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Guitar, Bass, Drums And Vocals Courses

The Institute's Higher Diploma welcomes April intake


Looking to be a pro musician? It seems that the Institute in London are looking for students. They just sent us the following press release...

April marks the Institute's first intake of 2013 with its Higher Diploma, a specialist one-year full-time course created to train, equip and inspire students of guitar, bass, drums and vocals for a career in the music industry. It was the first full-time course of its kind developed in the UK, and it continues to set the industry standard in its development of aspiring musicians.

The Institute is widely recognised as Europe's leading school of modern music and features an unrivalled teaching faculty, many of whom regularly work and tour with the music industry's biggest artists.

The long standing reputation of the course and its proven track record has produced alumni that can be seen performing with high profile artists such as Radiohead, Eric Clapton, The Noisettes, Kylie Minogue and Babyshambles.

This intensive course is specifically for musicians and singers wishing to study a wide range of contemporary styles and looking to fast-track the development of their performing skills and overall musicianship. Students will experience plenty of practical playing time through modules focusing on styles, instrumental technique and reading notation. Weekly live performance workshops provide the opportunity for students to perform in a live band situation and regularly apply their skills into a practical context.

Programme leader Mike Sturgis says, "The Higher Diploma programme at the Institute is the most comprehensive and intensive course of its kind anywhere in the world. The curriculum, facilities, faculty and its unique positioning at the heart of the global music industry ensure that students are well equipped for a wide range of career opportunities. Our goal is their success."

The Institute's Higher Diploma has revolutionised the study of contemporary music in the UK. And the April intake of this unique course means that you will receive a saving of £200.

Pricing and Availability:
See website

More information:
www.icmp.co.uk

Atoms For Peace Announce More Shows

Thom Yorkes new project gets new shows

Following the release of the new Atoms For Peace album AMOK last week Thom announced on Radiohead.com that the band would be playing more live shows than was previously thought. These are the new dates:

  • Saturday 6th: France - Paris Zenith
  • Tuesday 9th: Belgium - Antwerp Lotto Arena
  • Wednesday 10th: Germany - Munich Zenith
  • Friday 12th: Slovakia - Pohada Festival [onsale now]
  • Saturday 13th: Serbia - Exit Festival [onsale now]
  • Tuesday 16th: Italy - Rome: Rock in Roma @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle
  • Wednesday 17th: Italy - Milan: City Sound Festival @ Ippodromo del Galoppo
  • Sunday 21st: Germany - Berlin Melt Festival [onsale now]
  • Wednesday 24th: UK - London Roundhouse
  • Thursday 25th: UK - London Roundhouse
  • Friday 26th: UK - London Roundhouse

I for one am very excited about this album and although i havent had time to listen to the full thing yet, I very much enjoyed the video that they released last week, which you can see above. However I think it will be very interesting to see how the record translates into a live show as in essence the whole thing could be done by just Thom and Nigel as they were the ones who took the recordings done in San Francisco and turned them into a fully fledged album.

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Atoms For Peace
Radiohead

A&H Releases GLD Remote iPad App

Digital mixing system controller is now available


Allen & Heath has announced the release of GLD Remote, the digital mixing system controller unveiled at NAMM 2013, providing a comprehensive suite of mixing controls for remote wireless applications using theiPad or the iPad Mini.

GLD Remote connects to the GLD-80 mixer on a wireless network and gives the user instant access to any of the mixer's channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, image controls, aux sends and assignments as well as channel input and output processing, mic-pre control and full metering. Whereas most other apps on the market offer limited control over the channel processing, GLD Remote gives control of high pass filters, gates, parametric and graphic EQ, compressors and input/output delays.

Other unique features for system setup include a real time analyser (RTA) to ring out monitors and EQ the PA, the facility to name and colour channel strips, custom layers with drag 'n drop strip setup to suit any application, and a mix view where monitor engineers can keep both master levels and contributions under control in a single screen. Additionally, GLD Remote provides channel PFL control to enable the engineer to remotely listen to feeds using a wireless monitor system.

