Today Avid introduced a series of newly-designed hardware and software solutions designed to enhance the quality and performance of Pro Tools|HD, the industry’s leading digital audio workstation. The new HD Series interfaces—HD I/O, HD OMNI and HD MADI—offer customers flexible configurations to support a variety of analog and open digital formats for audio recording, mixing and playback.

Additionally, new HEAT (Harmonically Enhanced Algorithm Technology) software allows customers to add the realism of vintage analog sound to the Pro Tools® mixer via a single global control—eliminating the time consuming and complex task of managing plug-in changes across multiple tracks and allowing customers to remain focused on the craft of mixing. More Info

HD I/O

Premium, Customizable Pro Tools HD Series Audio Interface

Overview

Get the absolute highest audio quality and unprecedented I/O flexibility with HD I/O, a high-performance Pro Tools HD Series audio interface that’s designed to completely integrate with Pro Tools|HD systems. While its sleek look resembles its prior generation interfaces, HD I/O has been completely redesigned on the inside with high-quality electronics, giving you pristine, best-in-class A/D and D/A conversion and the lowest possible latency. Plus, with three configurations to choose from and a modular design, you can expand and customize the interface for your connection needs.

Key Features

• Pristine audio clarity and ultra low latency through state-of-the-art A/D and D/A conversion, premium analog circuitry, and meticulous attention to design
• Adapt the interface for your needs—choose from three configurations:
  • Get a balance of analog and digital I/O with HD I/O 8x8x8
  • Maximize your analog I/O with HD I/O 16×16 Analog
  • Go all digital with HD I/O 16×16 Digital
• Versatile digital I/O on all interfaces, with built-in sample rate conversion
• Completely integrates with Pro Tools|HD for full input, output, and routing control

HD OMNI

All-in-One Professional Preamp, I/O, and Monitoring Pro Tools HD Series Interface

Overview

Capture pristine, high-resolution audio through premium mic preamps and monitor your sessions in up to 7.1 surround with the all-in-one HD OMNI interface. Designed to completely integrate with Pro Tools|HD, HD OMNI is an ideal choice for individual musicians, composers, post-production studios, and anyone else who demands top sound quality and the convenience of an all-in-one interface. Experience best-in-class A/D and D/A conversion, mic preamps, the lowest possible latency, and a full monitoring section—all in one compact interface.

Key Features

• Pristine audio clarity and ultra low latency through state-of-the-art A/D and D/A conversion
• High-quality, low-noise analog I/O:
  • 2 premium, digitally-controlled mic/DI preamps
  • 4 line inputs
  • 8 line outputs, with true analog gain
• Versatile digital I/O, with sample rate conversion:
  • 8 channels of ADAT I/O (supports S/MUX II and IV)
  • 2×8 channels of AES/EBU I/O
  • 2 channels of S/PDIF I/O
• Completely integrates with Pro Tools|HD for full routing, mixing, and monitoring control

SYNC HD

Near Sample-accurate Lock for Pro Tools|HD

Overview

 

Keep even your largest Pro Tools|HD and audio-video productions in total sync. SYNC HD attains near sample-accurate lock to serial timecode (through RS-422), LTC, or bi-phase/tach signals, incorporating a high-fidelity, low-jitter master Word Clock that supports operations up to 192 kHz, as well as standard pull-up/pull-down rates for film and video applications.

SYNC HD also features AES/EBU clock I/O, SD and HD video reference in/thru, video program in/out with timecode window inserter, and a host of other features, making it a must have for Pro Tools|HD professionals in commercial music and post-production facilities.

Features

PRE

Remote-controllable, 8-channel Mic Preamp for Pro Tools|HD or Standalone Use

Overview

Capture pristine, high-quality sound with PRE. Featuring eight discrete, matched-transistor, hybrid mic preamp circuits, PRE provides a transparent signal path, and easily accommodates your mic, line, and direct instrument (DI) level inputs on all eight channels. Plus, you can place PRE anywhere in your studio, thanks to its remote-controllable operation, which you can access through Pro Tools HD software or an Avid control surface. And because PRE also functions as a standalone device, you can get the same sonic quality when working with any application and outboard sound module.

What are the best audio processing plugins?

