Guides & News
Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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The Importance of a Power Conditioner
The Monster Cable MP Pro AVS2000 Power Conditioner So you finally have yourself a brand new home studio setup. You bought all…
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Popular Effects Pedals and Pickups for Metal
Arguably Zakk Wylde’s favorite pedal . . . ever! There are a few things that most every musician needs when it comes…
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Player Profile: U2’s The Edge
The Edge during the War album period of the mid ’80s Here at Soundaria, we like to give our audience the best possible…
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Official Coachella Lineup Announced
Get ready to catch some of the biggest names in music whenCoachella kicks off on April 12, 2013. Well, after months of…
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MXR Custom Badass ‘78 Distortion! Pedal Review
Written By: Robert Cavuoto Who doesn’t want to be a Bad Ass? Now you can be…. or at least sound like one!…
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MXR M103 BlueBox Octave Fuzz Pedal Review
MXR M103 BlueBox Octave Fuzz Pedal @ $ 69.99 In the world of guitar effects pedals, few brands can command the respect…
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Mojo, Superstition and Tone
Here at Soundaria, We’re all about helping musicians get closer to living the dream and conquering their musical goals, therefore we love…
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Computers and Music Creation – Things to Think About
Computers have made it possible for just about anyone to make their own music – for better or worse I’m sure I…
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Introduction to the Banjo
Fender FB59 Banjo Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like nowadays everybody plays guitar. Whether it’s a classic acoustic or a…
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Introduction to Soldering
Yesterday, we brought our readers an article instructing them on how to either fix or replace an input jack. Not too long…
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Introducing the Fender Stratocaster Spring Break Sale-A-Bration!
The Fender Stratocaster is by far one of the most successful guitars ever created. From its signature sound to its equally signature…
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Home Studio Gear and Accessories
AVID Pro Tools 10 DAW software (Boxed) @ $699.99 Now, I know there are a lot of people out there who…