“Mum, I want to learn to play the drums”. It’s strange how some sentences have the power to evoke fear in a parent when spoken by their child. My son Jamie (JJ) is eight years old. I have to admit, he does enjoy hitting things with sticks so maybe I should have seen this coming. I took a breath and said, “Wow, drums! Really? Why the drums?” Apparently, in
Learning to produce your own music can be one of the most fulfilling things you can do as an artist. There’s no better way to
Contributed by Josh Munday – Tone Designer Guitar Gods and Masterpieces recently filmed BOSS guitar demonstrator Josh Munday playing the Medley he demonstrated at NAMM
When you’re talking about a digital piece of gear that replicates a classic of the past, the true test is in how successfully it convinces
Johnny Marr Talks About His Guitar Sound With Boss UK Contributed by Boss UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFbo58jcyi8 Johnny Marr invited us down to the last festival of
4 Tips for the Final Mix Down 1. Getting the Best Out of Autotune… The pizza is all eaten, the tracks are all recorded, and everyone
Vocal Stompbox with Effects and Guitar-Driven Harmonies Contributed by Roland US Team If you’re a singing guitarist or a solo vocalist, the new VE-2 Vocal Harmonist makes
Instrument Modeling, Altered Tunings, Multi-FX, and Beyond Contributed by Roland US Team GP-10 Guitar Processor Featuring a powerful instrument modeling engine and diverse multi-effects, the
If you want to upsize your sonic repertoire, look at combining an electric and an acoustic percussive set-up to have the best of both worlds. It
DEAD LETTER CIRCUS INTERVIEW Contributed by Greg Philiips © Photographs By Carbie Warbie As Dead Letter Circus began their summer Australian tour earlier this year
Contributed by David Jiang During Frankfurt Musikmesse, Roland announced the CUBE street EX portable amplifier. This new version of the hugely popular CUBE street amplifier
By Robert Chamberlain, Team of Pianists (Reproduced with permission of the Victorian Music Teacher’s Association) Having trouble with the noise from your piano practice or
A Powerful & Versatile PA for Mobile Musicians Contributed by Roland US Team The CUBE Street has been a mainstay among street musicians and traveling performers since
In his first article, Geoffrey outlined how he dealt with writer’s block and how it can be defeated. In the second article, he discussed working
Let’s kick this off with a little bit of trivia: the TR- 808 has been used on more hit records than any other drum machine. Read that
Everything You Need to Know Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) is the technology behind the authentic sound and responsive behavior of the AIRA products. It faithfully captures
Marty Hailey One of Australias busiest guitarists, works with BOSS on the new ME-80 Multi Effects processor, with some amazing results! Contributed by: Braegen Russell
TB-303 Documentary – Bassline Baseline (2005) Designed by Tadao Kikumoto in 1982, the TB-303 is a bass synthesizer with a built-in sequencer originally designed
Contributed by Simon Ayton This week we are very excited to have received delivery of the new AIRA series instruments. The TR-8, TB-3, VT-3 and
Contributed by Guitar Noize The BOSS OD-1X is a new special edition overdrive pedal that builds on the classic BOSS Overdrive pedals that have been