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9 Handheld Field Recorders to get you perfect sound in ANY situation

In an evermore mobile world, where everything needs to be done on the go…

Portable field recorders are becoming an essential tool for the musician, sound designer or filmmaker.

But these devices are fairly recent and gained popularity with the launch of the Zoom H4 back in 2006.

It’s pretty safe to say Zoom H Series recorders are nowadays considered some of the best devices and an authority in the field.

However, they now have some serious competition.

So whether you need to:

Record your lectures or classes
Record your band’s rehearsal or concerts
Record nature’s sounds
Record folleys/sound effects

Well, you actually can do it with portable and affordable field recorders.

So stick around if you want to learn more about these useful little devices; and if you want to actually find out which one is the best for your needs.

Sounds good? Then let’s go!

The 7 Best On-Camera Microphones for DSLR Cameras

So you’ve finally realized your dream and started your very own Youtube channel. Congratulations!

Like many before you, you probably looked up which camera is best for Youtube beginners…

And you’ve hopefully found it!

But if you’re anything like all these new video makers…

You quickly found out something was off with your videos…

And that’s THE SOUND.

All of a sudden all these people telling you to worry more about the sound than the image kind of start making sense, huh?

Or maybe you actually already have a Youtube channel…

But the sound on your videos is still lacking and you’re looking for a better microphone…

Which is always a good idea by the way!

Well, rest assure, you’ve come to the right place as I have compiled for today’s post…

The very best DSLR camera microphones currently available on the market.

So you won’t ever have to shoot your videos thinking if the sound quality will be really bad, or just bad.

Sounds good? Then let’s start.

The Ultimate Guide to the Vibraphone for Curious Newbies and Well-Oiled Musicians

Ah, the magic, airy sound of the vibraphone.

Come to think about it, how come the sound of the vibraphone is so unique…

Yet so many people mistake it for other instruments from its family, like the marimba or the xylophone?

Well, probablyb because they all look very much alike.

But as it turns out, the vibraphone might actually be the only mallet percussion instrument to have broken through its “initial” purpose (classical music)…

To end up being one of the pillars of modern jazz music.

This might be due to its couple of unique features that aren’t present on any other mallet percussion.

So whether you’ve always dreamed of being a vibraphone virtuoso, you just fell in love with the vibraphone’s unique sound…

Or you are already a vibraphonist looking to up their knowledge…

You’ve come to the right place as I have in today’s post EVERYTHING you need to know in order to:

Get started on the vibraphone
Buy your first vibraphone, or…
Upgrade and buy your next vibraphone

Sounds good? Then let’s start.

The 8 Best Xylophones for Curious Newbies and Advanced Musicians

Boy if I had to choose the single, most misunderstood instrument…

I’d probably go with the xylophone.

Don’t agree? Then think about it for a second: do you know exactly what a xylophone is?

Well, you probably know what it looks like…

And how you’re supposed to play it…

But do you know what makes it different from his cousins marimba, glockenspiel or vibraphone?

Probably not, right?

So if you’re looking to learn more about the xylophone as well as discover the best models currently available…

You’ve come to the right place as I have compiled in this post the 8 best models of xylophones…

As well as the best mallets.

Sounds good? Then let’s start.

The Ultimate Guide to Marimbas for Beginners and Advanced Musicians

The marimba is one of these instruments that kind of lives in the shadows.

What do I mean by that? Well:

Most people don’t know what it is exactly or…
Don’t know they’ve actually heard it much more often than they think.

And the truth is there is so few resources available online about the marimba that you can’t blame them.

Also, for some reason, the marimba suffers from a worse reputation than its cousins xylophones and vibraphone…

Which is a pity since you can play the marimba in absolutely any music genre, whether it be:

Pop
Rock
Classical Music
Traditional/World Music
And so on…

On top of that, the marimba is unique because of several other reasons:

It has a wide range – its lowest note is the name as the cello’s
The wood combined with metal resonator creates a unique tone

Some of the world’s most famous pop hits actually have a marimba part!

Anyaway, if you’re looking to learn more about the marimba, you’ve come to the right place as I hve in today’s post everything you need to know to get started…

Or upgrade your knowledge, and instrument.

Sounds good? Then let’s start.