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With a drive section comprised of a NE5534 op-amp for hard clipping and a MOSFET variable boost section, the new DRVA MK II pedal also manages to cram in 12 voicings, making it pretty versatile indeed.
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There's talk of loops and beat production, pattern editors, chords, seamlessness, sampling and advanced virtual instruments. That's a lot to pack into the new version 4 of Studio One.
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Softube says its new Weiss Deess plug-in is "the only deesser you are ever going to need" - at $199 a throw, you'd certainly hope so! But the tech used here has a widely respected lineage.
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Priced just USD 300, the bundles include a cardioid condenser microphone, a shock mount, and the ECM-87 Mic Clone plug-in. The initial kit offers eight mic emulations, each with a ratio slider.
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Mooer has announced two new micro preamps that extend Mooer's ever-expanding line-up of modestly priced digital preamp sims- can you guess which amp models these two are based on?
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Orange announces a the Omec Teleport USB audio interface pedal, a cool little handy box to help you place software amp emulations into your hardware live setup and more.
ADAM wants to put the cat among the pigeons in the budget studio monitor market with the T-Series, putting its vaunted S-series tech in your hands for under USD 400 per pair.
PreSonus announced the immediate availability of its HD9 studio headphones. The manufacturer claims a clean sound, comfortability, and broad frequency response. Knowing PreSonus, these cans likely deliver!
We think ACID is still relevant, and its latest incarnation is a wonderful means for younger producers to discover this genuinely nice piece of software. ACID Pro 8 is available now, priced USD 150.
Sony says this model continues the legacy of the classic C-800/C-800G dual-capsule model and offers an extremely broad frequency range — from 20Hz all the way up to 50kHz.
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The Assiniboine Park Conservatory is over 100 years old and falling apart. Winnipeg artist Helga Jakobson is taking recordings of the plants bioelectric energy and transforming it into music before it's gone.
At Musikmesse 2018, MXL announced a very interesting audio and video recording bundle, the VPS Visual Podcasting station, that targets video podcasters and vloggers.
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In this week's Virtual Guitar Amp Roundup I go over IK Multimedia's AmpliTube 4 software and give you an insight into what makes this a very flexible and customisable package for guitarists.
What makes this preamp truly attractive for 500 Series rack owners is its ability to power and record two microphones while fitting in a single rack slot. That, in addition to its affordable price.
German manufacturer Burg announced a new tube condenser microphone, the Burg M1. The design comes from German condenser mic royalty Andreas Grosser, known for modding and repairing U47 mics.
Australian purveyor of microphones RODE has partnered up with ambisonic microphone inventors SoundField to create a 3D recording microphone - the NT-SF1 - for under USD 1000.
