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Audio-Technica is now shipping its AT2022 X/Y Stereo Condenser Microphone.
A dual-element condenser microphone designed for stereo recording, the AT2022 features two unidirectional condenser capsules in an X/Y configuration pivot to allow for 90-degree (narrow) or 120-degree (wide) stereo operation for extremely versatile pickup. The capsules also fold flat for storage and transportation. It is designed for general stereo recording, as well as field
sound capture.

The AT2022 includes a 1.6' (0.5 m) cable terminating in a 3-pin XLRF-type and a 1/8"
(3.5 mm) connector. The output of the microphone is a 3-pin XLRM-type connector. The
microphone requires a 1.5V AA battery for operation.

Subbooom Kicks is fully dedicated to the deep and energetic subkicks which you can often hear on Industrial/Hip Hop or Metal productions. 110 Kicks in many variations like distortion, detuning or special FX are ready for immediate use in NI Kontakt 4, NI Battery 3, Logic EXS24 and Studio One Impact.

All samples have been sampled in 24bit/44.1khz, mono are unlocked and editable in .wav format. This also means that all samples can be mapped in each sampler of your personal choice or can also be used as normal .wav file in any Digital Audio Workstation for further procession. This gives and grants a maximum of flexibility to use this samples in the context they are needed.

Korg Chairman Tsutomu Katoh Passes

Korg company founder and Chairman Tsutomu Katoh passed away Tuesday morning in Japan, after a long fight with cancer.

President Seiki Kato noted in a statement, "Since he founded Korg Inc. in 1963, Mr. Katoh has led our company with great talent, vision and leadership. He was loved and respected by all the employees and Korg family members, and he made a huge contribution to the lives of countless musicians around the world."

Korg USA President Joseph Castronovo stated, "...His passion and professional goals were one and the same: to provide innovative tools for musicians to help them grow their craft. And those goals remained the same throughout his life and career. He will be deeply missed."

A funeral service will be held March 24 in Japan.

TASCAM's DR-07mkII improves on one of the best-selling portable recorders ever with adjustable microphones, clear sound quality and a great new design. The stereo recorder features a pair of adjustable condenser microphones.

The built-in cardioid pattern mics can be moved from an XY position, for tight imaging, to an AB position, for a wider ambient sound. Choose the best sound depending on the source and environment.

From now until midnight on Sunday 20th March Time&Space's offering 40% off ASK Video tutorial DVDs and downloads, including the bundles!

Tutorials include:

- Live 8, Reason 5, Record 1.5, WaveLab, Kontakt 4, Cubase 5, Pro Tools 8, Logic Pro 8, Absynth 5, Battery 3.

This offer even includes ASK Video's range of mixing and mastering tutorials plus the first of their Studio Concepts series which takes you through a complete journey of the fundamentals of audio recording.
Prices start from: £16.17 / €19.18 Until midnight on Sunday 20th March

Neo DJ FX is a complete collection of sound FX's for Dance genres and Film, Game, TV / Post & Cinematic use.

Includes 645 MB of cutting edge loops and samples, like harmonic and enharmonic Synth Atmos, Dopplers, Rising and Falling Drones, Swishes, Impacts, Metallic Hits and electro-cyber crackles and noises inspired by the hit-movie "Transformers".

This 24-bit sound effect collection contains 38 Seamless Noise and 55 (both harmonic and enharmonic) Synth Atmosphere loops plus the following one-shots: 42 Combined FXs, 30 long Cymbals, 20 special Doppler sounds, 51 Rise/ 52 Fall Drones, 50 Swishes, 48 thundering Impacts, 30 metalic Hits and even 20 great electro-cyber crackles and noises, recreated from the famous Transformers movies.

For the quick and easy usage we attached all sounds as software sampler presets for Kontakt, HALion, EXS24, Reason NN-XT and sfz samplers.