Posted on Tue 20 March 2012 in General News • Tagged with focusrite, isa two, preamp
The Focusrite ISA Two is a dual-mono, transformer-based microphone preamplifier, featuring two premium ISA mic/line/instrument preamps.
The ISA (Input Signal Amplifier) microphone preamplifier (featuring the Lundahl LL1538 input transformer and bespoke Zobel network filter) has remained essentially unchanged and at the heart of every ISA Series product (and …
Posted on Tue 20 March 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with garageband, ipad, mixer, musikmesse, musikmesse 2012
The Alesis iO Mix gives you a hardware mixer with an iPad dock for recording up to four channels of audio onto your iPad, transforming it into a powerful portable studio. With the iO Mix, you can record multiple microphones or instruments directly into compatible apps such as GarageBand. The …
Posted on Tue 20 March 2012 in General News • Tagged with alto, keyboard amp, kick 12, kick 15, musikmesse, musikmesse 2012
'Kick' amps are a new series of keyboard/instrument amplifiers from Alto, announced at Musikmesse 2012. They are available in two different versions, the Kick 15 (a 400 Watt amp with a 15" low frequency transducer) and the smaller Kick 12, which has a power rating of 250 Watts and …
Posted on Tue 20 March 2012 in General News • Tagged with analogue, minimoog voyager xl, moog, rebate, voyager xl
To celebrate the Moog Voyager XL receiving the prestigious Sound on Sound 2012 Award for “Best Keyboard/Synthesiser”, Moog are running a Voyager XL rebate promo until the end of April. This means that if you buy before the offer ends, you will be eligible to receive £300 off the …
Posted on Tue 20 March 2012 in General News • Tagged with electro 4d, musikmesse, musikmesse 2012, nord, organ
The Nord Electro 4D is a lightweight 61-key semi-weighted keyboard. Despite only weighing 7kg, the Electro 4D offers excellent quality, a vast array of features, access to Nord's constantly expanding Sound Library and that classic Nord sound. The Nord Electro 4D was announced at Musikmesse 2012.
The Nord 4D improves …
Posted on Fri 16 March 2012 in Customer Services • Tagged with superstore
Well, if you haven't heard about our expansion plans already, you have now! As well as now offering rehearsal studios (click here for more information on this subject), we are also moving our shop and expanding it into a huge pro-music superstore! Work has just begun and it should be …
Posted on Fri 16 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with compressor, portico 5015, preamp, rupert neve, rupert neve designs
This 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 …
Posted on Thu 15 March 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with Novation, simon richmond, sl mkii
Of the many touring keyboard players using Novation SL MkII's as their stage controllers, Simon Richmond is one of the most prolific. As part of The Imagined Village, Simon has used his SL 61 MkII extensively in the studio and on stage. His other ventures have seen the SL MkII …
Posted on Thu 15 March 2012 in entries • Tagged with fireface ucx, ipad, RME
When 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 …
Posted on Wed 14 March 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton live, automap, impulse, Novation, sl mkii, zero sl mkii
Novation have just announced the release of Automap 4.3, the industry leading software for automatically mapping your hardware controls to software parameters in your DAW and plug-ins. Version 4.3 adds support for Logic Express, Studio One, Digital Performer and Reaper, adding to the list of supported DAWs that …