Saturday 6th March 2010 -- SOS will be one of several music technology companies participating in the South-West's premier Music Technology showcase: Analogue To Digital Expo 2010 (part of the Vibraphonic Festival). 
The event delivers workshops and masterclasses, and takes place across multiple studio rooms at the Exeter Phoenix, home of the organisers, Sound Gallery Studios.
SOUND ON SOUND will be hosting two Q&A panels (12-1pm, 2-3pm), featuring SOS's resident PC specialist Martin Walker with SOS Forum moderators Max Hodges and Andy Rockett, plus guests, providing insightful answers to visitors' questions. Max and Andy will also be running a rolling guitar set-up workshop in the SOS room (10.30am - 4pm).
WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES
Workshops/masterclasses should be booked in advance due to limited spaces. See www.analogue-to-digital.com for full listings. Here are some of the highlights:
- Ableton LIVE 8 workshops.
- Allen & Heath - i-Live mixing desk demo (Zone 1) 12pm - 1pm - also X-Zone digital products.
- Arturia ORIGIN sessions.
- Drumscapes - Live sampling/Ableton Live masterclass run by live performance artist Jon Sterckx. Learn how to create tracks using acoustic and vocal percussion played, sampled and processed live.
- Euphonix are demonstrating their Artist series (MC Mix, MC Control and MC Transport).
- Fender - Classic recording re-issue amps - includes the 57 champ, Princeton and ’65 Deluxe Reverb. (Zone 4 - Studio 1)
- IK Multimedia - running AMPLITUBE demos.
- M Audio/Avid/Digidesign one-to-one PRO TOOLS sessions.
- Native Instruments GUITAR RIG 4, TRAKTOR DJ and MASCHINE.
- Orchid Electronics - D.I. boxes and much more.
- Prism Sound - Orpheus and MMA-4XR preamp demos all day in the recording studio along with TF Pro outboard (Zone 4 - Control Room/studio 2)
- Propellerhead REASON & RECORD: an introduction to Reason & Record with Joe Moretti, the UK’s official Propellerhead demonstrator (Apple certified teacher). 3 workshops (12pm, 1pm & 2pm).
- Quested - designer Roger Quested will be there with his S7R, S6R and V3110 monitors.
- SADiE v6 mastering workshop: covers Mastering and Editing, and the DAW workflow of a mastering engineer. Learn how to create a Red Book Standard DDP & other delivery formats.
- Shure & Fender microphone placement workshops, using their latest G-Dec amps, plus rolling Radial DI and Phase Align demos.
- Sontronics - test station with a selection of condenser and ribbon mics.
- TF Pro - exclusive showing of Ted Fletcher's (not yet released) ribbon and mid-side stereo mics.
- Time & Space - Software instruments workshop covering Sample Logic's MORPHESTRA and Spectrasonics TRILIAN bass synth. Using Sample libraries in your Production – workshop covering practical uses of sample collections with Iain McKenzie.
- Yamaha Tenori-on demos
TICKETS
Card payments: £4.50 advance/£5.50 on the day from Exeter Phoenix box office, tel: 01392 667080. Cash payments: £4 advance/£5 on the day from Exeter Phoenix box office or Sound Gallery Studios.
Online payments: £4.30 advance/£5.30 on the day from www.sound-gallery.net/shop
Price includes admission to Music Expo, A2D workshops and A2D after-show event.
The evening live event is preceded by clips from Directors Cut of Blade Runner (Blue Ray version) and includes exclusive (educational) preview of Sound Gallery's recording of 'Love Theme' featuring Raphael Ravenscroft & Swanston, plus live performances from Kat Marsh and special guest Traktor & Ableton sets accompanied by interactive visuals.
Venue: Sound Gallery Studios, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3LS
£5000 GRAND PRIZE DRAW
As a further inducement to come along, the exhibitors and organisers have donated some stunning prizes, listed here: http://www.analogue-to-digital.com/Site/A2D_2010_NEWS/Entries/2010/2/26_THE_GRAND_PRIZE_DRAW_LIST.html
