Claire Voyant released their first, self-titled, CD in 1995. They are currently finishing their latest, Lustre. Singer Victoria Lloyd talks about the mics and effects she uses on the record and in the band's live shows.  

Nassen Software's Matryx sequencer revitalizes simple sequencing of the past. It fills the gap between lineair and pattern sequencing, so kids stop trying to jump it with their skateboards.

Rotten kids. Stay off my lawn!

 

Fender and Ford have a lot in common when it comes to the Mustang. They both look cooler with competition stripes. Fender Mustang player Erik Byrne of The Black Beauties shows us several of his Mustangs as well as a Fender Bronco -- which I hear is also O.J. Simpson's guitar of choice.  

Studiodevices Bree Casedy is one library where you don't have to be quiet. Instead of selecting books, you have access to impulse responses for your convoluted reverb needs.  

Remember back in day when Sesame Street was actually fun for parents to watch with their children? Remember back when cookie monster had a serious cookie addiction and there weren't any stage-stealing red muppets running around? Well, then you might want to check out this clip of Herbie Hancock turning children's voices into micro samples.  

Despite any preconceived notions I might have had, using the Dunlop Eric Johnson Classic Jazz III Pick will not automatically bestow upon you the skill to shred through "Cliffs of Dover." I know because I tried. In other news, if anyone is in the market for a slightly used Dunlop Eric Johnson Classic Jazz III Pick, let me know.  

DJ Puzzle is back with the Quasimidi Rave-O-Lution 309, and in this video, he shows you the basics of beat-making on this groovy box.  

Salisbury, North Carolina-based Dark Autumn's guitarist / vocalist talks about the guitars he uses to get his heavy sound.  

A variety of old Harmony guitars are available at fairly low prices. But should you really spend the money on something that might turn out to be unplayable?  

Voxengo releases the free Overtone GEQ plug-in. In addition to equalization, it also has an enhanced harmonic processor that they're sure you'll get a kick out of using.  

For a little over a year in the mid-1960s electric guitars with the Wurlitzer name appeared and disappeared. Some people love these guitars while most are unaware of their existence.  

Jason Donnelly, also known as DJ Puzzle, shows us a synth that came out in the year Beavis and Butthead did America. The Rave-O-Lution 309 groove box emulated analog synthesis, recalling sounds from inspiring Roland units and more.  

The Vocoder has come a long way since Homer Dudley invented the first vocoder in the 1930's. Over seventy years later, VirSyn's MATRIX Vocoder is faster and cleaner than ever with all the same fun and magic as that one episode of the Cosby Show with Stevie Wonder.  

Think you have what it takes to make it through a guitar building course? Tim Joy of Atlanta Guitar Works runs over what a typical course is like and what kind of students walk through the doors.  

Brian Zieske, owner of Gallery of Carpet Recording, talks about his Trident T-24 24 Buss Mixing Console. He uses it in conjunction with a Pro Tools setup and talks about how it's been modded a bit for a beefier tone.  

AudioWarrior is proud to announce 12-String Acoustic Guitars for KONTAKT, boasting new G-MAPPED chords with your choice of manual or automatic strumming. If you're more used to a Guitar Hero controller than an acoustic guitar or you have an irrational fear of strings, this is the program for you.  

Since the announcement of BoomChik, now renamed LinnDrum II, by Roger Linn Design and Dave Smith Instruments at Winter NAMM 2007, musicians have been eagerly anticipating this digital and analog drum synthesizer. Dave Smith and Roger Linn announce some new news and developments along with the name change.  

We're back at Atlanta Guitar Works talking about wood. Even guitar building is effected by environmental issues, but Tim Joy and Gary Moore discuss how to build guitars that sound good without endangering rare wood.

"Metal. Steel. It's cold. Ugly. Wood is warm. Clean. Provided by nature. To see a piece of furniture take shape. It's like watching a child grow." --Raymond Calitri, Gone In Sixty Seconds

 

Bill Holland thoroughly examines two more patches in the Korg M3. The first is Drums N' Hits, part basic drum patch, other part hits. It's followed up by Horror World, which you can probably imagine just by the name of the patch.  

PSP Audioware announces the release of Xenon, their new limiter plug-in. It boasts truly transparent sound that acts as a godsend for your mastering process.  

Carl Martin is amped for the release of their EchoTone stompbox pedal. It's packed with features but Carl Martin is also excited about its most important feature -- the tone.  

We attend another Dorkbot meeting where Michael Una of Beat-Bike fame demonstrates alternate MIDI controller methods. Why buy a key controller when you can modify a computer keyboard into a pedal controller?  

Frankie Moates, the owner of Atlanta Vintage Guitars, has a variety of guitars hanging the walls of his shop. Here he takes one out from his personal collection. Frankie's ES-335 has an interesting story behind it and a famous former owner.  

The Korg M3 Combinator patches in this video include Wah Organ, Brass, and some Ethnic Beats. Bill turns on the KARMA and lets the Wah Organ rip.  

William Michael Stillwaters of Rush Holler on some of the Gear he uses -- including how he uses a bass pedal on his vocals.  

In Atlanta, Patrick Ogle talked with Chandler Rentz of Atlanta's Snowden after Chandler came back from the Bosphorus distribution center to pick up his brand new cymbals. Chandler tells us a little bit about Bosphorus cymbals.  

Merry Christmas from Gearwire. While we're out drinking nog and such, we thought we'd gift you with our favorite experimental music clips from 2007.  

Crosstalk 36 says goodbye to Drew Krag, who parted ways with Crosstalk to pursue other venues, and though he will be missed, we welcome guitar tech Henry Bianco to the team. Big number 36 also takes a look at vocal harmonization with the Digitech Vocalist Live 4 and discusses more vocal effects.  

Matt Spatial from Atlanta's The Julia Dream talks about his 1992 Gibson Thunderbird bass guitar. It's a versatile bass if you know how to use it, and Matt uses the volume and tone knobs a bit differently than most.  

Atlanta Guitar Works has the ability to experiment with different wood types since students aren't designing safe guitars for a mass market. Tim Joy shows us a nice piece of Zebrawood before it becomes a guitar.