ThinkPad® T Series is the perfect balance of performance and portability. Designed for highly mobile users, these notebooks deliver outstanding functionality and long battery life in an easily portable, thin and light design. The T60p is a mobile workstation featuring lightning-fast Intel Core™2 Duo technology and the extreme graphics of the ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200 video card.

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RME's Fireface 800 revolutionized the world of FireWire audio interfaces. Now the revolution continues: The Fireface 400 is not just the little brother of the Fireface 800 - it is a completely newly designed device. It is the only device in its class with active jitter suppression, stand-alone functionality, complete controllability from the front panel, highly flexible I/Os in professional quality, and an unsurpassed 648-channel matrix router - at sample rates up to 192 kHz.

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Max/MSP is a graphical environment for music, audio, and multimedia.

In use worldwide for over fifteen years by performers, composers, artists, teachers, and students, Max/MSP is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams. Max/MSP is a true cross-platform system compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows XP.

The screenshot below is my own MAX/MSP patch for live performance. The patch includes two sub-patches (abstractions) that allow me to run Reaktor and Mobius in VST format, plus abstractions that activate my own personal MAX/MSP patches for pitch shifting, delay reverb, chorus, comb filter, ring modulator, and various combinations of these sorts of effects.

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Here are some of my MAX/MSP effect patches. I created these patches for my live performance system, but I must give due credit to all the MAX/MSP experts who have helped me along the way, who have provided bits and pieces of code and insight. These gurus include Jeff Kaiser, Stefan Tiedje, Kasper Toeplitz, Andreas Wetterberg, Nathan Wolek, Randy Jones, and many others.

Chorus-Pitch

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• Description: This is a massive tone mangling patch that experiments with extreme settings of the modulation and rate settings of chorus
• Primary objects used: pfft~ and gizmo~
• Sound clip (MP3)

Pitch-Delay

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• Description: I created this patch to emulate one of my favorite effect patches on the Boss VF-1 hardware multi-effect processor. The patch basically combines several stereo pitch shifters with feedback and stereo delay to generate a rich texture of tones
• Primary objects used: pfft~ and gizmo~, tapin~, and tapout~
• Sound clip (MP3)

Interval Stacker

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• Decription: This patch utilizes six parallel pitch shifters with a drop-down menu to create a variety of chords and stacked interval combinations. This can give a guitarist an approximation of that signature "Brian May" (Queen) orchestra of guitars solo sound
• Primary objects used: pfft~ and gizmo~
• Sound clip (MP3)

Random Comb Filter

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• Description: This patch adds some randomness to a comb filter, randomly changing parameters
• Primary objects used: comb~, metro, random, line~
• Sound clip (MP3)

Random Effector

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• Description: This is a fun little patcher. It includes parallel pitch shifting, ring modulation, and chorus modulation, with random parameter changes that you can tweak via MIDI expression pedals.
• Primary objects used: pfft~, gizmo~, tapin~, and tapout~, cycle~, line~, random, and metro
• Sound clip (MP3)

Thick Space

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• Description: This is a very complex patch that sucks up a lot of processing power. Basically, it is a series of pitch shifters and delays, designed to create a thick and lush, pad-like sound. I created it to build complex, ambient backdrops for my live looping performances. It is also my attempt to emulate a preset or "snap" of one of my favorite Reaktor ensembles, called "Blackbird"
• Primary objects used: pfft~, gizmo~, tapin~, and tapout~
• Sound clip (MP3)

Zubert

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• Description: A quirky effect that buzzes, pops, dings, burps, etc
• Primary objects used: tapin~, tapout~, random, and metro
• Sound clip (MP3)

The Kaiser Looper Construction Kit, a MAX/MSP patch written by Keff Kaiser and with minor customization by me, includes four separate stereo looping tracks with the following features:

• Record (no overdub)
• Play
• Reset
• Reverse
• Half speed
• Double speed
• Half Speed/Reverse
• Forward
• Stop
• Variable speed (forward and backward) controlled via a knob
• Track volume (controlled by a fader)
• Track pan
• Random speed (forward and backward) change
• Random loop buffer selection/play
• Track and Global fade in / fade out (non-linear)

All the above are controlled with my Behringer FCB, via a MIDI program change or one of my two expression pedals.

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REAKTOR 5 fuses all audio applications into a single, extremely versatile and powerful tool. Musicians, producers and sound designers are all catered to by the very broad range of instruments and sounds already included. Due to the open engine architecture, the potential for building your own highly individual instruments is endless. Whether you are using the instruments from the library or creating your own, the only limit is your imagination.

