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Tune Up: Presonus FireStudio 2626 Review

posted: October 14, 2010

It’s been a few months now on this Tune Up column, and I’ve spoken a lot about recording techniques, studio equipment and gear reviews. While I reviewed the Line 6 TonePort, I haven’t  given you…
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Tune Up: Alternative Picks

posted: October 7, 2010

If you play guitar (or know a friend who does), you’re familiar with the age-old question, Does anyone have a pick? Undoubtedly, someone always has one in their wallet or pocket. As such, this tiny…
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Tune Up: Lighting and Visualizers

posted: October 3, 2010

Everyone’s been to a live show and been completely blown away by the lighting display and pyrotechnics at least once. Images of Kiss, and more recently Muse come to mind. While it’s tough to create this…
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Tune Up: M-Audio Axiom Review

posted: September 30, 2010

A couple weeks ago, I talked about using software synthesis to beef up your recordings or live sound. However, if you want to perform those synths you’ve built, the easiest way to do so is…
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Scene & Heard: Minneapolis, MN

posted: September 26, 2010

This week Scene & Heard is taking you to Minnesota. Minneapolis contains one of the most interesting and varied music scenes we’ve covered to date. Of course, one of the most notable era’s in Minneapolis’s…
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Katrina Skalland Collaborates With Drew Grow, Records New Album

posted: September 25, 2010

Last week, OurStage featured writer Paul G. Maziar posted a review of the new Drew Grow and The Pastor’s Wives album on the OurStage blog. As a compliment to that post, we wanted to keep…
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