EQ Magazine - June 2008 - (Page 62)

The Pot Luck Audio Conference is a can’t-miss, one-of-a-kind event for those who are serious and passionate about recording and production. Over 35 Workshops! THREE Working Studios! www.potluckcon.com controls and the presets. The software comes with only about 50 presets but all of them are actually usable, and you can save your own. Another switch turns the software on and off. Below the head is a line of stomp boxes: noisegate, auto-wah, phaser, tremolo, echo (delay), and chorus. Effect positions are fixed—what do you want for a hundred bucks? Amp and effect parameters are MIDI-controllable in both standalone and plug-in modes. Like Studio Devil, Flying Haggis delivers a surprising array of musical, usable sounds for the price of a heavy date. Don’t expect ultra-realism, or sensitive finger dynamics, but you do get perfectly usable clean and distorted tones that are fun to play and easy to set up. These sounds will serve you well for song ideas, or even as additions to real amps or more expensive software. The effects sound better than the amps; the Auto Filter effect and the Echo’s comb filtering effects are practically worth the asking price. If you want stomp boxes to go with your amps but are on a wee budget, check out Flying Haggis. PRODUCT TYPE: Amp, cabinet, and effect modeling software. TARGET MARKET: Recordists on a budget who want some effects with their models. STRENGTHS: Surprisingly good and varied sounds for the money. LIMITATIONS: Lacks dynamic response and depth. Limited effects tweaking. LIST PRICE: $99 CONTACT: www.db-audioware.com CONCLUSIONS Digital amp modeling, whether virtual or embedded in hardware, has come a long way in the decade since the first versions of Amp Farm and POD. The computing power necessary to make ReValver MkIII sound as realistic as it does would have been unavailable outside of a military mainframe back then; now you can have it on your lap. And whether you’re looking for a simple, quick way to get some guitar sounds into your computer for songwriting and recording, or are ready to take the leap into performing live with just a Tele and a laptop, there’s an amp modeling program out there that will fit your needs. 62 EQ JUNE 2008 www.eqmag.com http://www.potluckcon.com http://www.potluckcon.com http://www.db-audioware.com http://www.backbeatbooks.com http://www.backbeatbooks.com http://www.musicdispatch.com http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - June 2008 Contents Talk Box Sounding Board 3 Doors Down, Hard-Fi, Paul Manousos Tool Box Panic at the Disco Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drum Heads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Cakewalk Projects Apple Loops Utility SSL Duende Mini JBL LSR4326/PAK & LSR4312SP Holophone H3-D Creation Audio Labs MW1 Studio Tool Amp Modeler Roundup Eventide Timefactor, Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pedals, Korg Pandora PX5D Room with a Vu: Blues Tunes Studios, Silverlake, CA

EQ Magazine - June 2008

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