Recording Gear Archive

  • These Phones Sound Real Good The first thing I noticed is the even response. No hyped bass like some sets. Listening for hours at a time is not fatiguing even though there is a slight pressure on the ears and the top of the head...

    Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones Review – How are they after 36 months?

    These Phones Sound Real Good The first thing I noticed is the even response. No hyped bass like some sets. Listening for hours at a time is not fatiguing even though there is a slight pressure on the ears and the top of the head...

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  • Vancouver BC – Radial Engineering Ltd. is pleased to announce a new addition to the 500 series range of modules, the PreComp combination preamp and compressor. The PreComp is a single wide module, designed to fit the popular 500 series rack format. The design begins...

    Radial introduces the PreComp™ 500 series Combination Preamp and Compressor

    Vancouver BC – Radial Engineering Ltd. is pleased to announce a new addition to the 500 series range of modules, the PreComp combination preamp and compressor. The PreComp is a single wide module, designed to fit the popular 500 series rack format. The design begins...

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  • Visit the 2013 Winter NAMM show virtually by joining PreSonus’ exciting, three-day live Webcast! The PreSonus NAMMcast will be broadcast in real time Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (January 24 through 26), between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, and will be rebroadcast between...

    PreSonus Brings Winter NAMM Show to You Live Via the Web!

    Visit the 2013 Winter NAMM show virtually by joining PreSonus’ exciting, three-day live Webcast! The PreSonus NAMMcast will be broadcast in real time Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (January 24 through 26), between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, and will be rebroadcast between...

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  • Diamond Bar, Calif. (January 17, 2013) – Audiofly, is an award winning innovator of premium headphones for discerning music lovers and musicians. Audiofly continues to advance detailed, full spectrum, sound technology with the launch of its Performance Series In-Ear Monitors (IEMs). Visit Audiofly’s booth to...

    Audiofly Debuts Performance Series In-Ear Monitors at NAMM 2013

    Diamond Bar, Calif. (January 17, 2013) – Audiofly, is an award winning innovator of premium headphones for discerning music lovers and musicians. Audiofly continues to advance detailed, full spectrum, sound technology with the launch of its Performance Series In-Ear Monitors (IEMs). Visit Audiofly’s booth to...

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  • Baton Rouge, LA, March 2012… As touring musicians go, few artists can rival Edwin McCain’s work ethic. Though he has cut back his earlier ritual of nearly 300 shows per year to spend more time with his family, the prolific singer-songwriter still maintains a busy...

    On the Road with Edwin McCain and StudioLive

    Baton Rouge, LA, March 2012… As touring musicians go, few artists can rival Edwin McCain’s work ethic. Though he has cut back his earlier ritual of nearly 300 shows per year to spend more time with his family, the prolific singer-songwriter still maintains a busy...

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  • Producer Taz Arnold Chooses Auralex for Design Just As Much As Sound LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 – Auralex® Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is the acoustic and design choice of one of the hottest new studios in Los Angeles. Hit producer...

    Auralex Makes Major L.A. Studio Acoustically Sound

    Producer Taz Arnold Chooses Auralex for Design Just As Much As Sound LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 – Auralex® Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is the acoustic and design choice of one of the hottest new studios in Los Angeles. Hit producer...

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  • Taramac, FL, February 2012… As the Baby Boomer generation has grown, adult-oriented communities have become larger and more sophisticated. South Florida has long been an epicenter of the 55-plus demographic, and Tamarac is one of its model communities. This town of 56,000, midway between Miami...

    Adult Living Sounds Better than Ever with StudioLive

    Taramac, FL, February 2012… As the Baby Boomer generation has grown, adult-oriented communities have become larger and more sophisticated. South Florida has long been an epicenter of the 55-plus demographic, and Tamarac is one of its model communities. This town of 56,000, midway between Miami...

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  • EAST GREENBUSH, NY, MARCH 1, 2012 – When Seth Powell, owner and engineer of SoundCheck Republic Recording Studio, enlisted the services of Dominick Campana, owner of Pro Sound Associates, to partner with him on the design of his newly relocated facility, Campana turned to Auralex Acoustics, the industry...

