DigiTech today announced that effective immediately, purchasers of an RP1000

Multi-Effects Switching System will receive a free Switching System Kit. The kit includes cables to connect the RP1000’s dedicated amp loop, cables to create a stompbox loop and an easy-to-follow Quick Start Guide.

The DigiTech RP1000 is a versatile guitar multi-effects processor that offers more than 160 popular effects, amp and cabinet models, including overdrive, distortion, delay, flanger, chorus and many others. Its built-in expression pedal provides complete control of volume, wah and other parameters, and the RP1000 provides 100 factory and 100 user presets. The RP1000 offers a wealth of additional features including USB computer connectivity, Cubase LE4 music production software, a phrase looper, a built-in chromatic tuner and much more. The RP1000 is built to last, with all-metal construction designed to stand up to the rigors of the road.

The Switching System Kit adds even more

LA Pop Heartthrob Follows Smash Single “Coming in Quick”

Pictured at Bernie Grundman Mastering are (L-R) mix engineer Aussie Philosophy, recording artist Aitan, and mastering engineer Brian “Big Bass” Gardner. Photo by David Goggin.

LA native and smooth rocker Aitan has mastered his new single “Rock Baby Red” with mastering engineer Brian “Big Bass” Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. Mix engineer Aussie Philosophy joined in the session for the much anticipated follow-up to Aitan’s searing dance hit “Coming In Quick.”

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Aitan shows a keen sense of style and cosmopolitan attitude, as seen in his Kevin Safyari-directed video for “Coming in Quick.” A multi-instrumentalist and sharp singer/songwriter, Aitan has garnered a devoted following for his music and his riveting noir performance style.

“Rock Baby Red” is slated for fourth quarter release, to more

Highly acclaimed producer Steve Levine recently put the Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plug-In to the test with some of the most exciting young artists in music today. Working with artists such as Patch William and Natalie McCool, Levine utilized the Lexicon Plug-In on tracks for each of their new recordings.

“The Lexicon Plug-In is so easy to use. With every track you work on, you can customize the sound and adjust everything from source reflections to the room size much easier than you could with the hardware, and it recalled as part of the track� stated Levine.

For Levine, working with Lexicon is something he has become accustomed to throughout his career. “In the past I used the Lexicon 224, 480 and to this day I still use the PCM 42. With Lexicon, you know the type of FX you are going to get and what the more

Old Lyme, Conn, – November 1, 2010: The Aspen Music Festival and School hosts one of the most famous music festivals in the world. Since 1949, it has been fulfilling its guiding principle of fostering the growth of the human spirit through music, hosting more than 350 events every summer. Recently, the Festival began to increase both the frequency and quality of its recordings and broadcast sessions, which are now featured regularly on American Public Media (APM) and other stations.

Working with Mike Pappas, owner of Pappas Consulting LLC, the engineers, technicians, guest conductors and music directors of the Aspen Music Festival began searching for a signature microphone to capture its performances and proceeded to blind test over 30 pairs of them, side by side. “Our goal was to accurately reproduce the characteristics of the hall — we wanted to be more

‘Not Your average AES Party IV‘ at Hyde Street Studios with Special Guests: Joe Chiccarelli, Fab DuPont, Chris Karn and Chris Hanlin

AES Event at Hyde Street Studios

Edmeston, NY — Nov 1, 2010 — Dangerous Music, Mercury Recording Equipment Co., and Mike Wells Mastering will be hosting a one night ‘Special Event’, Saturday, November 6th at San Francisco’s historic Hyde Street Studios. The event will follow the 129th AES convention from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at Hyde St. Studios, located at 245 Hyde St., in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco.

