Beginner Guide
Everything published on Viyolens under Beginner Guide — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Yamaha Dm3 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Yamaha DM3 looks more intimidating than it is. This guide walks you through the layout, your first session setup and the habits that will make your first gig far less stressful.
Blues Brothers for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Blues Brothers are perhaps one of the most accessible entry points into soul, blues, and funk music. This beginner's guide walks you through how to approach their music, what makes them special, a...
Fabfilter Filter for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A calm, step-by-step start with a FabFilter filter plug-in: what cutoff and resonance actually do, and your first hands-on session.
6 String Bass Tuning for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A beginner's guide to tuning your six-string bass. Learn the standard tuning, master the tuner method, and avoid common pitfalls.
Vinyl Record Cleaner Machine for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Record cleaning sounds more complicated than it needs to be. Here's the calm, honest version of what actually matters for a beginner.
Delay Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A delay pedal records your guitar signal and plays it back after a brief moment. Understand the three essential controls, try practical examples and learn how to use delay as a creative tool on your i...
Stage Lighting for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need much to start with stage lighting. A beginner's guide to simple setups, essential concepts, and getting started with confidence.
Electric Bass Guitar Stand for Beginners: A Complete Guide
If you're new to bass, you might not realise how important a proper electric bass guitar stand is. This guide walks you through everything you need to know.
Chord Player for Beginners: A Complete Guide
No theory, no gear, no pressure — a warm, practical route into your very first chord player.
Bagpipes for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Bagpipes ask for patience, physical conditioning and proper guidance. Here is a gentle, step-by-step guide to getting started the right way.
Epiphone Es 335 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nothing about this guitar should feel intimidating once we've talked through what it actually is. Let's take it gently.
Marshall Bluetooth Speaker for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nothing here assumes you already know anything. Charge, pair, play: here's your first Marshall Bluetooth speaker, explained one gentle step at a time.
Nord Stage 3 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Feeling lost in front of two identical panels and a wall of knobs? Here's a calm, step-by-step way to get started with a Nord Stage 3 without the overwhelm.
Krk for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A calm, step-by-step start with your first KRK monitors: placement, connections, DSP basics, and giving your ears time to adjust.
Cool Bass Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Want a cool bass guitar but overwhelmed by options? This beginner's guide covers body styles, aesthetics, playability, and how to find a bass you'll love playing.
Open Back Headphones for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The first time I heard my own room through the music, I thought something was broken — turns out that's the whole point.
Uad Audio Plugins for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The learning curve with UAD plugins is mostly in the setup, not the plugins. Here's the beginner-friendly way through it, step by step.
Deep House for Newcomers: Where to Start
You don't need a record collection to get into deep house — just two tracks, some patience, and a healthy scepticism about streaming playlists.
A Beginner's Guide to Acid House
A gentle introduction to acid house: what makes that squelching sound, where it came from, and how to start recognising the genre with confidence.
A Beginner's Guide to Classical Music
Classical music explained from the ground up: what the term really means, the periods and forms worth knowing, and six things to listen for in any piece.
Bass Guitar Direct Box for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting out with bass? Discover what a direct box does, why you might need one, and how to set it up without any fuss.
Akai Mpc Sample for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Just unboxed an MPC Sample? Here's the same five-step sequence every project follows, explained slowly and clearly from first recording to first beat.
String Synthesizer for Beginners: A Complete Guide
String synthesizers intimidate beginners, but they're actually forgiving and rewarding. Here's how to start making gorgeous, orchestral sounds on your first day.
Evh for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A gentle, reassuring introduction to EVH guitars for anyone newer to guitar who doesn't yet play like Eddie Van Halen.
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Yamaha Hs5
Compact and accurate, the Yamaha HS5 is ideal for small studios, mixing, editing and critical nearfield monitoring.