    Auralex Acoustics Helps Soundcheck Republic Recording Studio Hit The Right Notes

    EAST GREENBUSH, NY, MARCH 1, 2012 – When Seth Powell, owner and engineer of SoundCheck Republic Recording Studio, enlisted the services of Dominick Campana, owner of Pro Sound Associates, to partner with him on the design of his newly relocated facility, Campana turned to Auralex Acoustics, the industry...

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  • UniqueSquared Mobile Studio to be Loaded with Listening Stations and Recording Gear from Sennheiser, Neumann and TRUE Systems AUSTIN – March 06, 2012: Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has partnered with music retailer UniqueSquared to bring a 45-foot mobile recording studio bus to Austin during...

    Sennheiser Partners with UniqueSquared to Bring Mobile Studio to Austin During World-Famous Music Week

    UniqueSquared Mobile Studio to be Loaded with Listening Stations and Recording Gear from Sennheiser, Neumann and TRUE Systems AUSTIN – March 06, 2012: Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has partnered with music retailer UniqueSquared to bring a 45-foot mobile recording studio bus to Austin during...

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  • Auralex® Acoustics helped the Guitar Gallery showroom in Nashville look more appealing and sound better thanks to the installation of its acoustics treatment products.

    Auralex Displayed In Guitar Gallery Showroom

    Auralex® Acoustics helped the Guitar Gallery showroom in Nashville look more appealing and sound better thanks to the installation of its acoustics treatment products.

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  • Avid Wins Three TEC Awards at the 27th Annual Ceremony A very exciting night for Avid, a multi winner of TEC Awards. Congratulations to the Avid Pro Tools and VENUE Live Sound Environment teams on your TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) award wins—Computer Audio Hardware (HD Native); Workstation Technology...

    Pro Tools Big Winner at TEC Awards

    Avid Wins Three TEC Awards at the 27th Annual Ceremony A very exciting night for Avid, a multi winner of TEC Awards. Congratulations to the Avid Pro Tools and VENUE Live Sound Environment teams on your TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) award wins—Computer Audio Hardware (HD Native); Workstation Technology...

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  • Posse Audio is Your Personal on Stage Monitor Mix This is the perfect solution for solo performers who have little to no time for setup at the gig. I tried the unit at NAMM 2011 and it sounds fantastic. The unit is so complete in...

    POSSE Personal Monitor System at NAMM 2011

    Posse Audio is Your Personal on Stage Monitor Mix This is the perfect solution for solo performers who have little to no time for setup at the gig. I tried the unit at NAMM 2011 and it sounds fantastic. The unit is so complete in...

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  • Excellent specs and 6 channel recording make this portable hand held the perfect choice for recording live music performances of all types of music in any venue.

    Roland 6 Track R-26 Portable Recorder

    Excellent specs and 6 channel recording make this portable hand held the perfect choice for recording live music performances of all types of music in any venue.

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  • Loop Artist Angela Sheik Takes Top Honors at Second Annual U.S. Finals Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2011 — BOSS Corporation U.S. recently held the U.S. National Finals for the Loop Station World Championship 2, its annual international competition for loop-based musicians. From a field of...

    BOSS LOOP STATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2 – Angela Sheik Takes Top Honors

    Loop Artist Angela Sheik Takes Top Honors at Second Annual U.S. Finals Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2011 — BOSS Corporation U.S. recently held the U.S. National Finals for the Loop Station World Championship 2, its annual international competition for loop-based musicians. From a field of...

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  • Michael Loh, CEO of iConnectivity, introduces his company’s ground-breaking product, the iConnectMIDI, at NAMM 2011. It allows you to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod into your MIDI network and talk with USB MIDI 1.0 and MIDI DIN devices. Use your iPhone or other Apple...

    NAMM 2011- iConnectMIDI

    Michael Loh, CEO of iConnectivity, introduces his company’s ground-breaking product, the iConnectMIDI, at NAMM 2011. It allows you to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod into your MIDI network and talk with USB MIDI 1.0 and MIDI DIN devices. Use your iPhone or other Apple...

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  • Just one day after the introduction of the the iPhone 4S, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs created a new world with his innovative products starting with the first truly accessible personal computer in 1984. As a long time Apple...

