Line 6 Variax Challenge competition
Try out a Variax guitar at a participating European store before the end of February and you and a friend could be on your way to Line 6 HQ in California
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Try out a Variax guitar at a participating European store before the end of February and you and a friend could be on your way to Line 6 HQ in California
Until December the 31st 2005, you can pick up East West/Quantum Leap's Colossus, Symphonic Choirs or Ra virtual instruments at participating dealers in the UK for only £349 each.
Ultimate Sound Bank have permanently reduced the prices of their X-treme FX, Ultra Focus and Charlie sample-based virtual instruments.
Allen & Heath have upgraded the Mix Wizard WZ20S and re-named it the WZ³20S, bringing the mixer up to speed with the rest of the range.
Chrissy is a free PC VST plug-in designed for adding lo-fi distortion and aliasing effects to vocals, though it can also be used on guitars, synths and drum beats.
In a surprise move, MOTU have unveiled a new version of their 828 MkII MIDI + Audio interface which uses the high-speed USB 2.0 connection protocol.
The Virus TI promises to bridge the divide between hardware and software instruments, and create a world of Total Integration, while still offering the classic Virus sound. Is it a hard reality, or have Access gone totally soft?
The new version 5 sees Cakewalk's Sonar becoming a more complete production package than ever, with the addition of new synths, a convolution reverb, 64-bit support and Roland's celebrated Variphrase vocal processing technology.
These new pedals model celebrated guitar tones, including those of Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, in unprecedented detail.
Firewire and USB 2 interfaces have their advantages, but if you need serious channel counts at high sample rates, the PCI card still rules, and ESI's heavyweight recording system caters for a huge range of input and output formats at up to 192kHz.
Despite their diminutive size, these new nearfield monitors still share the Genelec family sound.
There are dedicated (and expensive) control surfaces for Logic, Pro Tools and Cubase... so why not an affordable one for Apple's semi-free entry-level application Garage Band? M-Audio must have thought exactly the same thing...
Aimed at professionals, the Multi Z PIP combines premium DI box, mixer, and re-amping device in a single small unit.
We finish our in-depth examination of Korg's new mega-workstation, taking in the remaining synth engines, the sampler, the KARMA algorithms and the onboard sequencer, and draw our conclusions about it...
The new Crystal Clear Sound range of mics includes two models intended for instrument miking. They've got the prestigious AKG name, but they won't break the bank.
AER's Acousticube has been at the pinnacle of acoustic instrument amps since 1992. Does the latest revision live up to the legacy?
The PA market isn't short of powered 'plastic' cabinets at the moment, but not many use the coaxial speaker design approach — which is what sets apart this Italian-made model.
M-Audio are perhaps better known for their studio and computer-based peripherals, but they now have a microphone range, to which has been added a stage-specific model. We put the Aries through its paces.
Italian company RCF have a good pedigree. They helped design and manufacture for Mackie when the latter first entered the live sound market. We check out RCF's own entry in the portable powered PA stakes.