• DAWs, Audio Processing & DSP Hardware Reviews, Recording/Live Sound Equipment Reviews, Reviews

    PreSonus Studio One 5 Professional (version 5.5)

    In 2022 the choice of available DAWs is pretty extensive, but if you work professionally in pro audio, it can be very difficult to deviate ...
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  • Band & Musician Reviews, Reviews

    Album Review: James LaBrie, Beautiful Shade of Grey

    Prepare to be extremely impressed by Beautiful Shade of Grey, the latest solo record from Dream Theater frontman, James LaBrie. On his new album, LaBrie ...
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  • Keyboard Contollers Reviews, Keyboard Controllers & Control Surfaces Reviews, Keyboard Reviews, Reviews

    Arturia Keylab 88 MkII and Keylab Essential 88 MIDI Keyboard Controllers

    We have a long history reviewing Arturia’s products, and the Keylab series is no exception. In 2013, we first reviewed the Analog Lab and MiniLab, and ...
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  • Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Reviews, Software for Guitars Reviews

    KIT Plugins Blackbird Studio High Gain Profile Pack for Kemper Profiler

    What do you get when you combine a legendary recording studio owned by John McBride and an audio software company owned by renowned engineer and ...
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  • Band & Musician Reviews, Reviews

    Album Review: Michael Whalen, Imaginary Trains

    The warm analog sound of the Minimoog lead wafts gently above soothing digital textures in the familiar way that ambient, new age master composer and ...
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  • Acoustic Guitars, Guitar and Equipment Reviews, Guitar Reviews, Reviews

    Taylor 524ce Acoustic Guitar

    We've had the opportunity to play and review a number of Taylor acoustic guitars over the years and have never been disappointed. The workmanship and ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Keyboards, Synths & Workstations Reviews, Reviews, Synthesizers Reviews

    Casio CT-S1000V Vocal Synthesizer

    Those of us old enough to remember, fondly recall the Casio CZ synthesizer series from the ‘80s, but players today are more familiar with Casio’s ...
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  • Band & Musician Reviews, Reviews

    Album Review: D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings, Troika

    Are you a fan of acoustic rock from the ‘70s with a touch of classic rock thrown in? If so, you’re going to absolutely love ...
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  • Keyboard Accessories Reviews, Keyboard Reviews, Reviews

    CME Pro WIDI: Wireless MIDI That Works!

    A few years back we reviewed the Yamaha MD-BT01 AND UD-BT01 wireless MIDI adaptors. While we thought they were great, they did have a number ...
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  • Keyboard Accessories Reviews, Keyboard Reviews, Reviews

    iConnectivity Mio XL MIDI Interface

    While we all love our synths, virtual instrument plug-ins, and these days, even guitar-related MIDI gear, they are of limited value to us if they ...
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