Audio engineers, music producers, DJ's, re-mixers, you name it we all rely on software plugins to give us that polished sound. In today's music production environment there are questions we must ask and choices we must make.  What plugin format does my DAW require? What plugins should I invest in? What plugins will compliment my workflow? What plugin does (insertnamehere) producer use to get those phat beats? and the list goes on. Plugins come in many different shapes and sizes. 

The first and probably most important question is what plugin format does my DAW require?  Today's  popular plugin formats include TDM, RTAS, VST, CoreAudio, MAS and DirectX. The majority of my work is performed in Pro Tools on both LE and HD systems so I use TDM, RTAS and VST plugins. I should mention that in order to use a VST plugin with Pro Tools you need the VST>RTAS wrapper from FXpansion. Today I present the top 10 plugins I use on every production session in no particular order. 

	Izotope Ozone 4 Mastering Suite Ozone 4 combines seven essential mastering processors into one complete system, letting you give your mixes a finished, full and professional sound. Ozone's critically acclaimed IRC™ Loudness Maximizer gives you commercial volume and fullness without distorting or coloring your mix. An eight band Paragraphic EQ combines linear phase precision with the warmth and character of analog equalizers and even lets you intelligently match your mix to reference tracks. Innovative Multiband Dynamics, Harmonic Exciter and Stereo Imaging tools add depth and polish.
	Waves Renaissance Bass Renaissance Bass delivers Waves patented MaxxBass® psycho-acoustic technology using simplified controls for quick, intuitive operation. You can specify the frequency cutoff point where the process begins, the Intensity of the artificial harmonics added to the signal, and output attenuation. There's also a button to choose whether the original bass frequencies below the cutoff point are retained or discarded. Again, Renaissance Bass works surprisingly well despite its apparent inflexibility.
	Native Instruments FastFX Native Instruments FastFX is the ultimate effects processor for intense audio annihilation featuring a modular signal path of various effects including granular effects, a freeze looper, slicer, gate, delay and filter. The very cool part is these different effects can be chained in any order. FastFX is part of the Native Instruments Electronic Instruments XT Collection powered by Reaktor.
	Massey Plugins Inc L2007 The L2007 is a free mastering-grade look-ahead brickwall limiter. Don't let the free price tag fool you this is a quality plugin that really provides great results. I use the L2007 on my drum buss and synth buss to keep my levels in check. The L2007 makes mixes sound richer and thicker, effortlessly. Just tweak the threshold knob — It's like magic!
	Air Vintage Filter Pro Tools 8 comes with some exciting new plugins. The Vintage Filter gets used so much in my sessions that i don't know what I would do without it. I use the Vintage Filter plug-in to apply modulating resonant filters to audio signals. I use it for high-passing drums, low-passing kicks and bass, notching and crazy filter effects.
	Image Line FL Studio 9 FL Studio 9 is a complete software music production environment, representing the culmination of more than 10 years of sustained & focused development. FL9 is the fastest way from your brain to your speakers. Yes that's right FL Studio made the top 10. I Re-Wire FL Studio into Pro Tools and use it as a giant effects rack. The routing possibilities in FL are endless.
	Waves SSL 4000 Collection Developed under license from Solid State Logic, The SSL 4000 Collection includes four meticulously modeled plugins based on the legendary SSL 4000 Series: the SSL E-Channel, the SSL G-Master Buss Compressor, the SSL G-Equalizer and the all-new G-Channel. These plugins sound so close to the original consoles, even experts who work with SSL boards day in and day out can’t tell the difference.
	The Elysia Niveau Filter This filter is a specialist in changing the overall sonic character of a signal with ease. It features two comprehensive controllers and is capable of producing convincing results in no time at all. Whenever a classic shelving filter would be too limited and a fully parametric filter would be too much, the niveau filter is the perfect tool.
	Avid Transfuser Avid Transfuser is an innovative, real-time loop, phrase, and groove creation RTAS workstation for Pro Tools that allows you to quickly and easily create, manipulate, and perform loop- and rhythm-based music. I could write a 10 page article on how awesome Transfuser is. One the fly re-mixing, re-sampling, beat creation, sample manipulation and general audio mangling all wrapped up in a nice warm package. I use it on every project. Stay tuned for a complete review including video tutorials.
	Camel Audio Camel Crusher CamelCrusher is a free multi-effect plugin. It offers two characteristically different distortion sounds which can be blended together to create a wide variety of tones and textures. Great for guitars, drums and plenty more! There's also a warm, smooth analogue-style low-pass filter with buckets of resonance. Slap this thing on your drum buss and prepare to be annihilated.

