Posted on Tue 08 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with drum, electronic, kit
Article written by Mark Harris...
BUYING AN ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT
The electronic drum kit that is most suitable for you will depend on what you intend to use it for. For example, do you just want an electronic kit for quiet practice purposes, or are you planning on using it …
Posted on Mon 07 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with axiom, controller, impulse, keyboard, midi, Novation
Novation have a new controller keyboard on the block and it’s called ‘Impulse’! Now, my keyboard of choice for my home studio is currently a Novation 61 SL MkII, so I’m very curious to find out how this new model shapes up. Will it convince me to upgrade …
Posted on Thu 03 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with 2i2, audio, focusrite, interface, scarlett
When I bought my first ever audio interface, I forked out £99 for a 2-in, 2-out device with minimal features, average sounding preamps, USB 1.1 connectivity and a copy of Cubase LE. At the time, this seemed like a bargain to me, but things have changed since then. In …
Posted on Wed 02 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with analogue, Korg, monotribe, synth, synthesiser
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
KORG MONOTRIBE - INTRODUCTION
Following my review of Korg's Monotron Synth (click here to read it), I thought I would have a look at the new Korg Monotribe, which is bit like taking …
Posted on Tue 01 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with analogue, dave smith, instruments, keyboard, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer
Wow… what a product to be asked to play with… out of all the reviews that I have ever done before, this has got to be the highlight. Now, up until last month I hadn’t even heard of the Dave Smith Poly Evolver! In fact, it only came to …
Posted on Tue 01 November 2011 in entries • Tagged with drum, punch, rob papen, sampler, synth
Get in! It’s time to test out another piece of Rob Papen software! Punch now joins up with my other Rob Papen Audio Units to make a team of SubBoomBass, Blue, Albino and of course Punch itself. Pretty tasty, I’m sure you will agree! I now have one …
Posted on Thu 27 October 2011 in entries • Tagged with expansion, pack, superior drummer, toontrack
In this review I will be taking a look at the 'Roots - Sticks' and the 'Roots - Brushes, Rods & Mallets' Superior Drummer Expansion Packs.
TOONTRACK ROOTS SDX - OVERVIEW
Drum libraries seemed to come of age a few years ago. Thanks to computer technology, it became possible to utilise incredibly large libraries …
Posted on Tue 25 October 2011 in entries • Tagged with controller, digital dj, Kontrol, kontrol s2, Kontrol S4, s2, s4, Traktor
There are now very few DJs that don’t use any digital products at all in their performances. Yes, the DJing industry has certainly undergone a drastic change in recent years and now digital products dominate the market.
One name that has become synonymous with digital DJing is Traktor, Native …
Posted on Fri 21 October 2011 in entries • Tagged with avid, daw, pro tools, pro tools 10, software
To me it seems like only yesterday when Pro Tools 9 was released, but having learned that it is indeed almost a whole year since the last major update, I prepared myself to find out more…
PRO TOOLS 10 – INTRODUCTION
I’m guessing that most of you will be familiar …
Posted on Thu 20 October 2011 in entries • Tagged with effect, electric, guitar, pedal
This feature is taken from Issue 7 of our brochure and was written by one of our guitar technicians, Lee Williams...
Z.VEX PEDALS - FROM A TO Z.VEX
We’ve played with and sold plenty of effects pedals in our time and we know how important it is to …