In this Gearwire video shot from the floor of MusikMesse 2007 in Frankfurt we caught some of DJ Rafik's set at the Ortofon booth. I won't front -- I'm an instrumental musician and I know about as much about DJ culture...
Offsite Link: Get more information about the Ortofon ARKIV cartridge at the official Ortofon website
At Winter NAMM 2007, Gearwire's Rob Warmowski ran into Invisible Records founder Martin Atkins, who had just returned from a trip to China. For those not in the know, Atkins was involved in many of the most influential and...
Sennheiser's HHB DRM85-C handheld mic is built for interviews and other applications. It cuts out the recording middleman by including the recorder inside the body of the mic. You get the mic, a built-in, non-removable 1-gig...
PMI Audio's Studio Projects Microphones include the LSD2, CS1, CS5, and many others. Some of the mics in the series are brand new, others are updated versions of old standards in the series. One model PMI is particularly...
PMI Audio explains their Halo shock mount, which comes with a swivel adapter that allows multiple configurations. The Halo allows multiple capsules, with vertical and horizontal options. Check the video to learn just how...
Winter NAMM is only over when the judges hand in their deliberation - who was the Best In Show? After a lengthy process involving detailed evaluations of spirit, grooming, obedience and breeding, the judges threw up their...
AKG's Micro Mic series are built as a replacement series for older AKG products, but with new hardware and new configurations. That new hardware includes a special attachment to help with miking drums; another model has a...
Paiste shows off its line of Wild and Rude cymbals. In our exclusive demo video, you'll hear a wide range of sizes in the Wild series, plus some Wild hi-hats. Then there's the Paiste Rude series, including a classic crash...
Trailer Trash Pedalboards is all about "the evolution of the pedalboard." They recently released their Pro Series pedalboards, which comes with a "Glow-Top" option to bring shed some light on your collection of pedals, and...
Sennheiser talks up it's Wireless Systems Manager software, which ships with Sennheiser products in the Net 1 interface line for the Evolution wireless series.
The Wireless Systems Manager software offers a visual...
AKG's latest includes the IVM-4 in-ear monitoring system, a brand new product for AKG, coming complete with multiple-sized tips for the ear buds. There's also a feature that allows for multi-band EQ and compression, plus...
Gearwire's Rob Warmowski gets a look at the Tascam GVI Giga virtual instrument. He also got a few words in with a software developer for Tascam about the Giga, including some news on the latest updated features. If you are...
Monster Cable's rep says the Pro 900 is a rack-mount version of the Pro 800. Too bad the Monster Cable guy didn't mention exactly what the Pro 800 is! Not to worry, Gearwire knows the dirt; the 800 series is a color-coded...
This video is part two of our look at new products from Tascam, unveiled at Winter NAMM 2007. In this clip we see Tascam's GA30CD guitar amp which also doubles as a "guitar trainer". It has a center speaker for your guitar...
Tascam has so many new products, it is hard to know where to start describing them all! Check out our exclusive video with Jim Bailey from Tascam, who runs it all down. There's the DVD01U rack mount DVD player, the P11 CD...
TC Electronic shows off the G-System guitar multi-effects floor unit. TC Electronic lovers know this ain't knew, but there is a new pitch shifter available for download - that much is new! In the end, who cares if this baby...
TC Electronic's G-Sharp rack-mountable guitar multi-effects unit is made for people who don't have any patience for programming. If you just want to plug in and play, this effects unit is definitely worth a look in our exclusive...
TC Electronic brought its latest collection of guitar effects to Winter NAMM 2007. According to the rep, there are expensive old sounds in new TC Electronic boxes: Classic Sustain/EQ, Classic Booster/Distortion, and the Classic...
Gearwire has a lovely little collection of TC Electronic demo videos going up, so we thought we'd get things started with this fun little demo of a few TC Electronic pedals including the ultra-flashy G-System. See and hear...
Radial's SW8 switcher lets you attach two eight-channel recorders to the unit for use in live applications. The first recorder is your playback unit for backing tracks, while the second is used as a backup in case the first...
Seymour Duncan's 2007 stompbox designs include the Lava Box for guitar and the Paranormal for bass players. The Lava Box gives a saturated rock distortion sound at the right settings, the Paranormal is a bass EQ box with...
RODE's USB dynamic mic, the Podcaster, is built especially for the voice. The RODE rep says the Podcaster is tricked out with an 18-bit digital audio converter inside the mic, plus a built-in headphone jack and volume control....
Radial's UM930 is a pricey-but-fascinating little number. The UM930 is a dual-diaphragm mic, which according to Radial literature, is "mounted on separate elements to provide individual control over the applied voltages."...
Got a hankerin' for some trashy sounds? Trailer Trash pedalboards come in does-it-yerself models, such as the Pro Series, so you can install your own stompboxes; they also offer custom wiring and a buzz-free "Glow-Top" lighting...
According to Seymour Duncan, many active pickups have a design flaw; the circuits are made with unbalanced inputs. What does this mean for you players, according to the Seymour Duncan rep? A nice dose of extra hum. Seymour...
Pro Co Sound put their brains to work on a common problem for sound pros; taking audio from incompatible sources and getting them into a mixing board with professional-sounding results.
Orange Amps couldn't build a time machine, so they did what they think is the next best thing: they built a set of Orange retro combo amps. The Retro 50 hand-wired amps will take you straight back to 1971, or so says the...
Laney's Nexus series is on display in this exclusive Gearwire demo video shot on the floor of Winter NAMM 2007. The Laney rep talks us through some Nexus amps and cabinets, including the Nexus Tube, a 1600-watt cabinet, and...
Those who want a small, high-end portable PA system will be interested in our exclusive Gearwire video on the JBL VRX900 PA series. This is built for small space uses which demand a major amount of high fidelity. Check out...
Laney has been making amps for forty years, and one thing this company wants to change is, according to Laney, the growing lack of power amp distortion. According to the Laney rep, power amp distortion is a rock legacy and...