Eric Darius is On A Mission

With 24 musicians, five producers and eight studios from Canada to Jamaica! Mixing up the flavors of hip hop, fusion, acid jazz, straight-up funk and R&B into a melodic concoction of scrumptious delectable sonic treats.  Danny Weiss, VP of Jazz A&R for Shanachie states, “If you think of jazz as a wonderful tree whose trunk is its great tradition and whose branches are the never ending innovations of its young disciples, then Eric Darius is the newest branch of that tree. He can swing like the masters and funk like a hip-hopper; truly the blossoming of tomorrow’s jazz.”

“I want my music to be a vehicle for change and to transcend boundaries from age to race. I believe my music can make a difference in the world.”

His unbridled passion can be heard on the song “Let’s Go,” which he co-wrote with producer and keyboardist Micah Otano and Mike Barkulis (in fact four of the ten songs on the CD were co-written with Otano and Barkulis). With amplified rock guitars and thumping bass lines, R&B vocals and a hip hip hook, the groove-happy “Let’s Go” sounds like a ready-made top 40 R&B hit. Darius and Otano collaborated with one another on Eric’s last recording and first met while on tour with Brian Culbertson. “I think that Micah and I are a perfect match, because we both come from the same place musically. We both have an understanding and appreciation for all genres of music and like to push musical boundaries.”

Best Buy

iTunes

Complete Interface and Software Solution

AmpliTube iRig is a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter and guitar and bass tone mobile software.

With AmpliTube iRig, you can plug your guitar into your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad and jam anywhere with world class guitar and bass tone right in the palm of your hand – from the leader in studio-class guitar and bass software.

Simply plug the iRig interface into your mobile device, plug your instrument into the appropriate input jack, plug in your headphones, amp or powered speakers, download AmpliTube for iPhone Free and start rocking!

You’ll have at your fingertips the sound and control of 3 recombinable simultaneous stompbox effects + amplifier + cabinet + microphone just like a traditional guitar or bass stage rig!

Add amps and effects as you need them — you can expand your rig with up to 11 stomps, 5 amps, 5 cabinets and 2 microphones in the AmpliTube iRig app custom shop.

Avid announced the completion of Pro Tools 8.0.4 for all versions. The latest update offers Windows 7 support for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered, plus lots of improvements. Enjoy tons of performance enhancements and fixes with Pro Tools® 8.0.4 software, a new free update for all registered Pro Tools HD 8, Pro Tools LE®, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ users. This latest version delivers official Windows 7 support for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered—plus we’ve added new PC drivers for Pro Tools LE 8.0.4, greatly expanding the number of compatible laptop and desktop computers.

Updates and fixes are shown here

Download the update here

With its massive sound, hands-on ease, and affordable price, the GAIA SH-01 is a high-performance value with old-school charm. The triple-stacked engine puts potent virtual analog synthesis under your fingertips, yet the control panel is so fun, friendly, and inviting, even first-timers can create great sounds. The signal flow is simple to grasp, with logically arranged knobs, sliders, and buttons. Hands-on control and fat sound make this little powerhouse a joy for music students, songwriters, session players, and live performers of all styles and skill levels.

