ADAM A7X STUDIO MONITORS REVIEW

Posted on Mon 26 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with a7x, active monitor, adam, nearfield monitor, studio monitor

Adam A7X PairYou can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

ADAM A7X PROFESSIONAL POWERED STUDIO MONITORS - INTRODUCTION

I have never done a studio monitor review before, but I was interested to find out why a surprising amount of people were recommending …


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RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS PORTICO 5015 REVIEW

Posted on Fri 16 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with compressor, portico 5015, preamp, rupert neve, rupert neve designs

Rupert Neve Portico 5015This review was written by studio-owner and Absolute Music recording expert, Tim Way

RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS PORTICO 5015 MIC PRE COMPRESSOR REVIEW

It has to be said that over the years of gathering all of my studio equipment together and running everything through the standard mic pre's on my interface …


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RME FIREFACE UCX REVIEW

Posted on Thu 15 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with fireface ucx, ipad, RME

RME Fireface UCXWhen recording, my aim is nearly always to capture a sound that is as true to the original as possible. If I want to add any character to my sounds, I want my choice of microphone to dictate this and I will leave any additional intentional colouration down to my …


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DJ GEAR: SOFTWARE & CONTROLLERS

Posted on Wed 14 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with 4trak, ableton live, ableton live 8, akai, apc20, apc40, ddj-ergo-v, ddj-s1, ddj-t1, dicer, dj2go, idj live, idj pro, idj3, kontrol s2, Kontrol S4, kontrol x1, laptop dj, Launchpad, m-audio, mixtrack, mixtrack pro, n4, Native Instruments, Novation, ns6, numark, pioneer, serato, Traktor, traktor pro 2, twitch, virtualdj, x-session pro, zero sl mkii

Akai APC40 and Ableton BundleAlthough CDs are probably still the club DJs weapon of choice, more and more people are succumbing to the flexible temptations of software mixing. In fact, you will be hard pushed to find a club night where no DJs whatsoever mix off a laptop, and with this medium growing in …


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DJ GEAR: MIXERS

Posted on Tue 13 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with allen &, heath, djm, djm-250, djm-350, mixer, pioneer, xone, xone:02, xone:22, xone:32, xone:42, xone:92

Pioneer DJM-350Owning a pair of vinyl or CD decks is not enough if you want to start DJing as you will also need a suitable mixer to link everything together and sit at the heart of your set-up. Because the mixer is unlikely to affect how well you can mix, I …


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TUNE-BOT ELECTRONIC DRUM TUNER REVIEW

Posted on Tue 13 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with drum tuner, overtone labs, tune-bot

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This review was written by Absolute Music web team member and Constellation drummer, Mark Harris...

TUNE-BOT - INTRODUCTION

The Tune-Bot is a great little tool for helping to tune drums. It is also the first of its kind in that it …


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DJ GEAR: MIXING WITH CDS

Posted on Tue 13 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with cd decks, cdj, cdj-2000, cdj-350, cdj-900, denon, dn-s3700, icdmix 2, mixdeck, mixing, numark, pioneer

CD

In the modern DJing world, mixing with CDs appears to now rule. DJs that once swore by vinyl have been tempted by the lower cost of burning CDs (compared to cutting dubplates), and the fact that you can carry round whole albums and playlists on small, lightweight silver discs rather …


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DJ GEAR: MIXING WITH VINYL

Posted on Mon 12 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with turntable, vinyl

VinylMixing with vinyl is the traditional way to DJ and the way that I learned! Mixing with vinyl records has some great benefits. Firstly, and I don’t care what anyone else says… nothing sounds as good as a vinyl record! Vinyl gives you a pure analogue sound as the …


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DJ GEAR: AN IN-DEPTH GUIDE

Posted on Mon 12 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with mixing, scratching

Traktor Kontrol S2Welcome to our in-depth DJ Gear guide! This article is designed to help any budding DJ discover what equipment is on the market, which should hopefully help you to decide what gear is best for you.

The topic will be divided into four separate articles, looking at vinyl turntables, CD …


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TC HELICON VOICELIVE PLAY REVIEW

Posted on Mon 12 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with tc helicon, vocal effects, vocals, voicelive play

TC Helicon VoiceLive Play

You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site ->Tony Long Music.

VOICELIVE PLAY - INTRODUCTION

In my last review, I looked at a great vocal product from TC Helicon - The VoiceLive 2 vocal stomp-box. However, TC Helicon have obviously decided to also market …


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