Musical Instruments

With the right gear, anyone can become a content creator. Here's how you can get the best audio for your content.

Knowing whether the guitar player on your gift list wants an acoustic guitar to strum like his indie rock faves or an electric guitar to shred like her metal gods will determine how you begin to find the perfect gift. Here are some selections that will help.

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? 

Looking to find the perfect instrument? Best Buy Canada and Cosmo Music have teamed up to offer an extensive variety of high quality instruments online!

The Fender booth was a treat for us. Why wouldn’t anyone like strolling through a large room full of iconic guitars, basses and amps.    There are some new things from Fender that will please both their established clientelle as well as their new ones. We got treated to a look at a few of the treats that Fender has in store for Strat lovers.  

A large part of guitar maintenance can be done from home. Here are some tips to help you get started caring for your guitars!

Begin a musical journey with a new instrument like the Casio CDP-S350 digital piano Best Buy is giving away in this contest.

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.

Imagine mixing music professionally right in your bedroom. The Kali Audio IN-UNF studio monitors are ultra-nearfield—designed for desk-based mixing.

Get inspired to learn new songs regardless of your musical ability by entering for a chance to win a Kramer guitar or Yamaha keyboard.