New in stock at Sweetwater Sound: Metric Halo has delivered our first batch of their incredible new Channel Strip plug-in for TDM. This is not just another EQ with a compressor and noise gate slapped on it. Channel Strip is a very serious six-band fully parametric 48-bit EQ (that really sounds amazing), compressor with integrated side-chain filter, expander/gate, and a ton of other little cool things, including a terrific user interface. If you own Pro Tools you must have this plug-in. It uses very little DSP so it’s easy to instantiate a bunch of them in a session without giving up the farm (yes, pun intended, hold your boo’s). Retail price $999.
The Sweetwater Web prize for December is on-line. This month we are giving away a fabulous Crown CE-2000 amplifier. Those of you who’ve been in the business for a while know Crown has earned its reputation for the highest quality products through an uncompromising dedication to understanding the needs of professional musicians and touring companies. If you want an amp you can depend on, choose Crown. It’s that simple. Meanwhile you can register to get a free one on our contests Web page.
There are more and more ways to distribute your music all the time. Lycos has launched a new music site and is now offering the ability for independent musicians to upload their songs as MP3 files, along with an artist bio.
