MSL Professional To Distribute Sonoma Wire Works' GuitarJack

28/11/2011

Press Release: MSL Professional has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Sonoma Wire Works' GuitarJack in the UK and Ireland.

GuitarJack is a high-quality, iOS interface that connects a wide range of instruments, microphones and other audio hardware to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Built from premium components that include the PSoC3 programmable system-on chip from Cypress Semiconductor Corp., the new GuitarJack Model 2 is designed for high quality audio capture, portability and durability. Its sleek, rugged aluminium shell has a built-in dock connector that can be used without removing most phone cases. The interface includes 1/4-inch instrument and 1/8-inch stereo mic/line inputs. 60dB of software controllable input gain is available, with a 12dB pad for 72dB of adjustment. The 1/4-inch input also has a Hi-Z option. When used with Sonoma Wire Works' FourTrack and StudioTrack apps, both inputs can be simultaneously used for instrument and voice recording.

GuitarJack produces the least amount of cross-talk during multi-track recording in comparison with headset connecting accessories, and also makes cross-talk free input monitoring possible. A further feature is the unit's dedicated 1/8-inch stereo analogue line/headphone output, with increased drive for headphones, which avoids the need to rely on the iPhone or iPod's own output.

GuitarJack enables a selection of GuitarTone amps and effects for free. In addition to its use with the manufacturer's own software products, GuitarJack is also compatible with a wide range of third-party apps, like Apple's GarageBand.

US-based Sonoma Wire Works have garnered a reputation for successfully developing innovative products that combine familiar technology and cutting edge design with high quality audio capability and minimum technical complexity, creating solutions that enable musicians of all levels to play and record music just about anywhere in the world.

"We are delighted to be distributing GuitarJack," said MSL Pro's Simon Lowther. "With such an outstanding feature set, we're confident that Sonoma Wire Works have a great future and GuitarJack will become a real must-have during 2012. We look forward to working closely with both Sonoma and our dealer network to ensure its success."

Doug Wright, president of Sonoma Wire Works added: "MSL Professional's commitment to representing high quality audio gear makes them an ideal fit for offering GuitarJack to their dealer network. We are pleased to welcome MSL Professional as an exclusive distributor of Sonoma products in the UK and Ireland."

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Win! Professional Mixing & Mastering

24/11/2011

Online mixing and mastering services have proliferated massively of late. The increase in Internet bandwidth over the last few years has meant it’s now easier than ever to send multitrack audio files over the ’net for engineers to work on remotely. The big risk with such services, however, is that it can be difficult to ascertain the skill and experience of whoever you’ve chosen to work on your music. New company Online Music Mixing, however, have a roster of top-tier mixing engineers at their disposal, each with many years of industry experience.
Online Music Mixing founder Dan Hulme.

Founded in 2010 by Dan Hulme, Online Music Mixing have four named mixing engineers, who each specialise in different genres. Hulme (pictured) calls himself an “indie rock/Americana/electronica guy” and cut his teeth at the now-legendary Factory Records studio, Suite 16, before working at Sony Studios, Miloco and Strongroom. He currently works out of 80 Hertz studios in Manchester and has credits that include Roots Manuva, Tricky, Girls Aloud and the Coral.

Dave Pemberton, meanwhile, focuses more on the dance-music side of things. He’s worked with the Ting Tings, Groove Armada and Orbital, and is the Prodigy’s personal engineer — he even mixed their UK number-one album, Invaders Must Die.

Those wanting a heavy metal track mixed, however, might opt for the talents of James Loughrey, who specialises in the harder side of rock. He mixed Union Black, the latest album from Welsh act Skindred, and has worked with the likes of Page & Plant, My Vitriol and Björk.

Chris Brown is Online Music Mixing’s pop expert, and his list of credits includes some of the biggest names in the business, including Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Muse, and the Beatles! He’s recorded string parts for Massive Attack and Blur, and has worked on number-one singles by Eternal and the Spice Girls.

For this month’s SOS competition, Online Music Mixing are kindly offering four lucky entrants a free mix from one of the above mixing engineers. And that’s not all: each mix will then be treated to a mastering job by Online Music Mixing’s in-house mastering engineer, George Atkins! Atkins runs 80 Hertz, a brand-new facility that includes a 1000-square-foot live room. His client list includes artists such as Lily Allen, Wiley and Chase & Status, as well as companies like EMI, Universal Music, Disney and Sony. The mastering facilities at his disposal are top-notch too, featuring Westlake BBSM 12 monitors (powered by Bryston amps), as well as outboard by Manley, Empirical Labs, Universal Audio and more.

Online Music Mixing

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, send an email to onlinemusicmixing@soundonsound.com, with a link to the track you’d like mixed or including an MP3 of it (though a link is preferable). Please also state a preference for which mixing engineer you’d prefer to work on your song in the event that you win, bearing in mind the genres they’re most experienced in. You’ll also need to supply your contact details, of course, so that we can get in touch with you if you win!

The entries will be judged by the SOS team, based on a number of factors including musical merit and recording quality — essentially, we’ll be awarding the prizes to the songs that we think will benefit most from a professional mix and master. The closing date for entries is 11th December 2011.

The small print:

1. Only one entry per person is permitted. 2. Employees of SOS Publications Ltd, Online Music Mixing, and their immediate families and business associates are ineligible for entry. 3. No cash alternative is available in lieu of the stated prize. 4. The competition organisers reserve the right to change the specification of the prize offered. 5. The judges’ decision is final and legally binding, and no correspondence will be entered into. 6. No other correspondence is to be included with competition entries. 7. Please ensure that you give your DAYTIME telephone number on your entry form. 8. Prize winners must be prepared to make themselves available in the event that the competition organisers wish to make a personal presentation.

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