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As a guitar player, power conditioners are always a great addition to your rigs and set-ups. It doesn’t matter how small, or large your set-up is; investing in an awesome power conditioner is always worth the effort and stress. What a power conditioner does is that it acts as a buffer between your electrical outlet … Read More
How about a riddle? What can come and go at any moment to us all? The answer: a lot of things. Money, stability, life, health but in this case I’m talking about fame. Seriously, think about all the celebrities that were at the top of the mountain when you were little but now there’s no … Read More
As controversial and highly debatable as the subject of pitch correction or auto-tuning (in this case, not Antares Auto-Tune) is, the truth is that pitch correction has become an integral part of the sonic blueprint of popular music. Apart from being used technically for corrective and surgical purposes, it is also widely used creatively to … Read More
As controversial as this might sound, the truth remains that some DAWs are better fits for certain styles than others. Different DAWs will work and operate differently, although they are all meant to perform the same task. It is these differences that make some software better for certain classes of musicians and for certain genres/styles. … Read More
Synthesizers have always been playing and will always play an essential role in modern music production. Ever since RCA (Radio Corporation of America) developed the first-ever synthesizer as far back as 1952, synthesizers have been playing an important part in the evolution of music and music technology. Regardless of style or genre, synths (both hardware … Read More
If you are old enough to have attended some concerts in the 80s or 90s and have also attended concerts quite recently (even as recently as two years ago), you will notice that there is a significant increase in the prices of tickets as compared to the years back. In America alone, it is a … Read More
If you have ever been to a music concert, a live show, an operatic performance or even a live recording, you might have noticed singers using something that looks like an earpiece while performing. Some insert it into only one ear while some use it in both ears. In some cases, you will even notice … Read More
As music continues to evolve, singers, players, and engineers continue to invent and re-invent new singing/playing techniques and also new technology. Sometimes this is just for the mere reason of standing and differentiating themselves from the rest. The incorporation of different techniques and styles into singing is not exactly a new thing. Over the years, … Read More
It doesn’t matter if you are an audio professional or just an average consumer of audio, sooner or later, as long as you are using audio, you will have to deal with audio formats. There are several audio formats available in the world today for a reason. Audio formats perform a critical function in the … Read More
In the world of audio, a mixer (soundboard) is one piece of gear that we often cannot do without—mostly, in live sound reinforcement. Just like the name suggests, a mixer or soundboard is a processor or central hub where different audio signals are combined and mixed. Although we have both digital and analogue mixing consoles, … Read More
Laying your hands on a properly crafted boutique amp could be one of the best things to ever happen to your guitar or bass playing. Boutique amps have unique advantages over mass-produced amplifiers—we can’t possibly cover all the advantages in this article. Bogner remains a top brand in the world of boutique amps. Because of … Read More
After a failed Kickstarter campaign in 2012 and suspending operations in 2018, Devi Ever made an announcement that they are making a return to building guitar pedals. According to Devi Ever, they are coming back to the guitar pedal-building business “for personal reasons.” The new pedals/stomp boxes—which will only be in limited quantities—will still continue … Read More