Category: Buyer’s Guides

Everything You Need to Know About Choosing the Right Microphone

Microphones. This is the next step for a musician. Playing your guitar around a campfire or to impress a significant other is fun and all, but microphones will help share your sound with the world. Anyone who wants to record anything is going to need one. If you want to record, you’re going to have […]

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Essential Saxophone Accessories for Beginners

If you’re new to playing the saxophone, there are quite a few different saxophone accessories available online and in music stores. Some of them are absolutely essential, some of them can be done without, and others are intended to be purely just for fun. Although the purchasing of “essential” saxophone accessories will evolve as you […]

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Choosing a String Instrument: The First Step in the Musical Journey

Choosing a String Instrument: The First Step in the Musical Journey

When your child first decides to take up a string instrument, there’s no guarantee that he or she will know exactly which one to try. The most famous orchestral string is the violin, but maybe your aspiring musician would prefer the deeper voice of the viola, or to play in even lower registers with the […]

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How to Buy an Electronic Drum Set

This buyer’s guide will help you decide which electronic drum kit suits your needs and why they can be a great tool to add to your instrument set. Guitar and keyboard players have accepted electronic technology. Drummers can also utilize this same method to take their music to exciting new places! Why use an electronic […]

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The Newest Audio & Recording Accessories to Hit Our Online Store

One of the best things about Music & Arts is our inventory–it’s one of the largest you’ll find on the web, and it’s constantly being updated with new products, including the latest and most innovative audio and recording accessories. Whether you consider yourself an expert mixer or someone who just wants to get their feet […]

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Best High-End Audio Equipment to Buy Right Now

Hearing music the way the artist intended is everything. Many of us have gotten a little too used to tangled smartphone earbuds making their way up our bodies in a knotted mess and into our sweaty, greasy ears. As long as we hear something… “Cool, that’s good enough!” But, if you’re a true music-listener, you’re […]

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10 Guitar Effects Pedals Every Guitar Player MUST Have

The following list will either be a refresher course for some experienced guitar players, a confirmation of things you may already know or you might just mess around and have an “Oh whoa!” moment… But before we get into some technical details and recommendations when it comes to guitar effects, let’s take a look at […]

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How to Buy a Case for Your Ukulele

Ukulele’s are treasured instruments. If you treat them just right, they should endure for a long period of time. The proper upkeep is essential and one way you can be certain to keep your ukulele (or any instrument for that matter) in pristine condition is by purchasing an instrument case. A case for your ukulele […]

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Five Must-Have Keyboard Accessories

There are no two ways about it – if you’re a keyboard player, you’re going to need keyboard accessories. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a wet behind the ears novice or Elton John pleasing a massive crowd at Caesar’s Palace. Accessories for the keyboard are a must-have. Keyboard accessories will nix your worries about disturbing […]

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Vandoren Saxophone Reed Buying Guide

Vandoren is one of the most respected companies in woodwind accessory manufacturing. The French company makes saxophone mouthpieces and clarinet mouthpieces, saxophone reeds and clarinet reeds, and ligatures and caps that are used by beginners and professional players around the world. Vandoren was founded in 1905 by Eugène Van Doren who was a clarinetist for the Paris Opera. The company moved to 56 […]

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