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The history of electronic drums is fraught with good ideas but poor execution.
Along the way there were offerings from most of the ‘big’ manufacturers, and in some cases, certain companies came to be synonymous with an era (those of us with long memories will recall many [...]
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Analogue summing has become a de-rigour process of high end audio production, with the likes of the SPL Neos console leading the charge. SSL have taken this concept with Sigma and are the first to have designed a thoroughly modern take on it
The concept for the uninitiated goes like this….
For optimum digital to analogue conversion [...]
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TC Helicon Harmony Singer….. YES YES YES!!!!
Every once in a while I see a product that I just know I have to have, and fresh from Frankfurt Musik Messe 2013, here is my first choice.
The All New TC Helicon Harmony Singer is a vocal tool aimed at Guitarists who [...]
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The original Novation Bass Station, was launched in ’93, and its digitally synchronized analogue oscillators became the staple of many ‘90’s dance and electronic hits.
Based on very intuitive layouts like the Wasp or the ARP Odyssey, it became the goto generator of synth lines that could reproduce analog bass sounds similar to a TB303 [...]
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After our debut Webcast on Saturday 16th March (click here to go to archived video) We’ve had lots of questions about the new features and what is the best version to buy.
I’ll break down the key features and provide some ideas of how/why you would [...]
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7 REASONS TO LOVE REASON 7……
Reason 7 is coming VERY soon, and it’s all grown up!!
For a while now, Reason has seemed to live in the shadow of the main DAW’s. Indeed for many people it was a long way behind the pack in terms of features as well as [...]
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Yes, it’s Here!!!
Native Instruments KOMPLETE 9 and KOMPLETE ULTIMATE 9 are now shipping.
The entire range of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects in one stunning package.
65 KOMPLETE products, 16,000 sounds, 370 GB
KOMPLETE ULTIMATE 9 is the Complete creative suite for audio production
Installation from a dedicated Hard [...]
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A couple of brief thoughts about the Korg MicroKey System.
At first glance, these little keyboards would seem to be a last resort to most Keyboard players. Of course they’re invaluable for use on the move, in a portable situation. They have a remarkable ‘playability’, a legacy of their bigger and older [...]
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If you have an iPad already this is surely the no brainer of the year. The rather excellent functionality of the Launchpad is now available for free in App form from the iTunes store.
Head over to https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/novation-launchpad/id584362474 for your copy now.
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We don’t often blog about useful apps, but this one comes from the Genelec stable, and for anyone who has taken heed of our very own Professor Tom’s advice to acoustic treatment and speaker positioning in the studio, it’s a blessing…….
Speaker Angle is a simple way to adjust the angle [...]
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