Summer 2012 Workshops:
So that you start in planning your summer 2012, I am listing my upcoming schedule of workshops. This will officially ready for registration on March 15, 2012 on my site. Tuition is $450 except Private Study is a 2 day retreat which is $895 and includes all lodging/food and tuition.
Essentials of Music Technology:
Redding, CA June 12-15th
Salt Lake City, UT June 19-22
Polson, MT June 26-29
Pasco, WA July 3-6
Carson, WA August 7-10
Digital Audio Recording/Editing with Pro Tools:
Carson, WA July 17-20
Sibelius 7:
Carson, WA July 24-27
Finale 2012:
Carson, WA July 31-August 3
Private Study:
Carson, WA anytime of year
Notation Software
Sibelius 7 is here! Some of the new features include: An all new task-oriented ribbon type user interface, a professional-quality, 38 GB sound library, native 64-bit support, optimized for single monitor use ( ideal for classrooms, laptops, and more), text and typography enhancements, graphics import and export. It is also now availble to students at a reduced price complete with 4 years of freeupdates. Site license has been drastically reduced in both quantity (5 seats minimum) and price ($119 seat).
Make Music has just introduced Finale 2012. Some of the new features include:
Finale’s new ScoreManager™, makes your staves look and sound perfect,
even more Garritan sounds (400),
write in any language – Unicode support and share files that always play back,
more tools and resources to help your students excel, create PDF files, improved lyric entry and playback and easier staff layout. Site license has been reduced in quantity of 5 seats minimum).
Digital Audio
Got an iPad and want to be able to record with it? The new Alesis I/O Dock $199 is just the thing.
The iO Dock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad and iPad 2, and it gives musicians, recording engineers, and music producers the connectivity they need to create and perform with iPad. Connect all your pro audio gear to virtually any app in the App Store with the iO Dock.
Zoom has just introduced the all new H2n portable recorder at $199. The H2n has 5 built in mic capsules to provide mid-side stereo and has 2 and 4 channel recording modes. It records in Wav up to 24bit/96khz and MP3 up to 320 kbps and has an all new designed interface.
Avid has just announced Pro Tools 10 @$269.
Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain, and easily adjust and match gain levels, pre-mixer.
Use multiple audio formats in a session.
Record and master higher resolution sound with more headroom in 32-bit floating-point format.
Get access to over 500 additional Pro Tools commands when using EUCON controllers.
Open fade-heavy sessions faster and get better responsiveness with real-time fades and
export mixes directly to SoundCloud to share and promote your music to the world.
Avid has just announced 2 new Pro Tools + audio interfaces. The new Pro Tools MP + Audio Fast Track C400 @$299 includes:
- 2 high-quality mic/line combo preamps on rear panel
- 2 front-panel 1/4" instrument inputs
- 20 dB pad on each preamp for capturing hotter signals without distortion
- Phantom power for condenser microphones
- 4 balanced analog outputs with monitor management system
- 1 headphone output with independent volume control
- S/PDIF digital I/O
- 1x1 MIDI I/O
- comes with Pro Tools MP9 software
The new Pro Tools MP + Audio Fast Track C600 @$412 includes:
- 4 high-quality mic/line combo preamps on rear panel
- 2 front-panel 1/4" instrument inputs
- 20 dB pad on each preamp for capturing hotter signals without distortion
- Phantom power for condenser microphones
- 6 balanced analog outputs with monitor management (speaker switching) system
- 2 discrete headphone outputs with independent volume controls
- S/PDIF digital I/O
- 1x1 MIDI I/O
- come with Pro Tools MP 9
Looking for a wonderful control surface for your Pro Tools 9 software? Euphonix MC Control V2 @$1125 is just the ticket.
MC Control V2 brings the unparalleled speed, resolution and DAW integration of Euphonix's high-end pro consoles to the personal studio in a revolutionary ergonomic, slim-line design. MC Control fits perfectly between keyboard and screen, and can be connected to additional MC Mix units to create a larger mixing control surface. Need more control? Euphonix MC Mix Control @$945 gives you a lot more control.
MC Mix brings the unparalleled audio mixing speed, resolution and DAW integration of Euphonix's high-end professional consoles to the personal studio. The faders and rotary encoders enable fast access to pan, EQ and plug-ins with clear metering and info displays. Add MC Control and/or extra MC Mix units for larger systems.
Need to be able to convert all of those old album LP's into digital recordings in your computer?
Alesis has introduced the Alesis PhonoLink adapter @$49.
PhonoLink makes it easy to direct-connect nearly any turntable, tape deck, mixer, or other stereo, line-level audio source to USB for stereo recording. The AudioLink Series USB-audio cable outputs studio quality stereo, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz digital audio thanks to its internal analog-to-digital conversion system. PhonoLink connects plug-and-play to your Mac or PC for an all-in-one USB audio solution.
New Keyboards
Alesis has just introduced the new Cadenza Digital Piano @$499. There is not a digital piano on the market that is even close to this quality in this price range. Has built in speakers, headphone, USB connectivity to a computer and much much more. Incredible price point!
I am personally very excited about 3 new keyboards that are just coming out. As a former Hammond B3 player myself, I have been looking all my life for "the portable B3 sound". Never found it.....until now. The new StudioLogic Numa Organ @$1999 is "the bomb"!
With their physical modeling synthesis is the Studiologic Numa Organ their electromechanical models faithfully resurrected. About nine drawbars are the sounds - independently - set for the upper and lower keyboard range, and for a separate MIDI bass pedal. During the game you have with Studiologic Numa Organ institution direct access to Rotary-speed percussion sounds, or click the shares of the sound. Six chorus and vibrato variations give the sound of the Studiologic Numa Organ more fullness. Despite the rugged metal housing and side walls made of wood remains the Studiologic Numa Organ with their 10kg lightweight and portable.
Roland has introduced the new RD-300NX @$1699.
This state-of-the-art stage piano boasts an advanced SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, E. Piano sounds based on SuperNATURAL technology, a newly developed Ivory Feel-G keyboard with Escapement, a unique Sound Focus feature, and more.
Korg has introduced the all new Kronos @$2999/$3499/$3799 for 61/73/88 key options. This incredible synthesizer workstation should be the last one that you will ever need to buy as it has 9 sound engines in it.
Together, they represent not only the rich legacy of Korg, but the history of the electronic keyboard industry itself. Prepare to be amazed!
Sound Libraries
Reason 6 ($299 Edu) has just been released.
Reason® is an integrated software music recording and production studio with audio recording, million-dollar mixing and EQs, and all the instruments, sounds and effects you could ever dream of for writing, recording, remixing and producing great-sounding tracks. New in Reason 6:
large pro mixer, audio tracks, Neptune pitch adjuster, three new powerful creative effects, new synths, plus much more.
