RECORDING GUITARS

Posted on Fri 06 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording guitar

Acoustic GuitarThere's a real art to recording a perfect acoustic or electric guitar sound, so here's our expert advice on getting it right...

RECORD IT RIGHT

So much of the music we listen to these days features guitars, whether it’s subtle acoustic finger-picking or in-yer-face heavy rock. From the rounded …


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MEET THE MINIS - MINIBRUTE vs MINITAUR

Posted on Thu 05 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with arturia, minibrute, minitaur, moog

Arturia MinibruteWe sent out our avid gear hounds to track down two of the newest (and smallest) synths: the Moog Minitaur and Arturia MiniBrute...

Any gear junkie worth his or her salt will keep a keen eye on the new products announced at the biggest annual music exhibitions. And at January …


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CHOOSING AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

Posted on Thu 05 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with electric guitar

Epiphone 1958 Korina Flying VOur guitar manager Terry Haselden talks us through what you need to consider when buying an electric guitar...

Whether you’re buying your first guitar or adding to an ever-growing collection of beautiful pre-owned models, the guitar world can be a minefield. Where do you begin, with a mass of …


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WIN AN SE2200A II MICROPHONE

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in Competitions • Tagged with condenser microphone, microphone, se electronics, se2200a ii

sE Electronics sE2200A IIsE Electronics are giving you another chance to win one of their sE2200a II cardioid condenser microphones this month and entering the competition is extremely simple...

If you have a Twitter account then all you have to do is post:

"RT: http://bit.ly/sE2200a and you could WIN an …


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SAFFIRE MIX CONTROL 3.0 RELEASED

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with firewire interface, focusrite, saffire pro 14, saffire pro 24, saffire pro 24 dsp, saffire pro 40

Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSPFocusrite announce Saffire Mix Control 3.0, recommended for any customer using a Focusrite Saffire PRO interface. Saffire Mix Control 3.0 brings better performance for Windows 7 and Pro Tools 10 users, as well as a handful of other improvements.

Click here for more information or to download Saffire …


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TIFFANY MONIQUE & FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2i2

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with beyonce, christina aguilera, focusrite, kelly clarkson, mariah carey, mary j blige, scarlett, scarlett 2i2, tiffany monique, usb 2.0 interface

Tiffany MoniqueTiffany Monique is best known as part of Beyonce's backing vocalist trio, The Mamas, but she has also worked with a host of other big-name artists (Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, etc.) and she is also a solo recording artist and songwriter. In this short video …


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HOW TO LINK NOVATION ULTRANOVA AND LAUNCHPADS

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in DJ Gear • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 8, ableton suite 8, Launchpad, Novation, ultranova

Ultranova and LaunchpadsIn this short video, Novation explain how you can use their awesome Ultranova synth with multiple Launchpads and Ableton Live to create mind blowing live performances!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMNSjJBMC0

Click here to watch a performance that uses this set-up.

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CRAZY DEALS IN STORE!

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in Customer Services • Tagged with crazy deals

Absolute Music StoreIn preparation for our move to our brand new pro-music superstore (click here to follow the build progress), we have been slashing prices on lots of our demo stock! These amazing prices are ONLY available in store, so why not pop on in and grab yourself a bargain!


FREE TUTORIAL WITH ANY FOCAL CMS PURCHASE

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with 50, cms, cms 40, cms 65, cms series, cms sub, focal, pure mix

Focal CMS65For the rest of the year, anyone purchasing any speaker or sub from Focal's CMS range is entitled to a FREE recording or mixing tutorial courtesy of puremix.net. Learn how to professionally record drums, vocals, guitar, etc, and learn how to mix for a variety of different genres!

Pure …


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FOCUSRITE TUTORIAL: RECORDING DRUMS

Posted on Wed 04 July 2012 in General News • Tagged with akg, apollo, c 414, c 414 xls, c 451, d112, drum recording, focusrite, isa428 mkii, octopre mkii dynamic, shure, sm57, sontronics

DrummerHere's a handy little video full of helpful drum recording tips courtesy of Focusrite. It's worth a watch whether you are a beginner or a drum recording veteran, because it's got some right little gems in there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtlLSb_y-s

For more information on miking drums …


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