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The microKORG is one of the great music instrument product hits of recent years. It’s a product that has managed to reach out of the claustrophobic, aging niche of traditional keyboard buyers to a wider audience of rockers and music enthusiasts. It’s not the only keyboard to be “cool” – hello, Moog – but it’s the rare keyboard that’s both cool and cheap, not to mention small. The cheap plastic-y mic and army beige color only added to the appeal, and encouraged people to write on it with meta

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George Lynch: lynch mob deluxe, paintings and interview

George Lynch: lynch mob deluxe, paintings and interview News: 01-12-2008: iheartguitar have an interview with Mr Lynch George Lynch says: I’ve always got stuff in the pipeline. Right now I have a weird design on the table that will probably never be produced. It’s a Lexan body with a carbon fibre exoskeleton and a throbbing rose coloured LED embedded in the body. Maybe ESP will agree to build one as a NAMM showpiece. I’m hoping. Right now the newest model that I play is the ESP GL57, a vint

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Stalled Makes Semi-Finals in SchoolJam Battle of the Bands

Stalled Makes Semi-Finals in SchoolJam Battle of the Bands Denise Bell Post Managing Editor November 26, 2008 Forney High School Sophomores, Garrett Jensen, Nick Rothouse, Ken Patterson, Caleb Trotter and Jacob Wikoff, all members of the band Stalled, have won a semi-finalist position in the NAMM 2nd Annual SchoolJam Battle of the Bands Contest.

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Roland, M-Audio, Korg Reduce Workforce

Roland, M-Audio, Korg Reduce Workforce November 25th, 2008 Today’s Top Story Roland, M-Audio and Korg, some of the biggest manufacturing names in music gear, are downsizing amid the recent economic downturn. Roland has reportedly cut 10% of their workforce with more cuts slated if sales don’t perk up in the next quarter. M-Audio has issued their second round of pink slips, and Korg is said to be consolidating several departments to reduce costs. While the news is not a major surprise to i

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sorry for the quiet time

Not many people have been posting to DS lately. So let me fill in with a new photo–this is the first of the Eurorack modules that Metasonix will introduce in 2009. First one is a combined tube distortion/VCA, using variable-mu pentodes (26A6s to be specific). Shown here is the first prototype. I’ve built 2 more, and they all work exactly alike, so it’s a solid and reliable design. Hopefully it will be ready to show at NAMM.

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Call for Entries: Holiday RiffRumble Song Contest Judged by Rooney

Los Altos, CA - Sonoma Wire Works announces a Holiday RiffRumble song contest for RiffWorks recording software users. Contestants worldwide will compete for $4120 in prizes, including a Dean Markley Acoustic Guitar, an iPod touch with FourTrack by Sonoma Wire Works, an Ultrasound AG30 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier, 12 sets of Dean Markley VintageBronze Guitar Strings, RiffWorks InstantDrummer Sessions by Discrete Drums, and Recording Magazines. RiffWorks T4 free recording software may be used to

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Call for Entries: Holiday RiffRumble Song Contest Judged by Rooney

Los Altos, CA - Sonoma Wire Works announces a Holiday RiffRumble song contest for RiffWorks recording software users. Contestants worldwide will compete for $4120 in prizes, including a Dean Markley Acoustic Guitar, an iPod touch with FourTrack by Sonoma Wire Works, an Ultrasound AG30 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier, 12 sets of Dean Markley VintageBronze Guitar Strings, RiffWorks InstantDrummer Sessions by Discrete Drums, and Recording Magazines. RiffWorks T4 free recording software may be used to r

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Who Makes the Hottest Strat Pickups??

(image: Angela Instruments) Depends on your taste, and there are a number of fine pickup makers out there. However, these days an awful lot of Strat & P90 pickup buzz seems to surround Lindy Fralin and Jason Lollar. Another up & comer we're hearing about from the custom guitar builder zone is Amalifitano. Do your own research, but before considering a pickup upgrade always make sure that your current configuration is set up well, otherwise another set of pickups may not give you the a

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Short links for November 17th, 2008

Some interesting things I found recently: # An interview with Richard Devine Percussa's Bert Schiettecatte writes: A while ago we went to Winter NAMM (in January 2008), to show the AudioCubes. We were lucky to hang out with our good friends Kyle and Ryan from Subtractive, they have a studio in Santa Monica and do a lot of great sound design and composition work, while at the same time producing film and working on their album (see the Test Short Starfish remix contest from a while ago, whi

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Peter Grenader Plan B Tour

I visited Peter Grenader at Plan B in Pomona yesterday. Plan B is the synth company Peter started several years ago after envisioning the possibilities of analog modular synths in the Eurorack format. I saw him put on a great show at AnalogLive last year. The man is a synth guru. We sat down in front of the modular rig at Noisebug, the exclusive US reseller of Plan B products, and Peter took me through the ins and outs of many of his synth creations. He grabbed a fistful of cables and started

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Want more Metal in your game?

