News, reviews and articles about musical gear and accessories.
Whenever I go on a photo shoot whether it is a professional event, a “people” shoot or my own getaway seeking amazing nature shots, I always come back home with hundreds if not thousands of photos. Many of them are multiple shots of the same subject with maybe some difference in the lighting, or movement […]
The Loupedeck Photo Editing Console makes editing easy Read More
This audio cassette to MP3 converter from Hammacher Schlemmer makes converting your old analog tapes to digital files almost as easy as pressing “play”. The Best Audio Cassette to MP3 Converter guides you through the conversion with step-by-step instructions appearing on the screen of a connected PC or Mac running the included software. Users say the Best
Convert your old cassette tapes to MP3 files with this Walkman-sized device Read More
If you play a stringed instrument, there’s one thing that you always do before you play a song. You make sure the strings are in tune. If you aren’t blessed with perfect pitch, you own a tuner. Tuners come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but most of the ones you see today, clip
Roadie 2 guitar tuner review Read More
The ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System is designed to help you learn to make chords as you learn to play guitar. The ChordBuddy attaches to the neck of electric or acoustic guitars and guides you through learning basic chord fingering positions. It works in the key of G and makes the G, C, D, and Em chords.
ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System is training wheels for your guitar Read More
These agate guitar picks are handmade in Pennsylvania by Seth Maranuk, a jewelry designer and craftsman. When he randomly found a tumbled stone chip that was shaped like a guitar pick, he began working to develop a “carefully shaped pick with just the right contour that allows for precision picking”. These agate picks 1.2″ long
Agate guitar picks resonate in a way plastic cannot Read More
The iRig Keys I/O production station from IK Multimedia is a music controller that is available in either a 25 or 49 key version. This ultra portable music production station is compatible with iOS, Mac, and PC and features 24-bit audio with up to a 96kHz sampling rate, a combo input jack for line in,
Make music anywhere with IK Multimedia’s new iRig Keys I/O production station Read More
When I played the piano growing up, I remembered the days when I needed an extra person to turn the pages in my sheet music so that I could play uninterrupted. Nowadays, sheet music can be displayed on tablets giving rise to an accessory device that can signal a page turn using your feet. The
PageFlip Firefly Bluetooth/USB page turner review Read More
I’ve seen hundreds of ukuleles made of all sorts of exotic woods and even carbon fiber, but these one of a kind musical instruments from Tyde Music use reclaimed materials from piers, boat houses, old barns, and more.
Tyde Music builds ukuleles from recycled Lake Tahoe boat docks Read More
A lot of people who enjoy playing guitar for fun and profit don’t just own one instrument. They are always seeking something new, better and different. The problem is that owning multiple guitars takes a lot of money to buy them and a lot of space to store them. Somnium guitars look like they could
Reconfigure your guitar effortlessly with a Somnium modular guitar Read More
We have several wind chimes hanging from our front porch including the one shown in the image above. I love the relaxing sound of a wind chime as the breeze blows against it. But my wind chimes don’t play a recognizable tune. They make more of a tinkling, pinging, dinging, and donging type of sound.
Wind chimes that can play the notes of your favorite tune Read More
There hasn’t been a whole lot of innovation in stringed instrument tuners in the last few years if you don’t count that they continue to shrink in size like the D’Addario NS Micro which clips to the edge of a guitar or ukulele’s sound hole. That’s why I was surprised to hear about the Cling
Cling On is a magnetic guitar tuner and not an alien species of warriors Read More
Fender, the iconic guitar manufacturer, has released an Android version of their Fender Tune guitar and bass tuner application. Larry talked about the iOS version of this app last summer, and now it’s available for free for Android devices. The app uses the mobile device’s microphone to listen to a plucked string’s pitch and then
Fender shows some love for Android guitar players Read More
Making music on the fly has become commonplace today and with various music apps like GarageBand you have a virtual band in your pocket. There are a lot of devices on the market that capitalize on the portability of music making with devices that simulate guitars and keyboards, but no one has really addressed the
No drum kit no problem with Freedrum Read More
If you’ve ever wanted to create music but felt you didn’t have the aptitude or ability to play a physical instrument, the BLOCKS system from ROLI looks like a simple and fun way to make your dreams come true without needing a huge budget. ROLI BLOCKS is a scalable music creation system that connects together
ROLI BLOCKS is a modular system that lets anyone make music Read More
Sandworms. Admiral Ackbar. Dual-lens Camera. These are a few of the things folks said this Bluetooth speaker looks like. I thought the speaker market was nearing its endpoint with different designs, but this tubular doughnut came out of nowhere. SumSonic calls it the LLX-01 – which is not helpful in imagining what it looks like. But, the
SumSonic Bluetooth Speaker review Read More
This beautiful stool with built-in guitar stand is handmade in the US by fillingham, an Etsy store. The Guitar Stool/Guitar Stand is made to order from “wood, walnut, ash, felt, cork, and yacht braid.” fillingham says: “Hardwood surfaces (walnut and ash) are finished with a custom, hand rubbed finish that improves with age and use.
This guitar stool/stand is for the guitarist with deep pockets Read More
We like to cover IK Multimedia products because they consistently offer powerful tech music accessories that are fun and easy to use. Today they announced the iRig HD 2 pro-quality digital guitar and bass interface for iOS. The iRig HD 2 features 24-bit analog-to-digital conversion and 96kHz sample rate. The device connects directly to your
IK Multimedia announces iRig HD 2 for iPhone 7, iPad, Mac & PC Read More
The Mogees sensor will turn a table into a drumkit, a skateboard into a harp, a shovel into a guitar, etc. The sensor is a contact microphone that connects to an iPad or iPhone and creates music from the vibrations within a variety of materials such as woods, metals, plastics, and glass. But it gets
Mogees turn any object into a musical instrument Read More
Wow, now I think I’ve seen everything… Apparently, fingertip protectors for playing guitar, ukulele and other stringed instruments is a thing. The protectors come in a package of four and are made of food-grade silicone material that stretches to fit the size of your index through ring fingers. Each fingertip protector has an opening in
When playing guitar hurts your fingers too much Read More
Fender music, you know the folks who make cool guitars and amps, have entered the mobile app market with the new self-produced Fender Tune iOS app. This free app has been designed for beginners and seasoned players alike and offers an auto-tuning mode, pre-set and customizable custom tuning options. The Fender Tune app also has
Make them swoon with the new Fender Tune iOS app Read More