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Introduction to Keyboard Recording
Keyboards offer plenty of possibilities for recording. This guide will help you understand all the different methods.
The Beginners Guide to Buying Drums and Percussion
To all those aspiring Neil Peart's and Meg White's looking to make a name for themselves—Best Buy has your drums and percussion instrument needs covered.
NAMM 2021: Top ten new music tech
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.
Keep your New Year’s Resolution to Learn a New Skill
Now that 2016 is here, it’s time to honour all those resolutions you made when the clock struck midnight. There’s no better time than the present, but don’t worry, we’re here to give you some support in keeping those promises. So, if your New Year’s resolution was to learn a new skill, read on for how to actually make it happen in 2016.
NAMM 2014: Emerging Themes, small and portable from Roland, iRig and...
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.
The Soundboard: Picking Your Studio Monitors
The goal of a studio monitor is to represent audio in the most accurate, uncoloured form it can. That being said, all speakers colour sound to some degree. Monitor speakers are designed to be as flat as possible whereas it’s assumed that consumer or Hi-Fi speakers enhance aspects of the frequency spectrum. A pair of monitor speakers are going to be your best friend. Regardless of whether you record, edit, mix or master audio, your studio monitors will determine how well your work translates to … well, pretty well everything else out there: car audio systems, TV’s, headphones and earbuds.
Takamine GD11MCE-NS acoustic guitar review
The GD11MCE-NS is a preamp loaded dreadnought acoustic guitar by Takamine that will interest a wide variety of players.
DJI Mic wireless microphone system review
For those wishing to capture up to two audio channels in a way that surpasses any other option, the DJI Mic set is a strong contender.
Alesis Nitro Mesh Electronic Drum Kit review
The Turbo Mesh Kit by Alesis is ideal for silent home practice thanks to its great features as well as its quality pads.
Focusrite Vocaster Two podcasting interface review
Vocaster Two is a versatile interface that makes producing voice-based productions, including podcasts, a seamless experience.