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Tiffen Launched Micro-LED Lowel Go Lite

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Tiffen has a mission to create the world’s greatest images. For over 75 years, their strategy has always been to succeed through direct customer interaction and feedback by creating innovative products and services. Tiffen has launched the Micro-LED Lowel Go Light.

The Go Light is a compact and versatile lighting solution for photo and video. At its base, the Go Lite is an incredibly bright 5500K host LED light that can be used on the camera or handheld.

The Go Lite is a whole lot more than just one light. Using the included accessories you can have a daylight diffused light, a tungsten diffused light and a daylight soft box. The light is powered by four AA batteries.

Weighing at under a pound, this easy to carry light takes capturing images and videos to the next level. The Go Lite comes with an AF assist function which will light up when the shutter button is half-pressed.

Product Specifications:

  • Light source: 54 LED lamp beads
  • Color Temperature: 5500K/3200K
  • Color rendering: 90+
  • Illumination angle: 55°
  • Average Life: 50000h
  • Power: 4 AA alkaline cells or AA Ni-MH cells

Designed for the utmost power and portability, the Lowel Go Lite provides convenience and versatility at an affordable price point, making it the ideal tool for any on the go filmmaker or photographer.

Kodak Mini Shot Instant-Print Camera Now Available in North America

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Kodak announced the availability of the new Kodak Mini Shot Instant Print Camera through its North American distributor C+A Global.

Expanding upon its instant print product line, the new Kodak Mini Shot point-and-shoot camera combines high-quality, instant-print color photos with digital conveniences such as color controls, filter effects and Bluetooth connectivity, making it the ideal all-in-one solution for picture taking and photo editing. Not only can these photographs be instantly shared with family and friends in that same high print quality expected from Kodak, these photographs can likewise be digitally shared instantly across social media platforms.

The Kodak Mini Shot Instant Print Camera leverages 4Pass printing technology, also known as dye-sublimation, resulting in beautiful, high-quality prints. It features the world’s smallest 4Pass all-in-one cartridge for carrying convenience.

With Bluetooth connectivity, users can save and transfer images to a smart device for further editing with the complementary Kodak Mini Shot App, which features a variety of filters, cropping options, stickers, card templates and more. Through the App, anyone’s smartphone can now be used as a remote shutter for those must-have group shots, or as an extended library of photos that can be sent to the Kodak Mini Shot for instant printing.

Highlights and Benefits:

  • Maximum resolution 10-megapixel camera
  • 1.7” LCD Viewfinder for viewing photos before they’re printed
  • Auto Focus, Exposure, White Balance, Gamma Color Control
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Compatible with iOS and Android devices
  • Complementary Kodak Mini Shot App for adding filters and effects
  • Normal and photo border printing
  • Print credit-sized (2.1” x 3.4”) or square (2.1” x 2.1”) adhesive-backed photos
  • Extra protective layer preserves image quality and color integrity
  • High-quality waterproof, fingerprint-proof photo prints
  • All-in-one ink and paper cartridge
  • Available in black, white, or yellow.

The Kodak Mini Shot Instant Print Camera is available for $99.99 on Amazon. The camera includes a Micro USB cable, a Quick Start Guide, and an 8-pack all-in-one 4Pass photo print cartridge.

The 4Pass Photo Paper comes in 20 (2.1” x 3.4”), 30 (2.1” x 3.4”) and 50 (2.1” x 3.4”) packs or as an adhesive-backed 20 (2.1” x 2.1”) pack, and is sold separately.

Line 6 Shuriken Guitar Ninja Video Contest

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Line 6 is holding a Guitar Ninja Video Contest. It is being held to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Variax guitars. Capture your creative guitar playing on video, and enter to win a hand-painted Shuriken.

Join us in celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Variax guitars! Enter the Guitar Ninja Contest by showcasing your musical creativity to win a one-of-a-kind Shuriken Outlier guitar hand-painted by Pamelina H., featuring graphics based on Twelve Foot Ninja’s Outlier album artwork.

The final deadline for entering the Guitar Ninja Video Contest is January 7, 2017. The winner of the contest will be selected by Stevic MacKay from Twelve Foot Ninja. This contest is open to U.S. residents, only.

Contest Entry Instructions:

  • Record yourself playing innovative guitar. Original music only. No cover songs.
  • Post your video on YouTube.
  • Fill out the form on the contest website with a link to your video.
  • Tell all of your guitar playing friends to do the same.

