Posted on Fri 29 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with controller, daw, interface, mixer
I've really been treated this month when it comes to DAW controllers! I thought that my luck had peaked when I was asked to review the awesome SSL Nucleus last week, but no sooner had I stopped typing the final sentence, I received an e-mail asking if would mind taking …
Posted on Wed 27 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with electric, Korg, piano, stage, sv-1
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
KORG SV-1 - INTRODUCTION
Here is an instrument that I have been longing to get my hands on - The Korg SV-1 Piano. The SV stands for 'Stage Vintage' and that it exactly what …
Posted on Tue 26 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with controller, daw, mackie, universal
Solid State Logic (SSL)… a name renowned in the music production world for manufacturing some seriously tasty professional mixing desks! Honestly, if you have never heard of this company before, their products really are something to get very excited about, having found homes in numerous top-end professional studios across the …
Posted on Tue 19 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with portable, recorder
The Tascam DP-004 is a highly popular product that has received huge praise from users all over the world. I thought that I would do a bit of digging around to discover why this miniature box has become such a hit…
TASCAM DP-004 – WHAT IS IT?
The Tascam DP-004 is …
Posted on Fri 15 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with controller, digital dj, itch, serato
What up gangsters! It’s an exciting day for me because today is the day that I get to review the awesome looking Numark NS6! Being a D-D-D-D-DJ, these are the types of review that I look forward to the most! So instead of blabbering on for ages, I’m …
Posted on Fri 08 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with audio, babyface, interface, midi, RME
The Babyface… I’ve often wondered exactly what these products are! I mean, I’ve seen them sat on the shelves in our warehouse, but their soothing blue packaging displaying a large picture of a wide-eyed baby in a nappy always made me think that this was a product for …
Posted on Tue 05 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with drum, software
TOONTRACK SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2.0 - INTRODUCTION
If, like me, you grew up programming drum machines, then the advent of sampling technology was a complete breakthrough, because for the first time you could take the sound of an acoustic instrument, sample it and then replay it at will, and nowhere was …
Posted on Wed 29 June 2011 in entries • Tagged with m-audio, venom
Under its pristine white exterior, it hides a sample-based synthesis engine capable of getting down and dirty. The guys at Avid paid us a visit last week and gave us a quick rundown of the unit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmYaKUnlWQ
Posted on Thu 23 June 2011 in entries
It may look like the reject part from the star ship Enterprise, but don't let its appearance fool you - when plugged in it sounds great! Whether it be an iPad 2 or iPhone, it turns said appliance into a portable amp, effects and recording device.
Download the free AmpKit app …
Posted on Tue 21 June 2011 in entries • Tagged with arturia, drum, hardware, hybrid, spark
You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
ARTURIA SPARK - INTRODUCTION
I am just about to take a look at 480 instruments and 30 Kits from both vintage drum machines and acoustic kits, all in one drum solution, made of …