Gibson: The SG Special®, Five Decades of Pure Rock
A rock classic, now as a Special USA reissue. The SG Special is designed to take you exploring the soundscapes of legendary rock. When the SG replaced the single-cutaway Les Paul…
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Soundcraft Si Impact, Affordable Mixers for Live and Studio
Until the recent arrival of Soundcraft's new Si Impact digital mixer, top-quality professional mixing systems had never been such an affordable reality. At an accessible price…
The Mesa/Boogie SUBWAY Bass Series
We take a look at the new Subway series from Mesa/Boogie, consisting of the Subway D-800 head and the Subway 1x12 and Subway 1x15 cabinets. The Subway D-800 is the first…
Palmer Octobus: A Looper for Effects Pedals
The design of this looper sticks to the essentials, without special features such as amp switching or MIDI controls: you can connect effects pedals to its eight loops and store up…
Korg microKEY Air: No Cables Required
Shrinking the weight and size of keyboards is a trend that firmly took hold in 2015. Korg, Yamaha, Roland, IK Multimedia and plenty of others have released their Mini models. It…
The Reality of Live Microphone Use
Let's run an experiment: at home, look up any concerts you have on video, of any kind, era or style... as long as they're "live." Look at the singer's microphone, and at the ones…
Shure Beta 58A and Beta 87A: A Popular Pair
Shure is one of those manufacturers every engineer and musician knows. Its hugely popular SM58 has been the star microphone of live shows for decades. How strange it feels to see…
Mackie CR4-BT and CR5-BT Monitors With Bluetooth Streaming
The two new Mackie CR Bluetooth models feature Bluetooth music streaming from any source, adding multimedia flexibility and compatibility with tablets, phones and other Bluetooth…
Admira Guitars Tested: A5, A10, A15, A20 and F4
A range of prices and quality levels that covers a wide spectrum of guitarists. We take five of the latest designs from Admira into the lab. These hugely well-known instruments…
Meyer Sound "Amie" Studio Monitor
Powerhouse American company Meyer Sound has launched an exclusive new studio tool: the Amie monitor, reliable in every situation thanks to its transparency and clarity. Film…
Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster®
Evoking the electrifying "Voodoo Chile" that made the Stratocaster guitar and its distinctive tonal flexibility so popular, the Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster takes you back to that…
TOTAL FX: Pioneer DJ Launches the RMX-1000 App for iPad
Pioneer DJ launches the RMX-1000 for iPad: the touch app lets producers add high-quality effects to the tracks in their iTunes library. The RMX-1000 app works to its full…
IK Multimedia Introduces iRig Keys USB: Ultra-Affordable MIDI Keyboard Controllers for Mac/PC
Now Mac and PC musicians have an affordable, fully equipped solution for making music with 3 ultra-compact, portable MIDI controllers: the iRig Keys 25, iRig Keys 37 and iRig Keys…
More No Than Yes: Software and Hardware Compatibility with "El Capitan"
Pro Tools 11 and 12. Avid has pretty much abandoned musicians, in ISP Música’s view. As with other manufacturers, the economic crisis has made the musician market, with little…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique III
Another month has gone by and we've had enough time to perfect the exercises we presented, especially the one developed for the major scale across the neck of the guitar. I insist…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique II
We're going to continue with the series of exercises we had planned for this installment, for beginners and advanced guitarists alike. Previously, you reviewed the Bb major scale…
Guitarist, Developing Your Technique I
Goals. Over the years there have been times when I could play more and times when I could play less, and even some days when I didn't play at all. Any of that could have left me…
Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Headphones: A Reference for Studio and Monitoring
Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO: the evolution of a studio legend. With the DT 1770 PRO headphones, beyerdynamic is building on a great tradition. The new model is the next step in the…
IZZO, a True Benchmark in Percussion
Percussion from Ortolá. We look at the new additions to its catalog of Brazilian percussion instruments and other accessories from the IZZO brand. This is a Brazilian musical…
Digitech GSP1101: Preamp and Effects Processor
Now it's the turn of my favorite of today's two guests: the GSP1101 rack processor, a new paradigm in modeling preamps. At first glance, the rack unit surprised me by minimizing…