keyboard	37 keys (velocity sensitive)
Maximum Polyphony	64 voices
Sound Generaor Section	Virtual analog synthesizer sound generator (Number of part: 1) (Oscillator + Filter + Amp + Envelopes + LFO) x 3 PCM sound generator (Number of parts: 15)
Patch Memory	Preset: 64 User: 64
OSC Section
Oscillator waveform	SAW, SQUARE, PULSE/PWM, TRIANGLE, SINE, NOISE, SUPER SAW
Knobs/Sliders	PITCH, DETUNE, Pulse Width, Pulse Width Modulation
Envelope	Attack, Decay, Envelope Depth
Modulation	Oscillator Sync, Ring Modulation (Tone 2′s OSC 2 is applied as modulation to Tone 1′s OSC 1.)
FILTER Section
Filter Type	LPF, HPF, BPF, PKG (-12 dB/-24 dB)
Knobs	CUTOFF, RESONANCE, KEY FOLLOW
Envelope	Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Envelope Depth
AMP Section
Knobs	LEVEL
Envelope	Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
LFO Section
LFO Shape	TRIANGLE, SINE, SAW, SQUARE, Sample&Hold, Random
Knobs/Sliders	RATE, FADE TIME, PITCH DEPTH, FILTER DEPTH, AMP DEPTH
Tempo Sync	ON/OFF
Effects
DIST	Distortion, Fuzz, Bit Crash
FLANGER	Flanger, Phaser, Pitch Shifter
DELAY	Delay, Panning Delay (with tempo sync function)
REVERB	Reverb
LOW BOOST	Low Boost
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Knobs	Control 1, Level
Controllers	Pitch Bend/Modulation lever D BEAM Controller
Arpeggiator	Preset pattern: 64
Phrase Recorder	User: 8 Number of Track: 1
Jacks/Connectors	OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4 inch phone type) Headphone jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type) PEDAL jack (TRS phone type) MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT) USB COMPUTER (supports USB Hi-Speed Audio/MIDI) USB MEMORY (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash memory) EXT IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type) DC IN jack
Power Supply	DC 9 V (AC Adaptor or rechargeable nickel-metal hydride AA batteries x * Batteries sold separately. * Zinc-carbon batteries or alkaline batteries cannot be used.
Current Draw	600 mA
Battery life for continuous use	Approximately 5 hours * Using rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries * Approximately 4 hours if USB memory is connected * Differs depending on the conditions of use
Accessories	Owner’s Manual, Guide Book, CD-ROM (USB DRIVER), DVD Video, AC Adaptor (PSB-1U), Power Cord
Options	Keyboard Stand: KS-18Z(*), Pedal Switch: DP series, Expression Pedal: EV-5, USB Memory: M-UF2G * Make sure that this instrument is mounted at a height that is no higher than 1 meter.
Size and Weight
Width	689 mm 27-3/16 inches
Depth	317 mm 12-1/2 inches
Height	100 mm 3-15/16 inches
Weight	4.2 kg 9 lbs. 5 oz.

PIONEER HONORED AS DJ
MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

Pioneer Sweeps Five Categories at the 25th Annual
International Dance Music Awards

LONG BEACH, CA – (April 15, 2010)– Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division (Pioneer DJ) announced that it won five awards at the 2010 Winter Music Conference held in March, including the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year and Best New Product awards for its new CDJ-2000 professional multi player. Pioneer DJ won awards for Best Headphone, Best CD player, Best Mixer, Best New Product and Best Manufacturer categories. These honors emphasize Pioneer’s role as a technology innovator that is committed to furthering the industry and bringing an incomparable experience to all facets of the DJ entertainment industry.

The WMC’s week-long gathering in Miami, FL is regarded as the premier networking event in the dance music industry where top international artists, DJs, producers and industry professionals converge from over 62 countries. More than 70,000 visitors partake in the biggest dance events of the year including workshops, performances, product launches and release parties. Organizations also recognize exceptional products and innovative technologies from the previous year.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized for the products and technologies we work so hard to develop. Our goal at Pioneer is to create the most advanced entertainment products that fit the needs of aspiring and professional DJs, nightclubs and nightclub designers,” said Matt Dever, vice president for the Professional Sound and Visual Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

Pioneer won the following coveted IDMA industry awards:
25th Annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) – More than 10,000 ballots were cast to vote for the most innovative and elite artists, DJs, producers, promoters, remixers, manufacturers and labels in the business.