R&D director, Rob Clark, commented: "GLD Remote unlocks comprehensive wireless control of processing and mixes resident in the GLD-80, ranging from monitor mix stage setup, venue roaming and PA tweaking, and secondary control applications for fixed installs. During set up, engineers can walk around a venue and individually mute or apply level, processing and delay changes to the PA, and discreetly mix from anywhere in the venue during the show, whilst monitor engineers will appreciate being able to balance monitors from the musician's position on the stage."

Pricing and Availability:
GLD Remote is available now as a free download.

More information:
GLD Remote

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Live Rig

An explanation of TEED's live set-up


Totally not what I thought he would be using. Which I thought would just be Ableton and a mic. Its good to someone using guitar effects and various other bits of gear. I particularly like the use of the 505, Roland's cheap and cheerful drum machine.

Although I would have liked to see some analogue beauties in there, he does say that this is something that he would like to add. Maybe he will get an MS20 mini when they're out and start using that in his set-up... Then he can have one for live and one for the studio.

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T-E-E-D

More Symphony Orchestra Sounds

Producer Loops releases Symphonic Series Vol 5: Epic Action 2 sample pack


Producer Loops has released Symphonic Series Vol 5: Epic Action 2, which they say follows on from its predecessor with five more original compositions totalling 5.4GB of uncompressed data, composed and produced by Sergei Stern. Audio and MIDI loops are included as well as full arrangements for your sequencer in ACID/WAV, Apple Loops, and OMF formats. A spokesperson told us, "All of the live instruments found in a symphony orchestra are included alongside percussions. All loops and phrases feature 'solo' performances for maximum authenticity."

Here's more details direct from Producer Loops...

About Sergei Stern:

Sergei Stern is a classically-trained Russian born composer with a degree in classical composition and music for film. He creates music for multi-media and film.

About the Symphonic Series:

The "Symphonic Series" paves the way for producers and composers of all standards to incorporate highly innovative and natural-sounding orchestral loops into their work. This series will eventually cover a multitude of different orchestral styles, and is focused on "authenticity". Watch this space as we have many more exciting titles coming soon...

Product Specifications:

  • 5 Construction Kits containing audio loops and MIDI loops representing musical phrases
  • All audio loops are dry (no FX) and the same loops are also available with reverb (tail loops). All in 24-Bit, 44.1 kHz sample rate
  • 5 OMF files containing the exact arrangements of the tracks are provided, so you can import the full arrangements into all sequencers which support this format. These files are great to be used as reference files and to export small sections you pick out yourself while having the opportunity to make your own mix before you start exporting. This format is also great for DJ's and sound designers.
  • All loops are royalty-free to those who have purchased the product. "Commercial use" of the five original compositions "exactly as they are in the demos" is forbidden, though. One has to make "new music" using our loops to act in accordance with our license agreement.

Pricing and Availability:
Symphonic Series Vol 5: Epic Action 2 is available for instant download for £49.95 / 57,60 EUR / $63.14 USD.
A free Demo Pack including 10 loops is available.

More information:
www.producerloops.com

Avid Announces A Live Sound Webinar

Mixing and recording tips from Ken Pooch Van Druten


Avid has announced that it will be hosting a Live Sound Webinar with award-winning live sound and recording engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten on Wednesday 6 March at 6pm GMT. Here's the details..

WHAT: Award-winning live sound and recording engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten has toured with some of the biggest names in music, including Linkin Park, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Guns N' Roses, and Earth, Wind & Fire. This webinar takes a look at what sets Pooch's mixes apart from others.

WHO: In this free webinar with Avid host Robert Scovill, Pooch will take a look at his career and discuss how he got to where he is today, dissecting his approach to mixing with VENUE and providing insight into his systems and workflows. Pooch will also cover his mixing and recording techniques – through actual tour show files -- and answer audience questions.

