Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Tom Petty Tells Bachmann Campaign To Stop Using His Song
Michele Bachmann hasn’t exactly gotten her campaign off to the best start. It’s bad enough to confuse movie legend John Wayne with…
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The Business Side of Bands: Trademark and Copyrighting
I’m sure all of us know there’s much more to being in a band than writing and performing music. Sure, there’s a…
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The Birth Of The Beatles
Special thanks to ThisDayinMusic.com. Those legendary Hamburg years that saw The Beatles go from wannabe Silver Beatles to the best rock and…
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The Best Upcoming Music Festivals of 2012
Coachella Music and Arts Festival As I’m sure all of us know, today is the vernal equinox! Well, that means it’s the…
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Tech 21 SansAmp “Character Series” British Pedal Review
Written By: Robert Cavuoto Regardless of which British Invasion you prefer, The Beatles in the 60s or the New Wave of British…
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TC-Helicon Harmony-G XT Vocal Pedal Review
The TC-Helicon VoiceTone Harmony-G XT @ $279.99 When it comes to stompboxes, we usually associate them with guitarists and bassists although it’s…
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Check Out TC Electronic’s BG250 Series Bass Combos!
The BG250/115 Bass Combo @ $349.99 Following the success of last year’s BG250 bass combo, TC Electronic is excited to announce a…
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Suhr Guitar Effects Pedal Highlights
Whether it’s the newest electric from Fender or the latest microphone from the guys at AKG, we here at Soundaria pride ourselves…
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Stones To Play Coachella?
Could this pic from the event’s Facebooksuggest the Stones to play Coachella? Hopefully everyone out there had a great weekend but its…
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Soundproofing Your Home Studio
Foam with a convoluted egg profile is a common item used in soundproofing a home studio. Soundproofing isn’t just a great way to…
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Slayer Reveals Jeff Hanneman’s Death Was Alcohol Related
Jeff Hanneman circa 1984. Details are finally starting to emerge on the death of guitarist Jeff Hanneman and unfortunately, it’s a story…
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Seymour Duncan Announces Pegasus 7 & 8 String Pickups
Fresh off of the North American release of their highly touted Whole Lotta Humbuckers, Seymour Duncan is looking to give metal guitarists…