TC-HELICON ANNOUNCE VOICELIVE 3

Posted on Fri 10 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with namm, namm 2014, tc helicon, tc-helicon voicelive, tc-helicon voicelive 3, vocal effects

This month, TC-Helicon announced that they will be releasing the VoiceLive 3, a next generation 3 in 1 multi-effects unit. Compared to the VoiceLive 2, this third generation model introduces next generation hardware processing and a new vocal effects path. It also includes a selection of Guitar FX with stomp …


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NOVATION LAUNCHKEY ACCOMPANIES WILL.I.AM LIVE TOUR

Posted on Thu 09 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, backstreet boys, cee lo green, keith harris, Novation, novation impulse, novation launchkey, novation launchkey 25, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, novation mininova, novation sl mkii, will.i.am

Novation recently spoke to Keith Harris, a multi-instrumentalist who tours with acts such as will.i.am, Backstreet Boys and Cee Lo Green in the capacity of Musical Director. In this short interview, he explains how the Launchkey 25 and Launchpad play a major role in the show, in combination …


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SHURE LOAN RACKS

Posted on Thu 09 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with digital wireless guitar system, digital wireless vocal system, shure, shure digital wireless, shure glxd16e, shure glxd16e digital wireless system, shure glxd24uk/sm58, shure glxd24uk/sm58 digital wireless system, shure wireless, wireless guitar system, wireless vocal system

If you're on the market for a new wireless system for your band, but want to try before you buy, then give us a call, as Shure have a number of demo racks available, which can be loaned to your band for a short period of time.

The demo rack …


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THE HOOD INTERNET & SCARLETT 2i4

Posted on Mon 06 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, audio interface, focusrite, focusrite scarlett, focusrite scarlett 2i4, midi interface, the hood internet, usb 2.0 interface, usb interface

The Hood Internet are best known for their mashup mixtapes and their quest to deliver dancefloor-friendly tracks to different cities across the world.

Their set-up revolves around two MacBooks, each running Ableton Live software, with each connected to a separate Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface. The Scarlett 2i4s are then …


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LAUNCHPAD MINI & LAUNCHPAD APP PERFORMANCE VIDEO

Posted on Mon 06 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with Novation, novation launchpad, novation launchpad app, novation launchpad mini, novation launchpad s

Check out this short video showing how the Novation Launchpad Mini can be hooked up to an iPad running the FREE Launchpad App, in order to create a hands-on, unique performance. Remember that the Launchpad App now allows you to import your own samples, as well as featuring a library …


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FREE THUNDERBOLT CARD WITH APOLLO INTERFACE OFFER

Posted on Thu 02 January 2014 in Computer Music • Tagged with audio interface, firewire interface, universal audio, universal audio apollo, universal audio apollo 16, universal audio apollo duo, universal audio apollo quad

Universal Audio's Apollo interfaces provide top-quality professional preamps and converters, a selection of studio-ready connections and to top it all off, built-in DSP for running UA's amazing plug-ins.

Universal Audio plug-ins are considered by many to be the best in the business, providing realistic software emulations of some of the …


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WARM AUDIO TB12 30 DAY TRIAL AVAILABLE

Posted on Tue 31 December 2013 in General News • Tagged with preamp, warm audio, warm audio tb12, warm audio tb12 tone beast, warm audio tb12 tonebeast, warm audio tone beast

The Warm Audio TB12 Tone Beast is a preamp that allows users to add character to their recordings by selecting between a Steel or 50% Nickel CineMag Transformer. These characteristics can be exaggerated further by saturating the signal, or you can clean things up using the transformer bypass switch to …


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RUDIMENTAL & FOCUSRITE NOVATION

Posted on Tue 31 December 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with analogue synthesiser, audio interface, controller keyboard, firewire interface, focusrite, focusrite forte, focusrite isa, focusrite isa 220, focusrite saffire, focusrite saffire pro 40, midi interface, midi keyboard, Novation, novation bass station, novation bass station 2, novation bass station ii, novation impulse, novation impulse 61, novation launchkey mini, novation launchpad, novation launchpad s, rudimental

Focusrite Novation recently caught up with chart-topping dance act Rudimental, who talked about the range of products that they use in their studio and live rigs.

For example, how do Rudimental achieve those big, warm, analogue basses? The secret lies with the Bass Station II!

Rudimental also do all their …


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FINAL 10th ANNIVERSARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on Mon 23 December 2013 in Competitions • Tagged with 10th anniversary, ableton, ableton live, ableton live 9, blackstar, blackstar ht-1r, combo amplifier, electric guitar, ernie ball, fender, fender modern player, fender modern player jaguar, focal, focal spirit professional, focal spirit professional headphones, guitar amplifier, natal, natal snare, Native Instruments, native instruments komplete, native instruments komplete 9, rob papen, rob papen blade, rob papen blue, rob papen explorer ii, rob papen predator, rob papen punch, rob papen rhythm guitar synth, rob papen rp delay, rob papen rp distort, rob papen rp verb, rob papen subboombass, snare, software synthesiser, sterling music man ax30crb, studio headphones

As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we've been giving away a selection of fantastic prizes every Monday before Christmas. As it's now the 23rd, we've reached our final set of giveaways, so good luck to all those who entered. Our final set of giveaways has been our biggest yet …


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NOVATION LAUNCHKEY PERFORMANCE VIDEO

Posted on Sun 22 December 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with midi controller, midi keyboard, Novation, novation lauchkey mini, novation launchkey

There's something about Novation products that seems to inspire people to create exciting performance videos. In the video below, KillTheRobot grabs a Launchkey Mini, hooks it up to a computer running Ableton Live 9 and... well... check it out for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YCxhxWasl8

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