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D'Andrea appointed Worldwide Distributor of KSD Basses  Direct Link to External Story

D'Andrea Inc has announced an agreement with Ken Smith of Ken Smith Basses LTD. to serve as worldwide distributor of KSD (Ken Smith Designs) Basses.

guitarsite.com – Created by Stacey – Made popular 41 min 11 sec ago Category: Bass
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Shadow releases the SH NMG LPU 2 Pickup System for Electric Guitar  Direct Link to External Story

The uncompromising, earthy rock sound of the legendary humbucking pickups became the holy grail of generations of electric guitar players, but they faced a problem: What did they do when the next s...

guitarsite.com – Created by Stacey – Made popular 51 min 10 sec ago Category: Accessories
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The Top 50 Guitar Riffs Of All Time: 50-26  Direct Link to External Story

Through the decades as folk begat blues, blues got rhythm then spawned rock ‘n’ roll and its many bastard offspring, the guitar riff became king, sometimes even usurping the vocal melody as a s...

musicradar.com – Created by Shred0rz – Made popular 1 hour 13 min ago Category: Electric
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How to Create a Multi-Instrument in Logic's Environment  Direct Link to External Story

When producing, it is often desirable to stack different instruments to create more unique and textured sounds.

audio.tutsplus.com – Created by mbarton – Made popular 5 hours 4 min ago Category: Lessons
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10 Best Bass Guitars under £300  Direct Link to External Story

This is a gallery of the top 10 as chosen by you. All cost under £300 and are well worthy of your consideration, but we do have one overall winner… scroll through to reveal the very best.

musicradar.com – Created by Shred0rz – Made popular 5 hours 10 min ago Category: Bass
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Smart Loops releases MIDI Drum Loops, Vol. 5  Direct Link to External Story

Smart Loops has just released MIDI Drum Loops Vol. 5, an all-new collection of real feel, live drum grooves. This new volume includes 110 unique double-kick drum grooves and fills.

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Centipeak updates ProTrig to v1.3  Direct Link to External Story

Centipeak has updated its drum-trigger plug-in ProTrig to v1.3.0.0.

kvraudio.com – Created by McLovin – Made popular 20 hours 51 min ago Category: Music Software
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9 Soundware releases Operator EFM1 Presets  Direct Link to External Story

9 Soundware has released Operator, a collection of presets for the EFM1 synthesizer within Apple's Logic Pro.

kvraudio.com – Created by Jasdog565 – Made popular 21 hours 1 min ago Category: Samples
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Toontrack Music updates Superior Drummer to v2.2.1  Direct Link to External Story

Toontrack Music has updated Superior Drummer to v2.2.1. This new version includes the latest EZX and SDX kit pieces definitions support, including the upcoming Electronic EZX.

kvraudio.com – Created by Chriski69 – Made popular 21 hours 11 min ago Category: Synths
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Rob Papen updates BLUE to v1.8.5 (incl. x64)  Direct Link to External Story

Rob Papen has updated BLUE to v1.8.5.

kvraudio.com – Created by Nitro88 – Made popular 21 hours 21 min ago Category: Music Software
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TC Electronic releases M30 Studio Reverb (Free until Wed 18 Nov, 2009)  Direct Link to External Story

TC Electronic has announced the release of the M30 Studio Reverb plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU effect plug-in formats.

kvraudio.com – Created by McLovin – Made popular 21 hours 31 min ago Category: Music Software
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Parallel Gating Your Beats  Direct Link to External Story

A look at how parallel gating your beats can raise the level of attack of your drum sounds and allow you to add effects in a new and interesting way.

producingbeats.com – Created by edukcuf – Made popular 22 hours 19 min ago Category: Lessons
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Introducing the Les Paul Tribute 1952 Guitar  Direct Link to External Story

The passing of the incomparable Les Paul in August 2009 broke the hearts of guitar enthusiasts around the world.

guitarsite.com – Created by Stacey – Made popular 1 day 1 min ago Category: Electric
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Sneak Peek at GNR8-130 2 x 12 Stereo Guitar Amp  Direct Link to External Story

The GNR8-130 is 130W powered stereo guitar amplifier cabinet designed specifically for use with any DSP- or analog-based direct recording device or preamp.

guitarsite.com – Created by Stacey – Made popular 1 day 11 min ago Category: Amps
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reFuse Software releases Lowender VST/AU Mac Native  Direct Link to External Story

reFuse Software has released the native Mac OS X VST and AU versions of Lowender (previously it required the Pluggo Runtime). It costs $49.

kvraudio.com – Created by wyldo78 – Made popular 1 day 3 hours ago Category: Music Software
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Gibson Guitars raided by US police  Direct Link to External Story

The company is under investigation over illegal wood claims.

nme.com – Created by daniel – Made popular 1 day 4 hours ago Category: Electric
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Zephod releases [BLOK] Modular Synthesiser (Alpha version)  Direct Link to External Story

Zephod has released an Alpha version of [BLOK], an easy to use modular synthesis environment for Windows. Stand-alone, Buzz plug-in and VST instrument plug-in versions are available.

kvraudio.com – Created by mbarton – Made popular 1 day 4 hours ago Category: Music Software
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Loopmasters releases Underground Minimal  Direct Link to External Story

Loopmasters are proud to present the Underground Minimal sample collection from 6pod9, created from analogue machines and treated to liberal doses of fx, compression and editing to form an impressi...

loopmasters.com – Created by Cypher – Made popular 1 day 4 hours ago Category: Tech & Gear
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SPL releases the Vitalizer Analog Code Plugin   Direct Link to External Story

German manufacturer SPL enhances its Analog Code plug-in series with its Vitalizer sound optimizing processor.

gearjunkies.com – Created by musicguru – Made popular 1 day 4 hours ago Category: Music Software
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Cinematique Instruments releases Celtic Nylon Harp Collection  Direct Link to External Story

Cinematique Instruments has announced the release of Celtic Nylon Harp, a small-sized harp with a height of nearly 39 inch, usually designed for traditional music.

news.harmony-central.com – Created by Nitro88 – Made popular 1 day 4 hours ago Category: Samples

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