Computer Audio Troubleshooting, Ep.1 – It’s Never Too Late To Learn!

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Smooth sailing. Isn’t that what we all wish for?? No problems; no trip-ups. No sudden interruptions to our progress, only the sea of tranquility leading us to our desired ends. Too bad that we all know… that ain’t how the ocean rolls, baby! Sometimes we feel like chucking the whole thing into the ocean ‘cuz …

The 7 Best Keyboard Stands of 2019 – Be A Solid Synth-er!!

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Stability. It’s what you want when you’re flying. It’s what you want people’s mental faculties to have. And according to all my friends when I was still dating, it’s what girls want in a guy’s financial plan. Well, that wasn’t always the case for me as a traveling musician (understatement?), but there was one area …

What Is A Partscaster? – An Axe That’s Truly… YOU!!

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I love the Internet, don’t you?! Not only can you find INSTANTLY information on whatever your muse is wooing you towards, you can truly, if you want, get educated on a myriad of interests, no matter how offbeat or eccentric. Take today’s post, for example: “What is a Partscaster??” is a question I had never …

What Is A Kalimba? – Hypnotic Tones, Tines & Tines Again!

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Above my Pearl drum kit in my studio hangs a massive poster of Earth, Wind & Fire. It came folded up inside the LP record “All ‘N’ All” when you bought it in the 70s. Around the sides of the poster also hang my favorite EWF records – the ones that I’ve listened to countless …

What is an Udu Drum? – Trippin’ On A Slippery World Beat!

This past October I ran a half-marathon to Canada and back. Why? Well, because I like to run, of course, but also because I wanted to raise support for people in Africa who don’t have any water.  The Pokot tribe, numbering in the thousands, walk up to ten miles a day just to get a drink …

The Percussion Instruments List – Once Upon A Log… !

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From the time man first picked up a rock, or a tusk, or a piece of wood… … and hit a log, or threw it at a boulder, or clicked any of those things together… … there has been music.  Nuts in an animal skin; bones against a cave wall; seeds shaken in a gourd… …

A Gearhead’s New Year’s Resolutions List – Pro Audio Promises & Digital Dreams!!

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The end of 2018 is just hours away, and we here at Seriousgas are putting to bed our last, facetious article of the year. It’s important to always have worthy goals, so today we submit for your perusal our “Gearheads New Year’s Resolutions List”. Perhaps you’ll find some of these goals resonate with your own …