This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com In 1960, Fender launched a bass that has become iconic for bass guitar, the Jazz Bass. Now in 2020, the company has announced a 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass to help mark the 60th birthday of … Continue reading Fender 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass: Aged to perfection?
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com If you podcast or live stream, then the new PortCaster by CEntrance could be for you! Full of clever and useful features, we take a look at this well-priced podcasting solution… CEntrance PortCaster Podcasting and live streaming … Continue reading CEntrance PortCaster Audio Interface: Broadcasting made easy?
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com With more than a passing resemblance to a games console cartridge the NES Poly looks like a classic box of chiptune noise. Hours left on Kickstarter – grab one before they’re gone! NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer You … Continue reading Relive those 8-bit game soundtracks with the NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer
Brass and Woodwind – Music Instrument News British woodwind and brass brand Champion are pleased to announce the launch of their new instrument care kits. Available for clarinet, alto/soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet and trombone – each care kit contains relevant Champion instrument care and maintenance oils, lubricants, cloths, brushes, and other essentials for keeping … Continue reading Champion Wind & Brass Release New Instrument Care Kits
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Now available in a brand-new color, the KROME EX synthesizer is a real workhorse that features high-quality sounds you can use right away with an emphasis on “future basics”—all packed into a lightweight, portable design. This is a special-edition KROME EX that sports a vibrant copper-coloured … Continue reading Korg Krome EX Copper Now Available
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com This week’s best sample packs include a beautiful string quartet that you can conduct yourself, a free grand piano with a number of interesting controls, the heaviest of 90s metal drums, and a well-rounded pack of heavy … Continue reading Best Sample Packs This Week: Classic quartet, free piano, 90s metal drums, house loops
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins brings you an awesome new Max for Live device and two classics: a wavetable synth and a gate sequencer. Here’s Spectral Attractors, Defiant WT and A1TriggerGate. Head over to … Continue reading Best free plug-ins this week: Spectral Attractors, Defiant WT and A1TriggerGate
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com You’re standing in a showroom, hunting around for your very first polysynth. You’d imagined this would be a joyful experience. Now you’re frozen in the headlights of purchase anxiety surrounded by a horde of magical music machines. … Continue reading Your Ideal Polysnth: How (not) to choose the polyphonic synth of your dreams
This article is from an external source and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. gearnews.com The world of guitar pedals has been inundated with copies of venerated vintage gear. Pedal makers large and small have been busy cloning effects that many players lust after, but cannot find or afford. And some have … Continue reading 8 cheap pedals every guitarist needs to try
This article is from an external source, and may contain external links not controlled by Empeda Music. Modern Drummer Magazine “My passion in continuing Quiet Riot has everything to do with the fact that drumming is what I’ve always wanted to do,” Quiet Riot’s Frankie Banali told Modern Drummer in a 2015 interview. “I worked … Continue reading Remembering Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali
