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 A soldering Pencil helps keep the repair man away... from your money. A lot of you out there probably know then basics of what it takes to create your own home studio setup. You will obviously need some sort of way to record the instruments, a digital audio workstation for mixing and mastering, amps, cables, speakers and all of that...

                                             AVID Pro Tools 10 DAW software (Boxed) @ $699.99 Now, I know there are a lot of people out there who keep on clamoring about ‘the good ol’ days’ way back when rock was at its peak and the go-to cure for just about everything involved either leeches or some creative blood-letting. And while there’s simply nothing like having...

JBL LSR 2310SP 10" Powered Studio Subwoofer @ $399.00 Earlier this week, we here at PAL talked about finding the perfect speakers for a home studio setup. We described the two kinds of studio monitors – powered and unpowered – as well as each of their inherent flaws. With powered monitors, you will need to connect them to a power...

PC: Austin Hargrave Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and former bandmate Krist Novoselic have teamed up once again and brought along “Nevermind” producer Butch Vig along for the ride. Vig announced via Twitter yesterday that the trio had been recording all day which included an unspecified special guest. “The last 24 hours have been surreal! Had a great gig at...

Guitar Pickups 101 Series: Part 2   Pickup Output And How It Affects Your Sound   Single coil pickup with wiring exposed. In Guitar Pickups 101 Series: Part 1 , we discussed the basics of what a pickup is and how it sends the sound it picks up from vibrating strings. Read on to find more about the construction of...