One of the earliest DIY sites, Analog Music Zone, specializes in guitar effects and electronics. It has instructions for building all types of guitar effects, including clones of popular stompboxes. This labor of love is put together by Jack Orman, a hardcore DIY enthusiast who’s also written extensively for magazines on building custom stompboxes. The… Read More Analog Music Zone Guitar FX Projects
Moog Music has announced a new product, the MF-105 MuRF, short for Multiple Resonance Filter Array. The MuRF has 8 filters, with levels controlled by 8 sliders. It looks like a graphic eq, but the sound of the filters are very different: warm and resonant. Each slider controls the filter for a pitch range. What… Read More Moog Introduces MURF – A New Effects Processor
New from Alesis, the PlayMate Vocalist is a vocal remover and microphone processor with a built-in CD player. The PlayMate, released at the 2003 NAMM show, can adjust music tempo and pitch independently. The PlayMate also strips vocals from virtually any stereo CD. This allows a vocalist to always sing any song in the optimal… Read More Alesis New Playmate of the Year
Originally known mainly for guitar pedals, BOSS has expanded into other lines, including digital recording studios, drum machines, samplers, tuners, metronomes and other equipment. Known around the world as the company that put the “stomp” in “stompbox,” BOSS is a division of Roland Corporation. It’s most easily recognized for its line of colorful guitar and… Read More Boss
Behringer manufactures professional audio and music equipement, and is best known for providing good-quality equipment at a very affordable price. Product groups provide complete solutions to the audio recording, sound reinforcement , DJ and pro-light segments of the market. Their extensive range includes DJ mixers, digital signal processors, a state-of-the-art digital mixing console, patchbays, DI… Read More Behringer – DJ mixers, professional audio equipment, amplifiers, speakers and monitors
Avalon is known as one of the leading suppliers of Class A recording systems, including microphone preamplifiers, tube channel strips, compressors and direct input channels. Their designs have won many awards, including the TEC award for best preamp, and Electronic Musician Editor’s Choice award for best preamp. Their high-end discrete Class A audio equipment is… Read More Avalon Design – Preamplifier, Compressor and Direct Input Recording Equipment
Craig Anderton No writer has done a better job of covering the do-it-yourself world of music electronics than Craig Anderton. He’s written for a variety of music magazines, and covered everything from soldering cables to patching virtual synthesizers. Electronic Projects for Musicians is a great introduction to the DIY world. The Internet has made it… Read More Electronic Music Projects for Musicians