This contest, like most other contests, has Terms and Conditions that you should read. Here are a few things to be aware of:

  • Your video can be a maximum of 60 seconds.
  • You must be at least 18 years of age to enter the contest.
  • All entries must comply with YouTube’s Community Guidelines. Entries that do not comply will be disqualified. Entering the contest grants Line 6 a license to publish and re-use your video for any purpose and without compensation.
  • Finalists will be determined by Line 6 staff and Steve “Stevic” McKay will select the winner.

GoPro Fusion 360-Degree Camera Now Shipping

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GoPro ushered in a new era of creativity with the announcement of its 360-degree camera, Fusion, which is now shipping to US and European customers. With its ability to capture immersive 5.2K 360-degree spherical content, Fusion captures everything around you, so you’ll never miss the shot. And gimbal-like stabilization makes sure it all looks super smooth.

The GoPro app enables users to control the camera, live preview their shots, and stitch, trim and share content right from their iOS smartphone. (Android coming soon.) On desktop, Fusion Studio (with Adobe Premier Pro CC plug-ins) enables OverCapture, which lets you re-frame and save traditional fixed perspective videos “punched out” from the large 360-degree video. Fusion, together with its apps, enables people to capture and share unique perspectives that are not possible with traditional single lens cameras.

A mobile OverCapture experience and new visual presets including Tiny Planet and PanoFlow will be released in early 2018, while ongoing software updates will continue to enhance the experience for users.

Fusion is already receiving praise for its outstanding design and engineering, earning a CES 2018 Innovation Award in the digital imaging category. Fusion is priced at $699.99 (US), €749.99 (EUR).

Dr. Z Amplification Released the Z-PLUS

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Dr. Z Amplification makes hand-wried guitar amplifiers, speaker cabs, attenuators and the Z-Drive pedal. Their products are made in the U.S.A. Dr. Z Amplification released the Z-PLUS amplifier.

The Z-PLUS is a single-end, amplifier in true Class A configuration, which yields a rich clean tone that smoothly overdrives into gritty, harmonic-laden distortion. Single ended, Class A operation produces full even-order harmonics which are typically cancelled in traditional push-pull, Class A/B tube amp designs. The result is sparkling and satisfying tone with the full range of 2nd and 4th order harmonics with clarity akin to an full bodied, acoustic guitar.

The Z-PLUS was created when Joe Walsh approached Dr. Z for a new amp to use on the latest Eagles’s tour. He was using small, single ended Tweed combos. The Z-PLUS utilizes two 6V6 power tubes in parallel, which increases clean headroom, per Joe Walsh’s request.

Some specifications include:

  • Power output: 7.15 Watts (half power mode)
  • Output Tubes: 2 – 6V6 (Class A, cathode biased)
  • Preamp Tubes: 4 – 12AX7, 1 – 12AT7
  • Rectifier: 1 – 5AR4
  • Controls: Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass, Cut, Master Volume, Reverb
  • Configurations: 1×12 Studio Combo, 1×12 Ultra Lite Combo
  • Colors: Black, Blonde, Red

HANSY1010 Synthesizer is on Kickstarter

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The HANSY1010 synthesizer was created by Lacaud Gilles, who is an electronic and software engineer that has worked in the audio field for more than 20 years. The HANSY1010 is a hybrid mono/duophonic synthesizer. It is on Kickstarter and had reached its funding goal. At the time I am writing this, it has 22 days left to go on Kickstarter.

The HANSY1010 can produce some warm analog sounds but also digital sounds. It has a 24 steps sequencer and an arpegiator. You can imagine a lot of sounds with it. The HANSY1010 uses a variable sample frequency technology to have great sound even on higher notes.

Specifications include:

  • Duophonic Hybrid synthesizer: Mono or Duo Mode
  • Large Interface with 4*40 LCD and OLED (128*64)/ 8 Potentiometers / 16 Push Button and one Joystick
  • 256 memory locations
  • Digital Oscillators /Analog Filter 4 poles
  • Resonance Keyboard tracking positive or negative Oscillator
  • waveform Legacy waveform: Sine/Tri/Saw/Square/PWM/Random
  • Special waveform: TriSquare/SawSquare/Pro2/MKS
  • Wavetable: over 4300 wavetables
  • Noise generator
  • Transpose and detune
  • Phase Distortion
  • One Sub Osc per Osc
  • Sub Waveform: Sine/Tri/Saw/Square/Pulse1/Pulse2/Pulse3
  • Sub Type: -2/ -1/ 0 Octave or 5th Up or 5th Down
  • Combi between OSC and SubOSC ADD/ MULTIPLY/ XOR/ ENTERLACE
  • Matrix EG
  • 24 Step 6 Parameters per step Transpose/ Velocity/ Cutoff/ Gate/ Glide / Noise

Enter the Spider Groove Instagram Contest

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Line 6 is the company that introduced the world’s first digital modeling amp. They also are the ones behind the groundbreaking POD multi-effect. Line 6 is also known for its Variax guitars, and they recently introduced the Helix TM. This December, Line 6 is holding a Spider Groove Instagram contest.

