A few days ago, Musician’s Friend featured the Line 6 Gearbox Plugin Silver bundle as their Stupid Deal Of The Day at $100. Normally the plugin can’t be had for less than $300. It would seem this was only a hint at things to come as now the Silver and Gold bundles are available at bargain basement prices. Show me the deals»
Deal is over! No new purchases will qualify.
Line 6 are giving away free Variax Workbench kits to purchasers of a qualifying Line 6 Variax guitar. Your purchase must be made between February 1 and March 31. You will have to fill out an online form, print it, and mail it along with your guitar’s UPC code. Show me more details»
The Musician’s Friend stupid deal of the day for today is the Line 6 GearBox Plug-In Silver Bundle. This is a VST and AU compatible plugin that gets you the sounds of Line 6 POD, Bass POD, and even a half dozen vocal preamps all within your DAW software of choice as a plugin effect. This software usually sells for $300 and they are selling it for the next 24 hours at a third the price. You can’t get it through the normal product link at Musician’s Friend. You have to use the Stupid Deal Of The Day link to get the special pricing.
Deal is over! No new purchases will qualify. You must submit requests for free foot controllers by March 31, 2008.
Line 6 are offering you a free FBV Express foot controller if you purchase a LowDown bass amp between January 1, 2008 and February 29, 2008. It requires filling out an online form, printing it, and mailing it along with your UPC. Show me the details »
Deal is over! No new purchases will qualify. You must submit requests for free bags by March 31, 2008.
Line 6 are offering you a free carrying bag if you purchase a POD 2.0 or POD XT between January 1, 2008 and February 29, 2008. It requires filling out an online form, printing it, and mailing it along with your UPC. Show me the details »
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UPDATE: This book is now available.
A new book on mixing techniques is coming out in January 2008. The press release on the book makes it look like a potentially valuable resource. The book promises to cover techniques from basic to advanced and should appeal to home recording enthusiasts as well as studio professionals. The book comes with a DVD of audio examples including four full mixes to play with. The mixes are rock, hip hop, techno, and drum and bass. These mixes are used in examples and tutorials throughout the book. |
This book covers a lot of higher level concepts without as much rubber meets the road type advice. A large portion of the book is devoted to talking about tools (as the title implies) with an entire chapter devoted to describing the function of controls found on a typical mixer. This book is absolutely recommended to beginners, but has pockets of information that can be enjoyed by more experienced mixers looking to hone their chops a bit. One of the greatest aspects of the included DVD is the library of sound clips demonstrating critical listening.
The POD X3 does not include phantom power on its mic preamp. In a live situation this is not too bad since the majority of vocalists are singing through stage friendly dynamic mics. The POD really has its roots in the studio though, so the lack of phantom power can be limiting to those wanting to do some serious vocal tracking using the X3. Below you will find links to a few low cost (more…)