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What’s Inside The Komplete Suite of Virtual Instruments?
As any experienced music producer will tell you, the wealth of instruments and possibilities at our fingertips today in comparison to 20 years ago is simply mind-blowing. It’s hard to believe that 1999 was the year that the very first software plug-in was released, but the innovation of virtual instruments… Read more
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Our Favourite Bass Guitars Under S$1,000
“You get what you pay for” - the words that often ring through your head when buying any new musical instrument. And while that certainly still can hold true at entry level purchases, for the mid-range market, the quality of instrument manufacturing today has taken huge steps forward, offering much… Read more
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Picking your First Ukulele
Move over recorder. The ukulele is taking over the place of every kid's first instrument. For good reason too - they sound better, and are easier to learn, but most of all, they're damn cool! Whether it’s the opening intro to “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz or covering your favourite… Read more
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Playing Live with your Acoustic Guitar: The Tools You’ll Need
From the smallest of gigs to the grandest of stages... today you’ll find the acoustic guitar player comfortably at home. But this wasn't always the case. For an acoustic instrument to be heard by a larger audience, it had to be amplified. Modern technology has given us plenty of solutions, with… Read more
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Controller Freak: Native Instruments, Ableton, Akai and Novation
Decisions, decisions. For the bedroom music maker, grid-based controllers can look a little daunting. What do all the buttons actually do? Am I going to be able to play it? Am I actually going to use it? At first glance, we get it, but whether you are producing at home,… Read more
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Setting up a Pedalboard: Pedal Order Explained
Getting a concrete answer to the question “what’s the correct way to arrange your pedal signal chain?” is tough and with soooooo many pedal products on the market, it can often be difficult to even know where to start with a signal chain. Even the large pedal companies have difficulty… Read more
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Picking out an Acoustic Guitar for Less than S$1,000
Guitarists today can be a discerning and demanding bunch, and we get it! Is it really too much to ask for high-quality sound, good build quality, at a low price? Thankfully, no - guitar builders are bridging the gap between cheap, mass produced guitars and expensive, handmade ones. A step up… Read more
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Stratocaster or Telecaster?
No two guitars are more synonymous with Fender than the Stratocaster and Telecaster models. They’ve become a worldwide archetype, the could be considered most recognisable guitar shapes in music history - an industry standard for quality. You will hear them on innumerable records from the classics of old, to the… Read more
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Drum Machine Love: From the 808 to Today
They never tire of the same four-bar loop. They never go out of time. They never throw hissy fits over musical difference. They were cast out by many because of their "inhuman perfection"... but they have formed the flawless rhythm and beat section of countless productions since the 80s. The… Read more
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Pedalboard Love: Designing your Sound for Under $500
Building a pedalboard is a journey - we all have different tonal needs and tastes, and our preferences can change over time. Pedalboards can grow into incredulous creations, almost resembling the dashboard of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Naturally, a board like that will come at an exorbitant cost too. Today,… Read more
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Gretsch: 5 Legendary Players
“The Great Gretsch Sound” they say. The unmistakable snap and twang, or the warm, round but brilliant sound - Gretsch guitars were right at the forefront of the rock ‘n’ roll era in the 50s and has been an essential part of guitar history ever since. Together with the great… Read more
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10 Lifestyle Products Every Musician Should Own
USB Vinyl Player “I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There’s nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great” Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) The sound that vinyl records produce is no… Read more