Like most parties, there will be Food, drinks and a few Give-a-ways… But the focus will be more on the Professional Engineers demonstrating Recording, Mixing & Mastering Techniques with World-Class Recording Equipment in a Historic Recording Studio. Not your average AES party IV, the fourth event held at Hyde Street Studios and hosted by David Marquette of Mercury Recording Equipment and friends when the AES convention is in more

Leading rental sound, lighting and staging production company StagePro (Ottawa, Kansas) provided the live sound reinforcement system for the LDI Awards Ceremony, held at the recent LDI trade show in Las Vegas. The Awards recognized excellence in a variety of categories related to the live design, events and staging industry, including lighting, audio and video. The audio system featured a comprehensive range of products from Harman Professional, highlighted by JBL’s subcompact VERTEC® line arrays.

For the event, StagePro supplied the audio reinforcement system as part of its Apex Mobile Stage. The main PA system included left/right hangs of four VERTEC VT4886 subcompact line array loudspeakers and two VT4883 subcompact arrayable subwoofers per side, supplemented by an additional four VT4886 loudspeakers placed along the center edge of the stage for front fill.

“The response to the Awards Ceremony was very positive and the audio system performed wonderfully,� said Jay more

Building upon the already historical musical foundation supporting New York City’s Landmark Brill Building, KMA Music continues to book a range of VIP artists to record chart-topping hits, with the help of AKG microphones. From vocals to instrumentation, AKG has been a go-to microphone in KMA’s Studios A and B for numerous performers since opening its doors in 2007.

Utilizing AKG’s C 12 VR Tube microphone and a set of C 414’s, Studio Manager Dave “Roz� Rosner offers his clients, ranging from Jordan Sparks, Jay Sean, Jay-Z, Neil Diamond, Paul Simon, Lil Wayne, Beyonce and many others, a selection of the most widely requested microphones in the industry at a moment’s notice. “Each artist has their own personal taste, but a large portion of our clientele are very loyal and will request the C 12 for their sessions,� he said. “The C 12 is a great microphone and really more

In a move to provide systems integrators and clients in the mass communications vertical market with specialized attention, support and programs, Harman Professional appointed John Goodrich to the newly created position of Global Sales Manager for Mass Communications. Goodrich joins Harman Professional from Altel Systems Group, where he was Vice President of Business Development, leading the development of integrated audio/visual and communication systems for the airport, mass transit, and hospitality industries. He previously held senior sales and business development roles at Meyer Sound Labs and Innovative Electronic Designs (IED). In his new role, he will report to Michael MacDonald, Harman Professional Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales, and will be responsible for developing Harman Professional’s presence in the mass communications market.

According to Michael MacDonald, John Goodrich’s appointment marks an important strategic step by Harman Professional to grow its business and provide customers in a host of vertical more

In a move that addresses the increased demand for efficient and affordable networking via IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) solutions, leading design resource Lab X Technologies hired Chuck Ruffino as an Embedded Digital Engineer. With 20 years experience in the design/engineering field, Ruffino will help enhance the already skilled Lab X engineers’ development capabilities for hardware and gateway development.

“We are excited to begin drawing from Chuck’s experience and knowledge in the networking industry to continue augmenting our leading designs,� stated Lee Minich, President, Lab X Technologies. “I am confident Chuck will help deliver our clients the next generation of elite networking solutions.�

Ruffino’s experience spans a great range over the past two decades. Twenty years ago, he started as an Electrical Engineer with the Xerox Corporation, where he held various positions over 10 years, including his final position, Technical Specialist. He then became a Principal Engineer more

Image of Justin Stanley.

Los Angeles, CA… From the time he was a student in school, Justin Stanley knew he wanted to record and engineer music. “I started with a TASCAM Portastudio 244,� he says, “and spent every day recording something. Years later, I joined a band that went on to sign a record deal. I then found myself in a ‘proper’ studio—sitting behind the producer and engineer while trying to learn as much as I could without bugging the hell out of them.� From that point on, it’s been a steady climb that has led Stanley to his present level of success: engineering the latest Eric Clapton recording “CLAPTON�, with the help of his Royer Labs microphones. more