NEW VIDEOMIC, SMARTLAV & IXY MICROPHONES FROM RØDE

Posted on Thu 31 January 2013 in General News • Tagged with ios microphone, ixy, namm, namm 2013, rode, smartlav, videomic

Rode iXY with iPad & iPhoneOn 22nd January, our sales director, Andy Legg, was invited to a Røde conference in California in preparation for NAMM 2013. Here, Røde announced three brand new microphones: the new VideoMic, the SmartLav and the iXY. We will introduce them all to you in this post so read on! Tip …


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NEW MONSTER PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE MIXER: THE 32.4.2AI

Posted on Thu 31 January 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with digital mixer, namm, namm 2013, presonus, studiolive, studiolive 32.4.2ai

PreSonus StudioLive 32.4.2AI Digital MixerBoom! It's another PreSonus announcement from NAMM 2013! Fans of digital mixers will be excited about this one because PreSonus have unveiled the StudioLive 32.4.2AI; a 32 channel, feature-packed mixing monster with a Firewire digital recording interface, built-in effects and Studio One Artist recording/production software included. The …


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PRESONUS ANNOUNCE TWO NEW MONITOR SERIES': SCEPTRE & ERIS

Posted on Thu 31 January 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with active monitor, coaxial monitor, coaxial speaker, eris, eris e5, eris e8, namm, namm 2013, presonus, sceptre, sceptre coactual, sceptre s6, sceptre s8, studio monitor

PreSonus Sceptre S8 CoActual Studio MonitorsAt the NAMM 2013 industry show in California, PreSonus have announced two new series' of professional studio monitors. The first is the Eris series and the second is the Sceptre series. Read on to find out more about these new two-way monitors...

PreSonus Eris monitors offer a fantastic affordable home-studio …


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FENDER ANNOUNCE NEW PAWN SHOP GUITARS

Posted on Wed 30 January 2013 in General News • Tagged with bass guitar, bass vi, electric guitar, fender, fender bass, mustang, pawn shop, pawn shop 70s stratocaster deluxe, pawn shop bass vi, pawn shop mustang bass, pawn shop super-sonic, stratocaster, super-sonic

Fender Mustang Bass Guitar, Candy Apple Red with StripeSome new guitars to tell you about now as Fender announce some gorgeous new Pawn Shop guitars. These new additions include the Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe in 2-Colour Sunburst, Black and Vintage White finishes; the Pawn Shop Super-Sonic in Apple Red Flake, Dark Gunmetal Flake and Sunfire Orange …


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SENNHEISER E 835 FX MICROPHONE NOW AVAILABLE WITH VOICELIVE PLAY EFFECT PEDALS

Posted on Wed 30 January 2013 in General News • Tagged with dynamic microphone, namm, namm 2013, sennheiser e 835 fx, tc helicon, vocal effect, vocal pedal, voicelive, voicelive play, voicelive play gtx

TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX & Sennheiser e 835 fx BundleTC-Helicon have teamed up with Sennheiser to bring you a couple of top-quality live vocal/performance bundles. You can now grab the Sennheiser e 835 fx dynamic microphone in special bundles with TC-Helicon's VoiceLive Play and VoiceLive Play GTX effect pedals. This perfect partnership utililises TC-Helicon's expertise in the vocal …


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CREATE YOUR OWN PRESETS WITH TC'S TONEPRINT EDITOR

Posted on Wed 30 January 2013 in General News • Tagged with aerosmith, bg250, bh250, corona chorus, dream theatre, dreamscape john petrucci signature pedal, effect pedal, flashback delay &, looper, flashback x4, guitar pedal, hall of fame reverb, james 'munky' shaffer, joe perry, john petrucci, korn, namm, namm 2013, shaker vibrato, tc electronic, toneprint, toneprint editor, vortex flanger

TC Electronic TonePrint EditorIn our opinion, this is one of the most exciting announcements of NAMM 2013 and amazingly, it's FREE! TC Electronic have announced that they will be releasing TonePrint Editor software for Mac and PC, which will essentially allow you to create your own custom pedal if you own a TC …


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NEW TASCAM INTERFACES WITH ON-BOARD DIGITAL MIXERS: THE US-322 & US-366

Posted on Tue 29 January 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with audio interface, footswitch, namm, namm 2013, rc-3f, tascam, three-way footswitch, us-322, us-366

Tascam US-322 & US-366 Audio InterfacesTascam have announced two new audio interfaces at NAMM 2013: the US-322 and US-366. Both of these USB 2.0 interfaces feature high-quality HDDA mic preamps, an on-board DSP mixer and a sleek aluminium body. If you're after a compact audio interface and do not require MIDI connections then one …


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NEW TASCAM PORTASTUDIOS: THE DP-006 & DP-008EX

Posted on Tue 29 January 2013 in General News • Tagged with dp-006, dp-008ex, namm, namm 2013, portastudio, tascam

Tascam DP-006 & DP-008EX Fresh from NAMM 2013 are two new Tascam Portastudios. I think that it's fair to say that Tascam certainly have a lot of experience in this area, being the designers and manufacturers of the hugely popular DP-004 and DP-008. The DP-006 and DP-008EX continue this legacy and are perfect for …


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AKAI RELEASE A RANGE OF PRO MPC HEADPHONES

Posted on Tue 29 January 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with akai, headphones, mpc earbuds, mpc headphones, mpc pro headphones, namm, namm 2013

Akai MPC Headphones, MPC Pro Headphones and MPC EarbudsMore Akai news from NAMM 2013 now and this time we're focusing on their new range of MPC headphones. This range consists of MPC Pro Headphones, MPC Headphones and MPC Earbuds, all showing off new stylish Akai designs. We will introduce the main features of each in this article so …


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NEW 25-NOTE CONTROLLER KEYBOARD FROM AKAI - THE MAX25

Posted on Tue 29 January 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with akai, max25, max49, midi keyboard, namm, namm 2013

Akai MAX25 MIDI Controller KeyboardAt NAMM 2013 Akai have announced a new 25-note controller keyboard, which is set to join the larger MAX49. The compact MAX25 features 25 semi-weighted keys with aftertouch and most unique of all, four LED touch faders. Simply assign these fader to the software parameters of your choice and swipe …


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