Take the Plunge!!!
2004-10-31 Press Release
Enter the Take the Plunge!!! Contest to Win a Les Paul Standard with Iced Tea finish. and a Gibson Original Equipment prize pack containing: (1) Gibson hat, (20) sets of Gibson Brite Wire strings, (1) Luthier's Choice Triple Pack, (1) Gibson Logo s (Click Headline For More!)


Tascam's IF-FW/DM Firewire Expansion Card Now Shipping
2004-10-31 Press Release
Taking advantage of the latest FireWire technology, the new IF-FW/DM adds 24 inputs and 24 outputs from a computer DAW to TASCAM’s DM-24 Digital Mixer. For under $3,500*, a studio can add the DM-24 and IF-FW/DM to their DAW system, providing powerful (Click Headline For More!)


Music for Everyone Gives Away Satriani Lesson, Peavey Amp
2004-10-30 Press Release
A network of Southern California music stores is offering guitar players and enthusiasts the deal of a lifetime: demo one piece of Peavey gear and win a private guitar lesson with legend Joe Satriani, plus his new signature Peavey JSX* amplifier. (Click Headline For More!)


New MD-CD1 Combines CD Playback and Minidisc Recording
2004-10-30 Press Release
New from TASCAM, the MD-CD1 combines CD playback and MiniDisc recording in a single rackmount unit designed to save rack space and installation budgets. Like all of TASCAM's products designed for fixed installation, the MD-CD1 is a reliable player de (Click Headline For More!)


Optek Launches FG-400 Series Fretlight Guitars
2004-10-29 Press Release
Optek Music Systems announced their new FG-400 series electric guitar. The FG-421 guitar has a patented system that shows a player exactly where to place their fingers by utilizing an embedded light system contained within an advanced polymer fingerb (Click Headline For More!)


OTEP Explores 'House of Secrets' with PEAVEY
2004-10-28 Press Release
House of Secrets, OTEP's latest offering of grinding art metal, is delivered by a band literate in both musical and poetic expression. Fittingly, wordplay such as the band's moniker, an anagram of "poet," and the title of its 2001 debut, Sevas Tra*"a (Click Headline For More!)


BOSS Ships DR-880 - Introducing the Next-Generation Rhythm Machine
2004-10-27 Press Release
Roland is now shipping the DR-880 (MSRP $549.00)-a rhythm-programming powerhouse that's loaded with world-class drum, percussion, and bass sounds from Roland's famous SRX library. It also includes a stunning collection of original waveforms. From ric (Click Headline For More!)


Giant in-the-white Gibsons arrive in GuitarTown
2004-10-26 Press Release
The first shipment of 10-foot-tall fiberglass Gibson guitars arrived at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum today, ready for local and regional artists to put their personal touches on them for Nashville’s GuitarTown Project. Three of the artis (Click Headline For More!)


Behringer V-Tone GMX1200H Guitar Amplifier Head Arrives in Stores
2004-10-25 Press Release
BEHRINGER, one of the world-leading companies in professional-audio technology and instrument-amplication products, adds a brand-new guitar amplifier head, the V-TONE GMX1200H to its successful range of V-TONE guitar amplifiers. The V-TONE GMX1200H (Click Headline For More!)


Roland Ships A New Multi-Purpose Cube
2004-10-25 Press Release
Roland is proud to announce it is now shipping the new CM-30 Cube Monitor (MSRP $249.00). Versatile and portable, the new CM-30 CUBE Monitor delivers 30 watts of audio punch through a rugged, high-quality 6.5" coaxial 2-way speaker with stereo preamp (Click Headline For More!)


Yamaha Launches Web Sub-site Dedicated to its Artists
2004-10-24 Press Release
With more than 3,500 musical artists endorsing its products, Yamaha Corporation of America boasts the largest artist roster in the world. In order to showcase those valued relationships, Yamaha has launched a new section on its website devoted to its (Click Headline For More!)


Behringer MS16 2-Way Active Personal Monitor System Arrives in Stores
2004-10-23 Press Release
BEHRINGER, one of the world-leading companies in professional-audio technology products and instrument amplication, today announced the immediate availability of the MS16 active-monitor speakers - a compact two-way stereo speaker system ideal for hom (Click Headline For More!)


Peavey Debuts Online Cirrus™ Custom Shop
2004-10-22 Press Release
Peavey Int'l. Headquarters—Peavey proudly introduces the Cirrus Custom Shop, the musical instrument industry's first online interface for customizing bass guitars. The Cirrus Custom Shop, located at http://www.peaveycustomshop.com, allows musicians t (Click Headline For More!)


Behringer Releases the V-AMPIRE LX1200H Guitar-Modeling Amplifier Head
2004-10-21 Press Release
BEHRINGER, one of the world-leading companies in professional-audio technology and musical instruments, today announced the worldwide release of the V-AMPIRE LX1200H, its first modeling-guitar amplifier head. The V-AMPIRE LX1200H combines the power o (Click Headline For More!)


