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History and Construction of The Drums – Part 2

The following video is the second of a three-part segment on vintage drums by Michael Vecchio. The interview was shot at Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drum Shop on 48th Street in Manhattan with store manager and vintage drum expert Jess Birch. This segment covers “History and Construction.” Keep an eye…Click on the title for more

History and Construction of The Drums – Part 2

Tortuga Effects Mai Tai

Tortuga Effects, a one-man guitar pedal designer operating out of Renton, Washington, has been producing some great sounding effects pedals, complete with eye-catching designs. Mai Tai, the newest addition, is a dual phaser inspired by the likes of the 1970's "script" era classic MXR Phase 90. In the spirit of…Click on the title for more

Tortuga Effects Mai Tai

Eternally In Tune

A recent Popular Science article showcases the simple yet effective EverTune guitar bridge. Utilizing a spring and lever for each guitar string, the device is able to keep consistent tension on every string, therefore keeping them in tune. You set the initial tuning you want at the bridge using a…Click on the title for more

Eternally In Tune

Keith McMillen Instruments Batt-O-Meter

Berkeley, CA based Keith McMillen Instruments has come up with a handy little device called the Batt-O-Meter ($29.99). Essentially a battery tester for musicians, the Batt-O-Meter plugs in to any guitar pedal or electric instrument with a 1/4" jack, and displays the remaining life and voltage delivered from the battery.…Click on the title for more

Keith McMillen Instruments Batt-O-Meter

Massive amounts of love

http://www.youtube.com/v/OgtUzKH57-A Universal Audio’s Manley Massive Passive EQ plugin has been getting an increasing amount of great reviews since it’s release this spring. It’s modeled after Manley Labs’ Massive Passive hardware EQ: a stereo four-band tube equalizer that is favored by many engineers both as a mixing and a mastering tool.…Click on the title for more

Massive amounts of love

Amptweaker TightBoost – Boost Pedal with Bonuses

Amptweaker's newest pedal is the TightBoost, a boost pedal with some nifty extras built-in. Along with True-Bypass, the TightBoost comes with four controls: Boost, High, Mid, and Tight. While the Boost and High controls do what you expect them to, the Mid features a parked wah tone that increases gradually…Click on the title for more

Amptweaker TightBoost – Boost Pedal with Bonuses

Spark by Blue Microphones

Blue Microphones has introduced a new product designed to impress home and project studios with Class A electronics and Blue’s distinct profile at an affordable price point. Set to be available this November, the Spark microphone ($199) is a solid-state cardioid condenser mic suited for use in a variety of…Click on the title for more

Spark by Blue Microphones

Shure announces Beta 181

Coming this fall from Shure: A compact side-address condenser mic with interchangeable capsules. The Beta 181 will be the company’s first wired mic to have swappable polar pattern capsules (cardioid, supercaridioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional) that attach to the mic body with a locking ring for a secure connection. With it’s extremely…Click on the title for more

Shure announces Beta 181

Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster

Finland-based amp and pedal manufacturer Mad Professor has begun shipping their new Ruby Red Booster pedal ($169). This pedal is a combination of two boosters, based on the BJF Little Red Trebler and the Red Rooster Booster, and you can use it as a treble boost, clean boost, or as…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster

Tascam’s Solar-Rechargeable Tuner

For the Eco-friendly guitarist in your band, Tascam now has a solar-rechargeable chromatic tuner: the TC-1S. A bank of solar cells on the front of the unit charge the tuner's internal battery, and a nylon strap and clip allow you attach it to the outside of your gig bag so…Click on the title for more

Tascam’s Solar-Rechargeable Tuner

ADK S-7 and A-6 Microphones

Over the course of two weeks I anticipated a delivery of two new ADK microphones to be used for a month of extensive testing. This review was done over the course of a month of tracking with various rock bands at Monsterland Recording Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Everything was recorded…Click on the title for more

ADK S-7 and A-6 Microphones

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When two or more sources are used to record a single instrument, there is an inherit delay between the tracks, because each mic will be a slightly different distance from the instrument. Examples of this would be a snare top and snare bottom mic; miking a guitar while also taking…Click on the title for more

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