We recently had the pleasure of working with the Strum Buddy. Its a 6-watt amplifier developed by Fluid Audio, a company known for their studio monitors. The Strum Buddy self-affixes to any type of electric guitar and powers on when you plug in the included cable. It boasts three on-board effects; reverb, chorus, and crunch.

The Strum Buddy is super easy to use, ultra-portable, and sounds dang good for its size!
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Today we got to see Roland's new product line that they announced on #909 Day! Featuring collector's edition 909 turntables, System 500 Modular synth, DJ-808, TD50-KV drum kit, Aerophone AE-10, Boss pedals, VP-03, TR-09, & TB-03.

Interesting news is that the DJ-808 is an official Serato controller that ships with Serato DJ. Pioneer is no longer paired up with Serato in favor of their proprietary software, Rekordbox, which is sure to give Roland a running start in the DJ space. It features a 4-channel mixer, built-in drum sequencing, vocal processing, and AIRA Link ports which allow you to connect compatible synths via USB. Going way beyond a typical DJ controller, the DJ-808 is an instrument, with a Roland “TR-S” drum machine that contains the world’s most iconic drum sounds and can even control the Serato Sampler within Serato DJ. The VT Voice Transformer can pitch your voice to match the key of your Serato DJ tracks. This is sure to push the boundaries of what you're capable of within a DJ set.

Lots of cool toys were unveiled at this year's Winter NAMM festival. Here are a few pics of some of the highlights. Mouse over each one to learn more.

Here's a cool info guide that will teach you what type of gear you need to create the sound associated with different genres of Heavy Metal. While we are personally a fan of everybody creating their own style from within, its still great to learn how certain sounds are achieved, even if you are not into heavy metal music.

This is the easiest way to perform with one guitar and two amps, or two guitars and one amp. We're also a huge fan of the MixingLink so be sure to check this as option that provides the above features along with a whole lot more.

​The Eventide MixingLink is a high quality microphone preamp with an effects loop that allows singers to easily use their stomp boxes as vocal effects. 

These videos will show you how to set up Eventide Stompboxes for the new Pre/Post Routing mode which allows you to change the order of your pedals without unhooking any cables!

This video shows you how to use Pre/Post Routing Mode using Eventide's H9 Control software.

​In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use the MixingLink as an A/B switch so that you can easily use two guitars with one amplifier.

​The Eventide MixingLink is a high quality microphone preamp with an effects loop that allows singers to easily use their stomp boxes as vocal effects. 

However, the Mixing Link has many other uses for both studio and live musicians, making it an essential piece of gear.
The MixingLink is all this and more:
High Quality Studio Mic Pre
True 48volts of phantom power
An amazing tool for mic placement for engineers & studio owners
Footswitch-controlled Effects Loop
65dB Boost Pedal
A/B switch for 2 guitars & 1 amp
A/B switch for 1 guitar & 2 amps
Re-Amp Box
Active Direct Box w/ Ground Lift
One pedal to control your entire pedal board
Ability to use acoustic guitars, vocals, basses, keyboards & drum machines with your guitar pedals
Practice Amp w/ Stereo Aux In for backing tracks
Headphone Amp for practice
Personal Mixer

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use the MixingLink as an amp switcher so that you can easily use one guitar with two different amplifiers.

The Eventide Mixing Link is a Pro Audio Swiss Army Knife that every studio owner and gigging musicians should have.  Watch the commercials to see everything its capable of such as singing through your stompbox, using it as an amp switcher, a direct box, an A/B switch, for re-amping, or one switch to control your entire pedal board.