Korg Releases Free Legacy Collection Demo Version
2004-10-21 Press Release
Korg announces the availability of a new demo version of its acclaimed Legacy Collection of virtual instruments and effects plug-ins. It allows musicians to experience/audition much of Legacy Collection’s sound and functionality in their own personal (Click Headline For More!)


Denon Introduces DN-D6000 Professional Dual CD/MP3 Player
2004-10-20 Press Release
Denon DJ has expanded its acclaimed line of Dual CD/MP3 Players with the introduction of the rack-mountable DN-D6000 Professional Dual CD/MP3 Player. The announcement was made by Silvio Zeppieri, Denon DJ Product Manager, and further underscores Deno (Click Headline For More!)


Voxengo Lampthruster VST 2.0 Released
2004-10-19 Press Release
Lampthruster offers you a very unique processing approach which transforms the incoming audio signal non-linearly, and brings smoothness, brightness or warmness--depending on the settings--often associated with analog tube gear. Lampthruster simply a (Click Headline For More!)


``Gibson Guitar MasterBuilt Experience'' Event Hosted by Fat Katz Music a Success
2004-10-19 Press Release
The "Gibson Guitar MasterBuilt Experience" event hosted by Fat Katz Music, LLC, the Baton Rouge-based guitar and music retailer to be acquired by ICrystal (OTCBB:ICRI), was a success drawing hundreds of people to the store this weekend. The traveling (Click Headline For More!)


PhonTuner - Singing and Guitar Tuner for Microsoft Smartphone Released
2004-10-18 Press Release
Phonature PhonTuner is an advanced guitar tuner that also works for violin, piano, and even vocal practice like barbershop quartet. It is the FIRST real-time precision tuner to detect off-tuned notes in continuous performance and a cappella singing. (Click Headline For More!)


Peavey Powers New Rock-Ola® Jukeboxes
2004-10-17 Press Release
Peavey Int'l. Headquarters—After months of anechoic chamber testing and acoustic research, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, one of the oldest names in cash- and credit card-operated jukeboxes, and Peavey will begin shipping custom Peavey sound sys (Click Headline For More!)


12 Stones Aligns With PEAVEY
2004-10-16 Press Release
PEAVEY INT'L. HEADQUARTERS*On the proverbial road to rock stardom, 12 Stones has endured triumphs and hardships of biblical proportions, from signing a record deal in less than 12 months of existence to landing huge concert tours with major artists, (Click Headline For More!)


Roland Fantom-Xa Syntheziser Arrives
2004-10-15 Press Release
Roland’s Fantom-X series has redefined the cutting-edge of sample-based workstation technology. For musicians who want the famous sound and power of a new-generation Fantom, but desire a more cost-effective way to Fantomize their rigs, Roland proudly (Click Headline For More!)


Nomad Factory Plug-Ins Now Audio Unit-Compatible
2004-10-14 Press Release
The latest in a series of solutions for computer-based recording, TASCAM has announced that Nomad Factory Blue Tubes Bundle and Rock Amp Legends have been updated with Audio Unit support. With their compatibility with Apple's Audio Unit standard, the (Click Headline For More!)


Squier® Expands Vintage Modified Series
2004-10-14 Press Release
We expanded our Vintage Modified Series of guitars with the introduction of the new Jagmaster™ II, Squier® ’51 and Tele® Custom II guitars. The hugely successful Vintage Modified Series is comprised of guitars that feature modern twists on classic de (Click Headline For More!)


Guitar World Names 100 Worst Riffs, Solos
2004-10-13 Press Release
(Associated Press) NEW YORK - He may be known for his over-the-top antics but Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has another claim to fame: his "Guitar Solo" has been named the worst of all time by Guitar World magazine. The magazine selected the "100 Wo (Click Headline For More!)


Peavey Sponsors Fall '04 Jagermeister Music Tour
2004-10-12 Press Release
Peavey Int'l. Headquarters—Peavey Electronics Corporation proudly announces it will sponsor the fall 2004 Jägermeister Music Tour, which runs from October 29 in Springfield, Mo., through December 17 in Los Angeles. Slayer, Killswitch Engage and Masto (Click Headline For More!)


Get X-cited at Yamaha Drums' "DTXplosion"
2004-10-12 Press Release
Philadelphia’s University of the Arts and Yamaha Drums will march to the beat of new innovations in drums at a day-long clinic, "DTXplosion," Saturday, October 23 at the University’s Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Y Building, Broad and Pine Streets, beg (Click Headline For More!)


