The Open Stomp Coyote-1 effects pedal is the "latest" gadget brought to your attention by those minds that can't find rest while having to deal with the usual gear: it's a true audio sandbox, designed for those who are looking for the authentic endless possibilities of the new-generation audio processors and are also in search for the ultimate versatility when it comes to bundling a huge array of tones in a small, portable package. Unlike the large and heavy (but very serious) guitar processors like the Line6 Pod XT, the brand-new Boss GT-10 or other bulky units, the Open Stomp Coyote-1 comes in a truly diminutive size, in th... [read more >>] The fact that the MP3 file format reigns supreme in the music market is not news. Despite having its position constantly "attacked" by additional formats such as AIFF, AAC, WMA and so on, nothing has changed so far. However, a new star on the firmament looks like posing a serious threat to the MP3 for the very first time - MT9.MT9 comes from the Korean company Audizen and, as far as the preliminary specs announce it, it looks like taking things to a completely new level. As a matter of fact, the MT9 is the short,[admark=1] "file format-approved" name for the Music 2.0 standard, promising a completely new experience with your fav tracks and ... [read more >>] Announced at NAB 2008, Adobe's bold and intelligent move deeper into the video production industry will prove to have positive effects for the adoption of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects by video professionals. It also promises to at least begin to solve problems of image degradation and workflow compatibility across software platforms, and throughout stages in the migration of footage from system to system in the production process. The key to this is replacing the myriad of more or less compressed formats with an open standard for RAW acquisition. The standard would make use of technology already available in Adobe's ... [read more >>] For all those electric instruments players out there, here goes a nifty piece of technology from Korg: the very cool and professional pedal tuner codenamed Pitchblack. If you've worked before with serious Korg tuners, then you know true meaning of the word "quality"; and Pitchblack is nothing different as it embeds the award-winning technology but has everything especially engineered for the most unwelcoming and hostile usage conditions.[admark=1]The Korg Pitchblack is one high-tech solution allowing you to instantly check the tuning of your electric stringed instrument while in the studio and especially while on stage: everything abou... [read more >>] Definitely, the guys at M-Audio love recording interfaces more than anything in this world. Far from being a bad thing, this love has led to the development of a new and very cool recording equipment codenamed ProFire 2626, suitable for both professional and home-studio use alike and offering multiple possibilities in terms of connectivity and versatility.[admark=1]Since digital recording is more and more popular among music producers, sound engineers and musicians alike, it seems like the M-Audio ProFire 2626 is really well-targeted, especially as it comes with extensive features letting the user customize the recording specs and paramet... [read more >>] Well, I've said this before and I guess I'll keep saying it: I am not a fan of the iPods (even though the Touch version really rocks) but I really enjoy seeing great audio technology put to good use in gear that sounds awesome and looks absolutely precious.As many editors around the world (including me) have somehow predicted, the tubes have had a glorious comeback and even more, high-end audio equipment manufacturers have literally raced to combine the vintage touch of the valves with the "lastest" technology and give birth to gear that looks and performs strikingly.[img=2] [admark=1]It's with great pleasure I now introduce... [read more >>] Now, this is something really cool and as far as I am concerned, it looks like this is the first music-related things to actually have me thinking nice things about the Industry and RIAA and all the things related to music. Sooloos is the first music service/player combo that actually offers a neat integration that would most likely make everybody happy.[admark=1]Let's take things one by one. First of all, it's the control thingie. We're talking a 17" touch-screen that will actually allow you to "touch" your music; the Sooloos terminal is operated by means of this terminal alone, so it grants you a direct and permanent intera... [read more >>] After all the neat audio gear M-Audio have constantly been using us to, here comes a truly rocking piece of technology in the body of the MicroTrack II, a pocket-sized recorder that looks great and works even better.The M-Audio MicroTrack II has been designed with functionality and portability in mind and as far as anyone can see without any special efforts, these goals have been marvelously reached. First of all, what's the point of a portable recording device that's really a pain in the back for its owner due to its bulky and unfriendly design? [img=2]Secondly, if you're set on spending some serious money on portable record... [read more >>] In case you sometimes wonder why there are no rock bands with vertically-challenged people...there are a lot of possible reasons. Not that these individuals would somehow lack the needed skills for musical performance, but rather there aren't too much instruments made for the measure. As far as guitars are concerned, things are even worse as once with the downscaling of an instrument severe constructive problems appear rendering that instrument inaccurate and therefore no longer playable with proper results.Well, it's time everybody could play serious rock as Hammacher Schlemmer has introduced the world's smallest fully funct... [read more >>] Well, they say that spring is the season for falling in love but it's mid-November and I am in love. Truly, madly, deeply, I'd say. It's not a girl (not even my motorbike, ha-ha) but the all new tube amplifier from NAT Audio, the Magma. After all, I guess you don't even have to be an audiophile or audio enthusiast to get excited seeing such a marvelous piece of acoustic technology looking that pristine and sporting such an overwhelming simplicity and knowing that it has been built for musical bliss.The NAT Magma is a tube amplifier among so many more...indeed but it has proclaimed itself "the most powerful single-ended... [read more >>] | 
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