Archive for October, 2008
Review: Electro-Harmonix 12AY7 Tube Mic Preamp
Listing for around $200 bucks, the 12AY7 is expertly designed to provide much needed warmth to your microphones for live or recording applications.
Basically, I love anything that has some tubes in it. Digital effects and pedals sound thin, less robust, and evil. This technology is pretty affordable and comes in a nice package.
Includes [...]
iPod Touch 32 Gig Review
Apple has struck gold with their new generation (2G) version of their iPod Touch device. This is less an iPod and more a full fledged hand held computer. With full Internet browser, wifi, speakers, Multi touch screen, high capacity memory, and access to thousands of programs, there is almost nothing the new iPod Touch cannot [...]
Free Band Flyer Downloads
If you have been searching the Internet high and low for free band flyer downloads the results ( you have probably noticed) are few and far between!
The reason that it is incredibly hard to find artfully designed band flyers for download is that artists are highly unlikely to simply give away a piece of their [...]
Review: Magic Ebow Effect
If you have never heard of an Ebow but are wondering what the heck this weird plastic device does, let me help you out.
The Ebow is perhaps the most useful and strange effect I have ever laid my hands on. First if all, the device works by setting up a small magnetic field which [...]
Review: M-Audio JamLab Personal Guitar System
If you are interested in hooking your guitar up to your computer for the cheapest and most affordable price, the M-Audio JamLap is your ticket. This $59 dollar glorified USB wire with a guitar input and a headphone output. The installation is not too bad but some users have reported driver issues on Vista (go figure!). I think overall, you cannot beat the fun of this device. This absolutely makes a great Christmas gift for any new player who is also into computers. This could be a user’s first digital experiment that may lead to Pro Tools in the future.
