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SKB PRO Series Electric Guitar Case The 1SKB-66PRO Rectangular Electric Guitar Case accommodates Stratocaster and Telecaster shaped guitars.  This PRO Series case is vacuum formed of durable lightweight ABS plastic with molded in stacking ribs for added strength and durability and include SKB’s patented fiberglass reinforced TSA locking trigger latches with a comfortable rubber over-molded cushion grip handle. The interior features a rigid EPS,... 

New ZOOM Cases Protect your ZOOM H6 and H6B recorder with a SKB 3i-0907-4-H6 or the 3i-1209-4-H6B case.  These iSeries Injection Molded cases are molded of ultra-high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin, and are water and dustproof with a patented “trigger release” latch system. The 3i-0907-4-H6 interior features custom cut pockets for the H6 Recorder, XYH-6 X/Y capsule, MSH-6 MS Capsule and an accessory pocket.  The 3i-1209-4-H5B case... 

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A new mastering pack for EZmix 2 available! Umeå, Sweden, August 20, 2013 After the massive success of the Mastering EZmix Pack, Toontrack just released a second collection of settings completely devoted to mastering. Just like the first volume, Mastering II EZmix Pack was designed by Mats “Limpan” Lindfors, senior engineer at the leading mastering studio in Scandinavia, Cutting Room. Equipped with an expanded selection of back-end effects... 

“Fight for your hearing.”       “Nir Z rockin’ the white EX-29’s in the studio!”     Gunter Ahrendt is doing his part highlighting American made products. Check it out, we’re on the list! http://usproducts.yolasite.com Our friend George Kollias (insanely talented) from the band Nile sent us this link he posted. Figured we should share it with you!   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=693376070678659&set=a.224329414249996.78971.200296799986591&type=1&theater   One... 

 Kyser® Musical Products and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Create Co-branded Red Capo for Electric Guitars  By Max Lintner June 5, 2013 Canton, Texas – Kyser Musical Products® and Fender Musical Instrument Corporation have teamed up to bring you a Special Edition Quick-Change® Capo. Kyser announced in May 2013 that it manufactured a Candy Apple Red electric guitar capo per the branding guidelines of Fender®. Kyser expects this partnership... 

Toontrack releases three preset packs simultaneously Umeå, Sweden, April 23, 2013 Today Toontrack Music announced the immediate release of three individual collections of presets for the Superior Drummer library and the SDXs in the New York Studios suite. The presets were all specifically designed to showcase the incredible ambience in three of the world’s most renowned recording rooms: Avatar Studios, Allaire Studios and the Hit Factory. This... 

Peter Henderson EZmix Pack Grammy Award-winner featured in new EZmix Pack Peter Henderson EZmix Pack Umeå, Sweden, March 26, 2013 Today Toontrack Music released Peter Henderson EZmix Pack – a new expansion for the company’s widely popular multi-effe’ct mix tool EZmix 2. The pack comes with custom settings designed by Peter Henderson, who started his career training exclusively with engineer legend Geoff Emerick (The Beatles) at the... 

Toontrack releases new MIDI pack for EZkeys Umeå, Sweden, March 19, 2013 Today Toontrack Music released Funk EZkeys MIDI, a new MIDI expansion for the company’s groundbreaking piano software EZkeys. The classic funk-inspired chord progressions, the hard-driving bass lines and the persistent hooks combined with the creative songwriting tools in EZkeys make this pack a true well of inspiration. You can start from a fundamental baseline, riff... 

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Toontrack Music released Drums Toolbox EZmix Pack Umeå, Sweden, March 12, 2013 – Today Toontrack Music released Drums Toolbox EZmix Pack, a new expansion for their widely popular multi-effect mix tool EZmix 2. The Drums Toolbox EZmix Pack features a wide variety of one-click settings specifically tailored to enhance drum recordings of any type, all designed by a dream team of engineers: Randy Staub (Metallica, Alice in Chains), Neil Dorfsman (Bruce... 

TRIAD-ORBIT introduces the new Articulating Tripod Mic Stand—to revolutionize mic placement for studio and live performance. This represents a quantum leap in the evolution of the microphone stand. Every industry-standard component, from stand bases to mic clips, was analyzed and reinvented to realize a singular objective: precise mic placement without compromise. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:... 

