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Taylor Guitars has a Summer Song Giveaway

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Taylor Guitars has a Summer Song Giveaway where you could win a brand-new Taylor 814ce DLX Grand Auditorium guitar. You must enter by August 31, 2018, to win.

One (1) winner from the USA or Canada, and one (1) winner from France, Germany, the Netherlands, or the United Kingdom, will each receive a V-Class 814ce DLX acoustic-electric guitar, an approximate retail value of $3,999.99 (€3,429.49).

Taylor Guitars’ 800 Series Grand Auditorium has long been one of Taylor Guitars’ most popular models, and the 814ce DLX only adds to that guitar’s legacy. A solid set of East Indian rosewood for the back and sides produces a warm, powerful low end and scooped mids for a delightfully rich sound, while a solid Sitka spruce top adds high-end clarity and sparkle.

The guitar’s finely textured sound reveries a boost from V-Class bracing, a new Taylor innovation that expands the capabilities of the 814ce DLX by adding sustain and volume to this already-powerful guitar. The new bracing design couples beautifully with the natural sonic hues of rosewood and spruce, enhancing these tonewoods’ natural shimmer and overtonal bloom. V-Class bracing also neutralizes the disorderly vibrations that lead to poor intonation, making this a more musical instrument all around.

To enter the Taylor Guitars Summer Song Giveaway, you need to fill out the entry form on the Taylor Guitars website. The latest version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browser is required.) The form asks for your email address, your country, and asks if you are a guitar owner.

Audified Released MixChecker Pro

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Audified has released MixChecker Pro, and answered some questions they received about the release. MixChecker Pro will be available in parallel with the original MixChecker.

Now you may upgrade from the standard to the Pro version spending only a fraction of the full price.

If you have purchased MixChecker from our resellers, they have the records about your purchase and they should offer the discounted upgrade.

Audified has additional information for those who purchased MixChecker from Audified, explaining that you don’t need an Audifed account, and clarifying that at checkout you must fill in the name, email address and other credentials the same way as you did with the original MixChecker.

MixChecker Pro is not a new version of MixChecker. Instead, MixChecker Pro is a more advanced and featured packed product.

The MixChecker Pro interface has the same elegance and ease of use as the original MixChecker. In addition, it has new things including:

  • New simulations: All characteristics are newly measured, the processing engine is completely different with lower latency and better phase linearity. No simple impulse responses inside.
  • Create sets of simulations: Drag the selected simulations in any order to the MixChecker buttons. Save your selection to several “Button sets” together with stereo base width and volume level for each button.
  • Custom settings and labels for buttons: The MixChecker buttons have several adjustable parameters. You may even assign one simulated device to several buttons, each with different settings. To distinguish between them, there could be a custom label placed over each button.
  • Distortion: We are experts in exact modeling distortions and saturations, either of speakers or of amps, preamps and other circuits. We used this experience and we added modeling of these distortions to MixChecker Pro.
  • Web browser, iOS and Android remote control: MixChecker Pro comes accompanied by web browser, mobile phone, or tablet control. Remote Control is in beta stage now and the iOS version will be available a few days after approval.
  • Auto Advance: You don’t need to browse through simulations manually. The adjustable auto advance function does it for you.

Steinberg has a Special Upgrade Offer on Cubase Pro 9.5

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Steinberg is offering a Special Upgrade Offer on Cubase Pro 9.5 and Cubase Artist 9.5. The offer started on August 1, 2018, and ends on August 31, 2018. The upgrade offer is exclusively available through the Steinberg Online Shop.

Upgrade to Cubase Pro 9.5 or Cubase Artist 9.5 and get 40% off!

From August 1 to August 31, you have the opportunity to upgrade your copy of Cubase to Cubase Pro 9.5 or Cubase Artist 9.5 – now at an exceptional price.

Cubase Pro 9.5 and Cubase Artist 9.5 not only offer new creative tools, streamlined workflows and stunning new plug-ins, the latest generation of Cubase also introduces loads of features, which you won’t want to miss in future music productions. Just pick the Cubase version that suits you best and experience the most complete DAW we’ve ever made!

To be eligible for price-reduced upgrades, you must own one of the following products: Cubase Artist 6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5, Cubase Elements/AI/LE/Essential/Studio/SX/SL or Sequel. The updates and versions of Cubase Pro 9.5 and Cubase Artist 9.5 are excluded from this special upgrade offer.

Can’t decide between Cubase Pro 9.5 and Cubase Artist 9.5? Steinberg has some information that can help you figure out which one is best for you.

