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  News Flash: Waves Supports TDM on Intel-Based Macs
This one is red hot and literally reached our in box just before we posted today's column. Waves just announced that their entire TDM software line is now fully compatible with the new Intel-based line of Apple Macintosh computers! Developed exclusively for all the latest Macs equipped with the new Intel Core 2 Duo and Dual-Core Intel Xenon “Woodcrest” processors, Waves Version 5.9.1 features exceptionally efficient processing that won’t put a heavy load on your screaming fast Mac! To download Version 5.9.1, registered owners of Waves TDM software should go here. Version 5.9.1 is available to all users with Waves Update Plan coverage and is for Intel-based Mac TDM users only. Both Native and TDM Bundles requires iLok authorization.

  No Payments/No Interest Offer Ends September 30
The clock is ticking and time is quickly running out on one of the biggest promotions we’ve ever offered. This one is for customers with a Sweetwater Musician's All Access Platinum Card, and it allows you to choose the gear you want and start making music right away, then you'll have no payments and no interest until June of 2007 - that's nine months from now! What's more, if you pay the balance off by June of 2007, you won't pay a single penny of interest! How can you top that deal? Wait, you say you don't already have a Musician's All Access Platinum Card? It's easy to apply. Honest, it only takes a few minutes! Just press the "Apply Today!" button and you're on your way to the best music deals available. Approval takes mere minutes! Have questions? Give us a call toll-free at 1-800-222-4700 - what could be simpler? Just imagine getting the guitar of your dreams or setting up your own home project studio, then use it on us for nine months! There's one catch, though - you have to make your purchase before this special offer expires on September 30th. Please be sure and read all the fine print on the Web page (there's always small print). So what are you waiting for? Call or go online here and get that new (fill in the name of the item you simply cannot live without here) and don't worry about payments or interest until June 2007. Now that’s a deal all musicians can live with!

  Three Oxford Plug-ins, One Great Price!
Here's a plug-in bundle you can't pass up, because thanks to a special Sweetwater package deal with Sony, you’ll save an amazing 75% off the list price on the best-selling Oxford plug-ins. Essentially, Sony has combined its Oxford Reverb, Oxford Inflator and Transient Modulator TDM plug-ins into one bundle, and if you act now, you can save up to a staggering $1,375 on the company’s “Big Three” plug-in suite, which includes:

• Oxford Reverb: Allows users to build their own virtual spaces for any artistic requirement. Reverb offers users an array of options for working with diverse audio situations, from tight, reflective ambiences to room and hall simulations to breathtakingly expansive reverberant spaces.
• Oxford Inflator: Increases the apparent loudness of almost any recording without loss of quality or audible reduction of dynamic range. By avoiding damaging increases in peak signal level, Inflator can bring power, presence and warmth to recorded material with a subtlety and musical character reminiscent of tube systems.
• Transient Modulator: Offers the ability to radically modify the dynamic level of tracks and revitalizes recordings without negatively impacting original artistic intent. By addressing a mixing issues ranging from level and dynamic gain control to loudness enhancement, it provides a powerful and user-friendly tool for dramatically improving sound quality.

  New in Stock at Sweetwater

• Marshall AVT150HX - Just in case you happen to need an amp head that emulates the tone, feel and response of Marshall’s world-renowned, all-valve amplifiers with unerring accuracy – but without using valves in the power stage – here’s the 150-watt AVT150H, which boasts more channels and features than any other Valvestate amplifier ever produced. Its four channels include: Acoustic Simulator, Clean, Overdrive 1 and Overdrive 2. Now you can go from sparkling clean to hot-rodded overdrive in a heartbeat. All four channels are footswitchable, allowing instant access to professional quality acoustic and electric sounds in the same song, without having to change guitars or amps! The AVT150HX also includes 16 adjustable, custom-voiced digital effects.

  Guitar... uhh, Bass of the Day
Bass players are picky, and unlike many guitar players, who choose a specific instrument based on whatever model his or her favorite artist is using (though they’ll deny the fact), they want the best playability combined with the finest tone-shaping capabilities available. Whether it's rock or reggae, the 4-string Tobias Basic will effortlessly handle any situation and look good doing it. With a two-piece walnut body in a natural finish that brings out the beauty of the wood, plus a five-piece Asym neck-through design, this is truly a masterpiece of modern bass design. Onboard the 4-string Basic are two Bartolini curve-top neck and bridge pickups matched to a custom-voiced Bartolini preamp system. This allows bass players to dial in their own unique sound rather than letting the manufacturer do the voicing. Controls include a master volume with push/pull Slap Tone, pan-pot, bass, midrange and treble with mid-cut boost. The natural maple neck-through design is totally unique, making this bass instantly recognizable. The asymmetrical neck is of five-piece construction with purple heart or bubinga stringers (depending upon current stock availability) and has a pao ferro fingerboard with 24 frets and a 34-inch scale. Naturally it ships in a high quality hardshell case.