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Mpc Sample: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Is the Akai MPC Sample worth your money? Here's what to check before you buy, and where it fits next to Akai's bigger standalone units.
The Ultimate Guide to Reverb
What reverb really is, the five types worth knowing, and the handful of controls that decide whether your mix sounds spacious or just muddy.
What Is in a Drum Kit? Every Drum and Cymbal Explained
Kick, snare, toms, hi-hats, crash and ride. What each part of a drum kit is for, how kits are counted, and which pieces you can happily do without.
Common Simply Piano Mistakes to Avoid
The easy-to-fall-into habits that stop beginners getting the full benefit of Simply Piano, and how to fix each one.
How Many Keys Are on a Piano Keyboard?
Why a piano has 88 keys, how the repeating pattern of black and white keys works, and whether a 61-key or 76-key instrument is enough for what you want to play.
The Ultimate Guide to Pedal Treble Booster
A treble booster isn't just a brighter boost — it tightens your low end and drives a valve amp into classic British rock overdrive. Here's how one works, who made it famous, and how to choose the righ...
Shure Sm7b: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The Shure SM7B is a fine long-term buy, but only if you buy it with the right gain behind it. Here's a practical, no-nonsense look at what to check first.
The History of Punk Rock
From CBGB's sticky floors to a mainstream breakthrough decades later — the real story of how punk rock happened.
Erhu for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Balanced on one knee, two strings, no fingerboard — here's exactly what to do in your first erhu sessions, one clear step at a time.
Common Serum Mistakes to Avoid
I have made every one of these Serum mistakes myself. Here are nine of the most common, why they happen, and the quick fix for each.
The Best Shoegaze Artists to Know
Strip the fuzz and reverb away from these artists and real songs remain underneath. Here's the songwriting behind the genre's defining names.
The History of Grunge
How a damp, overlooked corner of the Pacific Northwest turned secondhand amplifiers and DIY singles into one of rock's defining sounds.
The Best Phonk Artists to Know
Behind the cowbells and distorted bass are real people who built this scene. Here are the phonk artists worth knowing, and where each one fits in.
The Best Bebop Artists to Know
A handful of musicians effectively wrote bebop's vocabulary. Here's what each of these essential bebop artists actually contributed, and why it still matters.
Pearl Tom Toms: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Sizes, shell tiers, mounts and heads — the honest, no-hype version of what to check before you buy Pearl tom toms.
The Best Frets for the Money
There's no single 'best' fret for everyone. Here's an honest, tier-by-tier breakdown of where your money is genuinely well spent.
Bossa Nova for Newcomers: Where to Start
No jazz theory, no rigid guitar patterns — just three albums, in order, and what to actually listen for once you press play.
The History of Glitch
From a Japanese sound artist's damaged CDs to a German label's compilation series — the real, contested, occasionally accidental story of how glitch got its name.
The History of Nu Metal
A handful of early-1990s bands lay the groundwork, one 1994 debut pulls it into focus, and a five-year commercial explosion changes mainstream radio. Here's how nu metal actually unfolded.
Glitch Subgenres, Explained
What began as one strange 1990s studio habit has spread into half a dozen recognisably different styles. Here's how each branch actually connects back to the trunk.
House Music Subgenres, Explained
House music's subgenres blur into each other constantly. Here's a straight, no-nonsense breakdown of what separates them and who to hear first.
The History of Bebop
Bebop wasn't invented overnight by one genius. Here's the real story of how it was built, tune by tune, in Harlem's after-hours jam sessions.
Reggae Music Subgenres, Explained
Reggae was never one sound. Here's how roots, dub, lovers rock and dancehall actually differ, and where each one came from.
Electro for Newcomers: Where to Start
You don't need a music degree to get into electro — just five records, in the right order, and a decent pair of headphones.
