Electric Guitar review

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The Oscar Schmidt OS-300 is a Strat style instrument that will interest first time buyers or musicians that want access to those tones at a low cost.

Enter for a chance to win a Casio CT-S100 or CDP-S350...

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Showcase your music skills or learn to play music by entering for a chance to win one of the two Casio keyboards from Best Buy.

Shure SRH840A and SRH440A studio headphones review

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The Shure SRH840A and SRH440A are revisions of classic monitor headphones that will interest audio creators, musicians and podcasters.