I've spent most of my adult life around them. Between working with audio-visual equipment, DJ gear, computers, streaming setups, USB hubs, monitors, adapters and everything else we creators manage to plug into something, I have accumulated more drawers and bags full of cables than I care to count. And one thing I've learned is that cables are very easy to overlook.

808 Day is celebrated every August 8, or 8/08, in honor of the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer. Roland released the TR-808 in 1980 as a programmable drum machine that allowed musicians to create and sequence their own rhythms. Instead of playing recordings of real drums, the TR-808 generated its percussion sounds using analog synthesis. That distinction became incredibly important. The kick didn't quite sound like a real bass drum. ...

If your goal is to restore your headphones back to their original look, replacing the ear pads is one of the easiest upgrades you can make. There are replacement cushions available that are designed to closely match the original style, shape, and fit of the factory ear cups. Choosing a plain black replacement will give your headphones that fresh-out-of-the-box appearance again, while still preserving the original design that made you love them in the first place.

If you've spent any amount of time watching musicians, streamers, podcasters, or producers on YouTube or Twitch, there's a good chance you've seen a little red box sitting somewhere on their desk. That's the Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen, and despite being one of the more affordable audio interfaces on the market, it has earned a reputation that rivals equipment costing considerably more. At its core, it's a USB audio interface designed to connect professional microphone

Before I became a freelance voice actor, before completing well over 1,400 paid voice-over projects, and before I had the opportunity to own more expensive microphones, I was simply someone trying to build something for myself without spending a fortune. Like a lot of people today, I didn't have an unlimited budget. I wasn't looking for the cheapest microphone on the market, and I wasn't chasing the most expensive one either. I wanted the best value I could find—something