Sontronics has launched a Mercury Valve Mic. This product builds on the success of its predecessor and adds a lot more value to people. It is hand built in the UK and employs the highest grade components. In the end, you are left with the most impeccable results. It is covered by a lifetime warranty.
Archives for February 2017
The Best USB Mic
What is the best USB mic in 2017? According to a joint effort by Engadget and the Wirecutter, one USB mic triumphs as the best. There are tons of them on the market, and I’ve reviewed a few (see My Review Of The Blue Spark Digital USB And iOS Microphone, and Review of The Blue Snowball USB Microphone). But Engadget and Wirecutter selected…the envelope please…the Blue Yeti.
As with a lot of pieces of technical gear, there are several things you could rate to compare. In this little competition, they focused on the mic that made a voice sound the best with the least hassle. The Blue Yeti was the one that sounded the best when just plopping it down on a desk and recording. It was “the easiest way to sound good,” as they put it.
They tested 25 different USB microphones and for the third year in a row, they chose the Yeti as the winner.
Read all about the testing and how they made their choice here: https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/03/the-best-usb-microphone/
Loopmasters – Future Bass Generation Review at Computer Music Magazine
The Future Bass Generation is 1.6 GB of tough, cone shaking loops. There are also 20 stemmed drum loops. Along with that are some construction kits. There are many different formations that can be tried out with this product. It is definitely worth checking out. It got nine out of ten in the review.
Loopmasters – Future Bass Generation Review at Computer Music Magazine
Loopmasters – Dimensions – Experimental Soundscapes Review at Computer Music Magazine
Dimensions is 5 gigs and one of the biggest libraries yet. The 441 samples are about a minute long. There is so much to explore here and it got a nine out of ten rating based on how much people enjoy it and the use they can get out of it. The main core proposition is a set of 72 drones.
Loopmasters – Dimensions – Experimental Soundscapes Review at Computer Music Magazine
Music and Audio Terminilogy
If you have ever found yourself wondering what those three letter acronyms or all that music jargon actually meant, then you are not alone. It isn’t enough that that the audio recording and music worlds are choking on weird jargon and bizarre terms, but now we have acronyms to abbreviate what is already often incomprehensible . Here are some of the terms that you might have encountered during recordings and tutorials.
ADC – Analogue to Digital Converter is a device used to convert a signal from analogue to digital. What does “analogue” mean? Why do we use that word to describe it?
Read more here: https://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/music-and-audio-glossary-of-terms–cms-28128