NOVATION DICER REVIEW

Posted on Tue 02 November 2010 in entries • Tagged with digital dj, review

Having been fascinated by the art of DJing since the age of 15, and been working the club circuit on the South Coast for the past 5 years, my allegiance has purely been to the gods of vinyl. But with the plummeting prices of the Traktor software series, and the …


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LIQUID CHANNEL AT ABBEY ROAD

Posted on Fri 22 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with audio interface, focusrite, hardware, review

Rob Cass founded Cave Productions in the late nineties and was soon involved with some of pop's biggest names, from Robbie Williams to Estelle. Some 13 years later, Rob's company is proud to be working in association with the world's most famous studio, Abbey Road.

Rob and his hand-selected team …


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NOVATION ULTRANOVA REVIEW

Posted on Thu 21 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with live performance, Novation, review, synth, ultranova

Make way for the latest product to have spawned from the impressive Nova series, the futuristic Novation Ultranova! This analogue-modeling synthesizer with a powerful effects processor takes it’s synth engine from the legendary Supernova II, and improves on the past with a number of spanking new features utilising the …


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THE KORG MONOTRON ANALOG SYNTHESIZER REVIEW

Posted on Thu 21 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with Korg, monotron, review, synth, synthesizer

This review kindly written by Tony Long. You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music

INTRODUCTION

I want to say straight away that this review is going to be a very positive review. This is because before I have even …


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KOMPLETE 7 AND KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with elements, instruments, native, review

The latest Komplete 7 and Komplete 7 Elements from Native Instruments take your computer music-making to a kompletely new level…

Ever since we were wowed by Native Instruments’ first releases (anyone remember the joys of the first incarnation of Absynth?), we’ve known to keep an eye out for anything …


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FOCUSRITE INTERFACES REVIEW

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with audio interface, review

Focusrite’s Saffire series offers you so much more than other interfaces out there, with top-notch preamps, amp modelling and bundled software…

Focusrite’s range of interfaces are rock solid, reliable and sound amazing (they should do with Focusrite mic preamps!). There’s something to suit every style and every …


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STEINBERG CI2+ PREVIEW

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with review, steinberg ci2

Boasting controls and interface in one slick body, the CI2+ portable studio remains unmatched in its simplicity and sheer power in performance

Portable interfaces for recording and producing music come and go, but with its CI2+, Steinberg is offering the ultimate entry-level system solution, and it’s here to stay …


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PRIMACOUSTIC VOXGUARD

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with review

Protecting your vocal recordings from ambient noise doesn’t come any lighter or larger than the new VoxGuard from Primacoustic…

Everyone loves a bit of curve in the studio, and this latest release from Primacoustic will enhance the sound as well as the look of your set-up

Allow us to …


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MACKIE HD1221

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with active, review, speaker

Building on the success of the HD series, Mackie’s HD1221 delivers stunning performance and power in a package that’s as versatile as it is compact…

Mackie is well known for creating quality gear that is both high-performance and affordable. Its new HD line of powered loudspeakers is testament …


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SE ELECTRONICS VOODOO

Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with microphones, review, se electronics

The Voodoo ribbon microphones from sE are new for 2010 and mark a new era for ribbon mic technology. We test out their black magic claims…

Until now the only ribbon mic in the world to perform across the full 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range was sE’s acclaimed RNR1 …


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