Thomann's Online Guides
Here's a list of our current Online Guides. Get info on many important topics and preselect products that fulfil your needs.
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Home Recording
Home Recording can be very complicated. We're here to offer some advice!
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Guitar Setups
The range of available guitars and amps has never been greater than it is today, and a huge variety of sounds are easily accessible.
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Choosing a Beginner's Instr.
The first hurdle though, is to decide on which instrument to learn?
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Recording E-Guitars
Our aim is to explain the basic process of recording the electric guitar!
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Audio Interfaces
There is a wide range of audio interfaces available, and in the end, choosing the right one comes down to your personal preference.
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E-Guitars
Electric guitars are ten a penny and nowadays there are at least as many models and makers to choose from.
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Digital Pianos
Choosing a digital piano actually involves many of the same considerations as choosing a real piano.
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Controller Keyboards
At the simplest level, a controller keyboard, also commonly known as a "master" keyboard.
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Computer Based Studios
This article will look at how to integrate a computer into different studio environments, and will highlight the issues of functionality...
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Monitor Speakers
In this guide well outline the basic principles of studio monitors, and take a closer look at their most common features.
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Synthesizers
There are a wealth of synthesisers available today, ranging from hardware keyboards to virtual software instruments.
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Acoustic Piano
The central place of the piano in modern music cannot be overstated.
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PA Speakers
In the digital age, the loudspeaker is the last and unchangeable outpost of analogue technology.
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Large Diaphragm Microphones
They pick up any sound! In this guide, we have tracked down the most popular condenser microphones for you.
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Choosing a PA System
Whether youre a fan, a promoter or a performer, the refined craft of live sound is vitally important.
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Stage Pianos
Stage Pianos - What can these digital pianos do?
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E-Drums
Electronic drum sets are an instrument to reckon with.
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Cables, Leads & Connectors
Cable... flex... lead... wire... what do all these terms mean?
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Headphones
Headphones are basics for any studio or DJ. But not all headphones are created equal.
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Acoustic Guitars
The steel-strung acoustic guitar has a range of sounds that are unmistakeable and not easily replicated with any other type of guitar.
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Recording Choirs
Recording choir music is always a challenge, even though it might not seem to be at first.
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Drum Kits for Beginners
This guide will help you find a suitable drum kit and accessories for beginners.
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Mixers
In this guide well concentrate on the functionality of hardware mixers. They are an essential part of any live sound systems and studio...
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Guitar Amps
The following pages give an overview of the various types of guitar amp available.
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Guitar Accessories
We investigate some of the many accessories available for both guitar and bass.
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Bass Guitars
Here is a overview of the bass and all its component parts, from vintage to modern instruments.
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Stage Vocal Mics
There are many vocal microphones that are suitable for stage use, from the cheapest dynamic to the most expensive condenser.
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Saxophones
Saxophones are available in a price range from about €300 to over €4000. Which instrument is suitable for a beginner?
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Permanently installed PA Systems
These systems involve much more than just plugging two speakers into the amp
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LED Lighting
LED PARs, LED Bars and Moving Heads - what should I bear in mind?
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Microphone accessories
The right accessories bring out the best in your microphones. Find out what’s available and what you can do with it!
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Controllers
These days, musicians are experiencing the increasing complexity of their instruments and devices at first hand - regain some of the...
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Multi Effect Pedals
The entrance of digital technology into music electronics makes an ''Echo Chamber'' affordable for the little man.
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Amp Modeling
Amp modellers are guitar DSP effects units that emulate the sound of a range of amplifiers and speaker cabinets.
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Drum Mics
Miking up and recording a drum kit is a fairly complicated procedure, and this can apply equally to choosing the right mics for the job.
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Guitar Multi FX
The multi-FX concept has been around in various forms since the mid 80s - It is therefore no surprise that there is a huge range of...
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Modulation Effects Pedals
The term modulation in its broadest sense covers a range of sonic effects, from the subtlest chorus to ear-bending ring modulation.
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Portable Keyboards
Portable keyboards now offer a wealth of features to suit both the first time musician and professional songwriter alike.
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Grooveboxes
The single most important element in any style of dance music is the groove, a chemistry of rhythm for your song that can make or break...
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Dynamic Microphones
Dynamic microphones are the basic tools of live sound and play an important role in every recording studio.
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Racks & Cases
If you take good care of your equipment, your pack it up carefully - and this means getting a proper case!
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Recording Wind Instruments
Unfortunately, choosing a simple dynamic mic is just the beginning.
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Small Diaphragm Mics
Read on and learn all you should know about small diaphragm mics
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DJ Setups
DJing has rather murky origins, and there are many people who claim to have been the first to mix two records together.
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Portable Multitrackers
The multitracker is a great tool for musicians of all levels. It really can be a studio in a box replacing many of the components of a...
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Bass Amps
Everything could be so easy, since all you want is to amp up your bass, right? This guide will provide you with an overview of what's...
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Mic Preamps
Microphone preamps, are analogue devices that will remain important even as most other equipment is superseded by digital alternatives.
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Can Lights
The PAR can is usually the basis of an entertainment lighting system!
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Guitar Strings
Without strings, guitars and basses produce no sound, yet most players know very little about them.
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Classical Guitars
Until recently, the classical guitar represented the most popular route into guitar playing.
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Plug-ins
More people than ever are now convinced of the advantages of plug-ins. Why?
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Studio Acoustics
For many ambitious home recording enthusiasts, acoustics is only a sideshow. This online guide will show you why you should still spare a...
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Drum Hardware
Hardware is the stuff you play on and it does not make a noise ideal scenario that is.
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Effects Lights
Professional standard lighting systems are no longer found solely in large venues.
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Software Instruments
These days, software instruments seem to most like the natural thing to use as a sound source in a computer-based studio.
