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Monthly Archives: February 2011

  • Coming soon to Cosmo Music - Blue Microphones!

    Posted on February 22, 2011 by Tyson Headon

    These incredible mics are on the way. With a history of excellent quality and craftsmanship these microphones are sure to become a staple in your recording studio. Well-deserving of the renown they have accumulated, Blue has established a loyal following of both professional recording engineers, as well as operators of their own home studios.

    A great way to optimize your recording, you’ll leave other studio engineers green with envy (pun intended…shamefully). Find out why Blue has other microphone companies seeing red, come on in today and sing the “Blues” (…I’m sorry).

    Tyson Headon
    Rentals / Live Sound Specialist
    905.770.5222 x320
    tyson@cosmomusic.ca

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    This post was posted in Audio Garage and was tagged with Blue Microphones, Microphones

  • Will a Digital Piano Suffice for my Little Pianist?

    Posted on February 22, 2011 by Cosmo Music

    Question - 'I currently have my children using a digital piano. It has 88 notes and has what they call weighted keys. How long can I use this? My teacher is saying I should get an acoustic piano.'
    Answer - Your question is a very common question from parents with children learning to play piano. Since every child’s practice amount and habits are different, every child’s piano playing progress moves at different rates. On average most piano teachers recommend after about one year the need for a real acoustic piano. The best piano teachers say you really need an acoustic [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Pianos and was tagged with Acoustic Pianos, Digital Pianos

  • Music from the Grammy's at Cosmo Music

    Posted on February 22, 2011 by Doug Armstrong

    Did you check out the 2011 Grammy’s? What a show! The performances alone were worth finding the T.V channel on February 13th. At 67 Mick Jagger showed us he’s still as spry as a 20 year old on stage and Rihanna, Usher and Canuck Justin Bieber didn’t disappoint their millions of fans either.
    At Cosmo Music we love the Grammy’s too and you can find the sheet music for your favourite winners and nominees in our Print Department from Miranda Lambert, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga to Cee Lo Green, Lady Antebellum, Sade and Bruno Mars. For what’s new and hip [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Corner Books and was tagged with Grammy Awards, Sheetmusic

  • Mick's Pick of the Week: Ibanez DTT700 Destroyer

    Posted on February 22, 2011 by Mick Porime

    For the modern day metal player, a guitar not only has to look the part in order to match the intensity of the music, but it also must provide the performance, comfort and ease of playing to achieve it. This is exactly what the Ibanez DTT700 Destroyer brings to the table.
    The DTT700 is a definite eye catcher, blending a classic metal look with modern, top notch features that makes it a fantastic performance monster. Its distinct shape is sure to stand out. The guitar comes in a sleek metallic gray sunburst finish, whose look is matched by the flash of [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Tom's Guitar Hangar and was tagged with Electric Guitars, Ibanez

  • Ryan's Pick of the Week: The Custom Shop's ’52 Telecaster

    Posted on February 8, 2011 by Ryan Casselman

    The Fender Custom Shop has done it again…
    The Telecaster, one of the earliest solid body electric guitars, has maintained popularity in part because of it’s hotrodability. For years it has been a platform for anything from a simple pick-up change to a more drastic Jeff Beck style body contour.
    As if to pay homage to this legacy, The Custom Shop created a ’52 Tele with a premium lightweight Ash body, a maple neck with a mid-50’s soft V neck profile, modern Tele wiring, and a Custom Shop Nocaster pickup in the bridge. But what really makes this guitar happening is the [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Tom's Guitar Hangar and was tagged with Electric Guitars, Fender

  • Digital Pianos vs Acoustic Pianos

    Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cosmo Music

    Should I buy a digital or acoustic piano?
    This is the number one question asked by parents starting their children in lessons. Cosmo Music is fortunate to be one of the few stores selling many brands of both digital and acoustic pianos so here is the unbiased answer.
    The better piano teachers all recommend that if you take piano lessons on a real acoustic piano then your everyday practice is best on a real acoustic piano. The price range of digitals overlaps many acoustic pianos. The best way to tell the difference is to listen to similar priced instruments, a digital piano [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Pianos and was tagged with Acoustic Pianos, Digital Pianos

  • Digital and Acoustic Piano Warranties

    Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cosmo Music

    Why are there different warranty lengths on digital pianos? Some are only a year and some are 5 years.
    Warranty comparison within one brand name is a good reflection of the level of quality the manufacturer has put into the instrument and the products expected life cycle. For instance Yamaha sells many 88-note weighted digital piano models with some of the best warranties in the music industry. Entry-priced models have a two year warranty while premium priced models have a 5 year warranty. The less expensive products contain more plastic and less wood. Casing structure of the lesser models are meant [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Pianos and was tagged with Acoustic Pianos, Digital Pianos

  • JBL EON 515XT

    Posted on February 2, 2011 by Cosmo Music

    New to our ever growing powered speaker line-up is the next generation in the JBL EON series – the 515XT. Lightweight with solid construction, JBL maintains their perch atop the powered speaker world with their innovation and consistent level of quality.
    The EON 515XT was engineered for durability, high performance and ease of use. JBL has extended the reach of the current EON technology by improving input sensitivity, lowering the noise floor, adding user selectable EQ control and re-voicing the system for peak performance and enhanced audio precision. The intuitive onboard 3-channel mixer with adjustable EQ assures that you’re in [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Audio Garage and was tagged with JBL, Speakers

  • News from the Bass World...

    Posted on February 1, 2011 by Rail Koonin

    The start of the new year is always an exciting time in the guitar and bass world as we begin to see all of the new products introduced for the year from the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim California. There was no shortage of cool new products at this years show, here is a heads up on some of the new bass gear that will be available at the store shortly as well as a few other things to look out for.
    Aguilar Amplification has joined the world of light weight modular bass gear with their new line of SL series [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Tom's Guitar Hangar and was tagged with Aguilar Amplification, Bass Guitars, NAMM

  • Cosmo Music Rents Acoustic Pianos!

    Posted on February 1, 2011 by Paul Zurin

    “I'm not sure if my kids will quit their piano lessons so I want to invest as little as possible.”
    We hear this comment from many parents with beginner piano students. Around the world, the best piano teachers recommend that the greatest opportunity for success will be when the student has the best possible piano for daily practice. If you take piano lessons you need a quality piano to practice on.
    Cosmo Music now offers the rental of brand new acoustic pianos. Our most popular selling models are offered in both upright and grand pianos . A brand new 52” upright piano [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Pianos, Rentals and was tagged with Acoustic Pianos, Rentals

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