Reasons to upgrade from Cubase Artist to Cubase Pro 9.5:

  • Unlimited audio, instrument and MIDI tracks, 256 physical inputs, 5.1 surround
  • Adds 20 high-quality effect processors to your mixing arsenal
  • VariAudio 2.0 for MIDI-style note editing of monophonic vocal lines and harmonizer capabilities
  • Control Room section with cue mixes and talkback
  • Professional music notation and score printing features

Reasons to upgrade from Cubase Elements/LE/AI/Essential/Studio/SX/SL to Cubase Pro 9.5:

  • Unlimited audio, instrument and MIDI tracks, 256 physical inputs, 5.1 surround
  • Adds 25 audio and 18 MIDI effect processors and 5 acclaimed instruments to your creative arsenal
  • VCA faders for complex automation workflows, Track Versions, lane comping take management system and Track Edit Groups
  • VariAudio 2.0 for MIDI-style note editing of monophonic vocal lines and harmonizer capabilities
  • Professional music notation and score printing features

Haunted Labs Introduced Paranormal Fuzz V2

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Haunted Labs has introduced their Paranormal Fuzz V2 pedal. It is a high-gain filtered silicon fuzz with an unworldly ability to release smooth low-end tones.

The Paranormal Fuzz V2 brings everything you knew and loved about the original but holds a cleaner (and much quieter) circuit design – packed with more gain than you will ever need. The updated Paranormal Fuzz has the same three knobs on the front as the original – Volume, Filter, and Fuzz. The updated construction in the Paranormal Fuzz V2 means: better tone, durability, and most importantly – more hauntings.

The Paranormal Fuzz V2 is a great choice if you prefer to play stoner rock or shoegaze music, and need a versatile fuzz pedal to create loud wall-of-sound tones. However, the pedal can also work very interestingly with electronic music!

Specifications:

  • Three knobs: Volume, Filter and Fuzz
  • Engineered and manufactured in the USA
  • Manufactured with the highest quality components
  • Dimensions are 4.43” L x 2.65” W x 1.95” H
  • Current draw is -5mA
  • 9V standard DC operation (power supply not included) – no battery compartment
  • True bypass switching

Canon Introduced PowerShot SX740 HS Digital Camera

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Cannon introduced the PowerShot SX 740 HS digital camera. It has a 40x Optical Zoom Lens (equivalent to 24-960mm), a 20.3 Megapixel CMOS imaging sensor and 4K video capabilities, which is a first in the PowerShot series.

Capture precious moments on the go with the PowerShot SX740 HS digital camera. The superb 40x Optical Zoom can make faraway subjects seem close, with the Optical Stabilizer helping to ensure sharp and steady results.

For special, scenic memories, dive into the immersive world of 4K video recording for cinematic movies at nearly four times the resolution of Full HD. You can also flex your creativity with fun options like the 4K Time-lapse Movies, Food Mode and more.

Combining incredible zoom power with 4K capabilities and a variety of inspiring features, the pocket-friendly PowerShot SX740 HS is ready to accompany you on your next event.

Featuring a DIGIC 8 Image Processor, dual-sensing stabilization, automatic image transfer, feature assistant, and a 3.0-inch LCD screen that rotates 180 degrees, the PowerShot SX740 HS helps make transitioning away from smartphone photography fun and easy.

The PowerShot SX740 HS will be available for purchase in late August.

iZotope has a Back to School Sale

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Every so often, iZotope has a sale. Their Back to School Sale has begun! You can save up to 50% off of selected products. Go from passing to professional this Summer!

The Back to School sale includes iZotope’s Music Production Suite, O8N2 Bundle, Ozone Elements, Ozone 8 Standard, Ozone 8 Advanced, Neutron Elements, Neutron 2 Standard, and Neutron 2 Advanced.

Music Production Suite combines seven of the most powerful music production tools in iZotope’s portfolio – Ozone 8 Advanced, Neutron 2 Advanced, RX 6 Standard, Nectar 2 Production Suite, VocalSynth, and Trash 2 Expanded, in a go-to collection of the industry’s best mixing, mastering, vocal production, and audio repair tools. The regular price is $999 USD, but is on sale now at $499 USD.

O8N2 Bundle combines two award-winning product lines for mixing and mastering with new intelligent metering and analysis tools. Get Neutron 2 Advanced for mixing, Ozone 8 Advanced for mastering, and Tonal Balance Control, the industry’s first visual analysis tool that allows you to control any instance of Neutron 2 or Ozone 8 Equalizers across your session. It is regularly priced at $699 USD, but is in sale now at $399 USD.

You can also purchase Ozone Elements, Ozone 8 Standard, Ozone 8 Advanced, Neutron Elements, Neutron 2 Standard, and Neutron 2 Advanced individually. All are being offered at a discount from their regular prices during iZotope’s Back to School Sale.

Logitech has Acquired Blue Microphones

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Logitech announced that it has agreed to acquire Blue Microphones, a leader in studio-quality microphones for the past 20 years. Logitech said they love Blue and their products from the moment they discovered them, and are convinced that Logitech and Blue can do great things together.

CEO of Logitech, Bracken Darrell said: “Logitech’s acquisition of Blue Microphones will accelerate our entry into a growing market, and offers another way for us to help bring people’s passions (from music to blogging) to life. Joining with Blue is an adjacent opportunity for us – a new way to grow – with additional synergies relating to our existing gaming, PC webcam and audio categories. It’s exciting!”

