Do you have an electronic drum kit and no drum amp? Want to use your bass amp so you can jam? In short, the answer is yes, you can safely use a bass amp to amplify an electronic drum kit, as long as you control the volume. While it’s not the ideal piece of equipment…
You’ve bought yourself a pair of monitor speakers (studio monitors) and when you try to connect them to your computer you see that everyone seems to say you need to also buy an audio interface. But is this true? You do not need an audio interface to connect your monitor speakers to a laptop or…
Let’s be honest, replacing guitar strings is a pain! Taking them all out, buying new strings, attaching them and then nervously playing for a while hoping that one doesn’t snap straight away. For this reason, we want our guitar strings to last for as long as possible in a good, playable condition. Rusty stings is…
Perhaps one of the most important but often overlooked items in a guitar player’s kit is the guitar pick. This tiny pieces of equipment come in all shapes and a variety of materials, but seriously; how long do guitar picks last? And is there one that’s better than others? Well because picks come in a…
Preamps are a topic that gets raised quite a lot in music recording circles. When there’s so much muddy water about the subject of pre-amps, it’s hard to make the right decision. That’s why I want to answer the question of ‘do preamps really sound different?’ And if so why? Preamps will all sound different…
When recording audio with a microphone, you sometimes end up with an annoying popping sound in the background. A pop filter is one recommended way to prevent these popping sounds, but is it necessary with a Blue Yeti microphone? Yes, regardless of what brand of microphone you are using, you should try to use a…
The Blue Yeti is a popular choice for affordable, plug and play USB microphone. Yet, although the Blue Yeti mics are very reliable, it doesn’t mean it’s 100% free of technical and sound issues. There can be cases when your Blue Yeti sounds bad like it’s muffled or as if it is underwater, and sometimes…
You might have been practicing some heavy riffs on your tube amp. But what happens when your tube amp loses volume a day before your next gig? I think your amp might be trying to tell you something. But relax, I’ll talk you through it. If you’ve never had this problem before there’s no need…
Whether you’ve locked your tube amp in your car over the course of a cold winter night, found an old amp in a relative’s garage, or you’re planning on storing a tube amp in an unheated space for a period of time, you’ve likely wondered, “Can a tube amp be stored in the cold?” Tube…
Across most musical genres we are used to hearing distorted guitar sounds, but do all guitar amps have distortion included? When shopping for a guitar amp, there are a number of things that we have to know. Since I’ve been a guitar player for a long time and have been in your shoes before, here’s…