Today's Top Stories:

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• TC-Helicon VoiceWorks Plus - This TC-Helicon vocal processor has all of the features you need to make your vocals sound professionally polished. It continues on from the success of its predecessor, VoiceWorks, with an updated feature list including 4th-generation TC-Helicon harmony technology, Voice Modeling, and the Transducer and iMod (micromod) blocks from VoicePro. A Burr Brown-based mic preamp, transparent pitch correction, TC Electronic reverb, along with delay and dynamics algorithms from VoiceWorks, round out its capabilities. Feature for feature, nothing comes close to the sophistication and ease of use of the VoiceWorks Plus.
• Digidesign Structure - Digidesign's A.I.R. division has been busy. Last year saw the birth of a stunning virtual drummer, a pair of very impressive synthesizers, and a spot-on replication of classic electric pianos from the early years of rock n' roll. Now, A.I.R. shakes things up again with Structure, the first professional RTAS sampler designed and optimized specifically for Pro Tools. Structure boasts a 128-patch multi-timbral universal sound engine with support for up to 8-channel interleaved samples with sample playback available via RAM or disk streaming. To get you started, Structure ships with a sample library from East West, plus Structure supports drag-and-drop sample import within Pro Tools.
• Groove Tubes VELO 8 - Introducing VELO 8, Groove Tubes’ first foray into the ribbon mic arena. The name "VELO" is derived from "velocity," since ribbon mics were classically known as "velocity microphones" early on, while the "8" is for the VELO 8's figure-8 pickup pattern. Groove Tubes is able to churn out amazing mics that far exceed normal bang-for-the-buck ratios, while producing some amazing high-end studio electronics. Bringing together the most modern technologies along with classic ribbon design, all at a price that studios and musicians can afford, the VELO 8 is quite a mic!
• Vox V847A Wah - The Vox V847-A wah pedal improves on the V847's popular design with increased dynamics and functionality, thanks to a few key design changes. A redesigned inductor brings the new pedal's specs even closer to that of the original, while an added input buffer prevents impedance loading of the guitar signal to preserve your guitar's tone in bypass mode. By staying true to the tone and vibe of the 1960s-era Vox wah while enhancing its legacy, the V847-A offers you a modern update on a true classic at a price that’s shockingly affordable!

  Guitar of the Day
When Gibson building the Les Paul Junior in 1954, the company was clearly targeting beginners, along with guitarists with a tight budget. The price of the Les Paul Junior? A cool $99.50. To buy that same guitar today might cost more than some new cars or SUVs. The reason? It had a comfortable neck and a fat tone that some players found irresistible. Leslie West of Mountain was an early proponent of this guitar, but today you can see it in the hands of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, who loves to bash out monstrously huge chords on his '56 Junior (named "Floyd"). Which is why Gibson thought it would be smart to offer everyone a Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior. Naturally, since his name is on it, Armstrong worked closely with Gibson's Custom Shop and this new junior combines the best features of the original with a few modern twists. This guitar has a solid mahogany body and neck in an Ebony finish (a Classic White version is also available), a special design, stacked, double-coil H-90 pickup, and a vintage style non-compensated wraparound tailpiece. Unlike the '50s Junior, which had a huge, chunky neck, Billie Joe decided a '60s slim-taper neck profile would please most of today's guitarists (after all, many consider this to be Gibson's most playable neck). The rosewood fingerboard has 22 frets and pearloid dot position markers. Finally, the controls consist of just one volume and one tone control with black "top hat" knobs. But we've saved the best for last, because that H-90 pickup may look like a P-90 "dog ear" model, but thanks to the stacked, double-coil design, it can yield a ferocious tone that's perfect for hammering out power chords or digging into an extended solo. Finally, this Junior ships in a custom Billie Joe Armstrong hardshell case.