Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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Recording Acoustic Guitar: Part I, Stereo or Mono
The FENDER CD-320AS acoustic guitar is stereo worthy Last week, we focused on tips and techniques regarding recording the electric bass –…
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Both on Rebate, We Compare the Zoom H2N and H4N Handy Recorders
A few weeks ago, we here at Soundaria did a feature on portable recorders. We had a few from various brands such…
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Way Huge Pork Loin Overdrive/Booster Pedal Review
The Way Huge Pork Loin Soft Clip Injection Overdrive @ $169.99 Out of the several different effects pedal brands out there right…
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Warrant Singer Jani Lane Passes Away
Jani Lane performs with Warrant in 2008. Jay West/WireImage Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the Eighties glam metal band Warrant,…
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Metallica Join Spotify, Vince Neil Swings at Fan
From Left: Sean Parker, Lars Ulrich and Daniel Ek Another week in the books and another rock star getting into trouble –…
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Tuning Your Drum Kit
Evenly tune a drum head by following the numbers With any recording project, there are certain things to think about before you…
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Guitar Bridges: Tremolo Versus Non-Tremolo
An original Floyd Rose locking-tremolo bridge. There’s a lot that goes into choosing the perfect electric guitar. While brand, pickup and body…
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Top Songwriting Partnerships in Rock History
From Left: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Have any of you guys out there ever heard of the old saying, it takes two?…
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Thom Yorke Muses About Radiohead’s End, Black Sabbath Reveal Album Cover
Black Sabbath’s ’13’ hits stores June 10. In a recent interview with actor Alec Baldwin, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke spoke about a…
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The Different Flavors of the Fender Stratocaster
Original 1954 Stratocaster in Fiesta Red Today we will be taking a closer look at a few different flavors of one of…
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TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster Set For August
Spark Mini Booster is the first pedal ever to feature PrimeTime, a revolutionary feature that automatically detects whether you want the pedal…
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Chris Cornell Announces Soundgarden Reunion
With Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots back in action, it was only a matter of time before fellow Grunge veterans…