Musical Instruments

When selecting the first musical instrument for your child, there are several things you need to consider. Let's discuss a few of them inside.

Yamaha's PSR-E273 packs many interesting features and offers an affordable starting point for beginners.

Any meaningful discussion with an recording engineer will inevitably morph into a discussion about microphones. Just as a closet full of shoes is never enough for a lot of the women I’ve known, a closet full of microphones is rarely ever enough for most recording engineers. There are a lot of different types of microphones and there are a many, many brands, shapes and sizes to pick from. I hope to at least get you started with a road-map of what to look for in microphones and I apologize in advance for setting you on this path! If you’re set on recording as a hobby or career, there’s a very good chance that you’re going to get slightly obsessed with microphones.

 Yamaha’s P-115 digital piano has a lot to offer for beginner, internmediate and professional pianist alike. I take a closer look at this instrument, detail it’s features and offer my opinion …

The Joyo DC-15 Guitar Amplifier has awesome features, including drum tracks to take your playing to the next level.

If you create content with your mobile device, IK Multimedia has some interesting tools to get the best possible audio and video quality.

You never know what you’ll see at NAMM. Here’s a rag-tag collection of memories from Day 2 at NAMM.

Randall's RX15MBC is a versatile two channel amplifier that will interest not only beginners, but also experienced guitarists that want a portable practice amp.

Casio's CDP-S360 is a great starting point for beginners or for those that are looking to upgrade to a full-sized portable digital piano.

Gibson showed us some truly beautiful guitars in the Melody Maker and SG lines. They are celebrating their 120th anniversary this year and have added some really tasteful extras to their lines to celebrate.   What I really found exciting was the Min-ETune feature hardware that Gibson demonstrated to us. Will this be the end of manual tuning?