Today's Top Stories:

  New in Stock at Sweetwater

• Gary Garritan Jazz & Big Band Collection - This astonishing collection lets you create realistic-sounding jazz and big band arrangements quickly and easily, so now you can build your own bands and jazz ensembles. The Gary Garritan Jazz & Big Band Collection is powered by the Native Instruments' Kontakt Player sound engine and works flawlessly with most notation programs. You get great-sounding instruments with remarkably expressive control, including tongue/slur articulations, intonation, vibrato, extended ranges of the instruments, a variety of mutes, and much more. When does Gary find time to sleep?
• Focusrite ISA 828 - This premium quality microphone preamp puts eight of Focusrite's original ISA preamps into a compact 2U space, giving you amazing sound quality in a unit that's convenient for use in both your studio and surprisingly easy on your wallet. The ISA 828 gives you a variable impedance circuit with several settings and also includes eight line and four instrument inputs with both high- and low-impedance options. Using 25-pin D-type connectors, this preamp is easy to interface with Pro Tools HD rigs, as well as most other recording systems and mixing consoles. Talk to your Sweetwater Sales Engineer to see if it's the right choice for your needs!
• Denon DN-C640 - Here's a CD/digital audio player that puts a host of professional-level features into a slim 1U rackmountable unit, delivering the functionality you need and the compact format you want. The DN-C640 supports CD-DA, WAV, MP3, .MPG, and Windows Media Audio file formats (plus, it reads data DVDs), so you always have a dependable platform to play back your files. Features include a +/-12 percent pitch control, Quick Replay, Cue to Music, and Program Play functions to give you maximum control over your playback. Get professional results, guaranteed!
• Novation ReMOTE SL Compact 25 - This MIDI keyboard controller gives you an affordable and remarkably effective way to easily control virtual instruments, plug-ins, and sequencers without sacrificing precious desktop space. The Remote SL Compact 25 features semi-weighted keys, pitch and mod wheels, and a range of control functions, including eight large programmable drum pads and dedicated transport controls. A convenient backlit screen displays up to eight assigned parameters at the same time. You also get Ableton Live Lite 6 software, plus over 1.5GB of samples and loops as a bonus!

  Guitar of the Day
Newly arrived, minty fresh and almost certainly destined to be with us for only a short time are three new Ibanez S2170 Prestige models in three fabulous finishes: Natural Burl, Antiqued Ebony (wild!) and Figured Bubinga (our personal fave). One look at the photos and you'll agree that this is clearly a guitar for rockers or proponents of shred or heavy metal. Yet once we plugged it in, we found plenty of tasteful sounds that would be perfect for many other genres, including surf, hardcore blues, or even classic southern rock. All three guitars have remarkably stunning tops that are guaranteed to turn heads the minute you lift one from its hardshell case! Each would be right at home on instruments costing several times what you'll pay for an S2170 Prestige. The tops are fully bound and set onto a comfortably contoured mahogany body, so long gigs or late night recording sessions should be a breeze. It's also got three hot DiMarzio IBZ pickups (two humbuckers and a single coil in the middle) - a versatile setup that should allow you to nail almost any sound you're after. Right behind the pickups sits the heavy artillery: a Zero Resistance tremolo tailpiece that will let you bend notes or entire chords over a wide range, not just a few semitones. The Wizard II Prestige neck is also a revelation. Constructed of five pieces of maple and bubinga, it's so strong and stable you may never have to adjust the truss rod. It's topped with a fully bound, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with a Prestige inlay on the 12th fret. Also, because of the way Ibanez designed the neck-to-body joint, you have easy access to the higher frets, making soloing just a bit easier. Ibanez could have easily slapped a much higher price tag on these guitars, they're truly that good. Hey, they even tossed in a deluxe hardshell case. You can bet this one is going to go fast, so don't hesitate - call us here at Sweetwater and order the S2170 Prestige for yourself!