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Connect Your Android Device to FlashTrack and Start Recording
FlashTrack connects to Android phones and tablets over USB-C, but support varies between brands. This guide covers OTG settings, a quick AGC test, recommended recording apps, and the bit depth and sampling rate to start with.
Clip-On Mic vs Mic Stand: A Pro Wind Player’s Perspective
Clip a mic on your horn, or play into a stand? A bandleader who has done both on festival and arena stages breaks down when each choice makes sense.
The Saxophone Effects Pedal That SAX Calls a “Game Changer”
Boost for solos, EQ fixes, reverb on the fly — controlled from a pedal at your feet. What the SP-10 + SonoFlex combo changes for gigging sax players, and what the UK’s biggest sax shop thinks.
Music and Musicians
Timeless Iconics: Five Microphones That Have Stood the Test of Time Across Decades
The microphone has profoundly transformed music, broadcasting, and communication since its inception in the late 19th century. Unlike rapidly evolving technologies, microphones embody the principle of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” with many enduring models remaining relevant for over 50 years. This article explores iconic microphones such as the Shure SM57 and SM58,…
Virtuosos and Their Iconic Instruments
From B.B. King’s Lucille to Dizzy Gillespie’s bent trumpet and Jaco’s Bass of Doom — some instruments carry legends as powerful as the musicians who played them. Here are four iconic instruments and the extraordinary stories behind them.
In Memoriam: Jazz Masters We Lost in 2025
We pay tribute to the jazz titans lost in 2025, including Jack DeJohnette, Al Foster, and Anthony Jackson. These masters, from the rhythmic innovation of the ECM sound to the invention of the six-string bass, were the architects who laid the deep foundation of modern jazz. Reflect on their profound legacy.