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How Motown Made It Work: Drum Recording

All eras of music teach us lessons about recording, playing, and mixing. When it comes to tracking a drum kit, something changed in the 1950s and early sixties ’60s in Detroit, where the Motown sound was born. Modern recording has migrated from the expensive studio spaces of the past into basements, garages, and bedrooms all […]

Lightweight, Heavy Tone from Orange

Inside Lauten Audio Series Black V2 Microphones

zZounds Live: Mixing It Up With Denon DJ’s SC Live

zZounds Live: Boss Katana-50 MkII EX Combo and Artist MkII Head

9 days ago Walking The Floor

Episode 216 – The War and Treaty

Kicking off the new year with The War And Treaty (aka Tanya & Michael)! About The Guest The War and Treaty are an American husband and wife duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter. Still interested? Visit the artist’s official website or follow them on Facebook to learn more! Jan 23, 2023Chris Shiflett

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1 month ago Gear Demos

Our Top Videos of 2022

Our Top Videos of 2022 As we close out the year, we took some time to compile a list of our favorite and most-viewed videos from 2022. Put on your brand-new slippers, make that hot cocoa mix your coworker gave you and take a look back on the year in gear with us! zZounds Live: […]

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1 month ago Artist Interviews

Setting the Score: A Talk With Film and TV Composer Brett St. James

Brett St. James is a respected film and TV composer living in the Bay Area. He has filled many roles as an additional music composer for blockbuster films like Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a composer for renowned TV series like Life Below Zero, and even as the guitarist in a touring rock band! In […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos, Live Streams

Orange Is Bringing Back the ’70s with Three Vintage-Inspired Pedals

In the 1970s, London, England-based Orange Amplification reached into the depths of their own amplifier circuits and pulled out a family of signature effects players came to adore. Today, the Orange Vintage series of pedals celebrates Orange’s legendary history, with modern recreations of those very effects. The Orange Vintage Distortion, Sustain, and Phaser all draw […]

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2 months ago Behind The Kit

Five Drummer Gifts You May Not Have Thought Of

Let’s face it, there are little to no silent nights when you’ve got a drummer in the house. By their very nature, percussion instruments are a loud and disruptive family. But even though the journey to drumming mastery is filled with groans from non-drummers, the payoff is a well rounded musician whose instrument of choice […]

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2 months ago Gear Demos

Turn Your Guitar into An Analog Synthesizer with Source Audio… No Really!

Don’t let Eurorack fanatics have all the fun! With Source Audio’s C4 Synthesizer pedal, you can turn your guitar or bass into a fully-fledged analog synthesizer. The C4 features a 4-knob interface with selectable guitar and bass effects. And with the Neuro Desktop Editor (a free download for Mac and Windows) or the Neuro Mobile […]

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2 months ago Gear Demos, Live Streams

Capture Your Amplifier’s True Tone With AmpliTube TONEX Capture

Watch this edition of zZounds Live where Justin takes us through the IK Multimedia TONEX Capture. The IK Multimedia AmpliTube TONEX Capture gives you the ability to record your beloved tube amplifier without using any microphones, or re-amp with the purest tone you can possibly get, thanks to clever technology from the folks at IK […]

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2 months ago Guitar Workbench

What? Why Would You Use a Rubber Bridge?

Why a rubber bridge? When I bring up in conversation that I’ve been fiddling with this old parlor acoustic guitar, it’s usually brought to some general confusion. For the last several months, I’ve been on the search for a cheap acoustic guitar with a floating bridge with a trapeze tailpiece, to change out the conventional […]

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3 months ago Gear Demos

Red Panda Gives You the Keys to the Time Machine with Tensor

Red Panda gives players unprecedented technology in their DSP-powered stompboxes that are fit for studio or stage. The Red Panda Tensor is loaded with powerful DSP that gives you the ability to control time and pitch! Get as glitchy as you want with Tensor’s intelligent randomization, or loop tight grooves on the fly with up […]

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