FOH Mixer Lars Brogaard Chooses the New dbx® 162SL For World-ClassSound on Rod Stewart's World Tour
2004-10-11 Press Release
Renowned rocker Rod Stewart is on a break from his world tour, which has already conquered the U.S. after its finale in September at the Hollywood Bowl, and is poised to resume again in Australia, New Zealand and Europe in October. When Stewart retur (Click Headline For More!)


Tascam FW-1884 Updated to Version 1.30
2004-10-10 Press Release
TASCAM has released a major upgrade for the FW-1884 Audio/MIDI Interface and Control Surface. Version 1.30 allows the control surface to send commands to soft synths, plug-ins, and MIDI sequencers directly through its high-speed FireWire interface. (Click Headline For More!)


Peavey Co-Sponsors Scotty's 2004 International Steel Guitar Convention
2004-10-09 Press Release
St. Louis—Peavey Electronics Corporation and Scotty's Music of Overland, Mo., co-sponsored the 33rd annual International Steel Guitar Convention, held in St. Louis September 2-5. The event attracted thousands of spectators, steel guitar enthusiasts a (Click Headline For More!)


Voxengo Voxformer 1.3 Released
2004-10-08 Press Release
Voxformer version 1.3 is now available for download. Voxengo Voxformer is a multi-functional vocal channel strip plug-in in PC VST format. This newer version introduces an RMS difference counter which displays the difference between the input and out (Click Headline For More!)


James Black Brings More than "One Thing" to Finger Eleven with Yamaha Guitars
2004-10-07 Press Release
Canadian rockers Finger Eleven are back after a nearly three-year recording hiatus, delivering a mix of metal crushers and mature, melodic guitar work – along with a chart-topping single. Finger Eleven, their self-titled album (Wind-Up) has spawned t (Click Headline For More!)


Tascam's "Free Stuff" Fall Campaign is a Win-Win Deal
2004-10-07 Press Release
TASCAM is giving away a whole lot of FREE STUFF this fall, so get your checkbooks and credit cards handy and head over to your local TASCAM dealer. Starting October 1st, 2004 (and running through December 31st, 2004), buy any one of eight TASCAM prod (Click Headline For More!)


Cakewalk® Partners With Berkleemusic.com to Provide First College Credit Course in Desktop Music Production on Windows PC
2004-10-06 Press Release
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA—Cakewalk, developer of the best-selling music and sound software for Windows, today announces a partnership with Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, to offer the first ever onli (Click Headline For More!)


KORG Announces New Product Shipping/Pricing Information for TP2 and TPB2
2004-10-06 Press Release
Korg will begin shipping the new TP-2 dual tube preamp with optical compression and digital outputs and the TPB-2 (expansion option for Korg XD series recorders) during the month of October. TP-2 has an MSRP of $699; TPB-2 carries an MSRP of $579. (Click Headline For More!)


KORG Offers New Software Bundle for microKONTROL Dubbed “Kreative Control Pack”
2004-10-05 Press Release
Korg’s award-winning microKONTROL USB-MIDI controller is now bundled with three software products suited for dance music creation and performance — Ableton Live Lite 4 Korg Edition; SampleTank 2 Korg Edition; MDE-X — collectively known as the Kreativ (Click Headline For More!)


PVDJ Introduces 112P™ & 115P™ Powered, Molded Enclosures
2004-10-04 Press Release
PVDJ, a division of Peavey Electronics Corporation, Summer NAMM Expo exhibit #934, proudly introduces the 112P and 115P powered enclosures. Equipped with durable molded cabinets and versatile power ratings, these enclosures are ideal for mobile DJ us (Click Headline For More!)


Blue Sky International Launches "Demo Direct” Program
2004-10-04 Press Release
Blue Sky International has begun an innovative new program allowing potential purchasers of its ProDesk™ 2.1 monitoring system to try this system for up to 14 days, free-of-charge. The program, known as Demo Direct, was specifically designed to let c (Click Headline For More!)


The Epiphone "Joe Perry Boneyard" Les Paul Standard
2004-10-03 Press Release
EPIPHONE BONEYARD - Now, this is quite some looker. The Boneyard's maple cap has been stained to emphasize the grain, then finished in a glorious orange; add in the bright orange switch tip, and this guitar is more 'easy tiger' than 'tiger striped'. (Click Headline For More!)


PVDJ Processor Line Expands with 2/3-WAY™ Crossover
2004-10-02 Press Release
PVDJ, a division of Peavey Electronics Corporation, Summer NAMM Expo exhibit #934, proudly introduces the new 2/3-Way Crossover. With its two-way stereo/three-way mono active operation, this versatile, single-rack-space electronic crossover can adapt (Click Headline For More!)


Schecter Guitar Baron and Baron-H Basses
2004-10-01 Press Release
Schecter Guitar Research has announced their new Baron and Baron-H Basses. Previously only available from the Schecter Custom Shop, the Diamond Series Baron Basses offer many features from its hand-built counterpart. The Baron will feature an oversi (Click Headline For More!)




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