    Steve Jobs Dies: Creator of Personal Computer, iPad, iPhone

    Just one day after the introduction of the the iPhone 4S, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs created a new world with his innovative products starting with the first truly accessible personal computer in 1984. As a long time Apple...

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  • First Look Avid today announced the first new M-Audio recording interface since re-branding Digidesign under the Avid corporate moniker. And these units are sweet. All the basics are there that you would expect – mic/line inputs, line outputs, 24/96, s/pdif in and out, MIDI I/O...

    Avid introduces M-Audio Fast Track C-Series interfaces

    First Look Avid today announced the first new M-Audio recording interface since re-branding Digidesign under the Avid corporate moniker. And these units are sweet. All the basics are there that you would expect – mic/line inputs, line outputs, 24/96, s/pdif in and out, MIDI I/O...

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  • Brad Johnson, Technical Support at Lavry Engineering, Inc.,  gives us the rundown on the functions of this professional A to D converter at THE SHOW Newport 2011. The AD11 can capture up to 2 channels of audio with up to 24/96 resolution. This no frills high-end...

    LavryBlack AD11 Analog to Digital Converter

    Brad Johnson, Technical Support at Lavry Engineering, Inc.,  gives us the rundown on the functions of this professional A to D converter at THE SHOW Newport 2011. The AD11 can capture up to 2 channels of audio with up to 24/96 resolution. This no frills high-end...

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  • Convert any mic into a 24/96 USB microphone. I met with Michael Goodman of Centrance, at THE Show – Newport Beach 2011, to get the  low down on his high end line of portable AD, DA and AD/DA converters. They build 3 dedicated products, all...

    Centrance Micport Pro USB AD/DA

    Convert any mic into a 24/96 USB microphone. I met with Michael Goodman of Centrance, at THE Show – Newport Beach 2011, to get the  low down on his high end line of portable AD, DA and AD/DA converters. They build 3 dedicated products, all...

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  • EveAnna Manley opens the factory for the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society High-end audio, be it pro audio or audiophile, is deeply rooted in the vacuum tube. Audio purists believe that music reproduction systems built with tube circuits at their heart are the holy...

    The Head Woman at Manley Labs Talks Tubes…and more

    EveAnna Manley opens the factory for the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society High-end audio, be it pro audio or audiophile, is deeply rooted in the vacuum tube. Audio purists believe that music reproduction systems built with tube circuits at their heart are the holy...

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  • This siliconized rubber skin makes slick work of finding your keyboard shortcuts. For years we had two choices for navigating shortcut commands in Pro Tools – buy a dedicated Pro Tools keyboard, or memorize your moves. Both of these options have drawbacks – in one...

    KB Covers keyboard cover for Pro Tools

    This siliconized rubber skin makes slick work of finding your keyboard shortcuts. For years we had two choices for navigating shortcut commands in Pro Tools – buy a dedicated Pro Tools keyboard, or memorize your moves. Both of these options have drawbacks – in one...

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  • Frankfurt – April 7, 2011 Natural tube warmth for any mic or instrument. Add warm, vintage tone to any mic or instrument with the MicTube Solo preamplifier. Ideal for any recording or live setup, the MicTube Solo features an easy-to-use control layout and one of...

    MusikMesse 2011 – Alesis debuts MicTube Solo

    Frankfurt – April 7, 2011 Natural tube warmth for any mic or instrument. Add warm, vintage tone to any mic or instrument with the MicTube Solo preamplifier. Ideal for any recording or live setup, the MicTube Solo features an easy-to-use control layout and one of...

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  • Enjoy many of the same professional features as Pro Tools 9—and get exceptional value with three new bundles Professional music creation has never been more accessible. Designed for use with select M-Audio recording interfaces, Pro Tools® MP 9—the latest version of Pro Tools M-Powered™ software—delivers...

    MusikMesse 2011 – Pro Tools MP 9 Software and Recording Systems

    Enjoy many of the same professional features as Pro Tools 9—and get exceptional value with three new bundles Professional music creation has never been more accessible. Designed for use with select M-Audio recording interfaces, Pro Tools® MP 9—the latest version of Pro Tools M-Powered™ software—delivers...

