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Carl Martin has released a new power supply, the DC factory, but there are a few differences from the company’s current line-up. Most importantly, this 2500mA supply does not use the typical toroidal transformer technology; rather, it is a fully digital switch mode supply. In effect, there are...

The 12 Classics V2 ($69 USD) sound very much like the 99 Classics ($299 USD), insofar as the following, and to reiterate the introduction: extremely clear, crisp (although with modest warmth), detailed, defined and, most importantly, natural. Podcasts sound fantastic, as though the person...

Like a comedian saying to the audience: "how's everyone doing tonight?" What's worse is when the response isn't loud enough, and then the person says "I said, how's everyone doing tonight!!!" Common with rock concerts as well, if you remember those. I'm with most people... taking too long to...

Hi Eddie. I don't get emails to my posts, and so sorry for taking this long. I create my own backing tracks using Band-in-a-Box... you pick the style, bpm, etc., and enter in your chords. Every 'style' as a premade sample that you also can load and use, which I sometimes do (since it's typical...

SOUND: Danse de Noir is Lord Vigo’s fourth album, and one that has set a new song-writing standard for the band. There was something hauntingly captivating about the sound and melodies from this German trio that was epically modern and relevant. Consequently, I had to investigate. Lord Vigo’s...

I have dabbled with guitar for several years, off and on, and the one thing that keeps bringing me back and has sustained my interest was and is Band-in-a-Box (BIAB). Never a band-mate (minus six months as a bass player in a basement band, age 14), if it were not for having my own band at my...

Fractal Audio already has very decent presets in the FM3, which is one of its strong points. Previous versions of Axe products had some give and take among the critics, when it came to the presets and tone quality, but few are complaining about Fractal’s latest offerings. Consequently, when you...

If anyone is familiar with the Axe-Fx rack unit, it’s easy to suggest that this can be a very lengthy review, since so much can be done with the unit. The FM3, which is s a floor modeler version of the Axe-Fx III (same amps, cabs and effects) certainly is no different, and so I want to focus on...

OVERVIEW: Anyone who likes tech gadgets will enjoy Roadie 3. Although any other tuner will do the job, the mechanics of Roadie 3 is pretty cool (like the Chase Bliss Preamp MKII), but there’s a lot more under the hood. Roadie 3 can tune anything from a uke to an 8-string guitar with 72-gauge...

Well, I was using the Stealth Pedal (IK Multimedia) as an interface, and then it no longer was supported. Then I turned to the Line 6 Tone Port UX8, and although those drivers worked (in Windows 10), I never could get it to record to simultaneous tracks, although there are eight line inputs. And...

Not long ago I was in the market for new monitor speakers. At the time I was using KRK Rokit 8s (RPG 2 series), and although I had nothing to compare them to (the only monitor speakers I’ve used), I knew they were slightly muddy or dark, and after a few hours of playing, recording or mixing, I...

NUX has been stepping up its game lately, and the DuoTime delay demonstrates that point succinctly. Just about every guitarist likes a delay, but when you combine two engines and in stereo, you have a winner (particularly for $149 USD). Obviously feeding one delay with another can produce...

Ampire is a VST plug-in developed by PreSonus. The basic program (with add-ons available separately, see second demo below) provides five key amplifiers, four of which are for guitar and one for bass. These include the AC30, JCM800, MESA/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Fender Blackface Twin and the STV...

Here is a simple-to-use VST plug-in that enables you to go from clean, to crunch, to rock and to hi-gain/metal. A three channel highly-tweakable amp with two perfectly matched cabs that can be blended. With several presets, Martin Linda (pro musician/engineer) and Audified has taken much of the...

My review is short... love these picks! Yes, they do produce more harmonics, richness and added dimension!

Some distortions are warm, others are fat, and still others are chewy. The Fireman Distortion was meant to sizzle and cut through the mix. The grain is fine to medium overall, but the two channels do sound different from one another. Channel 1 has a slightly fatter, warmer and crunchier sound...

Guitar Rig 6 is a software package that allows for stand-alone playing (connect a computer to a speaker system for live playing) or within a DAW for recording. Easy to download and install, the stand-alone version opens by clicking the icon, or you can drag and drop the program into an audio...

Tight and clear are two key words to describe this fuzz (bordering on distortion) pedal. Based on the Op Amp Big Muff circuit, made famous by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, the CK Audio Effects’ Fuzzy Pumpkin is not a subtle fuzz. Even when turned low there is plenty of grain, albeit...

LUNARIS is no ordinary collection of pad samples; it is a 4-layer pad instrument that will take your creative abilities to the next level. I’ve always been a fan of pads, since they work in so many genres, including atmospheric, country and pop songs and even modern music, from Rammstein to...

This is no ordinary boost, and built in the USA by a sound engineer, Jim Hagerman. And as I tweaked the knobs I knew there was something unique about this boost pedal. Depending on where you place the Ungain knob (relative to working with a clean vs. dirty amp, or single coils vs. humbuckers)...