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Video: Julianna, the Infinitely Tweak-Able Chorus/Vibrato from Walrus Audio
Walrus Audio wants their pedals to be constantly evolving, getting better and taking on new shapes. The Walrus Audio Julianna is just the latest effect to come from this quest to challenge what we know about modulation. With a blueprint coming from the Julia analog chorus/vibrato, the Julianna adds a secondary LFO speed, modulation and […]
Our Top 5 Videos of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, we’re looking back at our five most-viewed videos from the year. Check them out below! Eddie Van Halen’s Top 5 Solos We’re kicking off this Top 5 with a Top 5! When this video was made back in February, we had no clue what the rest of this year […]
The New Wave Of Portable Recording: Warwick Gnome i Video Demo
Warwick is known for making top-of-the-line bass guitars and amplifiers, now they’ve making it easier to record wherever you are! The Warwick Gnome i bass amplifier offers a truly portable design with a built-in USB audio interface that’s compatible with any software DAW. And with its truly light-weight, compact design, the Warwick Gnome makes tracking, […]
Peter Hook on His Unique Playing Style and New Yamaha Signature Bass
We recently chatted with Peter Hook, the legendary bassist for Joy Division, New Order, and Peter Hook and the Light. Watch our interview above for insight into Hook’s career, how he became a bassist before learning the difference between bass and guitar, and how Yamaha synthesized the best of his much-loved BB1200S and BB734A basses […]
Akai MPK Mini MK3 Video Demo
Create hair-raising, goosebump-inducing music wherever you go, with Akai’s MPK Mini MK3 — an ultra-portable battery- and USB-powered MIDI keyboard with a reimagined Gen 2 enhanced dynamic keybed made for the world’s finest keyboard players. Make all the music you want, with the expression you need, on eight backlit MPC pads that trigger your favorite […]
Numark Mixtrack Pro FX Video Demo
The Numark Mixtrack Pro FX is compact, portable, and jam-packed with features! With two 6-inch capacitive jog wheels, 8 performance pads per deck, and two paddle triggers to operate the FX section, it’ll have you ready to start DJing right out of the box. The FX paddles let you trigger Echo, Reverb, Flanger, Phaser, High […]
Legends: Parliament-Funkadelic
Exactly what kind of band is Parliament-Funkadelic? Although the focus of our video above is their totemic single, “Flash Light,” the brains behind it — George Clinton, Bootsy and Catfish Collins, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Junie Morrison, and Garry Shider, among many others — were always one group. To distill every nook and cranny of […]
Shred It! Kramer The 84, Ibanez Prestige AZ2402, Jackson Pro Soloist SL2Q
Here at zZounds, we love all kinds of guitars. And sometimes, you just need a guitar made to rip a face-melting solo through a full stack. But with so many high-performance models, it can be difficult to choose. We brought together some of our favorites from Jackson, Kramer, and Ibanez to see what these instruments […]
The Beginnings of FM Synthesis
Editor’s Note: This post covers the origins of FM synthesis through a historic and technical lens. For more on the video above, please see the section labeled “Notes From Our FM Synthesis Video.” Black. Queer. Transgressive. In 1986, in some deep backwoods of Huntsville, Ontario, appearing right on the cabin doorstep of a young Beverly […]