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In-Ear Monitoring
In-Ear monitoring - reasonable prices since a few years only - a real bliss for any live musician. Why? Find out here..
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Audio Compressors
This tutorial covers audio compressors and how they are used.
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Cymbals
The choice of cymbals is just as important as the choice of drums within a kit. Lets take a closer look.
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Distortion Effect Pedals
A classic Ibanez Tubescreamer or Colorsound Tonebender can fetch many times its original price from guitarists in search of the ultimate...
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Equalisers
EQ is perhaps the least noticed of all types of audio processing, but also the most important.
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Bass Effect Pedals
Effects processors designed for use with bass guitars are now more popular than ever.
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PA-Amps
You could sum up the whole idea of a PA power amplifier in a single word - sound. The power amp is a crucial part of a musicians live...
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Mastering
Is mastering a black art best left to the professionals, or with the right technology, is it something that anyone can attempt?
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Guitar Amp Heads
Though there are other options, the stack remains a rock icon, and is still the most flexible form of guitar amplification.
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DMX
DMX-controlled light effects - we will take you behind the scenes!
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Sound Libraries & Sampling
Sampling technology is no longer restricted to large studios!
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Ukulele
Often underestimated and thought of only as a holiday instrument, the ukulele is experiencing a revival - and by no means only on Hawaii
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Violas
Learning to play an Viola is a long, but rewarding journey, and this guide has been designed to help at the start.
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Loopers
Creating sound art is no problem with a looper, but it won't do your creative work for you!
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Percussion Instruments
Percussion instruments are the backbone of many traditional styles of music and are a wonderful way to add colour, texture and motion to...
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Mini Studios
Have you ever dreamed of putting your spontaneous ideas into action immediately?
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DJ Controllers
Turntables and mixers are not just playback devices, but important tools for any DJ. So that DJs equipped with only a laptop are spared...
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Software Sequencers
Software Sequencing as a term is deeply inadequate to describe the power of the programs now available to the computer-based musician.
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Recording Acoustic Guitars
The acoustic guitar is one of the most frequently recorded instruments in the studio, but it is often recorded poorly.
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Flutes
Our guide assist you in discovering which is the right kind of flute for you.
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Pickups
There is nothing mysterious about the basic principles of the electric guitar pickup.
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Cello
Learning to play an instrument is a long, but immensely rewarding journey, and this guide has been designed to help at the start of that...
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DJ Record Decks
Turntables have evolved over the years from traditional record players into the professional record decks seen in every club today.
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DI Boxes
While we could go into more and more detail about DI boxes and their inner workings, at some stage its best to get some hands-on...
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Guitar Wireless Systems
Its time for more guitarists to take advantage of the freedom of movement provided and strut their stuff!
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Trumpets
The trumpet is one of the most versatile instruments, standing its ground in every music genre imaginable.
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Reverb Effects
Reverb is an essential ingredient in almost all pop and rock music.
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Drum Shells
In our online guide, we want to look at the modern drum set from every angle.
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Double Basses
This guide aims to help complete beginners and existing double bass students (and their parents).
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Drumheads
Drumheads have been manufactured from plastic since 1956, mostly polyester.
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Acoustic Guitar Amps
Before buying an acoustic amp, its important to consider exactly what you want it to do.
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Delay Effect Pedals
Delays offer a simple and convenient method of creating a sense of space around your sound.
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Fog Machines
Fog machines - can you still see me?
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Tuners
Modern electronic tuners are generally accurate, reliable and fairly inexpensive.
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Reporter Mics
There are many types of reporting, interviewing and other broadcasts. Each bring their own audio challenges, and each have their own...
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DJ Mixers
When choosing a mixer, the most important thing to consider is what style of mixing you will be doing.
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Recorders
Despite its infamous classroom or beginners image, the recorder is in fact just as difficult to play well as most other instruments.
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Harmonicas
Welcome to our Online Advisor for Harmonicas.
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Drumsticks
Many Drummers have not yet found their optimal stick - the selection is large.
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7 String Guitars
In this Online Advisor, created in conjunction with planetguitar.net, we explore the key features of the instruments that have redefined...
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Workstation Keyboards
The workstation keyboards has come of age and found niches in many different areas.
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French Horns
Horns in Bb, F or double horns – it’s a tough decision. This guide is here to help!
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Clarinets
Lets take a close look at this beautiful-sounding instrument.
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Headphone Amps
All you ever wanted to know about the small helpers called headphone preamps ... can be found here
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Orchestral Percussion
A wide variety of percussion instruments forms the modern orchestras rhythm section.
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XAOC Devices Moskawa II; Eurorack module; 8 Step Rotosequencer; 8 steps, each with CV control knob and on/off button; for each step programmable functions like slew (portamento), slew probability, gate/trigger probability; up to 8 gate/trigger pattern programmable for each step;…
Casio CT-S1WE Keyboard with Piano-Look - 61 touch-responsive keys, 64-note polyphony, AiX Sound Source, 61 sounds, Reverb, Chorus, Delay, DSP, Master EQ, Volume Sync EQ, connection to free Chordana Play For Keyboard App, Midi, transpose, metronome, midi record, headphone/line stereo…
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Dunlop CBM535AR - Cry Baby Mini 535Q Auto-Return Wah, wah effects pedal, auto-return switching for fast and easy engagement of effect, 4-way Frequency Range selector (270 Hz - 1300 Hz / 320 Hz - 1650 Hz / 360 Hz -…
XAOC Devices Ostankino II; Eurorack Modul; expander for Moskwa II sequencer (item 521036); expands Moskwa II with CV inputs for Random Play, Slew, Probability, Transpose, Range, Clock Rate, First Step, Last Step; oputput for the internal clock signal; individual gate…
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