High-Tech Guitar

July 03, 2012 Roundup – High-Tech Guitar In their quest for the ultimate tone, guitarists have plenty of high-tech offerings to pick from. In this roundup, Craig Anderton takes a look at cutting-edge instruments from Alairex, Native Instruments, Scuffham Amps, Line 6, and You Rock Guitar. More » High-Tech Guitar – Listen to audio clips of the Line 6 JTV-59. More » What is the most important DAW update? Vote NOW at emusician.com » Craig’s List – Five Product Reviewer-Speak Lines Translated » New Gear » Steve Pageot Introduces SAE Students to HARMAN’s AKG P820 at Workshops » Røde Announces Worldwide Short Film Competition » inMusic Announces Acquisition of AIR Software Group and M-Audio » Korg Ships Kaossilator 2 and Mini Kaoss Pad 2 » Your Take – How Do You Optimize Your Mixes for Real-World Listening Scenarios? » What’s your best tip for promoting your music? Our favorite answer wins a copy of Steve Gordon’s The Future of the Music Business, Third Edition: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies. Send your answer to ElectronicMusician@musicplayer.com. » Show us your studio! We’ll print our favorite photos in an upcoming issue. Send pics and captions to ElectronicMusician@musicplayer.com » S-Gear Scuffham Amps "…the tones are warm, full, dynamic, interactive, "tubey", highly tweakable…you really will forget that you're playing through software." Try the expressive natural tones in our guitar amp software for yourself! Get the FREE 15 day trial today. Available for MAC and PC, plug-in (AU, VST) and Standalone App. At this price you can't afford not to! Price: $75 www.scuffhamamps.com Portable Vocal Booth RealTraps Now Available The RealTraps Portable Vocal Booth provides an elegant and affordable way to capture dry, clear sounding vocals, even in locations that are less than ideal acoustically. This clever device mounts on any microphone boom stand, or use it on a table top or other flat surface. SRP: $299.99 www.realtraps.com/p_pvb.htm ATM510 Cardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphone Audio-Technica Now available Audio-Technica’s ATM510 cardioid dynamic workhorse features extremely natural vocal reproduction, super-durable construction, a rare-earth magnet for high output, and internal shock mounting for reduced handling/stage noise. $10 rebate on mics purchased between 7/1/12 and 12/31/12. MSRP: $169; $99 Street pro@atus.com www.audio-technica.com

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