Audio specialist Sennheiser has launched two new ranges of portable headphones that are perfect for everyday listening on the go. The closed-back, around-ear HD 4 series includes the HD 4.20s, HD 4.30i, and HD 4.30G – headphones that deliver brilliant, bass-driven sound with contemporary style and robust build quality. Succeeding Sennheiser’s hugely popular PX 100,…
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Antelope Audio Announces Shipping of Zen Tour and Goliath Thunderbolt
Leading professional audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio announced that its highly anticipated Zen Tour and Goliath multi-channel interfaces are both shipping and available through the company’s dealer networks around the world. The new interfaces represent a ‘changing of the guard’ in the audio interface market — each new unit delivering…
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Epiphone’s Never Before Heard Interview With Les Paul
Les Paul: The Wizard In His Own Words Epiphone’s long friendship with The Wizard of Waukesha began around 1940 when Les used the Epiphone factory as his personal workshop to create what no other instrument company –including Gibson or Epiphone– believed could succeed in the marketplace: a solid body guitar….
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Antelope Audio Announces Launch of New Guitar Effects for Orion Studio
Clocking and conversion expert Antelope Audio announced the launch of new hardware-quality guitar amp simulations for its Orion Studio interface. In cooperation with Italian company Overloud Audio Tools, Antelope has made Orion Studio the preferred interface for professional guitarists seeking authentic, integrated vintage and contemporary guitar amp and cab simulations….
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IK Multimedia and Mesa Engineering introduce AmpliTube MESA/Boogie for iPhone and iPad
IK Multimedia is proud to debut the release of AmpliTube® MESA/Boogie® for iPhone and iPad. Based on the popular desktop tone software, the AmpliTube MESA/Boogie app is a close collaboration between IK Multimedia and the R&D Team at Mesa Engineering that lets musicians play their guitar through models of some…
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World’s First LEP StompLight to Exhibit at NAMM 2016
StompLight International, a pioneering lighting effects pedal (LEP) technology company in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced the availability of their flagship product StompLight. StompLight is a portable unit, small enough to fit onto or by the side of a pedal board, in a DJ booth or as part of…
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Harpoon Brewery and Zildjian cymbals collaborate on a craft beer
It takes a certain breed to master the art of drumming. The cymbals are considered by many to be the true voice and personality of the drummer. Behind a locked door in the Zildjian factory in Norwell, MA is the secret ingredient that creates the most revered cymbals in the…
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Famous UK Brand Q Acoustics Speakers Ready to Rock America
The wait is finally over! The UK’s fastest growing loudspeaker brand is heading across the pond to take the US music scene by storm. Q Acoustics has today followed in the footsteps of The Beatles, Coldplay and Adele by becoming the latest British export to make their mark in the…
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Backbeat Books Releases DeLuxe Paperback Edition of Les Paul in His Own Words
In 2009, the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life, Les Paul in His Own Words, capturing Paul’s own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, was published in a high-end collector’s edition. On June 9, 2015, a yearlong celebration of…
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American Rock Room to Debut Natural Finish Americano Coffee Table Amp at 2016 NAMM
American Rock Room, the innovative manufacturer of furniture that moonlights as fully functional rock amplifier, speaker cabinet and guitar storage, is debuting their long anticipated natural walnut finish to its entire line of furniture amps at the 2016 NAMM show. This finish brings a new dimension to the Americano coffee…