WHEN: This webinar will take place on Wednesday 6 March 2013 at 6pm GMT

Pricing and Availability:
Free

More information and registration:
www.avid.com/pooch

Creative Delay Plug-In

FXpansion releases Bloom in VST, AU and RTAS formats


FXpansion has released Bloom, which they describe as a creative delay effect plugin with additional diffusion network, effects, advanced modulation and much more. A spokesperson told us, "Bloom's varied delay modes and lush diffusion reverb instantly introduce new textures and spaces to your productions. Dig a little deeper to discover new ways of using delay for sound design - use psychedelic effects like frequency shifting and chorus in the feedback path and modulate Bloom's parameters with step-sequencers and LFOs for an amazing variety of new sounds."

Highlights

  • Creative delay and diffusion effect plugin
  • Digital, Analogue BBD and Tape emulations
  • Syncable, reverse, ping-pong and freeze delay modes
  • Diffusion reverb, additional effects, EQ, drive and saturation
  • Flexible routing for processing blocks
  • 2x oversampling with 4x Hi Def mode for extremely high quality
  • TransMod modulation with step-sequencers, LFOs and more
  • Comprehensive MIDI control
  • 32-bit and 64-bit support
  • VST, AU and RTAS plugin formats on Windows 7 or higher / Mac OSX 10.6.2 or higher

Pricing and Availability:
Bloom is available as a download-only product from the FXpansion web shop.
Pricing is USD $99.00, EUR €79.00, GBP £69.00 inc VAT where applicable.
Introductory Offer: Bloom is $70, €55, £48 inc VAT for all registered owners of Geist, DCAM: Synth Squad, Tremor, Etch, Maul, DCAM Dynamics, BFD2 and BFD Eco (and customers purchasing Bloom at the same time as any of these products) until 31 March 2013.

More information:
FXpansion

Daft Punk Tease Us

Fifteen seconds of funk


Fifteen seconds is not much to judge a new album on, however if its fifteen seconds of Daft Punk Funk then I think we can safely say that the new album will be a return to the disco inspired turn of the century Discovery album.

It was confirmed that the french duo have been working closely with producer and guitarist Nile Rodgers (Chic, Diana Ross, Madonna) and stylistically this teaser seems to reinforce that. Is that Nile's guitar we can hear? I think we can safely say that yes it is. The 15 seconds even sounds like it could be a lost Chic track.

We are eagerly awaiting the new album.
More Information
daftpunk.com
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OP-1 In Action

DJ Thomas White plays house music at the Teenage Engineering NAMM party


Teenage Engineering tells us that, at their 2013 NAMM party, special guest and OP-1 user, DJ Thomas White, played a live set of house music with his OP-1. The set presented here was all contained on the OP-1 Tape tracks and no other equipment was used. A spokesperson told us, "You sure can do a lot with 6 minutes of Tape and some loop based music."

More information:
www.teenageengineering.com

Free Mic With Presonus Mixer

Buy a PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 with Smaart, get a free PRM1 Reference Mic


Presonus tells us that they are celebrating the release of PreSonus Universal Control 1.7 with integratedRational Acoustics Smaart audio-analysis and optimization software - and they want to spread the good cheer. They say if if you buy a StudioLive 24.4.2 digital mixer between March 1 and May 31, 2013, you'll not only get a great mixer and software bundle - including Universal Control 1.7 with Smaart - you will also get a free PreSonus PRM1 precision reference microphone. Here's the details in Presonus' own words:

Smaart Measurement Technology™ provides a spectrograph and real-time analyzer (RTA) that let you see, graphically, what's going on in your mix and quickly fix frequency problems and squelch feedback. But that's just the beginning. The new Universal Control 1.7 adds three amazing Smaart wizards that make it easy to view the frequency response of a venue, quickly calculate and set delay-system timing, and verify output connectivity. Now you can quickly tune your PA to whatever venue you're in-no engineering degree required!

To use these new wizards, you'll need a reference, or "measurement," microphone like the PRM1 - a super clean, omnidirectional mic with a flat frequency response for capturing the sound in the room as accurately as possible.

Normally, we offer the PRM1 reference mic for $99 U.S. but until May 31, you get it free with the purchase of a StudioLive 24.4.2!

Pricing and Availability:
This offer is valid at all U.S. PreSonus dealers and at dealers in several other nations. Customers outside of the U.S. should check with their local dealers to find out whether they are participating.

More information:
presonus.com/landing/smaartprm1