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equipment, Orion Studio Interfaces
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Nashville, July 25, 2016 – Session guitarist and GRAMMY nominated songwriter Todd Lombardo has been on a career high, having just relocated to Nashville and playing on many current, new projects. In addition to contributing his signature guitar work to the latest Lady Antebellum and David Nail records, he has also played an integral role […]
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BAE Audio 1073, equipment
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North Hollywood, Calif., July 27, 2016 – For a premier keyboardist such as Derek Sherinian, whose accomplishments are truly diverse and far reaching, it is hard to highlight any single moment in his past success. There is the five years where he served as a member of Dream Theater, and the countless touring and recording […]
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The TSF48C Santa Fe NEX is handcrafted in our pro series facility that has been building precision quality instruments over five decades. The solid spruce top is matched with a solid rosewood back for excellent projection, power and broad dynamic range. The theme is southwest Native American, with a black crow rosette, eagle fingerboard inlays, […]
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Leading pro audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio will be showcasing its innovative Thunderbolt™ interfaces at Summer NAMM, June 23 to 25 at Nashville’s Music City Center, booth 343. These interfaces, including Zen Tour, Orion Studio and Goliath, each feature a powerful integrated FPGA engine that drives several on-board vintage amplifier and hardware-powered simulations. Antelope Audio’s […]
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Building on API’s rich heritage of extremely high-quality recording consoles, THE BOX is a small-format recording/mixing console designed for professional project studios, home studios, and production facilities of all kinds. Optimized for the digital era, THE BOX handles all the functions needed for production not provided by most DAWs, including mic preamps, input signal processing, […]
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Adele’s tour of Europe and North America is possibly the biggest tour of 2016 – it certainly has the highest of production values and there is, quite simply, no room for error. This is the remit for German rental company Black Box Music and a team of top-class engineers, who have specified equipment from some […]
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Antelope Audio, Audio Interface, equipment, Goliath
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At this year’s Musikmesse, leading professional audio manufacturer Antelope Audio [Booth #33D, Hall 9.1] is shaking up the world of professional interfaces with its new Goliath — a towering innovation with 36 analog inputs, 32 analog outputs, 16 Class-A microphone preamplifiers and Antelope’s renowned clocking technology: all packed within a 2U rack space unit featuring […]
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GUITARS & BASSES HANDCRAFTED BY A MASTER Jon Hill is a passionate guitar craftsman who has dedicated his life to the art of guitar building. For 30 years the Cleveland, Ohio native has created masterworks for music legends like Joe Walsh (Eagles) Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band), Robbie Merrill (GODSMACK), Scotti Hill (Skid Row), Tom […]
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Mike’s take on the classic T-Bird style bass takes “the thunder” to a whole new level! The T4 has deep and huge tones reminiscent of that 70’s grunt we all know and love but with a twist of extra sweetness and articulation. This unique tonal difference was accomplished by Mike reverse engineering a set of […]
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Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM
Stuart Spector first began producing handmade basses in his Brooklyn workshop in 1976. Not content to mimic conventional designs, Stuart recruited fellow Brooklyn woodworker Ned Steinberger to design an instrument that was better suited for the modern bassist. This design, referred to as the Spector NS-1, took the bass world by storm upon its release […]