Blue Microphones announced that Logitech has plans to acquire Blue Microphones. CEO of Blue Microphones, John Maier, said: “With Logitech’s vast resources and incredible reach, Blue will be on a much bigger stage from the beginning. The end result is fulfilling our ultimate purpose – helping as many of our users find and amplify their voice as we can!”

The announcement from Blue Microphones has some information about the deal. It says that “all of us” at Blue will keep creating cool stuff for professional musicians, gamers, podcasters, YouTubers, and streamers. It also says Logitech will help Blue conquer the world.

The Verge reported that Logitech announced that it is acquiring Blue Microphones for $117 million. It is an all-cash transaction. The result will be that Blue and its products will join Logitech’s existing portfolio of brands.

Elation Offers Free eCast Lighting Control App

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Elation is offering eCast, an easy-to-program app for use with wireless Elation 4Cast DMX Bridge. You can download eCast from the App Store for free.

Elation Professional is pleased to offer eCast, a stage lighting control app designed for use with small to medium-sized venues such as night clubs, houses of worship or mobile events. The eCast App is available from the App Store and requires an Elation 4Cast DMX Bridge as the interface between lighting fixtures and an iOS device.

Easy to program, the eCast App can control up to 576 lighting fixtures and up to 12 DMX universes (6144 lighting channels). The app includes an effects generator for movement, color and flash effects and allows users to control individual channels of most intelligent lights for creation of scenes, special effects and shows.

The Elation eCast will work with any Art-Net or sACN node but must first be connected to at least one 4Cast DMX Bridge to unlock the outputs. Audio trigger and MIDI support is also included.

The 4Cast DMX Bridge is a compact 4-universe wireless device which seamlessly bridges WiFi, Art-Net, sCAN, and E-FLY (Elation’s wireless DMX solution) signals to wirelessly control compatible DMX devices, an ideal solution for small production events, nightclubs, bars or any event or venue that requires hidden data cables.

Roland Announced SRX Keyboard Software Synthesizer for Roland Cloud

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Roland announced the SRX Keyboards Software Synthesizer for Roland Cloud, a virtual recreation of an early-2000s SRX expansion board that was originally only available for compatible Roland hardware synths. This SRX expansion compiled the very best Roland keyboard sounds into a single expansion.

SRX Keyboards puts all this into a powerful plug-in using Roland’s acclaimed DCB (Digital Circuit Behavior) technology to reproduce every nuance and detail of the original hardware. DCB uses the original sample ROM and accurately reproduces the original waveforms and any behavior of artifacts that resulted from the digital components and circuitry used in the hardware unit.

With over 1700 original waveforms, 86 effects, and 393 preset tones, SRX Keyboards gives artists and producers plenty of room to craft their sounds using its deep, high-resolution editing interface. The collection covers a vast range of classic keyboard sounds from all manner of acoustic and electric pianos to synth pads, string machines, and much more.

For musicians that owned the original SRX expansion board, it will become immediately apparent that SRX Keyboards is tonally indistinguishable from the hardware. For everyone else, the breadth of tweakable tones in the SRX Keyboard lends itself perfectly to all modern musical genres and sub-genres.

As with all Roland Cloud Software synthesizers, SRX Keyboards is part of the Roland Cloud core membership that can be tried out risk-free for 30 days by simply registering for a Roland Cloud account.

Line 6 has a Scorching Summer Software Sale

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Line 6 is having a Scorching Summer Software Sale where you save 30% off all Software and Model Packs if you use the coupon code “SUMMER30”. This is a worldwide promotion and a limited time offer that ends on July 31, 2018.

For a very short time, get 30% off all software items in the Line 6 online store including Helix Native, POD Farm software, Model Packs, and Echo Farm.

Helix Native offers the authentic sounds of vintage and modern amps, cabs, mics, and effects – plus extensive signal routing functionality and an easy-to-use interface. Whether you’re a guitarist, producer, engineer, sound designer, film/TV/game composer, or electronic musician, the Helix Native plug-in is perfect for creating new and original sounds.

POD Farm 2.5 is a premier guitar tone plug-in that features vintage and modern amps, cabs, classic stompboxes, colorful preamps, and more.

Echo Farm 3.0 is a 64-bit native plug-in for any DAW. Bring a legendary collection of vintage delay and echo effects to your studio with Echo Farm 3.0. Now supporting 64-bit AU and VST plug-in formats in addition to AAX, Echo Farm works with any DAW. Echo Farm 3.0 features models based on vintage hardware units such as the Roland RE-101, Space Echo, Boss DM-2, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man, TC Electronic 2290, and Maestro Echoplexes, plus Line 6 originals.

This offer is available to Line 6 customers worldwide. The offer applies to all Model Packs and Software on store.line6.com. All products must be purchased from store.line6.com. Applicable tax, if any, is the sole responsibility of the customer.