At the end of last year, a group of industry professionals gathered to blind test a selection of professional condenser mics from some of the world’s biggest brands. The aim was to compare the sound quality of each mic in a way where judgment could not be swayed by brand or appearance.
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In this tutorial video, Mark and Joe explain how to build the Traps e500 Electronic Drum Kit, a kit with full size mesh heads at an unbelievable price!
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The Focusrite Liquid Channel was recently put through its paces at Snap! Studios in London, as it was compared to a selection of the original models that it emulates. Judging the results were Guy Massey and Marco Pasquariello of Snap! Studios – check out the video below to see how the Liquid Channel fared.
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Ahead Armor cases provide a real treat for your drums and are an absolute must if you are regularly transporting your kit from place-to-place.
Their unique teardrop shape makes for a much snugger fit and their special ‘DynaZip’ zipping system also makes it extremely easy to transfer the drum in and out of the case. Armor cases also feature a DX-Core design, which provides the security of two layers of high-impact foam, giving you peace of mind wherever your drums are stored.
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The new Tune-Bot electronic drum tuner from Overtone Labs is due in with us very soon, so get your pre-orders in now to secure one!
Tuning a drum is a difficult process as it used to be the case that the only way to achieve it was to use your ears to carefully refine the sound – something which took years to master! Yet, up until now, there was no such thing as a real ‘drum tuner’.
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This is your chance to win an exclusive Addictive Drums box signed by Max Martin, one AD Pak of your choice and a T-shirt! All you have to do is to Click Here to visit the official Addictive Drums Facebook page, click to ‘like’ their page and then match five soundclips to the correct kit.
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Our Guitar Manager, Terry Haselden, gives us the low-down on Electro Harmonix, a legendary brand of guitar effects pedals that we now stock!
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Check out this short video from Focusrite, which helps describe what the VRM Box can do in a rather unique and comedic way!
The Focusrite VRM Box allows you to monitor your mixes in your headphones, as if you were listening back to them through a pair of speakers in front of you! What’s more is that you can choose from a variety of different speakers to monitor through, and you can also select what environment you want to monitor in (untreated room, home studio or professional recording studio), allowing you to get the perfect mix every time, without having to spend a fortune on equipment!
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If you have just purchased an Orange Micro Crush PiX guitar amplifier and it appears to not be turning on, please make sure that you have a guitar lead plugged into it. There is a micro switch in the lead socket, which only allows the amp to power on when a guitar lead is attached. This saves the batteries from draining.
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Here is some important information for anyone buying an Alesis IO Dock:
• The Alesis IO Dock is both iPad and iPad 2 compatible.
• If you have an older version of the Alesis IO dock, the chances are it only allowed you to attach an original iPad. If you now want to attach an iPad 2, you can claim a free iPad 2 convertor from Alesis: CLICK HERE.
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