January 18th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
Press Release
Micro Spider™. Big Tone in a Little Box.
Micro Spider is the perfect combination of portability, versatility and brilliant tone. At the beach or at home, in the back of the tour bus or the family car, Micro Spider is the ideal tool for electric guitars, acoustic guitars and vocals on the go. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
Click Here To Buy The Tascam DR-1
The TASCAM DR-1 puts world-dominating power into your pocket. Its built-in stereo microphones include a unique variable angle mechanism, so you can set it to record from any angle. The DR-1 is the first portable recorder to include a 1GB card, so you’ll have plenty of CD or MP3-quality recording time for long rehearsals and concerts. And with a street price of just $299, everyone’s gonna want one. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
Today Native Instruments announced the release of a free KORE Player in March ‘08. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Guitar
Paul Reed Smith guitars have announced the debut of 12 new guitar models at NAMM. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Guitar
Here is a short video of the Fender American Standard Announcement.
January 18th, 2008 — Recording
Press Release
Steinberg is proud to present a new member of the world-famous Cubase product family at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Cubase Essential 4 is tailored to musicians and home studios with a compact feature set for recording, composing and mixing music. Just like the larger versions Cubase 4 and Cubase Studio 4, the new addition offers the advantages of the new VST3 standard and uses the same audio engine. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Guitar
Press Release
Fender officially unveiled its highly anticipated American Standard Series instruments during a kickoff event on Jan. 17 at the 2008 NAMM music products trade show in Anaheim, Calif. The American Standard Series, heralded by Fender’s new “Make History” campaign, comprises the flagship—or workhorse—models of Fender electric guitars and basses. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
Press Release
NAMM 2008 sees the unveiling of Focusrite’s new ‘ISA One’ microphone pre-amplifier. ISA One delivers Focusrite’s prestigious ISA transformer-based pre amp in a rugged and portable chassis, at a ground-breaking price. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Drums
Press Release
The Avedis Zildjian Co. is pleased to announce that Adrian Young has redesigned his Artist Series Drumstick for 2008. Zildjian’s Artist Series collection features drumsticks designed by some of today’s top drummers. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Drums
Press Release
The Avedis Zildjian Co. is pleased to announce the introduction of new sizes into its popular “K Light” cymbal series. The 22-inch K Light Ride, 15-inch K Light HiHats and 16-inch K Light HiHats add even more options to the growing number of rock and pop drummers choosing the darker sounds of the K Zildjian cymbal range. Continue reading →
January 18th, 2008 — Drums
Press Release
The Avedis Zildjian Company is proud to introduce two new Crash Ride cymbals in the K Zildjian Series. The 21 and 22-inch K Crash Rides feature a Brilliant Finish and a medium-thin weight. These new models now become Zildjian’s largest Crash cymbals available and offer an explosive Crash sound. Continue reading →
January 17th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
NAMM 2008 has just started but the O.C. Register has an article about the convention outgrowing its current home. This show brings in $80 million dollars?
January 17th, 2008 — Bass
Press Release
Anaheim CA, January 17, 2008—BOSS is proud to announce the new GT-10B Bass Effects Processor. The new flagship of the bass multi-effects series is driven by BOSS’s latest generation custom DSP engine, and is a floorboard powerhouse that offers a marked improvement in sound quality, features, and user interface from previous generations. Continue reading →
January 17th, 2008 — Guitar
Press Release
Anaheim CA, January 17, 2008—BOSS is proud to announce the GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor. The new flagship of the BOSS multi-effects series is driven by BOSS’s latest generation custom DSP engine, and is a floorboard powerhouse that offers a marked improvement in sound quality, features, and user interface from previous generations. Continue reading →
January 17th, 2008 — Recording
Today Roland Corporation announced that they have acquired a major share of Cakewalk. They had previously been a minor shareholder since 2003. Roland has been providing hardware for Sonar LE bundles for the past several years and they co-developed SONAR Power together. All future Cakewalk products will be branded “Cakewalk by Roland”. Here’s the full Press Release.
January 14th, 2008 — NAMM 2008
Of course, this week is the Winter 2008 NAMM Show held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Every manufacturer under the sun will be exhibiting their latest gear at their booths and we’ll be covering as much as we can. Tune in from January 17 - 20 to hear all the latest NAMM news and ramblings.
January 7th, 2008 — Guitar
I stumbled across the Gibson Lifestyle portion of the Gibson guitar website the other day and I have to say that I was very impressed. It features video, a blog, podcasts, and a Gibson recommends section with articles about all types of music. Apparently this has been around for a while now and I am just late to the party. If you haven’t seen it yet you should definitely check it out. It doesn’t have that overly corporate vibe about it that some manufacturer sites do and seems to be updated quite frequently.
January 4th, 2008 — Recording
The best price for any piece of gear is free. The folks over at AudioMidi.com think so too. They are offering a chance to win a free TonePort UX8 over at their website. Normally the TonePort UX8 would run you $499. The contest is running from now until January 18th, 2008. This offer is only valid for US residents. No purchase is necessary. To enter click here.
Line 6 TonePort UX8 product page