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  • January 14th, 2011 – Zoom takes the turbocharged design of the R24 and reduces the footprint for a portable, powerful music production solution. Like its predecessor, the R8 combines four production tools in a small, incredibly versatile device. In addition to 8-track playback and 2-track...

    NAMM 2011 – R8 Recorder: Interface: Controller: Sampler

    January 14th, 2011 – Zoom takes the turbocharged design of the R24 and reduces the footprint for a portable, powerful music production solution. Like its predecessor, the R8 combines four production tools in a small, incredibly versatile device. In addition to 8-track playback and 2-track...

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  • Zoom’s G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal unites the ease of a stompbox pedalboard with the power of a multi-effects pedal and adds a USB audio interface to the mix. With complete control over both individual effects and amp modeling, you can modify your...

    NAMM 2011 – Zoom G3 Unites Stompbox And Multi-Effects Pedal

    Zoom’s G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal unites the ease of a stompbox pedalboard with the power of a multi-effects pedal and adds a USB audio interface to the mix. With complete control over both individual effects and amp modeling, you can modify your...

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  • Allen & Heath has unveiled the GS-R24, a high quality analogue console combined with a choice of interface modules, motorised faders for automated mixing, and MIDI controllers for tactile interfacing with software DAWs, all at a uniquely attainable price point. Based on the highly successful...

    NAMM 2011 – Allen & Heath Launch Gs-R24 Studio Recording Mixer

    Allen & Heath has unveiled the GS-R24, a high quality analogue console combined with a choice of interface modules, motorised faders for automated mixing, and MIDI controllers for tactile interfacing with software DAWs, all at a uniquely attainable price point. Based on the highly successful...

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  • 828MK3 FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE GAINS USB 2.0 CONNECTIVITY CAMBRIDGE, MA — Friday, January 7, 2011. In anticipation of its debut at the Winter NAMM 2011 exhibition next week in Anaheim, CA, MOTU has unveiled the 828mk3 Hybrid, an enhanced version of their popular 828 audio...

    NAMM 2011 – MOTU 828Mk3 Hybrid Firewire/Usb2 Audio Interface

    828MK3 FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE GAINS USB 2.0 CONNECTIVITY CAMBRIDGE, MA — Friday, January 7, 2011. In anticipation of its debut at the Winter NAMM 2011 exhibition next week in Anaheim, CA, MOTU has unveiled the 828mk3 Hybrid, an enhanced version of their popular 828 audio...

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  • The first handheld microphone for iPhone. Quality vocal and audio recordings anywhere for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. January 2011, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is proud to announce iRig™ Mic: the first handheld quality condenser microphone for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® – designed...

    NAMM 2011 – IK Multimedia Announces iRig Mic For Ipad

    The first handheld microphone for iPhone. Quality vocal and audio recordings anywhere for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. January 2011, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is proud to announce iRig™ Mic: the first handheld quality condenser microphone for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® – designed...

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  • The ideal choice for smaller studios requiring near-field monitoring, the PM0.5n offers 70 watts of bi-amped power and produces full range performance with exceptional neutrality even at high sound pressure levels. The compact dimensions also enable accurate placement in confined or awkward spaces. Dispersion from...

    NAMM 2011 – Fostex Upgraded PM0.5n Near-Field Studio Monitors

    The ideal choice for smaller studios requiring near-field monitoring, the PM0.5n offers 70 watts of bi-amped power and produces full range performance with exceptional neutrality even at high sound pressure levels. The compact dimensions also enable accurate placement in confined or awkward spaces. Dispersion from...

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  • The acclaimed Fostex T-5 and T-7 headphones are now reborn with improved sound quality anda new, modern cosmetic design. Featuring all-new ear pads, headband, and cable, the new THSeries ultra-modern headphones have been designed for extreme comfort and extended use.The cable comes with a stereo...

    NAMM 2011 – Fostex Announces Unique TH Series Headphones

    The acclaimed Fostex T-5 and T-7 headphones are now reborn with improved sound quality anda new, modern cosmetic design. Featuring all-new ear pads, headband, and cable, the new THSeries ultra-modern headphones have been designed for extreme comfort and extended use.The cable comes with a stereo...

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