DKnight MagicBox Wireless Speakers Review

The DKnight MagixBox Wireless Speaker is exactly what the name implies, a wireless speaker. For those of you who are looking for a cheap Bluetooth speaker with some decent sound quality then look no further. With a price tag of $27.99 on Amazon you can by this amazing sounding speaker. There is another alternative speaker with better Bass called the Ion Storm, but that will have to wait for another day. Although I cannot give a lot of specific details about the speaker itself, I can however give you my personal experience was well as a general overview as to what the speaker does. So let’s get started and look at this nicely crafted speaker.

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Grooveshark

Grooveshark is a free to use audio streaming service that focuses its attention on not just the selected audio you want, but social media aspects as well. Much like spotify you can find the song you are looking for and share it with your friends or family on your favorite social media based website. The site is easy to use and has a very simple user interface to allow for a better experience while on the website. There isn’t a lot to say about the looks and functionality of the website itself, but let’s just jump in on how exactly you find your music on this awesome website.

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A Guide To USB Controllers, MIDI And Audio In Music Recording

Audio Interface Basics

The are numerous Control Surfaces (knobs, buttons and screens to you and me) and USB Controller Keyboards currently on the market, offering users a huge variety of products to hook up to their PC or MAC based recording platform. Many of these interfaces now offer tight integration with the big name audio/Midi sequencing and computer music packages, like Cubase, Ableton, Propellerhead Reason and Avid Pro Tools.

This is useful when you understand how to use them, but it may present barriers for potential users who are trying to select the best option for their particular needs. For example, someone looking to work predominantly with loops and samples may opt for Ableton, whilst a songwriting guitarist might opt for Presonus Studio. In this article, we're looking to shed some light on these products and hopefully take some of the undoubted mysticism that can surround computer recording. Essentially, we want to help users to better assess what products they need for the results they are striving to achieve.

USB MIDI Interfaces

There are currently more USB interfaces and products within the music industry than you can shake a stick at, with more being released on what feels like a daily basis. To me, it makes perfect sense to cover what constitutes a USB interface before we go any further, as moving forward without understanding this fundamental concept is akin to walking into a minefield.

In short, a USB interface can be classified as basically any device that plugs into a PC or Mac via USB, however some USB devices offer only MIDI support whereas others support both audio and MIDI interfacing (see this SoundonSound article for an interesting commentary on MIDI over USB speeds). This point is of fundamental importance as, if you buy a USB MIDI controller keyboard to run soft synthesizers on your computer, you are not going to hear anything unless you also have an audio interface, a pretty important point to note! So what is MIDI, how does it vary from audio and what products tend to only feature USB MIDI interfacing without support for any audio?

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Fake Beats by Dr. Dre Tour

So by now you most definitely know that there are fakes being made of most all famous brands and being sold online for fractions of the cost of the real ones. Well, I decided to order a pair of what I presume to be fake Beats earbuds, I presume this because the price was about 1/10 of what they retail for and they did not come in retail packaging. How does the quality of these fakes match up? Do they sound good? Do they look good? My verdict is if you are looking for a cheap pair of earbuds that look cool, these are it, but if quality is what you seek go for the real deal and buy some real Beats, check out the video review and get an idea of how far chineese fakes have come and how real they really do look.

Unboxing: Blue Yeti USB Condenser Microphone

Here we are with another microphone unboxing. This time it is the epic Blue Yeti, a professional USB condenser microphone with a ton of versatility. This was one of my Christmas gifts that I am very grateful for and look forward to using to improve my audio quality in my videos.



As many of you know, this is a microphone I'm very excited to use, seeing as it gives you control over gain, master volume as well as your pickup pattern. In audio terms, those are great things. Not to worry, I will be explaining all of these to you in an upcoming audio production series of videos. Stay tuned for many more videos relating to this mic!