Featured Equipment Of The Week: Primacoustic Stratus Acoustic Cloud

Primacoustic Stratus Acoustic Cloud
The Primacoustic Stratus is an acoustical device that suspends above the recording console to control early reflections, flutter echo and help eliminate standing waves that cause resonant peaks in the critical mix position. Once in place, you will immediately enjoy a more controlled and intimate acoustic environment, larger sweet spot and reduced ear fatigue.
Find out more | Primacoustic Stratus Acoustic Cloud $199

TOP FEATURES

• Suspends over the console or listening position
• Attractive fabric wrapped glass wool panel
• Easy to assemble suspension hardware
• Eliminates floor to ceiling reflections

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Featured Equipment Of The Week: Novation Impulse 25

Novation Impulse 25 
 Impulse is a range of professional USB/MIDI controllers. They each have a precision keyboard and a full control surface powered by a brand new version of Novation's Automap control software - Automap 4 (which makes getting hands-on with your DAW/plug-ins fast and simple). Impulse also has 8 back-lit drum pads which can warp arpeggios, roll beats and launch clips in Ableton live.
Read all the details | Novation Impulse 25 professional USB keyboard controller

TOP FEATURES

• Precision semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
• Professional control surface gives you full control of your DAW including mixer, transport and plug-in instruments and effects
• Novation’s Automap control software makes it fast and simple to assign knobs, faders and buttons to your music software
• Back-lit drum pads allow you to warp arpeggios and improvise with rhythm patterns – they also launch clips in Ableton
• Large LCD screen displays control information
• Hardware design is tough and rugged
• Comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation’s Bass Station synth and a Loopmasters sample pack
• USB powered, with expression and sustain pedal inputs as well as MIDI in and out ports for connecting external MIDI instruments

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Delay Effects Explained

Delay Processors

In it’s simplest form, a delay is made up of very few components.
An audio input, a recording device, a playback device and an audio output.

Tape Delay

Early delay processors, such as the Echosonic, Echoplex and the Roland Space Echo, were based on analog tape technology. They used magnetic tape as the recording and playback medium. Some of these devices adjusted delay time by adjusting the distance between the playback and record heads, and others used fixed heads and adjustable tape speed.

Analog Delay

Analog delay processors became available in the 70s and used solid state electronics as an alternative to the tape delay.

Featured Equipment Of The Week: Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 USB2 audio interface

Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 USB2 audio interface
The Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 is an 18 in / 6 out USB 2.0 audio interface designed to make home multitrack recording a breeze. Alongside two award-winning Focusrite preamps, six high-quality analogue inputs allow you to simultaneously record guitar, bass, vocals and keys. You don’t need to stop there either – pop in the ADAT optical cable from an outboard eight-channel mic pre unit such as the Focusrite OctoPre MkII and you can track the drums at the same time.
Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 USB2 audio interface

Top Features

• Two high-quality award-winning Focusrite preamps
  The best sounding interface in its class. Focusrite's 25-year legacy forms the foundation of this new interface, with two award-winning preamps.
• Total I/O count of 18 inputs and 6 outputs
  All of the analogue and digital inputs you need for home multitrack recording. No need for breakout cables - every input & output has a dedicated socket.
• High-quality 24-bit/96kHz USB interface
  Features professional conversion and jitter elimination technology, guaranteeing pristine audio quality and reliable synchronization.
• Scarlett MixControl ultra-low-latency DSP mixer/router
  Provides an 18 x 6 DSP mixer with excellent routing flexibility, intuitive one-click configurations, and lower than 1.4ms latency (less than the time it takes sound to travel two feet through air!).
• Scarlett VST/AU/RTAS Plug-in Suite, for use in the mix
  Upgrade your standard sequencer effects and bring a touch of class to your session with Focusrite’s Scarlett compression, reverb, gating and EQ.

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Radial announce Firefly Tube DI

At AES 2011 in New York, Radial showed off their newest direct box design the Firefly. The Firefly is Radial's first Tube DI.

The Firefly begins with two inputs to allow quick changes on stage. This can be done using the front panel switch or with a standard latching remote footswitch. The instrument signal is immediately routed to a tuner output that is always on. Following the award winning Radial JDV, the Firefly is also equipped with Drag Control load correction. This enables the artist to adjust the load on the magnetic pickup for a much more natural rendering. When bypassed, the load jumps to 4 meg-ohms enabling the Firefly to be used with piezo pickups.
The class-A circuit features a select 12AX7 tube drive with both gain and trim controls allowing the user to increase the grit and warmth as needed.

Featured Equipment of the Week: Audio-Technica AT4040

Audio-Technica AT4040
The AT4040 has been a staple of pro studios for years. It's a versatile 'work-horse' mic that just sounds great in any application around the studio - Acoustic guitars, Electric guitars, Vocals, Drums - All can be captured exceptionally well with the AT4040
Find out more: Audio-Technica AT4040 large diaphragm cardioid condenser

• Large-diaphragm cardioid condenser mic with dozens of applications 
• A versatile condenser mic for recording, broadcast, and live sound
• Exceptionally low distortion and excellent transient response from transformerless design
• Full, rich sound from bottom to top
• High SPL capacity and precision internal architecture
• Switchable 80Hz hi-pass filter and 10dB pad
• Includes AT8449 shock mount

Full details | Audio-Technica AT4040 large diaphragm cardioid condenser

Novation Automap v4.1

Introducing Automap v4.1
Automap 4.1 is here, bringing the brand new, full-featured version of Novation’s music software control application to all Novation controllers, including the flagship SL MkII.
Automap is free software that comes with all Novation controllers. It gives you instant access to your DAW and plug-ins so you can get hands-on control of your music software. It features a software edit page that graphically shows what software parameter is assigned to which knob, fader or button on the hardware. Automap 4 also has a re-designed GUI and now features a notification system that pops up in the corner of your monitor to tell you what you are controlling when you move a knob, slider or button.

Automap 4 was launched with the Novation's new Impulse controller keyboard range in Summer 2011. The v4.1 update enables Novation’s top of the range SL MkII controllers to work with Automap 4 for instant assignment and convenient control. Other Novation controllers and keyboards are now also compatible with Automap 4, including: Nocturn, Launchpad, UltraNova, ReMOTE SL, Nocturn Keyboard and the SL Compact.

Automap is the original music software control technology. It was launched in 2006 and has evolved over the years with significant workflow improvements. It is simple to set up and start using right away, and gives you unparalleled control over your DAW’s mixer, effects and virtual instruments. It will be available for free download by the beginning of November 2011.

You can download Automap 4.1 here http://novationmusic.com/support/downloads/
An Automap compatible Novation controller is required.
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