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Looking to build a professional Apollo + UAD-2 recording system? Then you won’t want to miss this special end-of-year promotion.
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Focusrite's Saffire line of Firewire interfaces offer professional quality at affordable prices. Their range provides a model for everyone, whether you're after a compact interface for solo recording projects, or you need something to capture the performance of a whole band. What's more is that each Saffire interface is also Thunderbolt compatible, for peace of mind despite the changing face of technology.

If you want to join the wealth of professionals that already own and use Saffire interfaces, then now is a great time. Anyone purchasing one between 10th July 2014 and 31st October 2014 will be able to claim a FREE copy of Focusrite's Midnight Suite Plug-in software (worth £69) upon registration with Focusrite.

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Due to popular demand, Universal Audio have extended their Thunderbolt card offer, where you can receive a FREE fitted Thunderbolt option (worth £409) with any Apollo Duo, Apollo Quad or Apollo 16 interface. Promo now ends 30th June 2014.

Each interface features extremely high-quality professional converters and preamps for a crystal clear sound, plus that all-important built-in DSP, which allows you to run Universal Audio's amazing plug-ins, many of which model sought after analogue gear with unbelievable accuracy.

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The VRM Box is an ingenious piece of studio kit. Using a pair of headphones, the VRM Box allows you to virtually mix your tracks in a variety of environments, using your choice of speakers. For example, you can reference your tracks in a virtual professional studio, through a pair of professional monitors. Or, you can listen to how your track would sound when played back through TV speakers in your living room!

In pursuit of the perfect mix, it is heavily advised to listen to your track on as many different playback systems as possible, in order to make sure that it sounds good on all of them. However, this presents an obvious space and budget problem, as it's impractical and far too expensive for most of us to own such varied set-ups. However, Focusrite have solved this problem, as all you now need is a computer, a pair of headphones and the ultra-compact VRM Box.

Until the end of February 2014, you can grab a FREE VRM Box with Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and Liquid Saffire 56 interfaces.

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Emeli Sandé... do we really need to introduce the multiple award-winning, hit record-writing singer, who has performed everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall to the 2012 Olympics?

In this interview, Emeli explains how her Focusrite Forte is her go-to interface for recording on the road, due to its amazing sound-quality and ease of use.

However, it's not just for recording where Emeli relies on Focusrite Novation products. The Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and Scarlett 18i20 interfaces are key to her live rig, and there's also a Novation Zero SL MkII MIDI controller used to control the laptops.

CLICK HERE to read the full interview

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Universal Audio's Apollo interfaces provide top-quality professional preamps and converters, a selection of studio-ready connections and to top it all off, built-in DSP for running UA's amazing plug-ins.

Universal Audio plug-ins are considered by many to be the best in the business, providing realistic software emulations of some of the most sought-after analogue studio gear ever. For example, fancy owning a classic 1176 limiter? Or the fabled Shadow Hills mastering compressor? Or maybe you fancy putting your sound through a Neve channel strip? There's no need to fork out thousands of pounds or clear any rack space if you own a UAD card... simply purchase the software plug-ins and you can even run multiple instances in a single project if you have enough spare DSP!

From 1st January 2014 until 31st March 2014, you will be able to claim a FREE Thunderbolt option card (worth £409) when you purchase and register a new Apollo interface.

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Focusrite Novation recently caught up with chart-topping dance act Rudimental, who talked about the range of products that they use in their studio and live rigs.

For example, how do Rudimental achieve those big, warm, analogue basses? The secret lies with the Bass Station II!

Rudimental also do all their recording through a couple of Saffire Pro 40 interfaces and an ISA 220 preamp, they use a Launchpad for their DJ work, Impulse 61s as on-stage MIDI controllers, and the Launchkey Mini and Forte for writing and recording tracks on-the-move.

CLICK HERE to read the full interview.

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In this video, the band 'Young Guns' talk about how they make use of a Focusrite Octopre Mk2 Dynamic connected to a Saffire Pro 40 interface to record their demos in their studio/rehearsal space.

The Saffire Pro 40 is a Firewire interface, featuring 8 of Focusrite's famous preamps, 10 analogue outputs, MIDI and S/PDIF I/O, plus ADAT connectivity for increasing your I/O count up to 20 inputs and 20 outputs. In addition to this (as highlighted in the video), all Saffire interfaces are also compatible with Thunderbolt connections using an appropriate adapter (sold separately).

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Sitting at the heart of your studio, your audio interface is something that you need to fully understand in order to make the most out of your sessions. However, let's face it, who actually enjoys flicking through a manual, especially for a type of product that many people regard as one of those slightly boring yet essential purchases? After all, it's not like you can play with your interface like you can with a synth or a guitar whilst you're learning about it!

Luckily, anyone purchasing an RME Fireface UCX or UFX up until August 31st 2013 will get a FREE invite to a webinar (RRP £99) hosted by product manager Rob Masters. During this webinar, Rob and his team will take you through all the essential features of the interfaces, starting with a basic overview and moving on to using the TotalMix FX software for routing, grouping and effects; using the RME Remote Control and using the interfaces in conjunction with an iPad. He will also be dishing out some top tips and there will be an opportunity to put any questions that you have over to Rob and his team so this is the perfect way to become an expert on your interface in as little time as possible.

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We've had our first delivery of Universal Audio Apollo 16 interfaces in and have one in stock and available to grab right away! The Apollo 16 is a high-quality 16 line-input, 16 line-output interface with built-in Universal Audio Quad-core DSP for running their amazing software plug-ins, which faithfully model a host of classic analogue studio gear. It even comes with the LA-2A Classic Audio Leveler, 1176LN Limiting Amplifier and Pultec EQP-1A EQ to get you started!

If plenty of line level connectivity is what you require and you feel that you will also benefit from adding some superb analogue emulation plug-ins to your studio, then you've only really got one choice for an all-in-one unit - the Universal Audio Apollo 16!

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