Musical Instruments

Learn to play music or help someone learn to play music by first entering for a chance to win a Casio keyboard.

Shure's SM7B, MV7X, and MV7 provide aspiring podcast producers with excellent recording options for clarity and vocal sound quality.

The New Year is a perfect opportunity to start working on your lifelong dream: learn to play a musical instrument.

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!

Yamaha has a LOT of instruments and gear in its catalog. I mean a LOT. When you take into consideration all the acoustic band, orchestral AND contemporary instruments and gear, it’s no wonder they book the entire ballroom at the Anaheim Marriott for themselves. We got a peak at some of the offerings that Yamaha has – we had a lot of fun doing it too.

For the vast majority of home studio owners, the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software is the control center of their studio. The DAW is the program that allows you to create, record, edit and arrange audio.   Picking one that fits your needs can be a confusing tornado of options, features and opinion. Which one do you chose? 

The ukulele is an excellent instrument to start learning music, no matter your age. The OU2PAK by Oscar Schmidt is a bundle that will help you accomplish your goals.

The Audio-Technica ATR 2100x and ATR 2500x microphones offer a host of great features for podcasting and other recording applications. Here's my full review.

With the number of amplifiers on the market today, it might be hard to make a choice. This guide is here to help you pick the best model for your needs and preferences.

It was really only a matter of time before Fender would introduce USB connectivity to their Stratocaster line.  Why would you want to have a USB port on your guitar?     It really comes down to convenience. By putting a small USB port (and an A/D converter) in your guitar, the guitar signal is digitized locally and then transmitted to your computer (or other device) over a USB cable.   The guitar retains all its standard analog capabilities BUT outputs to USB as well.