Well, here we are four months into the year, and we’ve been getting so much new stuff in every day that our ‘New in stock at Sweetwater’ reports have begun to fall behind. What’s the point in telling you we have something new if we’ve already had it for three weeks by the time you read about it? It really is amazing how much new stuff we get in all the time – it’s a lot of stuff to keep up with. Good thing the Sweetwater Sales staff is comprised of dedicated professionals who make it their business to stay on top of all the latest cool toys. Today’s inSync is devoted to catching up on the new in stock stuff. Here goes:
The new DigiTech RP300 combines the tones of 12 of the best in vintage and modern Amps with 26 fully programmable, studio quality effects (up to 12 at once). The built-in expression pedal can be assigned to control your choice of parameters in real time. Each effect includes up to 5 adjustable parameters providing the flexibility to create the exact sound you’re looking for. Also has a Rhythm Trainer and a chromatic tuner built-in…and that’s not all. Call and find out more.
The Digidesign MIX Farm PCI card adds additional DSP processing and I/O capacity to Pro Tools|24 and Pro Tools|24 MIX systems. When added to a Pro Tools|24 system, the MIX Farm card adds support for the multichannel and surround mixing features in Pro Tools 5.1 TDM software. Call if you’re ready to jump into Surround!
Just when you thought the Apple G4s were blazingly fast enough, they went out and made ’em faster. And the 733mHz machine comes with the SuperDrive – a combination DVD-R, CD-R/W media maker. As it is, BOTH the 667mHz and the 733mHz come with a mondo 60GB hard drive and 256MB of RAM, stock! This could be the centerpiece to your own personal audio revolution…call today and get it started!
The long-awaited synthesizer from Clavia, the Nord Lead 3, has made it to our warehouse. The Nord Lead 3 sets apart your sound, in studios and on stage, with its innovative design and awesome sound quality. Simply put: This is a cool synthesizer! Lots of knobs make editing sounds enjoyable and easy. Call and get tweaking!
The Mackie S500 15-inch 2-way speaker is so efficient that it makes beautiful music with just about any powered mixers. But when you team it with the high-wattage models, it really starts shaking your audience up, with tight bass, smooth midrange, and spine-tingling treble. And the S500 is loud and accurate up to 127dBA. If you want some power, get with a Sales Engineer and put together a system!
From the Gibson Historic Collection comes the 1958 Les Paul Figuredtop Reissue. This guitar works hard and sports a lightweight aluminum tailpiece, historically accurate thin binding, historically accurate fretwire, switchwasher and jackplate. The guitar ships with the Deluxe Custom Shop Hard Shell case, a Certificate of Authenticity and a Custom Care Kit, and a beautiful Butterscotch finish. One look at this guitar should have you on the phone with one of our Sales Engineers.
The Audix OM-7, a dynamic hypercardioid concert microphone, delivers a clear, natural and undistorted sound even under the most critical live conditions. Designed specifically for pro touring, the OM-7 features a “controlled low-gain output stage” resulting in significantly higher gain before feedback. Call to transform your live sound!
The new 000-42ECB Eric Clapton Limited Edition guitar is a special version of Martin’s small-bodied 000 size acoustic 6-string, especially popular among fingerstyle and blues guitarists who prefer a clear and balanced sound. Crafted with solid woods throughout, the sides and back are bookmatched from solid Brazilian rosewood and the soundboard is bookmatched from premium grade Engelmann spruce. An ivoroid bound ebony fingerboard features inlays cut from “heart” abalone, then painstakingly “re-inlaid” or “bordered” with mother of pearl. Eric Clapton’s signature is inlaid in pearl between the 19th and 20th frets. A special deluxe hardshell case is included. This is a player’s guitar, without a doubt…get in on the ground floor with a call to your Sales Engineer.
Microboards’ Signature IV is an ink-jet CD/DVD printer that sports incredible 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. If you utilize CD-R’s or DVD-R’s for recording and storing data, software, video, music and audio or images, put some style into your labeling. The Signature IV can print customized CD/DVD designs directly onto printable-surface optical disc media at a very affordable price. Call to find out more!
Also just in is the Sound Forge Bundle featuring Sound Forge, Sonic Foundry’s award-winning two-track digital audio editor, and Noise Reduction 2.0. Sound Forge is perfect for audio editing, audio recording, effects processing and media encoding on a PC. Combine Sound Forge with any Windows-compatible sound card to create, record, and edit audio files. Editing is a breeze, and it has built-in support for video and CD burning and can save to a number of audio and video file formats, including WAV, WMA, RM, AVI, and MP3. Noise Reduction 2.0 is a collection of four professional-level sound restoration plug-ins: Vinyl Restoration, Noise Reduction, Clipped Peak Restoration, and Click and Crackle Removal. Talk to your Sales Engineer for more about this PC digital audio bundle!
Change volume levels, control the transport functions, mute and solo your tracks with the SAC2K Software Assigned Controller from Radikal Technologies. EQs, dynamic processors and effects can be controlled via it’s motorized faders, rotary encoders and plentiful buttons. The rotary LEDs of the 12 encoders and 2×40 symbol displays further facilitate your music production. The USB Bus provides an enormous advantage in speed of transmission as compared to Midi transfer of Data. This is a cool-looking surface that’s compatible with Pro Tools, Cubase, MOTU’s DP, Logic, and many others. You can ask your Sales Engineer for more information.
EMU’s Turbo Phatt is a Mo’Phatt module upgraded to 128 voice polyphony, 32 MIDI channel with 2 MIDI inputs, 6 analog outs, and S/PDIF digital stereo outs. The original Mo’Phatt was already a cool synth module, but these enhancements make it almost irresistible. Get the details from your Sales Engineer!
Gracing our warehouse is a limited edition Brian Moore C55P.13LTD. Only 12 of this model were made and it comes with a certificate of authenticity. It has a bolt-on Maple neck with a quilt top, Solid Black finish with natural quilted Maple binding and gold hardware. For innards the C55P.13 features an RMC Piezo with 13 pin MIDI system, Seymour Duncan pickups in a dual humbucker configuration and Brian Moore’s innovative output jack. You could be one of the axe-wielding MIDI Dozen! Check it out with your Sales Engineer.
Get down to business with the Sony MZB50 MiniDisc recorder. In true dictation style, this handy piece gives you a built-in stereo flat-mic, built-in front speaker, and long recording time (up to 160 minutes in monaural mode). Also useful is the instant Voice Operated Recording (VOR) – it starts recording when you speak. Operates on 2 AA batteries and includes remote control. Don’t miss a note – mental or otherwise! Get the memo from your Sales Engineer.