• Best Manufacturer: Winner – Pioneer DJ – Pioneer was recognized for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the industry. Often regarded as the “industry standard,” Pioneer solidified its position as a true innovator and visionary in the business.
• Best New Product: Winner – CDJ-2000 – Available in late 2009, the CDJ-2000 is a multi-format digital media player with features that put the performance back into the art of DJing and reduce the need for laptops to access music files. DJs of all experience levels can enhance their mixing and scratching capabilities using proprietary technologies such as rekordbox™¹ music management, Pro DJ Link, Needle Search and USB and SD card connectivity.
• Best Mixer: Winner – DJM-800 – Pioneer´s industry standard mixer provides high quality audio and mixing versatility. The DJM-800 incorporates features recommended by many professional DJs and club engineers, raising the bar on sound fidelity and ease of mixer operation.
• Best CD Player: Winner – CDJ-1000MK3 – The highly regarded CDJ-1000MK3 digital media player offers playback of MP3 files that puts more control into the hands of DJs. Features include jog feel adjustments, hot looping / re-looping, and improved track and wave data display to provide DJs with enhanced mixing and scratching capabilities to sharpen their craft.
• Best Headphones: Winner – HDJ-2000 – Perfect for use in DJ environments and studios, the HDJ-2000 is Pioneer´s highest performance headphone, providing exceptional sound that clearly and accurately reproduces audio, comfortable fit to minimize fatigue from long periods of use and high durability that withstands demanding conditions.

Pioneer offers a complete line of professional DJ Equipment through its Professional Sound & Visual Division. Its DJM series of mixers has become an industry standard at clubs, studios, mobile rigs and homes around the world, known for its high quality sound and reliability. For more information, visit www.PioneerDJ.com.

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., and its U.S. Web address is www.PioneerElectronics.com. Its parent company, Pioneer Corporation, established in Tokyo in 1938, is a preeminent manufacturer of high-performance audio, video and computer equipment for the home, car and business markets.

Yes that’s right you read that correctly. When you visit your local Musical Instruments equipped Best Buy you will now be able to grab some Waves plugs and beef up your DAW’s processing power. Hat’s off to whoever is pulling the strings at Best Buy to make this happen. It’s most definitely a good look for your Musical Instruments departments street cred!

Waves has grown into the world’s leading developer and supplier of software-based audio signal processing tools, while expanding to meet the demand for Waves processing in hardware-based products. Waves’ current product line has increased to over 60 processors that have been embraced by the audio industry in music production, film, post, and broadcast. In fact, the name Waves itself has become synonymous with top-of-the -line audio processing, and the company’s products are used where superior quality is a pre-requisite: hit records, major motion pictures, and top-selling games worldwide.

Mic check one two, one two. Yo turn my headphones up! Each year, the National Association of Music Merchants throws an industry-wide trade show located at the massive Anaheim Convention Center. If you’ve never had the chance to visit the NAMM Show, it’s a musician’s (and engineers) paradise, with thousands of exhibitors, live product demos, super fresh jam sessions, and celebrity appearances galore!

Themed “Get Ready,” the trade show offered attendees the opportunity to reunite with industry peers, learn the latest business and marketing tactics and trends at daily NAMM University sessions, and ultimately make their biggest business deals for the year ahead. The trade show is only open to industry members and their invited guests, and draws the convention center’s highest annual attendance.  Last year, NAMM reported a total of 85,799 of registrants, including 1,505 exhibitors. This year, NAMM reported 87,569 registrants, a 2 percent increase from last year.

This year I was part of that 2% increase thanks to my good friends at Odyssey and this is my tasty NAMM experience all wrapped up like a spicy scallop hand roll.

“The 2010 NAMM Show is the go-to event of the year for serious music and sound product professionals from around the globe,” said NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond. “They will benefit from their NAMM Show experience by networking with their peers, getting the first look at the best new products for the year ahead, and by experiencing the music, concerts and parties that set NAMM apart from every other show in the world.”

The trade-only event features more than 1,500 manufacturers’ exhibits with many product launches that gather crowds to see the newest, most innovative products from all musical categories.

“This year’s NAMM Show marks a critical turning point for the international music products industry,” said NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond. “A strong NAMM Show signals the beginning of a comeback with buyers returning to their hometowns with renewed energy, passion and hope for a strong 2010, and exhibitors enjoying strong floor traffic and sales as they introduced hundreds of new and innovative products to the market.”

There were high-energy events featuring Quincy Jones and Yoko Ono, who spoke on behalf of the importance of music education for children.

