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New Products - January 17, 2013 Novation Launchkey Keyboard/DAW Controller » PreSonus — NAMM Webcast Announced » Sennheiser Blue Stage iPad App » Steinberg UR22 USB Interface » Today's Product Review Sony DWZ-G30GB Digital Guitar Wireless System By Rich Tozzoli "In the studio, I found even more uses for the DWZ-G30GB. Hooking the main quarter-inch output into my rack tuner, as well as the XLR cable into my Grace m103 channel strip, I now had a wireless rig to do all my TV work. This allowed me to run the DI through the Grace and into my Pro Tools system (with an amp emulation plug-in) and have the tuner inline the whole time (note that Tuner Out does not mute when muting the bodypack). Again, I was not encumbered by cables, which often drives me nuts, even when self-recording in front of my DAW. When switching out guitars and bass, I would simply plug in the bodypack and get to work. What really rocked me was recording some cues with amps in the studio. Typically, I think of wireless as something to use only onstage, but the Sony is so clean and clear, it's a no brainer to use in the studio." More » Today's Blog Grading BerkleeMusic's "Audio Basics for Recording" by Kelleigh Welch For Dan Thompson, a professor with the Berklee College of Music, the ability to become a great producer begins with the basics. ‘A big part of the job (as a producer/ engineer) is making things work and solving problems quickly. The only way to be effective in that is to have a solid understanding of how something works,’ Thompson explained. So when designing his new online course, ‘Audio Basics for Recording,’ Thompson wanted to be sure to direct as much emphasis as possible on teaching his students about signal flow, providing them with the tools to solve any problems they might encounter while recording in the real world." More »

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