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high valley
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High Valley, Farmhouse Sessions

Released March 23
Warner Music Nashville

High Valley, brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel, of Local 390 (Edmonton, AB), stripped down seven tracks from their Atlantic Records/WMN album Dear Life to create Farmhouse Sessions. Recorded on a farm outside of Nashville, the acoustic album showcases the Rempel brothers’ musicianship, honed over years of practice growing up in rural Canada. The album includes the group’s first top 10 single “I’m With Her” and the Canadian chart topper “I Be U Be.” “We were out on our first headline tour in the US this fall and witnessed so many amazing fans singing our songs back to us,” says Brad. “We wanted to share that feeling with everyone, so we put together a few of our favorites.” Dear Life was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards. High Valley also was nominated ACM New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year and Dear Life was nominated as JUNO 2018 Country Album of the Year.

vibrophase
Cool Tools, Products

ZVEX Effects Vibrophase

ZVEX Effects Vibrophase, is a five-knob four-stage phaser that creates unique phase and vibrato nuances. The only digital part of the effect, Speed control adjusts from crawl to zip. Vibrato/Phase control adjusts the mix, while Feedback leaks some of the output signal back into the input of the four phase shifters. High Bias sets the highest voltage that can be sent to the LED and Low Limit interacts with High Bias, setting the lowest voltage that is sent to the LED. Vibrophase runs on a 9V battery or DC power supply.

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D2 Dual Dynamic
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D2 Dual Dynamic In-Ear Monitor

D2 Dual DynamicThe D2 Dual Dynamic custom silicon in-ear monitor (IEM) is Sensaphonics’ first product with dynamic drivers. Designed to work on stage, as well as with mobile devices, D2 utilizes those drivers to deliver full-range, high-fidelity audio with strong bass response, clear mid-range, and extended high frequencies. With a deep fit and strong seal, D2 has a noise reduction rating of 29 dB. Compatible with the Shure RMCE-BT1 Bluetooth cable, D2 also connects wirelessly with smartphones and tablets.

www.sensaphonics.com

Cool Tools, Products

Musicmaide Stand Clips and Portfolio

Now that it’s the outdoor performance season, musicians are challenged with finding a way to clip their music to their stands on breezy days. Musicmaide Stand Clips and Portfolio are simple, hassle-free solutions to this problem. They firmly secure sheet music and books against the wind, while allowing for fast song transitions and easy page turns. You can see the clips in action on a demonstration video at www.musicmaide.com. All Musicmaide products are made in the US.

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The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 digital reverb pedal features 11 reverbs—Hall, Spring, Plate, Revrs, Echo, Trem, Mod, Dyna, Auto-Inf, Shim, and Poly—and with its mode button users can select up to three variations of many of them.
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The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 Digital Reverb Pedal

The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 digital reverb pedal features 11 reverbs—Hall, Spring, Plate, Revrs, Echo, Trem, Mod, Dyna, Auto-Inf, Shim, and Poly—and with its mode button users can select up to three variations of many of them.The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 digital reverb pedal features 11 reverbs—Hall, Spring, Plate, Revrs, Echo, Trem, Mod, Dyna, Auto-Inf, Shim, and Poly—and with its mode button users can select up to three variations of many of them. A Secondary Knob Mode yields access to “hidden” parameters for even greater control of effects. An internal Tails switch lets you choose between having reverb effects fade out naturally or stop immediately. Oceans 11 comes with a power supply and a street price under $150.

www.ehx.com

Jason Hook M-4 Explorer
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The Epiphone Limited Edition Jason Hook M-4 Explorer

Jason Hook M-4 ExplorerThe Epiphone Limited Edition Jason Hook M-4 Explorer features deep cutaway body for easy access to its 22 super jumbo-sized frets and an angled scarf across the top to provide a comfortable armrest. The neck has a Custom SlimTaper profile, granadilla fingerboard with 12-inch radius, and pearloid dot inlays. Hook chose Seymour Duncan pickups with SH-1 Vintage ’59 Humbucker in the neck position and SH-4 “JB” Humbucker in the bridge position. The guitar’s pure white finish has Hook’s signature M-4 “Sherman” graphics.

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Grandma of SyNths

A semi-modular analog synthesizer with built-in arpeggiator, sequencer, and spring reverb tank, Grandmother harks back to Moog’s modular roots. While capable of highly complex sounds and modulation, it requires no patching. The endlessly reconfigurable front panel provides an infinite sonic playground. Grandmother is also an ideal analog audio processor for external sound sources, and a powerful keyboard front end for expanding a Mother-32, DFAM, or Eurorack modular system.

www.moogmusic.com

ER20XS High-Fidelity Earplugs
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ER20XS High-Fidelity Earplugs

ER20XS High-Fidelity EarplugsAccording to the experts at Etymotic Research, the company’s ER20XS high-fidelity earplugs allow people to hear loud music better. At high levels, the human ear overloads and distorts, “smearing” the details of the music. “Industrial” earplugs alter the fidelity of the music by reducing high-pitch sounds more than low-pitch sounds. ER20XS earplugs have a balanced response and reduce the sound to an optimal range that allows the ear to process sound without distortion and the listener then hears the music more clearly.

www.etymotic.com

Books-Resources, Products

Steinberg’s UR-RT2 & UR-RT4

Steinberg’s UR-RT2 (four inputs/two outputs) and UR-RT4 (six inputs/four outputs) interfaces offer a production studio solution for any situation. Featuring durable full-metal casing and quality components, including Rupert Neve Designs transformers and studio-grade Yamaha D-PRE preamps, both offer USB 2.0 and MIDI connectivity and a range of input/output options for laptop and iPad, as well as provide DSP-powered effects for zero-latency monitoring. Included is Cubase AI DAW software download version for Mac and PC and Cubasis LE DAW app for iPad.

www.steinberg.net

In-Ear Monitors
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Mackie’s MP Series High-Performance In-Ear Monitors

In-Ear MonitorsMackie’s MP Series high-performance in-ear monitors are meticulously tuned to offer exceptional clarity, bass, and headroom surpassing more expensive models. They feature comfortable ergonomically molded enclosures with three different ear tips. The detachable, audiophile-grade cables are shielded and internally braided and equipped with MMCX connectors for easy, flexible wearing. The MP Series is available in three models: single dynamic driver MP-120, dual dynamic driver MP-220, and dual hybrid driver MP-240.

www.mackie.com