The 2010 NAMM Show will draw nearly 1,500 exhibiting companies, and is expected to generate more than $70 million for the Orange County business community.  Speaking of 1,500 exhibiting companies, let’s get to the good stuff.  So this was my first year attending the NAMM Show in person and for an audio gear fanatic like myself it was (at first)  a little overwhelming. It was like the feeling I had when I was a little kid at Toy’s ‘R’ Us. There is so much good stuff that your brain is being pulled in 20 different directions. Here are a few pieces of kit that really caught my attention.

Access Virus OS 4 Announced
Access announced the next operating system for the entire Virus TI series of synthesizers.

Six meticulously modeled overdrive stomp boxes greatly complement with the existing arsenal of distortion algorithms in the effect section.

The new speaker cabinet emulation is a fantastic and easy-to-use toolkit to add further character; especially to roaring acid lead and sync sounds. You like retro style? Our new Vowel filter will be your best friend, offering a sonic pallet from Talk Box to WahWah sounds.
The Comb filter puts the metallic shine on your patches known from many glitch and progressive tracks. And The new arpeggiator allows you to modulate any of the parameters available to the modulation matrix.

OS4 will become available shorty and is a free update for all Virus TI users.

Listen to the new capabilities

Overdrive Stomp Boxes

OS4 for the entire Virus TI line of synthesizers brings 6 more distortion flavors to the table, modeled on vintage guitar distortion pedals. Every one of these classic pedals is famous for its distinctive character and has been exploited by some of the greatest guitar heroes of all time. The virtual stomp boxes feature carefully modeled distortion curves and tonal characteristics and include tone controls where appropriate.

Mint Overdrive – The sound of this one just screams tubes – a very special kind of overdrive which results in a wonderful smokey tone. Good for achieving a subtle distortion effect whilst still retaining headroom for dynamics.
Curry Overdrive – A more extreme distortion, like in the original, this does not feature a Tone control.
Saffron Overdrive - The ʻorangeʼ one. A very harsh distortion, popular with the grunge movement.
Onion Overdrive – A big distortion effect famous for its fuzzy character.
Pepper Overdrive - A clear, powerful distortion thatʼs perfect for making leads cut right through the mix. Tone control to soften sound with a lowpass filter.
Chili Overdrive - A classic “fuzzbox” overdrive. No tone control, just in-your-face fuzz.

In this video Ben Crosland explains some of the new features!

The SSL X-Patch
Next on the list is this nice little invention from Solid State Logic. The SSL X-Patch

ACHIEVE PLUG-IN STYLE FLEXIBILITY USING ANALOGUE PROCESSORS WITH NEW SSL X-PATCH

LOS ANGELES — Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, is proud to announce the release of X-Patch at the 2010 Winter NAMM Convention, Booth 6907 at the Anaheim Convention Center from January 14th to 17th.

Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5017
This little beauty is the new Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5017. Teh mini hotness!
Features :
• DI box / Mic Pre / Compressor
• Variphase, Silk, Blend and two channel operation
• desktop unit

It’s looks so cute and tidy I just might have to add this to my studio!

ok moving on, we have the super dope Korg Kaossilator Pro ! Slide ya fizzle for the shizzle!

I think we can all agree that KaossPads in any shape or form are hella tight!

Now for those of you who have an audio interface with an open ADAT port this next unit is a surefire way to expand your I/O capabilities. The Focusrite OctoPre MkII DYNAMIC features eight channels of Focusrite’s legendary mic preamplification, with new, single-dial, VCA-based compressors derived from the classic Focusrite Red 3 on every channel.

On-board digital converters, with state-of-the-art clocking and jitter-elimination technology, enable you to stream eight channels of 24-bit/96kHz digital audio to and from an ADAT-equipped computer workstation or hard disk recorder. This makes it the perfect addition to your project studio setup or live recording rig, including those running Pro Tools M-Powered, LE and HD, as well as the likes of Logic, Cubase, Sonar and Digital Performer.

Those are a few of the goodies that really caught my attention. My first NAMM experience was amazing to say the least. I’m always amazed at the new technology that comes out every year. Music production and recording technology has come a long way and I can wait to see what the future holds.

Keep it Icy!