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New vocal pack for Toontrack’s EZmix 2 Today Toontrack Music released Vocal Toolbox EZmix Pack, a new expansion for their widely popular multi-effect mix tool EZmix 2. The Vocal Toobox EZmix Pack is designed to be a Swiss Army Knife of vocal production. You’ll find anything from warm and up close voice over presets to a multitude of effect saturated lead vocal settings, various FX voices and signal chains perfect for beefing up your background... 

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Rock Candy Funk Party Will Release Their Debut Jazz-Funk Album We Want Groove on January 29, Featuring Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa, Tal Bergman, Mike Merritt, Ron DeJesus and Renato Neto Los Angeles, January 4, 2013: With its reboot of classic ’70s /‘80s jazz-funk, Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) delivers a sound that’s as celebratory as the name suggests.  The group is powered by a lineup of world renowned players—album producer Tal Bergman... 

RØDE iXY and RØDE Rec  RØDE iXY stereo microphone for the Apple iPhone and iPad and RØDE Rec audio recording app for iOS devices   Introducing RØDE iXY stereo microphone for iPhone and iPad from RØDE Microphones on Vimeo. The RØDE iXY stereo microphone and RØDE Rec audio recording app used to record an acoustic band RØDE iXY stereo microphone for the Apple iPhone and iPad and RØDE Rec audio recording app for iOS devices RØDE iXY... 

Custom Neumann KM-180 Series Case From SKB! Orange, CA – SKB announces the introduction of a custom iSeries Injection Molded watertight case specifically designed for the Neumann KM-180 Series Microphones, the 3i0907-4-KM18 Neumann KM-180 Mic Series case. SKB’s iSeries Injection Molded Mil-Standard Watertight Cases are molded of ultra-high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin, featuring a gasketed, water and dust proof, submersible design (MIL-C-4150J)... 

New! SKB’s Custom Sennheiser EW Series Mic Case Orange, CA – SKB Corporation has done it again with the development of another new iSeries custom watertight microphone case for the Sennheiser EW wireless microphone systems, the new 3i-1711-SEW. The case is based on SKB’s iSeries Injection Molded Mil-Standard Watertight style of cases.  These cases are molded of ultra-high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin, featuring a gasketed, water and... 

SKB Mixes It Up – Five New Universal Mixer/Equipment Bags Orange, CA – SKB Corporation announces additions to their mixer transportation solutions with five new padded universal mixer / equipment bags.   The 1SKB-UB0909, 1SKB-UB1212, 1SKB-UB1515, 1SKB-UB1818, and the 1SKB-UB2020 models will accommodate the most popular mixers, drum machines, recording interfaces, midi controllers, light panels and other equipment.   These Universal Mixer/Equipment... 

New Conga Line From SKB! Orange, CA – SKB Corporation once again responds to the many requests for drum protection with the introduction of the new 1SKB-D3217 Universal Conga case that will accommodate Quinto, Conga, or Tumbadora Conga drums that are 28” to 32” in height. The new Universal Conga Case is roto-molded of Linear Low Density Polyethylene with molded-in exterior bumpers and inverted bumpers to hold the conga in place in transit. ... 

LED Light Bar Case From SKB Orange, CA – The expansion of SKB’s DJ line includes the new 3i-5014-LBAR Injection Molded Watertight LED Light Bar Case. Each 3i-5014-LBAR case will hold four light bars up to 36.75” in length and features moveable PE foam blocks that will allow you to comfortably fit two short light bars or one long bar per 2.75” wide channel.  The space underneath the light fixtures can be used to store cables for a complete... 

New York Studios Vol.3 SDX New sounds for Superior Drummer We are proud to present a new addition to the Superior Line: New York Studios Vol.3 SDX! Straight from the Avatar Studios in the heart of Manhattan comes breathtaking drums recorded by the same team that did Superior Drummer and the Vol.2 SDX – engineer duo Neil Dorfsman and Pat Thrall together with session drummer Nir Z. The beginning It started with the core library in Superior Drummer,... 

ISO-L8R130 for small speakers Toronto, Ontario – December 3, 2012 – After a spectacular 2012 in which it bagged Best of Show awards at NAMM and AES, IsoAcoustics is preparing to start the New Year with a bang – by adding another model to its line of revolutionary surface decouplers. The ISO-L8R130 speaker stands, specifically designed for small speakers with widths exceeding 5” and weights of not more than 20lbs., will make its debut at the... 

