Tips and How-To's

How To Set Up Your Turntable

Dave’s Corner: The Benefits of the Cheapskate Mentality

The Importance of Playing House Shows

A Beginner’s Guide to Stacking Drive Pedals

Should You Set Up Your Guitars Differently?

Breathing Techniques to Take Your Brass Sound to New Heights

10 Essential Plugins For Your Desert Island Studio

Pedal Tricks: Guitar Looping and Modulation Techniques with William Tyler

DIY: Make Your Own Pedalboard and Patch Cables

Embracing Electro-Acoustic Cohesion in Your Drumming

12 Must-Haves For Any Tour (Besides Gear)

The Basics of Rosin: What to Buy and How to Use

5 Home Studio Upgrades to Make Your Recordings Sound Less Like Demos

On Tracks: What is a Sidechain?

A Quick Guide to Creating and Using Drum Charts

Hearing Protection Myths and Recommendations: The Lowdown from Two Rock-Star Audiologists

How to Use Effect Pedals as Outboard Gear

Video: Using The EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run on Keyboards

5 Budget Acoustic Guitars with Personality

Potent Pairings: The Sound of Tom Morello and Rage Against the Machine

An Explanation of Violin, Viola and Cello Bow Weights

Learn to Play: Riffs in the Key of Radiohead

A Guide to Conscientious Studio Downsizing

How to Land an Indie Record Deal, According to Sub Pop, Merge, and Other Record Execs