If the name Fat Man brings to mind words like “plush,” “full,” and “round,” then you’re on the right track. This high-quality tube preamp and compressor lets you beef up your recordings and live work with some high-calorie tube sound. Fat Man 2 is the mono front end version of this great processor, with a preamp and compression.
Roland has just announced several new, exciting products. At the top of the list is probably the CDX-1 DiscLab, which is a power-packed workstation with a built-in CD burner, loop sequencing, sampling, and multitrack recording (including effects), all in one! Also new on the Roland roster is the V-Club Set, which is a very compact and easy to set up V-Kit with a TD-6 Percussion Sound Module onboard; a new Dr. Rhythm drum machine in the DR-670; the D2 Groove Box, a colorful offspring of the MC Groove machines; and the 88-key RD-700 Expandable Keyboard. These are some products you’ll probably be seeing at Sweetwater very soon, but to get an up close look, stop in at Roland’s website
The Sweetwater Web Prize for May is the MOTU 828 FireWire Audio Interface! Jet on over to Sweetwater.com and get signed up for this great prize – all you have to do is get all of the questions right on the 828 quiz (OK – it’s not really that hard)!