Common Mistakes
Everything published on Viyolens under Common Mistakes — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Common Wireless Guitar System Mistakes to Avoid
Most wireless dropouts aren't the unit's fault. Here's what actually goes wrong on stage, and the simple fixes behind each one.
Common Violin Strings Mistakes to Avoid
Most violin string mistakes are simple to avoid once you know them. Here are the pitfalls that catch musicians and how to sidestep them.
Common Behringer Wing Mistakes to Avoid
Most Behringer Wing problems aren't the console being awkward — they're old habits from a different kind of mixer. Here's what to fix first.
Common Elektron Mistakes to Avoid
Not because the gear's no good — a handful of avoidable habits trip almost everyone up in their first fortnight with Elektron. Here's how to skip them.
Common Making a Bass Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Genuinely forgiving of small mistakes, right up until it isn't. Here are the bass guitar build mistakes I see most often, and how to dodge them.
Common Koto Mistakes to Avoid
The koto asks for a particular kind of patience — here are the mistakes that most often get in the way of it, told kindly.
Common Drums Notation Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of drum notation mistakes come up again and again. None are complicated to fix, just a shift in habit.
Common Spitfire Audio Mistakes to Avoid
Every mistake here is one I've made myself while getting into orchestral libraries — learn from the nonsense so you don't repeat it.
Common Pearl Tom Toms Mistakes to Avoid
Most tom problems trace back to setup, not the drum. Here are the mistakes that come up again and again with Pearl tom toms, and how to fix them.
Common Prs Guitars Mistakes to Avoid
I've seen the same handful of mistakes come round again and again with these guitars. Here's what trips PRS owners up most, and how to avoid it.
Common Krk Rokit 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Most problems with the KRK ROKIT 5 aren't really monitor problems. Here are the eight mistakes that consistently trip people up, and what to do differently.
Common Gibson Les Paul Black Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of avoidable traps, seen again and again — here is how to dodge every single one.
Common Patch Cables Mistakes to Avoid
None of these are complicated once you know what to look for. Here's what actually trips people up with patch cables, soundcheck after soundcheck.
Common Rickenbacker Bass Mistakes to Avoid
It's genuinely different under the hood to a Fender-style bolt-on, and treating it the same way is where most of the trouble starts. Here's what to watch for.
Common Rode Wireless Pro Mistakes to Avoid
The avoidable habits behind most ruined recordings with this kit, from trusting the wireless link alone to overestimating its real-world range.
Common Vox Ac30 Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of mistakes catch out new owners over and over. Here's every one of them, and the simple fix.
Common Silent Concert Headphones Mistakes to Avoid
Most complaints about a silent event trace back to a handful of avoidable habits, not faulty equipment — here's the honest list of what goes wrong.
Common Cdj 2000 Mistakes to Avoid
Most CDJ-2000 problems aren't the deck's fault — here's what actually goes wrong, and the quick fix for each one.
Common Fender Tuners Mistakes to Avoid
It happens to careful people, not just clumsy ones. Here's what actually catches people out, and how to avoid every one of them.
Common Mic to Xlr Mistakes to Avoid
The seven predictable mistakes that turn a good microphone into a noisy or silent one, and the simple fixes for each.
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