LOOK OUT FOR THE CASIO SYNTH BUS IN A CITY NEAR YOU Calling all bedroom DJ’s, aspiring producers, synth fans and musicians. Casio announce their ‘Turn Up Your Noise’ UK Bus Tour. Following the launch of the Casio XW Synthesiser range and Synth Sessions earlier this year Casio are sending their open top route master bus on a tour of the UK kitted out with all their latest range of XW Synthesisers. Visiting major cities all over the country,... 

Toontrack Metal Month 2012 Metal Guitar Gods EZmix Pack – Expansion for EZmix 2 Metal Guitar Gods is an expansion pack for EZmix 2, focusing solely on amp and cab simulation presets for guitar and bass. It comes with everything from rhythm, lead and clean sounds to settings for acoustic guitar and bass. All content was custom designed by four of the most iconic and trendsetting guitarists in metal: – Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah) –... 

Toontrack Metal Month 2012 Rock Solid EZX – Expansion for EZdrummer With its three complete kits, the extra snares, bass drums and its large collection of cymbals, it’s painfully obvious how the Rock Solid EZX is every bit as leveled, in your face and bold as its title sets it out to be. When you hear the almost unreal sonic qualities in this recording, you will know why there’s no understatement in saying that these drums add a... 

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SESAC Celebrates Songwriters & Publishers at the 2012 Nashville Music Awards Catt Gravitt Named Songwriter of the Year Jon Stone Earns Song of the Year Honors for “A Woman Like You” Sony ATV / EMI Foray Named Publisher of the Year  Read more at >>  Read More →

“Voyage-Air Guitar, Inc.  is once again invited back to ABCs Hit TV show “Shark Tank”this Friday night at 9:00PM 8c According to Michael Ferrucci VP of Sales and Marketing,  “This will be the company’s third appearance on the show, unprecedented for this program, Voyage-Air is given a second chance to once again change the face of the guitar industry.  I guarantee this is going to shock everyone in the MI business!”   Ferrucci... 

AES San Francisco – HEAR GEAR. FREE BEER. October 27, 28, 29 – from 10 AM to 6 PM Only 0.7 miles from Moscone to Faultline Studios 1139 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA  94103 Free shuttle van departs on the half hour in front of Moscone, or call for pickup 845-481-0067. •Audition any Blue Microphone and discover your ultimate, unique musical transducer. •Experience how Manley’s investment grade audio jewelery has been leveraged on the... 

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Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, of Karmin, perform at Casio’s launch party for the new Privia digital piano line, Tuesday Sept 11, 2012, at Edison Ballroom in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff /Invision for Casio)   CASIO LAUNCHES NEW INNOVATIVE DIGITAL PIANOS Casio launched four new models in its Privia digital piano line at an exclusive press gathering at New York’s Edison Ballroom—while three of its sponsored artists—Karmin, Tom Brislin... 

VIDEO DEMO - LIMITED EDITION XW-P1 PERFORMANCE SYNTHESIZER CASIO INTRODUCES LIMITED EDITION XW-P1 PERFORMANCE SYNTHESIZER 200 XW-P1GD UNITS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE IN AN EXCLUSIVE GOLD FINISH Casio America, Inc. re-entered the professional synthesizer market this year with the launch of two products ideal for performing and recording artists – the XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer and the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer. Based on the successful introduction of... 

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SESAC CELEBRATES At 2012 FILM AND TELEVISION COMPOSERS AWARDS SESAC honored its stellar roster of top film and television composers with the annual SESAC Film & Television Composers Awards Dinner. The invitation-only event was held on June 7, at the chic Casa Del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, and celebrated the composers of music featured in 2011’s biggest films, primetime television shows and cable programs. The SESAC event bestows awards... 

Laura Marling – “I Was Just a Card” – Bonnaroo 2012 LAURA MARLING performs with the 000C Nylon String Martin  Read More →

GET TO KNOW MARTIN AMBASSADOR HUNTER HAYES The new face of Martin Guitar exposing our great brand to a new and young consumer base!   Hunter on ABC’s Good Morning America January 23, 2012 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY4_Q7Rgvc4&feature=youtu.be   www.hunterhayes.com Facebook – 191, 202 fans! Twitter – 107,105 followers!  Read More →

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Guitar legend Adrian Belew workshop spotlighting Parker Fly Guitars Guitar legend Adrian Belew (right, pictured with Sweetwater's Editorial Director Mitch Gallagher) visited Sweetwater recently for a free concert and workshop spotlighting his two signature model Parker Fly guitars. Belew also gave a concert for, and spent the day discussing music and audio technology with, Sweetwater's Sales Engineers.  Read More →