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Bass Clone

Bass Clone is a chorus pedal with features especially designed for bass. A combination of modulated and dry signals, its crossover switch cuts low end from the modulated signal so the pedal delivers a more accurately articulated bottom end with excellent tone definition. Bass Clone’s treble control affects the whole signal, while the bass control only affects the dry half. Together with the crossover switch, they provide precise sound shaping for a tight, focused bass guitar sound with well-defined low end and shimmering chorus on top. The Electro-Harmonix Bass Clone features compact design and true bypass switching. It can run on a ct-ehx-bassclone_right9V battery or adapter.

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BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch

The BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch

BassBoss VS21 Rum PunchThe BassBoss VS21 Rum Punch subwoofer yields a revolutionary balance of impactful and full-bodied low end. Efficiently combining hit and heft, VS21 is perfectly suited for professionals and venues that demand no-compromise low end for a variety of genres. Rum Punch features a low-frequency extension of BassBoss’s vented dual 18-inch subwoofers—the hard-hitting punch of loaded subwoofers, plus a built-in 2400 RMS amplifier that includes all the necessary processing for seamless plug-and-play operation. Its 36 X 24 X 36-inch case integrates easily into existing speaker cubbyholes.

www.bassboss.com

Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris

BR-Confessions-of-a-Vintage-Guitar-DealerNorman Harris, owner of Norman’s Rare Guitars, has bought and sold treasured guitars for more than 50 years. He’s supplied some of the world’s top stars and instruments for more than 100 television shows, music videos, and films like Bound for Glory, Back to the Future, and This Is Spinal Tap. This memoir is full of fascinating stories and insights into the entertainment business, as well as photos of some of the world’s most beautiful and rare guitars.

Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris, by Norman Harris
with David Yorkin, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

Vintage D-Day Mandolin

Vintage D-Day Mandolin

Vintage D-Day MandolinThe Vintage D-Day Mandolin is a testament to the importance of music in raising morale during wartime. One of the most important and historic musical instruments of World War II, the original 1940 war issue Regal mandolin was inscribed with the names of the crew of the LCT 639 who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy and included the message: “God helped us. USS LCT 639 hit  (Omaha) the beach off France on June 6 1944.” (Read more about their story at www.torcrosstank.com.) This reproduction features white ash body, nyatoh neck, Indonesian rosewood fingerboard, and aged hardware. The mandolin is responsive and easy to play. It comes with a case, full-color souvenir booklet, and a certificate of authenticity documenting the story behind it.

www.ivormairants.co.uk

Mackie’s ProDX Series Mixers

Mackie’s ProDX series mixers provide complete wireless control in a compact format that’s ideal for solo performers, small bands, venues, and commercial applications. Both the ProDX4 (four-channel) and ProDX8 (eight-channel) provide powerful processing and control through an intuitive iOS or Android control app. Wide-Z mic preamps can handle mic or guitar with no gain adjustments, while the single-knob hardware design allows quick and easy adjustments. An integrated control bridge offers a convenient place to angle a phone or tablet to keep an eye on the mix. Other features include easy-to-use three-band EQ, built-in ReadyFX with 16 effects, and flexible graphic EQ on all outputs.

www.mackie.com

Bose F1 Model 812 Passive Flexible Array

Bose F1 Model 812 Passive Flexible Array

The Bose F1 Model 812 Passive Flexible Array loudspeakers can be configured into four unique shapes to let installers focus sound into target listening areas, offering exceptional power and clarity for any small to medium size venue. The loudspeakers are engineered with an array of eight Bose 2.25-inch drivers, 100-degree horizontal waveguides, a high-power 12-inch woofer, and a lower crossover point. Each speaker is housed in a rugged enclosure with six M8 threaded insert points, combined with a full suite of optional mounting accessories.

pro.bose.com

Are you still reading music on paper?

Article sponsored by Newzik.

The Digital Revolution has deeply transformed the press and book industries. Nowadays, you check the news on your smartphone and read books on your tablet. This isn’t true for all industries, however; the world of sheet music is only now beginning to move towards digitalization. Musicians who use sheet music reading applications are still considered to be pioneers of a new technological trend by some, pure geeks by others, and the majority of them are still using the traditional paper-based approach. That is, until now.

Newzik

Robben Ford of Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA), John Jorgenson of Local 7 (Orange County, CA), Jean-Félix Lalanne, and Ron Thal rehearsing with the Newzik app.

Replacing paper sheet music with applications on tablets is the next step in the global digital trend to make musicians’ lives easier, more convenient, and more efficient. With dematerialized scores, there are no more heavyweight sheet music issues. You can gather and organize your library in a light tablet however you wish. This new technology does the same to the music industry that computers did to the workplace, creating useful shortcuts to improve efficiency and allows you to focus only on your work instead of lingering on pointless time-consuming details. Besides, digital scores are eco-friendly and allow the rise of new educational concepts, not to mention the major improvements in terms of content security and backup.

Technology is only starting to disrupt the sheet music market because of the specific and demanding requirements of the music industry. A musician cannot take the risk of bombing rehearsal due to technical issues such as low battery, or having his tablet crash. Musicians expect this technology to solve their problems, not bring new ones to the table. But this argument is no longer valid: technology has proven its unquestionable reliability.

“Digital scores are the next revolution in the music industry. It allows you to focus on music, and music only!” —Ron Thal

Today, not only is digitalization solving your paper sheet music issues, it is also opening a wide range of new features. Some apps focus on a single specific target in the market. For example, with Yousician guitar beginners can benefit from a tailor-made training program to learn the songs they love. Some other apps like Newzik, on the contrary, chose to reach a larger audience by being a universal sheet music reader. Newzik reads all the music standard formats: Sheet Music, Lyrics & Chords, Lead Sheets, etc. This versatility allows musicians to transpose all their scores, turn pages with a Bluetooth foot Pedal, and much more.

When the first personal computers got released, musicians would either show reluctance to this new technology or enthusiastically adopt it. You can witness the same phenomenon happening with sheet music reading technology. And yet today, can you name a single musician that does not use a computer?

MK 4 Digital Microphone

MK 4 Digital Microphone

MK4-micSennheiser and Apogee combined technologies to offer the new MK 4 digital microphone. With high-quality Apogee A/D conversion and mic preamp technology, it’s the ideal partner for mobile recording that requires great sound quality and the warmth and detail of a true condenser mic. MK 4 connects via the included USB and Lightning (for iPad/iPhone) iOS cables. It also comes with a handy microphone clamp and protective pouch.

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