New: Focal Shape Active Studio Monitors

Posted on Fri 05 May 2017 in entries • Tagged with active studio monitors, focal, focal shape, monitors

Focal Shape Monitors
After three years of R&D behind firmly-closed drapes at Focal HQ, the JMLab team have finally announced an whole new range of active studio monitoring speakers featuring their most innovative technology to date, and promises a truly critical and articulated listening experience.

Right off the bat you’ll notice …


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SIGNED GARY NUMAN MININOVA - WINNER ANNOUNCED

Posted on Fri 04 July 2014 in Customer Services • Tagged with focal, focal sm9, gary numan, Korg, korg kingkorg, matt jessup, Novation, novation mininova, o2 academy bournemouth, roland, roland system-1

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From left to right: Garry Robson, Gary Numan and Matt Jessup

So, who was there for Gary Numan's recent gig at the O2 Academy Bournemouth? Those who missed out on tickets will be kicking themselves, because Gary absolutely rocked the place, playing plenty …


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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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FANCY A THREE-WAY?!! - SPEAKER GUIDE

Posted on Thu 04 July 2013 in entries • Tagged with adam, adam a5x, adam a77x, adam a7x, eve sc305, eve sc307, event 2030, event opal, focal, focal cms 40, focal cms 50, focal sm9, focal twin 6 be, fostex, fostex pm641, fostex pm841, krk, krk rp10-3, krk rp8, three-way monitor

Adam A77X Three-way MonitorsWith more and more manufacturers entering the three-way speaker market, we thought that we'd write an article to bring you up to speed with these relatively misunderstood studio fixtures. What are the advantages of using a three-way speaker design? How do they differ from traditional speakers? We'll also look at …


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FREE ACOUSTIC TREATMENT WITH FOCAL MONITORS

Posted on Wed 10 October 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with acoustic treatment, active monitors, cms65, focal, solo 6 be, studio monitors, twin 6 be, universal acoustics

Focal Twin Monitors with Free Acoustic TreatmentFrom now until 31st December 2012, you can claim free acoustic treatment with selected Focal monitors, allowing you to purchase a complete professional monitoring set-up for a discounted price.

Trust me, Focal monitors sound great - I opted for a pair of CMS65s in my home studio! Don't miss out on …


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2012 PAR EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Posted on Wed 19 September 2012 in General News • Tagged with 2012 par excellence awards, a77x, adam, adam audio, akai, apollo, apollo duo, apollo quad, art, dbm50, dual tube pre, dynaudio, egg 150, eie pro, focal, par excellence awards, se munro, sm9, universal audio

Par ExcellencePro Audio Review (PAR) Magazine have opened the voting to find the best pro audio equipment of 2012! Online voting will remain open until Friday 16th November 2012, so get your votes in now!

For more information on any of the products in the list, give us a call or …


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FREE ISOACOUSTICS STANDS WITH FOCAL MONITORS

Posted on Tue 07 August 2012 in Computer Music • Tagged with focal, iso-l8r155, isoacoustics, solo 6 be, twin 6 be

Focal Twin 6 BEThis month only, you can claim a free pair of IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 desktop stands (worth £88.49) with every pair of Focal Twin or Solo professional studio monitors ordered before 31st August 2012!

ISO-L8R155 stands are high-quality, versatile desktop stands that use inserts to provide 14 different height and tilt …


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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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FOCAL CMS SERIES

Posted on Mon 04 April 2011 in entries • Tagged with active, cms 65, focal, monitor, speaker, studio

These award-winning monitors have been designed to deliver great sound in the professional environment or the home studio. Meet the Focal CMS series…

Here in the Absolute Music studios we love a bit of French chic, and that’s what we get every time we install a new set of …


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FOCAL SM9 PREVIEW

Posted on Wed 12 January 2011 in entries • Tagged with focal, monitor, speaker, studio

The Focal SM9 3-Way active studio monitor is one of the strangest looking speakers I’ve ever seen! Unfortunately, they aren’t expected to be released until around March 2011, so I won’t be able to get my hands on them to take a listen just yet! Until then …


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