We’ve been getting so much new stuff in since the summer NAMM show that we’re going to take today’s inSync to try to get caught up on that. TTOTD, WFTD, and other news stories will resume tomorrow.
The Penta pre-set compressor and mic preamp is the new addition to Focusrite’s Platinum line of affordable, high-performance processors. One of the coolest things about Penta is that it features16 editable presets that provide instant compressor configurations with the touch of a switch. One of the most daunting tasks in professional audio engineering – compression – made simple.
Glyph’s super-fast 36 Gig UltraWide Desktop drive provides massive data storage. Great for hard disk recording.
Glyph’s acclaimed CD burning bundle is now FireWire ready to connect to your G3/G4 FireWire port or any other FireWire equipped device. The complete bundle includes a 16x10x40 CD rewriter and Adaptec Toast.
We just received a shipment of Samson’s R21 dynamic performance mics. The really cool thing is that when you buy the R21, you don’t just get one mic. You get 3 mics. The R21 is more like a mic pack, with three durable, do-it-all microphones in a handy case with mic clips. This is an unbelievable value.
Motion Sound, the heavyweight champs when it comes to rotary speaker design, just delivered their AR-112 Sidewinder, a rotary speaker designed specifically for electric guitar. The sound of the AR-112 is really something else.
Roland’s CDX-1 DiscLab is a compact tabletop workstation that combines phase sampling, multitrack recording, mixing and mastering directly to a built-in recordable CD drive. The digital multitrack recorder section features 8 tracks total; you can record on 2 tracks simultaneously. The CDX-1 is great for not only recording your performances but for creating sample loops and sequences. You can burn them all on to CD right there.
The brand new 500MHz iMac just rolled through our doors. This one is dressed up in vibrant Indigo and is packed with features: 256K of Level 2 cache running at processor speed, gobs of RAM, ATI RAGE 128 Ultra graphics accelerators with 16MB SDRAM, CD-RW, built-in microphone, dual mini-headphone jacks, FireWire and USB. Plus, all that cool new software already installed like Mac OS X, iTunes, iMovie, and more.
Two new G4’s from Macintosh are in, boasting incredible processing speeds, loads of storage capabilities and power to burn. The G4/867 comes with the ultra-powerful SuperDrive that lets you burn DVDs and CDs, and includes a bunch of great software like iTunes, iMovie, and more. The G4/733 doesn’t have the SuperDrive but does include a built-in CD-RW drive. If a G4 processes at super-fast speeds and there’s no monitor to let you see it, does it really do anything at all? That’s why you need our other New In Stock for today, the 17″ flat Apple Studio display screen monitor with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels.
Yamaha’s EZ20 and EZ30 are two of the coolest portable learning keyboards we’ve seen. Both instruments feature Yamaha’s acclaimed Education Suite 3, and guide lights above the keys lead you through each lesson, helping you learn notes, chords and whole songs. The keyboards even talk to you in the voice of GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester, offering guidance and encouraging you to give it one more try for all the old times. Think of her as your friend.
The latest release from Roland’s acclaimed SRX Series of wave expansion boards for Roland’s XV synths is in. The SRX-03 provides a cornucopia of great essential instrument sounds for the studio. You’ll find pianos, unbelievable nylon string guitars, bass and synth sounds, drums, and more. These SRX boards are flat-out some of the finest we’ve heard.
Guitars, guitars, guitars! The inSync round-up of brand new Gibsons starts with the Les Paul Junior (LPJVSCH). It’s described as an “entry level” guitar but you wouldn’t know it from the snarl it puts out. It boasts the famous Single Dog Ear P-90 pickup and comes with a Vintage Sunburst finish.
Then there’s the Les Paul Junior Special Plus (LPJ+TAGH), which adds a flat AA figured maple top and two Alnico humbuckers to the Les Paul Junior model. This particular model has a Trans Amber finish. We know what you’re saying now.
“Sure, the Juniors are great. Ya’ got any big ones?” YES WE DO! Gibson has revived their Les Paul Studio model (LPSTBTCH), an incredible instrument with full-sized trapezoid inlays, smooth, rounded body and headstock. This guitar features the new Blue Teal (Flip Flop) finish, which was developed in conjunction with BASF. The amazing Flip Flop finish actually changes color through the spectrum of blues through greens as it is viewed from different angles.
We also have a brand new steel-string version of Gibson’s Chet Atkins solidbody acoustic guitar (ARSSEBGHI) with an ebony finish. This guitar is a big favorite among rock,pop and country players, who love the SST’s ability to produce high volume with no feedback.