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Maya 62

Former audio engineer, current editor-in-chief of zZounds.com. When I’m not geeking out about recording gear and enforcing proper punctuation, I can be found playing the keytar. It’s a serious instrument, you know.

6 years ago Studio Solutions

Ribbon Microphones 101

Attention, home studio musicians: If you’ve already invested in a large-diaphragm condenser mic or two, perhaps it’s time to add a ribbon microphone to your bag of studio tricks! Here’s a beginner’s guide to ribbon microphones and how you can use them to get that smooth, “vintage-style” sound you’re going for. Ribbon Microphones, Yesterday and […]

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6 years ago News

QSC at NAMM 2017: New K Cardioid Sub & E Series Speakers

Fans of QSC loudspeakers had plenty to see and hear at the QSC NAMM 2017 booth, with the debut of the QSC K Cardioid powered subwoofer, plus the new E218SW sub and E215 full-range cabinet in QSC’s E Series of passive speakers. In our video from the NAMM show floor, QSC’s Chris Brouelette gives an […]

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6 years ago Interviews

Interview: Kenny Carkeet, Keyboardist for AWOLNATION

Kenny Carkeet has been making music with AWOLNATION — the electronic alt-rock band masterminded by frontman Aaron Bruno — since the project’s inception in 2009. “I’ve been playing with AWOL since the very beginning,” recalls Carkeet. “I met Aaron when he was still kind of creating the AWOLNATION thing…even before this was a band.” The […]

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6 years ago Artist Interviews

Artist Impressions: Minimoog Model D

Moog’s Minimoog Model D — back in production for the first time since 1981 — has been making waves among analog synthesizer fans. Among those fans are Greg Spero, touring keyboardist for Halsey, and AWOLNATION’s Kenny Carkeet. Both musicians took a brand-new Model D for a spin at the zZounds HQ. In addition to his […]

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6 years ago Meet the Makers

Roland’s 909 Day: Redefining the Product Launch Event

At their The Future Redefined event, nicknamed “909 Day,” Roland is rolling out a slew of new gear — and they’re also introducing a new way to launch products, breaking the mold of the traditional tradeshow approach. Backstage at Studio Six01 in Burbank, California, just before the Los Angeles leg of 909 Day kicked off, […]

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6 years ago Artist Interviews

Singer-Songwriter Jamie Kent: On the Road with the Bose® L1® System

Nashville singer-songwriter Jamie Kent has played countless small and mid-sized venues — and he’s no stranger to those rooms’ hit-or-miss sound quality. So this seasoned “road warrior” takes sonic matters into his own hands by bringing a portable PA: the Bose® L1® Model II system. In between stops on the Bose Troubadour Tour, and on his […]

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6 years ago Meet the Makers

Moog Mother-32: Behind the Design

Since its late 2015 release, the Moog Mother-32 semi-modular analog synthesizer has become one of Moog’s fastest-selling instruments of all time. A powerful little synth/sequencer for a remarkably low price, the Mother-32 deserves all the buzz it’s garnered, and then some. At the Moog Sound Lab in Asheville, North Carolina, we sat down with two […]

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7 years ago Artist Interviews

Q&A with School of Rock The Musical’s Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Twelve-year-old Brandon “Taz” Niederauer is a real-life guitar whiz kid who’s played with the likes of the Allman Brothers, Gary Clark Jr., and Luther Dickinson. Now, Niederauer has landed his biggest gig yet — making his Broadway debut as “Zack” in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of School of Rock. Opening in December 2015 to […]

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7 years ago Artist Interviews

Q&A with School of Rock The Musical’s Evie Dolan

Not yet twelve years old, Evie Dolan is already a triple threat — she’s singing, acting and dancing in Broadway’s smash hit School of Rock – The Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage adaptation of the 2003 Jack Black film. Make that quadruple threat: She’s also playing bass guitar live on stage in School of Rock. […]

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