The FireWire digital audio interface market is somewhat saturated with products like the M-Audio ProFire610 or the TC Electronic Impact Twin which we already tested here at AudioFanzine — now is the time to pick at Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSP…
System 6000 users now have direct access to ATSC A/85 compliant loudness and true-peak measurements. Simply load preset ATSC A/85 in the Mastering Surround preset bank and start measuring mono, stereo, LtRt and 5.1 material according to these new recommended practices.
When it comes to the art of mastering, few can claim to have garnered as much experience as Denis Blackham. Now embarking upon his 5th decade at the controls, Denis has distilled the perfect home mastering set up, making Skye Mastering one of the most sought-after facilities for mastering. And not just with UK clients – broadband and a decent postal system have seen clients from around the world call upon his broad base of expertise.
Q: I have a TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger pedal that I love, but when I try to use it with my RJM Music Effect Gizmo , I get a loud pop. What’s up? A: This is a known problem with SCF pedals and loop switchers resulting from DC voltage leakage in the pedal. The TC website has directions on how to make a slight modification to the pedal, which should solve the problem. (Unless you’re an experienced electronics tech, take the pedal to a technician to have the mod done.)
GUITAR CENTER PROFESSIONAL HELPS OUTFIT THE BACKSTAGE “HAY BALE STUDIO” AT BONNAROO 2010 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, July 21, 2010 — In the sweltering June heat, over 75,000 excited concert fans descended upon Manchester, Tennessee, for the ninth Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival, June 10-13, 2010. With headliners including Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder and Kings of Leon, and a grand total of 160 acts over four days on five main stages and a number of side tents, this year’s Bonnaroo was bigger than ever. Backstage, many of the festival’s acts were asked to lay down tracks in a purpose-built recording studio, outfitted with the help of Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. The recorded tracks were mixed and mastered immediately and transferred to the radio tent next door for broadcast on radio stations nationwide. The studio, appropriately dubbed “Hay Bale Studio” after the dozens of hay bales positioned on the exterior for sound rejection, was operated by Nashville’s The Toy Box Studio, and Toy Box’s producer/recording engineer Lij was at the helm for the sessions. The whole backstage studio/radio area was overseen by Asheville, North Carolina-based Music Allies
From sessions with George Benson and the Temptations to a seven-week number one, Nils Jiptner has certainly had a varied musical career. Here he discusses his many sides with some top tips on using TC gear and writing music along the way…
For the past seven years, Grammy Nominated Guitarist Doc Powell has been the featured guitarist for the BET Awards and the record-breaking Celebration of Gospel show.
We finally got our hands on one a those newfangled TC Electronic RH450 Rebelhead Bass Amplifiers, and boy were we surprised. Not just by how good it sounded, but by how easy it was to operate. read more
Mike Sheridan is a young Electronica wizard from Denmark, who released his debut album at age 16. Against all odds, he won a Danish Grammy (Best Electronica Album, 2008) for that album, which was even produced in between high-school classes in a very modest home studio!
Will Nicholson started his sound engineer career working at a venue during his studies. However, he never really got to use his degree as he continued working as a full time sound engineer. Recently, he has been touring with The Horrors. In general, and on that particular tour, Will strives to use nothing but the best gear, which means that several TC Electronic units has found their way into his live rig.
Zappa and Vai's guitar tech showcases a custom made guitar In this video,Thomas Nordegg (guitar tech for Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and Dweezil Zappa), shows off a very special, custom made, “auto-revolving” guitar. Watch out; you'll want one of these! From: tcelectronic Views: 38 0 ratings Time: 01:49 More in Music
Zappa and Vai's guitar tech demonstrates his rig Expect sound magic as Frank Zappa's former guitar tech, Thomas Nordegg, guides us through his impressive guitar and effects collection. From: tcelectronic Views: 52 0 ratings Time: 04:22 More in Music
Tech guru, Thomas Nordegg, runs through the ultimate guitar effects setup! Thomas Nordegg was Frank Zappa's guitar tech back in the day. Later, he became guitar tech for his son, Dweezil Zappa, and for former guitarist in Frank Zappa's band; Steve Vai! Thomas Nordegg has quite an impressive effects setup, including lots of TC Electronic gear, and a bunch of rather unusual guitars that can pull off some amazing tricks! From: tcelectronic Views: 48 0 ratings Time: 08:40 More in Music
Apple has recently established a 150 m2 showroom in Paris, and both TC Electronic and Dynaudio Acoustics play important roles in the audio setup. The EBC Show room is suited for a lot of different applications, including internal meetings and Logic Pro training. Therefore, a versatile, high-performance HD audio and video system was required.