Want to showcase your musical creativity and expand your rig? Enter the Spider Groove Instagram contest for your chance to win a free Helix Floor guitar processor and a 3-tone sunburst James Tyler Variax guitar – a value of $2899.98.

To enter the contest, you must do three things:

  • Dial up the “Pasadena Rock” drum loop on any Spider V amp
  • Record a video of your original creation (maximum 60 seconds)
  • Post your video to Instagram with the hashtags #SpiderGrooveContest and #Line6

The winner will receive a Helix Floor guitar processor and a 3-tone sunburst James Tyler Variax (JTV-69) guitar. The deadline for entering the contest is December 31, 2017.

Every contest has some terms and conditions that apply. Those who want to enter the contest should read it over. The contest is open to U.S. residents only. Entrants must be 18 years of age (or older). You do not have to own the Spider V amp that you use in your contest entry. It’s ok to borrow one. The winner will be notified by email on or about January 8, 2018.

Anthem One is Massively Modular

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Anthem One is a revolutionary lighting product. It’s lifespan is 2,000 times longer, twice as bright, and 1/4th the cost of a metal halide system. While the lifespan of other lighting systems is calculated in hours, Anthem One is calculated in decades.

Anthem One uses Anthem Light Cards, swappable solid-state wafers coated with an array of micro LEDs. Anthem Light Card has the punch of a metal halide system without any of the flaws. Additionally, Anthem Light Cards are available in a wide variety of light fields; UV, visible spectrum, and IR, allowing customers to select the perfect Anthem Light Card for their specific industry.

Anthem One is 1/4th the size of a comparable metal halide system. At 140mm (5.5 inches) cubed and 3.45 kilos (7.6 pounds), you can fit it in your hand. Anthem One’s hidden neo-dymium magnets, 1/4-20 bottom-socket, and dual Kensington ports allow you to mount, strap or lash Anthem One to bikes, cars, drones, stabilizers, rails, tracks and pipe.

Anthem One is massively modular. Neo-dymium magnets are hidden throughout Anthem One. Snap two Anthem One’s together and you have a light source as powerful as an 800 watt HMI (metal halide) lamp. Four output a massive 120,000 lumens from a 280mm (11 inch) square face.

Rode Microphones Introduces the Rode AI-1

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Rode Microphones is a uniquely Australian owned and operated audio company. They have introduced the new Rode AI-1 USB Audio Interface. It makes home recording with a microphone or instrument easier than ever.

Rode’s AI-1 Audio Interface is the perfect step into home recording. It is stacked with incredible technology to ensure recording on your computer is easy, versatile, and sounds superb. The Complete Studio Kit comes with the AI-1, Rode’s peerless NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone, a shock mount, a pop-shield, standp-mount, Rode XLR cable and USB-C/A cables to transfer data from your AI-1 to your computer, and power – including 48V phantom power to your AI-1.

The AI-1’s single input is the Neutrik Combo Jack. It takes both a 3-pole XLR (common to most microphones) and a quarter-inch jack common to most electrical instruments like guitar and bass.

The AI-1 Studio Kit is available for purchase now. The AI-1 will be sold separately soon.

Willcox Guitars Releases All New Saber Base

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Willcox Guitars is the exclusive home of LightWave Systems optical pickups. They have released the all new Saber Base with their exclusive, patented LightWave Analog Optical Pickup System. It is a forward thinking high performance professional instrument with a ultra responsive tone unlike any other.

The Saber Bass features a chambered swamp ash body with resonant chambers to enhance the tone, as vibration is key to coaxing the most sound from the wood. It also includes a beautiful AAAA flamed maple top, black basswood quarter sawn composite fingerboard and is available in 3 modern two tone satin finishes.

The Fretless model is renowned for its highly convincing upright bass tone and immediate response. The Fretless model also comes with a slash sound hole. All Saber Bass orders now come with a Premium Gator Ultralight Case to keep your instrument safe during transit.

The Saber Bass can be customized. You can choose 4-strings or 5-strings. It can be fretted, fretless (lined), or fretless (unlined). The finish options include: Transparent Natural, Transparent Violin, or Transparent Black. The price of the Saber Bass ranges from $1,899.00 to $1,999.00.