Recording
Recording engineers will appreciate our boutique stylings. We seek out quality microphones, preamps, and signal processors from independent and lesser known manufacturers that aren't found in many stores. Of course we also carry products from the best names in the industry, such as Apogee, Universal Audio, and Digidesign. And you'll know we're true recording geeks when you visit our sales floor; we not only have the lastest issue of Tape Op for sale, we carry a selection of back issues as well.
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Brainwerks Training DVDs
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T.C. Electronic's PowerCore Compact
PowerCore Compact is a portable solution, well suited for laptop production environments on the road. With the FireWire connectors and the external power supply it only takes seconds to connect your PowerCore Compact, giving you instant access to serious processing and production tools.
With 12 powerful plug-ins right out of the box, the PowerCore Compact gives you all the tools you need for productions on the road and in the studio. Additional plug-ins can be added at any time from our ever-growing bulk of optional plug-ins. Great effort have been put into the design and the PowerCore Compact is the preferred choice when portability and instant access to powerful tools is an issue.
RODE Podcaster
Seamless integration was the idea, and it was obtained by creating a studio dynamic microphone with unparalleled A/D converters, so that the microphone can be plugged into any computer with no in/out boxes, no expensive computer pre-amps, just a USB cable.
Expand your DAW to 16 inputs
The biggest frustration of many Digidesign 001/002 and MOTU 828/896/2408 is the limit of 8 inputs. What many people don't realize is that these devices can easily be expended to 16 inputs. Focusrite, Presonus, RME, Apogee and M-Audio each make units that connect to the above interfaces over ADAT Lightpipe and add 8 more channels and preamps. Starting at just $699, there is no easier way to expand your studio.
Control Surfaces - Make Mixing Fun Again
The best parts of digital audio? Affordable, convenient and a wealth of great sounding options. The worst part? Mixing with a mouse. Tired of not being able to move two, three or four faders at once? Tired of bad ergonomics? Tired of staring at a screen when you're trying to be creative? You can change all of that. Control surfaces let you work faster and more creatively. Get back to the feel of analog boards, but keep the convenience of automation with motorized faders. Control levels, panning, plug-in parameters, transports and many other features without ever needing to touch a mouse. Digidesign, Mackie, Tascam and M-Audio make great control surfaces starting at $1149.
Acoustical Treatment - Cheaper Than You Think
The biggest problem facing home studios is the home itself. No matter how great a recording system you have, you are still at the mercy of your room's acoustics. Small rooms in particular have many early reflections that create a world of problems. When recording, they make things sound boxy and unnatural. They can also cause some frequencies to either disappear or become overbearing, making it very difficult to capture great sounds. When mixing, bad sounding rooms make it impossible to accurately judge EQ, levels and reverbs.
People will regularly drop a thousand dollars on a microphone, preamp or compressor, but make the mistake of ignoring this critical step in the chain. Generally this is because they believe the cost of treating a room to be prohibitive. Fortunately, it is actually cheaper than most people realize. Primacoustic kits feature everything you need to properly treat a room and start at $739 for a 12' x 12' room and only $449 for a 6' x 3' booth. Forward Acoustics sells individual panels and gobos starting at $89. For well under a thousand dollars you can make what may be the most significant improvement to the quality of your recordings and improve the sound of the microphones and instruments you have already invested in.
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