A traditional 2-way speaker features two sound drivers: a tweeter to play the treble frequencies and a woofer for the bass. A 3-way speaker, on the other hand, also has a designated driver for the mid-range, giving you more detail and better sound quality throughout the range. Because three drivers require more space than two, […]
Continue reading →Many guitarists consider amp attenuators to be an essential part of their playing set-up, especially those using valve or tube amps. The attenuator goes in between the power and the speaker sections of your amplifier, converting a portion of the energy into heat rather than sound. As opposed to just turning down the volume, which […]
Continue reading →Hifonics amps were designed with one mission in mind—to bring the most power and sound quality possible to the car audio world. While speakers and subwoofers are the more talked about aspects of an audio set-up, a quality amplifier is equally important to creating the ideal listening environment inside your car. The amplifier’s purpose is […]
Continue reading →A drum tuner, especially for newer drummers, is the best tool to tune a kit to make it sound balanced and cohesive. While a standard metronome and tuner are necessary components of any professional musician’s equipment, the overtones and quick decay of percussion equipment can make it difficult to achieve the right instrument sound using […]
Continue reading →Traditionally, most guitarists have used 12” speakers in the majority of both recording and performance applications. As speaker technology has progressed, however, a wider range of high-quality speaker sizes has become available, from 2” practice speakers to 15” valve amps. A 10” speaker can be great to have in your arsenal for when you’re playing […]
Continue reading →A preamp pedal for your bass improves your instrument’s signal, raising the input to line level and making it easier for your amp or recording equipment to process. Used both in live and studio applications, a preamp pedal also shapes the tone, passing the signal through a series of processors before sending it forward to […]
Continue reading →The hi-hat, with its versatile array of sounds and integral role in the overall groove, is arguably the most important cymbal on a modern drum kit, and along with the kick drum and snare is one of the most important aspects to mic correctly. There’s a school of thought that says you don’t need to […]
Continue reading →So why get a 6×9 speaker with an amp? Yes, the classic car audio set-up needs a good receiver, high-quality speakers, and often a subwoofer and an amplifier to increase the system’s volume output—but if you don’t want your music loud enough to shake the windows and have no intentions of adding a subwoofer, an […]
Continue reading →Every DJ, regardless of their style, has to schlep around a lot of bulky, expensive, and potentially delicate gear. Transporting everything safely from your home to the gig requires a very specialized kind of bag, and while specialized does tend to mean “not cheap,” the amount of hassle and equipment damage a good DJ bag […]
Continue reading →Although improvements in technology have made reliable mixing software a possibility, for a lot of DJs and sound technicians, there’s no replicating the touch you can give to knobs and faders on a physical piece of mixing hardware. Mixers are an integral part of any studio digital audio workstation and equally as important to DJs […]
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