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 • Fender Highway 1 Texas Telecaster
• Apple iPod 20 GBRoland V-Synth Update!
Fender Highway 1 Texas Tele
Meet Fender’s Highway 1 Series Texas Tele! By pairing an ash body and a one-piece maple neck with a modern 12" radius and jumbo frets - Fender has created a guitar that "feels" as familiar as your favorite chair. The strings-through-body bridge complete with three brass barrel saddles adds even more tonality to its vintage vibe. And, for some serious Texas "cooking," spice your Tele tones up with two new Hot Vintage pickups - they'll provide all the heat you can handle!
Apple iPod 20 GB
Is it the sexiest MP3 player on the market? Is it a personal organizer? Is it a portable hard drive for sharing my mixes with other members in your band? It's all of the above and the iPod now comes in 10 GB, 20 GB and 40 GB models for your computer so whatever your requirements there's an iPod available for you! Now shipping is the 20 GB iPod that includes Apple Earphones, AC Adapter, FireWire cable, PC FireWire adapter, Wired Remote, Carrying case w/belt clip and an iPod Dock!Roland V-Synth Update!
Roland has released the Version 1.50 operating system update for the V-Synth synthesizer. Version 1.50 provides 18 new PCM waveforms, which can be manipulated with Roland's VariPhrase technology for realtime and independent control of a sample's pitch, time and formant characteristics. The update also offers the filter of the legendary Roland TB-303, and a new sub-oscillator for analog modeled oscillators, new analog-modeling waveforms taken from the D-50 synthesizer. The update is FREE, but you’ll have to have a Mac or a PC with a USB port to make it possible.
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| 1/4 Wave |
| Refers to wavelengths of audio or electromagnetic radiation (i.e. radio waves). One quarter of a wave denotes some dimension having a relationship with a signal such that it is 25% (or 1/4) as large as the space required for the entire wave of the signal. For example, in an RF (Radio Frequency) or wireless system 1/4 wave antennas are common. A 1/4 wave (typically pronounced "Quarter Wave") antenna's length is 1/4 as long as the wavelength of the carrier frequency used by the system. There are also 1/2 wave antennas, and so on. Similar relationships exist in the field of acoustics (see WFTD Quarter Space), though they aren't usually this specific (audio systems generally have to respond to a wide range of frequencies) and it's not as common to hear things referred to in this manner. |
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| Body Pack transmitter antennas - coil them up, or let them hang? |
"The body pack transmitter for my wireless system I use on stage has a long cable (antenna?) on the bottom. Is it okay if I wind this cable up so that it doesn't 'hang'?"
One of the smallest and simple antennas that is consistent with reasonable transmitter output is an antenna that is physically (and electrically) one quarter as long as the wavelength of the radio wave frequency being transmitted. This is called a "1/4 wave" antenna. The "long cable" you're referring to is most likely this type of antenna. It takes different forms depending on the type of transmitter being used. For some body pack transmitters, the antenna is a trailing wire cut to an appropriate length. In other designs the cable that attaches the microphone to the transmitter may also be used as the antenna. In either case, the antenna should be allowed to extend to its proper length for maximum efficiency. The effective bandwidth of this antenna type is great enough that only about three different lengths are required to cover the high-band VHF range. Having said that, whether or not it's "okay" for you to wind or coil it up should probably be based on whether or not you're getting the performance out of the transmitter that you need. Try it both ways (coiled and extended) and make the call. As with all cable management, if you choose to coil it make sure you're not winding it so tight that you're causing damage to the cable or its connections. |
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