Music Production
Everything published on Viyolens under Music Production — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Roland Synthesizer For Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting your synthesis journey with a Roland synthesizer for guitar is exhilarating. This beginner's guide demystifies synthesis and helps you start confidently.
The Ultimate Guide to Roland Rp501r Digital Home Piano
Home digital pianos deliver authentic piano playing experience without expensive acoustic piano costs, making them ideal for learners, students and musicians with space constraints.
The Ultimate Guide to Divi Filterable Portfolio Module
A filter module forms the heart of subtractive synthesis, shaping oscillator waves into expressive, evolving tones. This guide explores how filters work, different types and how to use them creatively...
Novation Bass 2 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Novation Bass 2 is an approachable yet powerful choice for beginners. This guide covers everything you need to know before buying your first synthesizer.
Valhalla Reverb Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Valhalla Reverb isn't one plugin but a family of them — here's how the whole range works and what sets each one apart.
The Complete Guide to Boom Bap
Discover boom bap, the foundational hip-hop production style. Learn about sampling, classic producers and how this golden-era aesthetic continues influencing modern music.
The Complete Guide to Dj Tech Tools
Modern DJ tech tools include software, hardware controllers, and production applications that streamline your workflow and amplify your creative potential as a performer and producer.
Arturia Midi Keyboard: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The Arturia range covers more ground than almost any competitor. Here is a clear framework for choosing the right model at the right price for your setup.
Guitar Vst: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A buying guide to choosing the right guitar VST for your needs. Understand amp modelling, impulse responses, CPU cost, and which plugins suit your genre.
Synthesizer Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A synthesizer generates sound electronically, building it from oscillators, filters, and envelopes. Here is how the whole thing fits together — and why it matters.
Eurorack Synthesizer: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Starting a Eurorack system can overwhelm beginners with endless choices. This guide shows you how to select core modules, understand the standard, and build a working system.
Portable Synthesizer: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting a portable synthesizer requires balancing sound quality, portability, and interface complexity. This guide covers oscillator types, filter architecture, keyboard actions, polyphony, and batt...
Dictaphone Explained: Features, Types and Tips
From wax cylinder to pocket-sized digital recorder, the dictaphone has always done one thing well: capture audio fast. Here's everything you need to know about how they work and which type suits you.
The Complete Guide to Portable Drum Set
A portable drum set delivers playable drums in compact form, perfect for apartment living, practice and small venue performances without noise or space constraints.
The Complete Guide to Electronic Digital Drum Pad
Electronic drum pads have democratised percussion performance and production, offering unmatched versatility and silent practice capability. Whether you're a producer, drummer or live performer, disco...
Korg Mono for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Synthesisers intimidate beginners, but a Korg Mono makes learning synthesis simple and enjoyable. This guide demystifies synthesis and gets you making sounds immediately.
Keyscape: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Keyscape offers premium acoustic piano and keyboard sounds at significant investment. This buying guide helps you evaluate whether Keyscape's quality and features justify its price for your specific m...
Whats A Synth: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical guide to buying your first synthesizer, covering synth types, essential specifications, price tiers, common mistakes, and what to test before purchasing.
Virtual Preamp Collection for Beginners: A Complete Guide
No assumed knowledge required: what this plugin actually does, the two tones explained simply, and a gentle first session to try.
Brass Vst for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nervous about using a brass VST for the first time? This beginner's guide walks you through your first 30 minutes, explains what all those controls actually do, and reassures you that every mistake is...
Mpc Xl for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The MPC XL's platform rewards a systematic approach. Here's the correct starting sequence for new users — from project structure through to sampling, effects and screen workflow.
The Best Cakewalks for the Money
Cakewalk's best value is often free. Here's where the real value sits, and what to spend your budget on instead of the software itself.
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Arturia
Arturia offers creative keyboards and studio tools for producers, composers and electronic musicians.
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Looper Pedal
A looper pedal helps guitarists build layered parts for practice, composition and live solo performances.
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Moog
Discover Moog instruments for expressive analogue synthesis, hands-on control and unmistakable classic sound.
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Native Instruments
Discover Native Instruments’ software, virtual instruments and creative tools for production, sound design and live perf...
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Positive Grid Guitar Amp
Positive Grid guitar amp models deliver smart modelling, portable design and versatile tones for modern UK players.
Reverb
Essential reverb effects for adding depth, space and atmosphere to guitar, vocals and production.
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Roland Fp30x
The Roland FP30X is a versatile portable digital piano with expressive keys, stronger sound and performance-ready featur...
Yamaha Hs8
Designed for larger spaces, the Yamaha HS8 delivers powerful, accurate monitoring with strong low-end detail.