Want more Metal in your game? Author: Matt Cross | Files under General Then do I have good news for you! Metalheads rejoice! Finally, a game is in development from upstart company Reign Productions to cater just to you! The game in development is said to be a multi-million dollar game focusing on nothing but metal. There aren’t a whole lot of details to be had at this point in time, but come the annual NAMM show in January, we can expect more information to be released. The only thing I

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All Metal Music Game Being Forged

Not enough metal for you in Guitar Hero and Rock Band? How about a music game that is completely metal? Visual effect consultants EBT3 Creations and talent management company Indevent USA have formed a new multi-media company called Reign Productions, and their first project is said to be a multi-million dollar video game containing nothing but metal. Details are scant at the moment, pending a major announcement regarding the project at the annual NAMM global music products show in Anaheim, Ca

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Gearmanndude's Tenacious Pedal Demo Videos

Some of the best and most colorful stompbox demo vids on the web come from the Gearmanndude youtube channel. With over 100 videos profiling a wide variety of boutique pedal brands including shoot outs between just about every Tubescreamer & TS mod there is, Gearmanndude covers a lot of pedal ground. But that's only part of the story. You see, Gearmanndude currently doesn't represent any gear merchants-- or plug or link to any stores. He simply acquires tons of cool pedals and makes demo v

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Etavonni Guitars Slashes Price & Prepares For NAMM!

(image:www.premierguitar.com) In the interest of being fair & balanced, Etavonni Instruments, Inc. has just knocked $3K off the direct user price of the Etavonni GT-1 guitar!!! NAMM visitors this Jan. '09 in Anaheim are urged to bring that Visa Card to Etavonni at booth #1349. Below is the full press release from Jeff Yonker, their marketing guy: "Hey, Just wanted to send this exciting news to you. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jeff Yonker Etavonni Instruments Inc. 877.423.8286 jeff@

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New FourTrack iPhone Application Now Available from Sonoma Wire Works

Los Altos, CA - Sonoma Wire Works announces the launch of FourTrack, a multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch (2nd Generation). FourTrack is a songwriting and practice tool for singers, guitar players, piano players and other musicians who want to capture musical ideas and record songs on their iPhone. Plug in a microphone, arm a track, record, and repeat. FourTrack works with the iPhone built-in microphone, a headset mic, or an iPod touch with a third-party mic and headphone

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Yamaha Pocketrak CX Pocket Recorder

Yamaha hits again the compact recording devices market with the Yamaha Pocketrak CX Pocket Recorder, a model with some similarities to the one released in the Winter NAMM show, the Pocketrak 2G, like its slim body but it’s a little bit heavier (3.2 oz) and a little bit thicker (0.6″), but has additional and interesting features. The Yamaha Pocketrak CX Pocket Recorder features built-in X-Y stereo mic, 5-band EQ, high-pass filter and peak limiter for better sound, high output built-in speaker

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Roland GR-500 Synth-Guitar 1977

The introduction of the Moog Guitar at this past summer’s 2008 NAMM brought to attention of previous attempts to making guitars more synth-like. The Moog Guitar Company didn’t create a guitar synth, per se, but with its features like the voltage-controlled filter and continuous sustain, it’s a prodigy of the Roland GR-500. The Roland GR-500 was introduced in 1977, which was actually a guitar synth system, with a comparison of an Ibanez-made Les Paul-style electric guitar/controller and a sy

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District Finals in Guitar Center 20th Anniversary Drum Off Competition - Tues Nov 11th 2008

Guitar Center's 20th Anniversary Drum Off CompetitionMI District Drum-Off will be held at:Guitar Center Southfield29555 Northwestern Hwy.Southfield, Michigan 48034248-354-8075Here are the Michigan winners: CANTON, MI: KENNETH ALAN BROOKS ST CLAIR SHORES, MI: MIKE DANIELL DETROIT, MI: ZEBULUN HORTON FLINT, MI: EUGENE MCBRIDE HOLLAND, MI: KEVIN DEPREE KALAMAZOO, MI: DEREK CROSS LIVONIA, MI:

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Solid Cables™ Reveals New Cable for NAMM

PASADENA, CA November 4, 2008 – Solid Cables™ is pushing the boundaries of what a quality instrument cable should be with the unveiling of the Dynamic Arc Beta. read more

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Solid Cables™ Reveals New Cable for NAMM

Solid Cables™ Reveals New Cable for NAMM By joshvittek - Posted on November 2nd, 2008 Tagged: Music • New Product PASADENA, CA November 4, 2008 – Solid Cables™ is pushing the boundaries of what a quality instrument cable should be with the unveiling of the Dynamic Arc Beta. The Dynamic Arc Beta instrument cable is designed to be the toughest, best sounding... Login or register to post comments •

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