Posted on Sat 27 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with egg, genelec, krk, monitor, se electronics, studio
Expert acoustician and monitor designer Andy Munro explains why it's so important to get exactly the right monitors…
MEET THE WRITER
Principle owner of Munro Acoustics, Andy co-founded Dynaudio Acoustics in 1990 and still designs custom Dynaudio monitor systems. He is currently designing many of the studios for the new …
Posted on Fri 26 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with logic, production
Remixer, producer and house supremo Dave Spoon lets us in on some of his top production tips…
STUDIO SECRETS
Hi, I’m Dave Spoon, general music nerd, producer for Wretch32, remixer of Madonna, Dizzee Rascal and others, and cultivator of a few of my own house hits, both solo and …
Posted on Tue 23 August 2011 in Competitions • Tagged with competition, drum, roland
Roland have announced a brand new competition that gives you a chance to get your hands on an Octapad SPD-30, which has an RRP of £665 (although we stock it for £559!)All you need to do is fill in your details on the Roland website and answer one simple …
Posted on Mon 22 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with digital, recorder
Whether for live performance or background music, the Denon DN-F650R is the ideal solid-state solution for playing and recording digital music files…
The Denon DN-F650R solid-state player/recorder offers professional-quality playback and recording, with all the advantages and mass storage of digital music files on SD/SDHC memory cards and …
Posted on Sun 21 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, kronos, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer
This feature is taken from Issue 7 of our brochure...
Intrepid synth explorer, studio engineer and Absolute Music hi-tech guru, Tim Way sets off to find the secrets of this mighty Titan...
KING KRONOS
Kronos… two simple syllables that add up to what must have been the most hotly anticipated …
Posted on Sat 20 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with mic, microphone, recording
This article is taken from issue 7 of our brochure...
VOCAL KNOW-HOW
Achieving the perfect vocal take is a lot more in-depth than a quick gargle and a fifty-quid microphone, as our experts explain…
Recording has become easier and quicker than ever thanks to the ever evolving developments in music …
Posted on Fri 19 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with blackstar, effect, guitar, line 6, pedal, Vox, z.vex
This article was written by Ed Mitchell and was taken from issue 7 of our brochure... I have to say that despite being more of a computer music and synth guy, this guitar-orientated article was an extremely enjoyable read... very entertaining and informative! Nice one Ed!
MEET THE WRITER: ED …
Posted on Wed 17 August 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with interface, presonus
Due to the success of the FireStudio Mobile trade-in, it is being extended until further notice!
While stocks last, you can hand us in ANY old audio interface and receive a brand new PreSonus FireStudio Mobile for just £189! That's a saving of £60 off the street price!
Simply come …
Posted on Wed 17 August 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with avid, offer, plugin, pro tools
Avid have recently announced a studio offer that we think you might like to know about!
• If you purchase and register any Pro Tools or Pro Tools MP bundle, you will receive a promo code from Avid, which will allow you to download three award-winning plug-ins (worth over £600) for …
Posted on Mon 15 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with active, monitor, studio
It’s been a long while since I have brought you a review of a studio monitor, so today I decided to set-up a pair of Tannoy Reveal 501A’s in our Poole store and write about what I heard! Plus, being in the same price range as the popular …