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Tip Jar: 10 Ways to be a Real DJ
What does it really take to get results at the decks? What can you do to better ingratiate yourself to potential fans and clients? Whether ... -
Analyzing The Hits
Have you ever wondered why some songs are hits while others never quite make it? Have you wondered if there is a standard formula for ... -
DIY Spotlight: Cloud
Cloud, a pop-rock act out of Temecula, CA, know what it takes to be a successful DIY act: ambition, drive, and, most importantly, finances. In ... -
New Gear Review: Shure SRH1540 Headphones
If it were not for my mix playing out of these new Shure SRH1540 headphones, I wouldn’t even know they were on my head. The ... -
New Gear Review: Mackie MRMK3 Studio Monitors
Mackie’s MRmk3 powered studio monitor line uses Mackie’s “Music-Centric Voicing” process said to acoustically optimize them for truthful monitoring throughout all the stages in music ... -
New Gear Review: Focusrite Red 1 500 Series
The Focusrite Red 1 500 Series Mic Pre houses the same circuit topology and components as the original 2U Focusrite Red microphone preamplifier. This unit ... -
Songsalive! Offers Free Online Workshop
Songsalive! is offering a free online workshop for artists, songwriters, members and visitors every two months. Artists can participate via phone or the Internet. The ... -
New Gear Review: AKG K812 Reference Headphones
The new K812 reference headphones are an open-back design with oversized 53-mm drivers claimed to have the highest dynamic range ever for an AKG headphone. ... -
New Gear Review: Aristides' 070 Seven-String Electric
Aristides Instruments’ new 070 is their latest synthetically produced musical instrument. The guitar body and neck are molded as one piece out of Arium using ... -
New Gear Review: Telefunken XLR Cables
Telefunken Elektroakustik Stage Series microphone cables have 90-degree right-angle female XLRs at one end for clean, low profile connection to mics placed in the tightest ... -
New Gear Review: Griffin Technology StudioConnect
Griffin Technology’s StudioConnect is a standalone dock for Apple’s iPad and iPad Mini with complete I/O connections for both audio and MIDI. It comes with ... -
New Gear Review: Tech 21 Hot-Rod Plexi Pedal
The Hot-Rod Plexi pedal from Tech 21 has all-analog SansAmp technology to provide two operating modes that’ll change the personality of any guitar amp. In ... -
New Gear Review: CEntrance HiFi-M8
The CEntrance HiFi-M8 (“HiFi-Mate”) is a portable digital-to-audio converter (DAC) with headphone amplifier. The HiFi-M8 is a battery-powered (6 hours) portable audiophile level DAC useful ... -
66 Best Career Tips of the Year
SONGWRITING Don’t feel the need to emulate what someone else has done. The tide is changed by those who swim against it. – the Bullits, ... -
New Gear Review: Blue Cat Audio Liny EQ 5.0 Plug-in
Blue Cat Audio’s Liny EQ is an 8-band linear phase equalizer plug-in with minimal latency—less than 3ms at 44.1kHz. Linear phase EQs have the unfortunate ... -
Tip Jar - Mic Stand Nightmares
There’s a piece of equipment almost all singers use which I used to take for granted. That is, until I had a series of mishaps ... -
New Gear Review: Steinberg HALion 5 and HALion Sonic 2
HALion 5 and HALion Sonic 2 are the latest releases of Steinberg’s VST sampler with its 192 kHz, 32-stereo outputs and 6-channel surround support. HALion ... -
MOTU Training at Westlake Pro
Los Angeles-based MOTU Product Specialist Matt LaPoint is on hand at Westlake Pro every Thursday from 10:00AM - 11:30AM providing workflow tips and advice on ... -
New Gear Review: The Loar LH-280 Archtop Electric
The Loar introduces the LH-280 (pictured is the LH-280C-BK model), an archtop cutaway with dual humbuckers and a 16-inch lower bout. Based on a vintage ... -
Book Review: Social Media Promotion For Musicians
Social Media Promotion For Musicians: The Manual for Marketing Yourself, Your Band and Your Music Online By: Bobby Owsinski (paperback) $29.95 Frequent Music Connection contributor Bobby ...