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Reaktor 5 - Blackbird Ensemble

Whether you're tracking in the project studio or laying down the truth for a live audience, you can always count on the Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro to provide superb sound quality and extreme versatility. The 1642-VLZ Pro is perfect for applications where more line-level inputs (and fewer mic preamps) are needed. An exceptional array of professional features—along with solid-steel construction—makes the Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro equally at home on the road, on the stage, or in the studio.

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The Electro-Voice ® SxA100+ sets a new standard for powered speakers. Its design provides the user multiple inputs with mix capability, an easy to use EQ section, and plenty of power in very compact, attractive package. This is a full range loudspeaker ideal for most applications requiring high-quality sound. Careful attention to the dynamic requirements of music guided the amplifier design to provide high SPL without excessive heat. The high quality microphone preamplifier provides great sounding vocals or speech. A master level control sets the desired SPL, and the line input can be mixed and balanced with a microphone with its level control. Its linear response is easily optimized for speech or music with the on board multiband equalization.

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No matter what you play, or even if you're an engineer with a MIDI arsenal, you'll appreciate the way our FCB1010 helps you get the most out of your gear without tying up your hands or slowing down your performance. On top of its impressive MIDI functions, it gives you 2 jacks for analog switching and rugged, road-proof construction.

Features

• 10 banks with 10 user-editable presets each
• 2 expression pedals with freely assignable MIDI channel, controller number, and range
• 5 MIDI program change and 2 MIDI controller commands per preset (simultaneously transmittable)
• MIDI note-on commands transmittable for trigger and tap-tempo applications
• 2 programmable relay-controlled switch jacks, e.g. for amp channel selection
• MIDI merge and sysex backup functions
• Easily programmable in a standing position
• Integrated power supply -- no messy AC adapters, includes power cable
  

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Whether you’re a MIDI-meister or amongst the MIDI-mindless, the MIDI Moose is a super simple, stage-friendly alternative to access 128 patches. Tech 21’s intuitive engineering eliminates the intimidation of trying to decipher an encyclopedia-sized manual just so you can change a darn program. Like its MIDI Mouse cousin, the MIDI Moose is also battery operable and provides a minimum of 200 hours usage. Its sophisticated battery-saving feature turns off the numerical display after 5 seconds. What if you forget where you were? Just hit the footswitch of the individual patch LED that has remained lit, and it will wake up the display without making any program changes.

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The Gold Tone GM-6 is a unique first in the instrument world! Tuned like a guitar, but an octave higher. The GM-6 is a solid top A-model mandolin that is played like a guitar! The Gold Tone GM-6 features a solid spruce top and maple back and sides for a bright, pleasing tone. Kluson style tuners will help keep this instrument playing at it's best! Uses standard light gauge guitar strings.

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In the tradition of early Fender amps such as the Champ®, Princeton® and Harvard, the Pro Junior is a small, pure and uncomplicated all-tube amp. Crank it up for natural tube overdrive, and vary its response with your guitar’s controls.

Although quite compact, the 15-watt, single-channel Pro Junior delivers big tone for studio and rehearsal work, and many players over the years have grabbed a pair of them for stage use. In tandem, they provide an easy way to warm up stereo multi-effects boxes, too. Two EL-84 Groove Tube output tubes and a pair of 12 AX7 preamp tubes push that one-and-only sound through a single 10” 8-ohm Fender Special Design Eminence speaker. The look is pure Fender—chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, plus black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth.

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DAVID - Acoustic Amplifier

THE POWERFUL LITTLE "GIANT-KILLER" FROM SCHERTLER !

Following the tremendously positive reaction in Europe and the US from dealers and players to the UNICO, Schertler is pleased to introduce David, a more compact acoustic instrument combo amplifier. Featuring the same high attention to quality and sound, David is perfect for the artist requiring only two input channels.

From preamplifiers to loudspeakers, all components were selected for their natural and accurate response. Two power amps with an active crossover supply 50 watts to the 6” woofer and 30 watts to the 1” dome tweeter. The result is velvety, clear harmonics with a controlled, strong low end (down to 40 Hz). The technology of biamplification produces a very transparent sound as well a providing maximum efficiency by properly matching amplifiers to loudspeakers.

In addition, each power amplifier features limiter circuitry to deliver secure speaker protection. Amplifiers are built with bipolar transistors (no MOS-FET) and are powered by a robust, traditional power supply (toroidial transformer).

David’s innovative CLASS-A circuitry and built-in analog spring reverberation deliver the warm, smooth and musical sound that acoustic musicians have been seeking. Whether your instrument is guitar or violin, mandolin or cello, listen to your playing through David. You’ll be amazed!

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