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Reviews, tutorials and buying advice from two decades of covering recording and instrument gear.
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The Many Faces of the Guitar Pickup
EMG 81: A poplular active pickup One of the most important aspects of a guitar’s overall sound is by far the pickups.…
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The Importance of Headroom
Here you can see the relationship between Signal-to-NoiseRatio (SNR), the dynamic range and headroom. Every audio-passing system (analogue or digital) has two…
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TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster Review
Spark Mini Booster is now available for the low Soundaria price of $99.99. Today, we’re going to be checking out the recently…
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UK Tabloid Claims Direct Link Between Sex, Drugs, Rock N’ Roll
Risky teens after listening to rock n’ roll The popular UK tabloid The Daily Mail, read by about 6 million people online…
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Strokes Finish Fourth Album
The Strokes have finished recording their fourth album. The announcement came via frontman Julian Casablancas’ Twitter account: “Still not going to be…
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Soundgarden Announces Massive Summer Tour
Soundgarden have added additional dates to their upcoming reunion tour and they’ve tagged some mighty openers. Set to launch July 2nd in…
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Smashing Pumpkins Releasing 44 Free Songs
Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan had exciting news for fans on Wednesday. Seems he plans to outdo Radiohead’s free album concept by…
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Slipknot Coming To A Theater Near You
On Wednesday September 22 selected theaters will screen (sic)nesses, the concert documentary taken at Britain’s Download Festival in 2009. The show would…
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Schecter Synyster Gates Special Electric Guitar Review
Schecter Synyster Gates Special Electric @ $849 There’s a certain balancing act that a truly successful and memorable signature guitar must try…
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Santana Announces House of Blues Shows and 36th Album
The legendary Carlos Santana has announced a residency at The House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The first residency…
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Rock On The Range Festival Lineup Announced
This year’s lineup of the sixth annual Rock On The Range Festival has been announced and hard rock fans can look forward…
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Recording Vocals Part I: Right Mic, Right Technique
Four to six inches is best for softer singers, but don’t forget that pop filter For these past few segments, we here…