Dan Clark Audio Headphones: Reshaping how you experience audio

The Jaguar Audio Design online store now has the full line of Dan Clark Audio headphones.  These headphones are designed and built in-house at the company’s headquarters in San Diego, California, and include custom drivers exclusive to the DCA brand. For their brilliant design, craftsmanship, and acoustic performance, Dan Clark Audio products have earned many awards, and we are delighted to be able to offer them to our Jaguar clients. You can order a pair right now by visiting the Jaguar website.

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Getting the right starter synth: 5 points to consider

With over 100,000 sold in the United States in 2020 alone, synthesizers are an undeniable part of the music world. As the market continues to grow, musicians turn to synthesizers to create a sound that is uniquely theirs.

You might find jumping in right away to be intimidating, but a few synthesizers are perfect for beginners — you just have to identify which one feels right. Electronic sound modification is here to stay, and it’s never too late to find a starter synthesizer that works for you.

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How to Make Your Daily Music Listening More Enjoyable

Music is beneficial in so many ways and has such far reaching impact across the entire world. It is impossible to traverse without hearing some form of music throughout the day and in truth, many of us cannot live without it. Music allows for expression, lifts moods, and can decrease anxiety and pain. Reliance on it, therefore, is not unlikely and is in fact, completely healthy. If you have been looking to maximize your listening experience when listening to your favorite song, or just music in general, these tips might help make listening to music more enjoyable for you.

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How To Set Up The Best Sound System In Your Own Home

A quality sound system can add an impressive amount of richness to your home. A sound system that is properly installed can allow you to enjoy your favorite songs with a new appreciation and become absorbed in your favorite movies as if it was your first time watching them. The good news is that properly setting up a sound system isn’t rocket science. Instead, you simply need the correct components installed using the correct techniques.

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How To Find The Value Of Your Instruments

Whether you’ve got some antiques that have been in your family for generations that you want to insure or are simply trying to offload a heap of old band instruments, figuring out what your items are worth can be a challenge. Here’s how to do it.

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How To Keep Your Instruments From Being Stolen

From festival headliners to starving artists, all musicians are possible targets for instrument theft. Musical equipment isn’t cheap, and thieves know this. No matter what your specific situation is, if you’re a musician, you need to keep your instruments safe from theft.

Musical theft is a widespread issue. London’s Art Loss Register alone lists 5,000 missing instruments, and that’s just a fraction of what’s stolen globally. To help you avoid becoming part of this statistic, here are five steps to prevent instrument theft.

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Recommended Vehicles For Musicians To Use During Music Tours

Are you a musician who is currently planning a tour? If yes, you need to understand that the type of vehicle you have is vital in the success of your music tours. Although many musicians may prefer renting vans, it is imperative to note that such a move proves expensive in the long run and might even limit the number of gigs that one can attend. As a gigging musician, you deserve a vehicle that enhances your comfort and flexibility.

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How To Get A Fuller Sound Out Of Your Home Speaker System Without Breaking The Bank

Trying to improve the audio from your home speaker system can seem like a never-ending pursuit. When you add in the subjectivity of audio quality, it can be even more difficult, as what sounds good to you may not sound that great to someone else. Despite these challenges, there are small changes you can make to your home speaker system that will help you achieve a fuller, richer sound. The best part is that these changes don’t require a major investment, meaning your wallet can breathe easy.

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4 Unique Guitar Display Ideas For Home Music Studios

Maintaining a music studio in the comfort of your own home can be terrific. It can make you feel proud. It can add a sense of convenience to your recording sessions, practices, and beyond, too. If you’re a guitarist who wants to keep your musical instruments in tiptop condition, then you should think about these innovative display strategies as soon as possible. It’s imperative to safeguard your guitars at all times.

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20 Guitars From Different Eras [Infographic]

As a beginning guitarist, the world is your oyster. You have a variety of opportunities at your fingertips. You not only get to decide what type of guitar you want to play, but also what style and genre of music you want to learn.

Whether you’re just starting out, or you’re a seasoned player needing some inspiration, check out the interactive graphic below. On it you can view 20 types of guitars from different eras, as well as the legends who played them.

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How To Get Over String Breaking Phobia Once And For All

A baby lion is not afraid of running alone in the vastness of savanna. The same behavior can be typical for a guitarist, who has only begun a long journey into the diverse world of music. One of the points that he discovers very soon, is that many people - including skilled musicians who use the same instrument-, tend to overreact over little things. And often times it leads to the constant discomfort from even such a regular process as pulling the strings. A human brain is capable of getting rid of many psychological obstacles. And a string breaking phobia is not an exception.

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The Curse Of The Golden Ear: In Search Of Headphones

There’s a reason the term starving artist applies to musicians more than any other creative group - mimes included. It’s a gift to be able to make music, and it takes an incredible amount of skill to get good at it. But those abilities come with a curse: As we advance in our careers the lust for better equipment grows stronger and stronger.

If you’ve ever skipped your car payment to get new gear, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

So it’s somewhat begrudgingly that I share my latest experience and list because I know many of you will whip that plastic out of your collective wallets faster than Johnny Rabb with two sticks. So here we go…

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The Huge Growth In Electric Pianos - Modern Digital Pianos

The electric or digital piano has come so far in the last 10-15 years with the increase of technology. I still have an older Yamaha digital piano that I purchased 15 years ago and it is crazy to compare them to what is coming out now. These keyboards are used all over music from studio musicians all the way to live performers. The good thing about these instruments is that they come in at all different price ranges. You can find a keyboard that is fairly cheap that still will get the job done for you depending on what you’re trying to do. 

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How To Get An Endorsement As A Musician

This guest post by Monique Hernandez-Fuentes of GuitarTricks.com originally apeared on the Bandzoogle Blog.

Recently one of our partners asked for the best way to get endorsed as a musician. We have come a long way in the last nearly forty years from when endorsements were easy to come by for musicians everywhere who simply had an awesome look and a cool sound.

Nowadays, the industry has changed dramatically, so I thought I would offer some pointers for the best way to get an endorsement from the company you love.

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