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10 Christmas Gifts For Musicians And Engineers 2023 Edition
If you’re like me, you need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that you might find fit perfectly for that musician or producer that you want to […]
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10 Musical Christmas Gifts That You Might Even Want For Yourself
Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and reasonable price ranges. All of these following products […]
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10 Musical Christmas Gifts That You Might Want For Yourself
Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and reasonable price ranges. All of these following products […]
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10 Excellent Christmas Gifts For Musicians And Engineers 2020 Edition
Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and reasonable price ranges. All of these following products […]
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Inexpensive Cyber Monday Recording Accessories For Every Studio Owner
Cyber Monday is a great day for a deal, but it’s even better when it’s things that you can use in the studio right away. Here are some recording accessories that every studio owner can use. Personalized Studio Coffee Mugs – Don’t you just hate it when you get your cup mixed up with someone […]
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Here’s What Happens When You Put Guitar Strings On A Piano
Guitar strings, piano strings – they’re all the same, right? Not exactly, and you’ll see why in the video below. Mattias Krantz decided to restring his upright piano with guitar strings and immediately ran into a number of problems, as you’ll see. For one thing, guitar strings aren’t long enough, nor strong enough. When you […]
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10 Excellent Christmas Gifts For Musicians And Engineers 2019 Edition
Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to choosing Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you have no idea what to buy, here’s a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and price ranges. All of these following products I […]
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Inexpensive Cyber Monday Recording Accessories Every Studio Owner Should Have
Cyber Monday is a great day for a deal, but it’s even better when its things that you can use in the studio right away. Here are some recording accessories that every studio owner can use. Personalized Studio Coffee Mugs – Don’t you just have it when you get your cup mixed up with someone […]
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Cool Christmas Gifts For Musicians And Engineers 2018
We could all use a little bit of shopping help when it comes to buying Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you’re in a quandary about what to buy, you’re in luck as I have a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and price […]
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Cyber Monday Recording Accessories That Will Make Your Studio Life Easier
Cyber Monday is a great day for a deal, so I decided to put together my own list of cool accessories especially for musicians and engineers. Here are some items that make great gifts for any musician or engineer (even yourself). Etymotic Research ER20 Earplugs – I keep trying other earplugs and keep coming […]
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When American Guitars Were Outlawed In England
Considering the giant influence that British music had on America in the 1960s and 70s, it’s hard to believe that there was a time when American instruments were banned by the British government. This forced English musicians to use a wide range of other Euro-based guitars and somewhat explains why many of our guitar heros […]
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10 Cool Christmas Gifts For Musicians And Engineers 2017
We could all use a little bit of shopping help when it comes to buying Christmas gifts for the people around us in the music and recording business. If you’re in a quandary about what to buy, you’re in luck as I have a list of recommendations that covers a wide variety of items and price […]
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Some Excellent Cyber Monday Recording Accessories
We all love a deal and Cyber Monday is the day for it, so I decided to put together my own list of cool gear especially for musicians and engineers. Here are some accessory items that make great gifts for any musician or engineer (even yourself). Etymotic Research ER20 Earplugs – I keep trying others […]
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This Forgotten Greek Instrument Hasn’t Been Heard In 2,000 Years
Just when you think you’ve heard every musical instrument there is you find that there’s one more. Don’t feel bad though, since no one has heard an aulos in more than 2,000 years. Only 5 complete original instruments are known to currently exist. The aulos is a double pipe with a reed at the top […]
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Don’t Look Now But Audio Tubes May Be In Jeopardy Again
Things looked bad for vacuum tube-based audio gear once upon a time as both American and British tube manufacturers shut down their plants to go solid state. Luckily, the slack was taken up by tube plants in Russia, China and Yugoslavia, and the audio and MI business never missed a beat. Things might get tight […]
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