Audio Accessories
If you’re a singer/songwriter, the reasons for owning a loop pedal are numerous. A basic looper will let you lay down an accompaniment for the solo break of a tune. A feature rich looper, on the other hand, can provide effectual madness for your impromptu arrangements, adding sudden glissandos or pitch freezes. Heck, with dual-track loopers, you can progressively arrange a song in real time, adding more and more elements as verses, pre-choruses, choruses, or bridges come into the fray.
Maybe you don’t need all the bells and whistles. Maybe you
M-Audio, a company that is well known for its computer interfaces, studio integration solutions, and keyboard and controller products, has released two new interfaces aimed at the home and project-studio owner. The C-Series M-Track 2x2M audio/MIDI interface and the
Are you a guitar player looking for something to juice up your pedalboard—perhaps a pedal capable of delivering 34 dB of gain, giving you tone-shaping options, true-bypass, and the ability to drive an amplifier further into stratospheres of overdrive? If so, look no further than this pedal from
It is much too easy to take our sense of hearing for granted. However, let’s face it—if you saw someone walking around treating one of their other senses the way our hearing gets abused, you’d call social services. It’s common sense not to stare directly into the sun, or not to pick up a hot pan with your bare hands, but we regularly expose ourselves to the damaging sound pressure levels (SPLs) of live shows, the daily subway ride, band practice, passing ambulance sirens, spin class, and listening to loud music. All of these things can have
New to B&H, the compact and well-appointed MPC Studio Black Music Production Controller combines the legendary MPC form and function with the power of a Mac or Windows computer. This fully integrated hardware/software system features the classic 16 MPC drum pads with touch-sensitive controls and
That’s a great idea!” exclaimed my manager as he went over the pitch-sheet for this article. “But—and don’t hate me for this—you’re way too old to write it.”
Running a hand through my thinning brown hair, I replied, “whatever do you mean?”
"In the time since you've graduated," he said, "you could've gone to college again. Twice." Here he suspended two fingers in the air. “Twice.”
He was right. Moreover, my prospective list of collegial gear hadn't aged very well; at the top was a Boss BR1180 Recorder, which, these days, makes for an absolutely
In this conversation between Grammy-Award winning producer/engineer John Congleton and Sonic Scoop’s Justin Colletti, Congleton talks about gear—specifically not letting it get in your way, utilizing non-fussy classics like SM7s, putting up as few microphones as possible on the drum set, figuring out the right pedal-chain for electric guitars, preserving dynamic control, and doing whatever you can to make the mix sound good.
by Andrew Eisele and Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
Heading back to school and need a new sound system for your dorm room? Whether you are in a tiny single room or you are sharing space with five other people, B&H has many high-quality systems for a variety of situations and budgets.
Portable systems
If you are in the market for a high-quality sound system with Bluetooth that can be tossed into a backpack, check out the IK Multimedia iLoud. It’s a studio-quality,
The renowned plug-in company Waves, and digital console manufacturer DiGiCo, have teamed up to craft a modular solution for tying together headphone amplifiers, audio interfaces of various channel
Moog Music, the pioneer of modern synthesizer, has announced the reintroduction of the Minimoog Model D. For the first time since 1981, fans of this ground-breaking and highly sought after iconic synthesizer will be able to claim one for their own. Each Model D will be handcrafted, calibrated, and tuned at the Moog factory, in Asheville, North Carolina. Instruments will be produced in small batches, so get your orders in early.
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Are you a special sort of creative person, the kind who likes to pick up household objects (tea kettles, dish-racks, etc.) to see if you can make music with them? Or consider this: have you ever found yourself wondering something like, “what would happen if I used my handbag as a MIDI-controller?” If you possess the kind of brain that seeks to process everything into innovative music—if someone like Bjork is your idol, for instance
The following Infographic offers a quick and easy rundown of the feature sets of the H4n Pro and the H5 Handy Recorders. Both recorders offer 24-bit/96 kHz resolution, 140 dB SPL handling, an EIN that’s less than -120 dBu, and USB interface operation. The H5 offers a modular microphone system and ships with a stereo XY capsule, while the H4n Pro
Ultimate Support has been inventing, designing, and manufacturing innovative support solutions for nearly 40 years. Well known for a variety of stands for instruments, pro-audio equipment, microphones, speakers, computers, studio furniture, and more, Ultimate Support has ventured into acoustic treatment solutions.
Ultimate Acoustics provides a number of products
Windows users are rejoicing as Universal Audio announces the release of its UAD-2 Satellite USB for Windows. Following on the heels of the Apollo Twin USB, the new Satellite USB is offered in quad processor and octo-processor configurations that will allow Windows users