By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the 10000-Hour Rule, popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: You need about 10000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in a given field. Want to become an expert violinist? Want to be an elite programmer? Want to paint like the Renaissance Masters? Start …

Ever wondered how synthesizers make all those crazy sounds? One way has to do with the amplitude envelope.

Synthesizers are an important component of modern music and are also useful for understanding sound design. A subtractive synthesizer is one which uses the application of a filter to alter the …

The Samson SE8 2-Way 8″ Active Studio Reference Monitor is a powerful speaker that produces clean audio.

In the box, you get the speaker, a power cable, and an owner’s manual. Note that there is only one speaker in the box!

The speaker looks great and feels very solid. Note that the controls and …