Acoustic treatment for a home studio - Setting Up Your Home Studio - Part 5
LearningHaving a soundproof home studio is very nice. But that's far from enough to make a room ideal to record and mix music. Enter acoustic treatment.
How to soundproof your studio - Setting Up Your Home Studio - Part 4
LearningAfter the theoretical review of the last article, today we'll start getting our hands dirty keeping in mind that there are as many different home studios as there are home studio owners.
The Top Brands for Guitar and Bass Cables - The best cables for guitar and bass
LearningCables are an indispensable element in any electric or acoustic-electric guitar or bass player's toolkit. They must not only transport the signal of the instrument with the least nuances possible, bu…
Tread Carefully on Craigslist - A guide to selling your gear online — part 3
LearningCompared to eBay, Craigslist is like the Wild West. Whereas the former is governed by strict rules and regulations, Craigslist is basically a free for all. It offers you the opportunity to sell in yo…
eBay Selling Tips for Musicians - A guide to selling your gear online — part 2
LearningIn the first installment of this series, we talked about the relative advantages and disadvantages of sites like eBay and Craigslist for selling your gear online. This time around, we’ll focus on eBa…
Which Site is Best for Selling Gear? - A guide to selling your gear online — part 1
LearningIf you’re a home recordist or a performing musician, chances are you have gear you want to sell. Perhaps you’re thinking of upgrading to something better, or you have extra hardware or instruments th…
Olympus LS-20M Review - Cam' on Everybody
Written testSomewhere between the pocket cam and pocket recorder market segments, Olympus has introduced a hybrid called LS-20M. The concept is simple: offer a full-HD pocket cam capable of recording good-qualit…
Not All Guitar Cords Are Created Equally - The Truth About Guitar Cords
LearningAlthough some would ridicule that idea—wire is wire, right?—different cords can affect your sound, and in some cases, the difference can be drastic.
Cables: The Most Important Piece of Gear - All About Wires
LearningNo matter how much caffeine you've consumed today, you're not as wired as your studio - or your stage rig. But how much do you really think about those little spaghetti-like critters that form the ce…
