Unpowered mixers might be reliant on an external power source, but often times they can be more diverse in features and give users better sound than a mixer with a built-in power source. There are a lot of expensive unpowered mixers out there, but most manufacturers have several affordable models as well. Here are five [...]

Best Synthesizer Keyboard under $700 In 1964, Robert Moog built the first synthesizer to be released for public and commercial use. By the 1970's, they were being built compact enough to be portable by studio musicians and traveling bands, which saw a huge increase in their popularity. By the time the 80's came, the technology [...]

Fire Foxiness is a product and labor of love that turns old and cherished vinyl into products like clocks, bowls, earring hangers, book ends, jewelery, organizers, coasters, business card holders, etc.  The business is based out of Los Angeles and run by Frankie Fox Miranda, who creates/works/freaks all the custom products. Fire Foxiness is also [...]

Best Powered Mixer
The "powered" mixer is named due to the phantom power it supplies to microphones and is different than regular mixers with that feature. These mixers are used primarily for DJ, club and live performances, but can also be used in small home studios.  
These mixers are becoming smaller and smaller, but are usually [...]

My friends over at Wavaflow Studios are taking over managing Steve Vai’s Mothership Studios. The owner of Wavaflow, Wagner Fulco, actually worked at Mothership Studios as a Musician’s Institute student, and it was his first job in the US. He said while working there he always dreamed that some day he would be in a position to have a studio like Mothership, and now he’s been asked to manage it along with running Wavaflow. Pretty dope.

Best Synthesizer Keyboard under $1000
In 1964, Robert Moog built the first synthesizer to be released for public and commercial use. By the 1970's, they were being built compact enough to be portable by studio musicians and traveling bands, which saw a huge increase in their popularity. By the time the 80's came, the technology and [...]

A keyboard is an electronic version of a standard acoustic piano. In a keyboard, two of the most important features are sound quality (how close the keyboard sounds to an acoustic piano) and "feel", which is how closely the keyboard keys feel when pressed to a compared to a standard piano. Of course, price and [...]

 
More than just an electronic piano or synthesizer, a keyboard workstation's key features are an onboard sequencer and a sound engine or synth. The sequencer and sound module are what separates the workstation from an electric piano or MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controller. 
Most of the best products also feature drum machines, a sampler and [...]