We’re gearing up for GearFest around here, and we hope that you’re going to join us! And, if you’re a guitar player, this year’s GearFest promises to be the best yet! Just check out a few of the cool events that will be going on: Sell your used gear at the Musicians’ Flea Market. Get your guitar restrung for free. Sit in on guitar, amp, and effects demos. Get your hands on millions of dollars’ worth of gear. Study songwriting with BMI experts. Learn how to build the ultimate home studio — and how to use it to record, mix, and master your next album. Then, learn how to make your own low-cost DIY video with Emmy winners Kurth & Taylor. And there’s more — much more! Just check out a few of the special guitar events at GearFest: Session/stage great David Grissom will demonstrate his signature PRS guitar and the new PRS amps. Fred Gretsch himself will tell “The Story Behind Gretsch Guitars.” Guitar virtuoso Johnny Hiland demos the amazing Eleven Rack
I think it was at NAMM that TC Electronic showed PolyTune, perhaps the cheapest product ever to be recognised as among the coolest on a show, at least for me. PolyTune is “just a guitar tuner” but instead of hitting one string at a time you simply strum your guitar and PiolyTune shows how much off each separate string is. Brilliant. What’s even more brilliant is that it’s now free for iPhone users ! I tried it today and it worked really well. Thanks TC! * * * EDIT: As Steve Hardy pointed out, it’s no longer free but available for 75 SEK here, 9.99 dollars. Still worth it in my opinion!
There’s already an iPhone App version of this thing, but if you’ve still not been clued in to the revolutio read more
Now available from Apple’s App store is an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch version of TC Electronic’s PolyTune guitar tuner, which allows checking the tuning of all guitar strings simultaneously. This 1:1 port of TC’s award-winning PolyTune pedal tuner offers the exact same tuning technology and features found in the pedal version. It also offers an onboard chromatic tuner with ±0.5 cent accuracy.
TC Electronic revolutionized guitar tuning at a stroke – or strum – with PolyTune™, the world’s first polyphonic guitar tuner. This cutting-edge tuning technology…
Alphabeat – Bass gear run TC Electronic meet up with Anders Reinholdt (bass player) from Alphabeat at Voxhall in Aarhus just before their concert. In this gear run we hear about his new gear from TC Electronic (RH450 and RS212), which he uses for the first time at the gig. From: tcelectronic Views: 323 5 ratings Time: 04:47 More in Music
First, they saved you time on-stage with the world’s first polyphonic tuning pedal. read more
The first 25,000 copies of the PolyTune iPhone App will be free of charge – after that it will cost $9.99. TC Electronic Facebook fans, Twitter followers and subscribers to the TC Electronic Guitar Newsletter will be the first to know exactly…
BassIda – Desktop Konnekt 6 We meet up with BassIda (aka IDAFUNKHOUSER) before her concert at Fatter Eskild in Aarhus. Here she tells us about her work with Desktop Konnekt 6, which she uses to record her performance. From: tcelectronic Views: 447 7 ratings Time: 01:42 More in Music
TC Electronic PowerCore PowerCore the concept – here's what it is… From: tcelectronic Views: 137 2 ratings Time: 02:32 More in Music
Adobe Flash Player required to view this video. Get Flash Player. You know that music technology has started to eat itself when you see a dedicated soft synth controller that looks exactly like the hardware that said synth emulates. This is what greeted us when GForce Software visited the MusicRadar offices this week; the company recently commissioned Mario Jurisch to create a very special control surface for its forthcoming impOSCar 2 synth . This has been spotted in the hands of Underworld and, in the video above, GForce’s Dave Spiers explains how and why it came into being (and, of course, gives you a demo). At a time when most off-the-shelf controllers are proudly open-ended (ie, they can be assigned to work with anything), this one is hard-wired to tweak one instrument and one instrument alone. One thing we should note is that this thing isn’t going into production, so don’t contact Mario or GForce asking to buy one. We hear that a keyboard version is being made, too, but don’t expect to be able to buy that either. Related Stories TC Electronic PolyTune iPhone version announced The top 10 iPad music making apps GG Digital hosts Meet the Experts day Propellerhead ReBirth relaunched as iPhone app ReBirth for iPhone – Reason for iPad?
System 6000 – Icon Remote last batch TC Electronic says goodbye to the old System 6000 Icon Remote, as we get a look of the last batch produced and tested at TC Electronic. From: tcelectronic Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 00:36 More in Music
TC Electronic’s ultimate reverb and signal processor is now available worldwide
