FOCUSRITE SCARLETT vs SAFFIRE INTERFACES

Posted on Mon 30 September 2013 in entries • Tagged with focusrite, focusrite saffire, focusrite saffire pro 14, focusrite saffire pro 24, focusrite saffire pro 24 dsp, focusrite saffire pro 40, focusrite scarlett, focusrite scarlett 18i20, focusrite scarlett 18i8, focusrite scarlett 2i2, focusrite scarlett 2i4, focusrite scarlett 6i6, focusrite vrm, vrm

Focusrite's Scarlett and Saffire interfaces have been adopted by many professional and home recording artists and producers across the world. Given their price, the quality of the preamps and converters on these units have made them into two of the most popular interface ranges ever! However, whilst the Scarlett line …


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ANALOGUE PERCUSSION WITH MOOG SUB PHATTY

Posted on Fri 27 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with analogue percussion, analogue synthesiser, moog, moog sub phatty

Moog have recently released a video showing how you can use the Moog Sub Phatty to create your own basic analogue kick, snare and hi-hat sounds. They've also provided a free pdf guide to creating your own percussion sounds. CLICK HERE to download it.

Check out the video below, which …


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STEINBERG CMC 6 PACK NOW IN STOCK

Posted on Thu 26 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with cubase, cubase 7, midi controller, Steinberg, steinberg cmc, steinberg cmc-ai, steinberg cmc-fd, steinberg cmc-pd, steinberg cmc-qc, steinberg cmc-tp, steinberg cubase, steinberg cubase 7, usb controller

If you're a Cubase user and you want an intuitive way to get more hands on with your software, then you may already have considered Steinberg's range of CMC modular controllers. These handy units provide controls for various aspects of the Cubase DAW, from transport buttons, level faders, plug-in controls …


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GREG PRICE & SE ELECTRONICS MICS

Posted on Wed 25 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with black sabbath, condenser microphone, greg price, large diaphragm condenser microphone, pencil condenser microphone, se electronics, se electronics se4, se electronics t2, small diaphragm condenser microphone, tony iommi

Greg Price is the go-to front of house engineer for many top bands and artists. He's currently working with Black Sabbath on their massive world tour and in this short interview, Greg explains why he loves sE Electronics mics and why he has chosen the T2 to capture Tony Iommi …


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CHOOSING THE RIGHT WIRELESS SYSTEM

Posted on Wed 25 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with shure, shure wireless mic, wireless mic

If you're new to the world of wireless microphones then the prospect of choosing the right system can be a very daunting one. If you're unsure about which wireless system would suit your needs then of course, the best thing to do would be to give us a call on …


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RYAN PICKETT & SE ELECTRONICS

Posted on Tue 24 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with instrument reflexion filter, my morning jacket, passive ribbon microphone, reflexion filter, ribbon microphone, ryan pickett, se electronics, se electronics irf 2 reflexion filter, se electronics voodoo vr1

Ryan Pickett is the front of house and live recording engineer for the band 'My Morning Jacket'. In this interview, Ryan explains why he chose to use a selection of sE Electronics Voodoo VR1 passive ribbon mics on the band's recent summer tour. Pickett mainly used the microphones to mic …


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XLN ANNOUNCE 64-BIT AAX SUPPORT

Posted on Tue 24 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with aax, pro tools 11, xln audio, xln audio addictive drums, xln audio addictive keys

XLN Audio have announced that their Addictive Drums and Addictive Keys software is now 64-bit AAX-compatible, as required to run with the new Pro Tools 11 DAW. Of course, Addictive Keys and Additive Drums also still supports VST, AU and RTAS formats.

Addictive Drums and Addictive Keys can now also …


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IZOTOPE RX 3 INTRODUCTORY OFFER

Posted on Tue 24 September 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with audio restoration, audio restoration software, izotope, izotope rx 3, izotope rx 3 advanced

iZotope have recently released a third generation version of their powerful RX audio restoration tool, available in both standard and Advanced versions.

RX 3 provides a wealth of powerful tools, giving you everything you need to polish your audio files. Using RX 3's visual editor, you can use both …


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FREE STRINGS WITH PITCHBLACK TUNERS

Posted on Tue 24 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with guitar tuner, Korg, korg pitchblack, korg pitchblack poly, korg pitchblack portable, korg pitchblack pro, polyphonic guitar tuner

Between 10th September and 31st December 2013, anyone who purchases a Korg Pitchblack guitar tuner (including the standard Pitchblack, Pitchblack Portable, Pitchblack Poly, Pitchblack Pro and Pitchblack+) will be eligible to claim two sets of Dean Markley guitar strings completely FREE of charge!

Korg Pitchblack Tuners

HOW TO CLAIM

Purchase a qualifying Korg …


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COOL FREEBIES WITH KORG KROME

Posted on Mon 23 September 2013 in General News • Tagged with Korg, korg krome, workstation

The Korg Krome is designed for both studio-use and gigging musicians, with a selection of sounds that rival the best in the industry! Krome keyboards feature the same un-looped sample technology from Korg's flagship Kronos workstations, which allows them to re-create the sounds of acoustic instruments with astonishing realism. In …


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