Woodwind Instruments Buying Guide
Woodwind instruments are varied in size, playability, and sound, and this buying guide will help you to begin navigating through this musical territory.
NAMM Day 1 Wrap Up
Even though I’ve been here before, NAMM is exciting, overwhelming, thrilling and exhausting. The first day was a hit-the-ground-running experience even though my brain and gear-geek self were asking my body and schedule to slow down. My francophone co-hort (Marc-Andre) and I caught up on each others’ past year, took a spin through the exhibit floor, saw a lot of new and familiar faces and, most importantly, took lots of photos, videos and notes on lots of interesting things!
The Spire Studio is home studio recording simplicity at its best
I had a chance to test out the Spire Studio to record, edit, mix, and share my music compositions quicker and easier than ever before.
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.
Casio XW-PDI at NAMM 2015
Of all the products that Casio has announced this year, I’ve seen much-a-buzz about the new “Millennium Falcon” controller – aka the XW-PD1. And with good reason! There is a lot packed into this little package.
Jasmine JM-10 travel acoustic guitar review
Liven up your travels, hikes, or any other sort of adventures with Jasmine's JM-10 travel guitar.
NAMM 2016: A new generation of Marshall amplifiers
The Marshall name is synonymous with tube amplification and loud gritty rock music. In 2010 Marshall took an exploratory foray into digital modelling with the JMD line but for the most part has remained on the outside of this hotly contested field. That is likely to change with the introduction of the CODE series at NAMM 2016.
Gibson Guitars – New Features for 2014
If you name any prominent rock guitarist, there’s a pretty good chance that they have played or do play a Gibson guitar. Gibson has a long history as an instrument maker and is celebrating their 120th anniversary this year. To mark the 120th year milestone, Gibson has released their 2014 models with features that help with playability and look great too.
NAMM 2016: IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor
IK Multimedia has always been able to come out with products for the mobile musician and audio engineer. The iLoud Micro Monitor joins a line of loudspeakers that further support that market. The speakers are incredibly small, but boast a feature set that is usually found in larger, more expensive studio monitors.
How to introduce your child to music
Introducing your child to music shouldn't be a difficult undertaking. I've gathered some ideas to help you get them started on their musical journey.