Studio & Stage
I first heard about Michael Kelly Guitars a couple of years ago at NAMM where they debuted their 1950’s Series line of single cut guitars. At that time, Scott Henthorn gave us a video run-down of the new line. Today…
We’ve been using Output’s Rev since its release — we did a Hands On review of it when it first hit the market. Now Output has released Exhale, which the company calls the first truly modern vocal engine. Rev was…
Kill It Kid were a British four-piece blues-rock band, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Chris Turpin and keyboardist Stephanie Ward. The band took its name from a song by blues musician Blind Willie McTell, whose music heavily influenced their sound.…
If you’re looking for a new audio interface you’re in luck. Today, Universal Audio introduced an all-new line of Apollo audio interfaces for Mac Thunderbolt users. With next-generation A/D and D/A conversion, new monitoring functions, Thunderbolt cascading of up to…
When I finished my review of Session Keys from e-Instruments, I was hoping they would eventually release an electric piano version of the instrument. e-Instruments came through by releasing Session Keys Electric R, a virtual electric piano built for Native…
Another highlight for The Noise Room at the NAMM Show 2015 was getting a live demo of the new Cakewalk SONAR product lineup as well as information on their updated model for buying and owning the software. Jimmy Landry was…
Once again, SoundToys is giving away a free plug-in which was introduced at South by Southwest. This year it’s a vocal transforming pitch plug called Little AlterBoy. Soundtoys’ roots are in the pioneering days of pitch-shifting and Little AlterBoy delivers…
The Noise Room caught up with MXL Microphones at the NAMM Show to look at their latest mics. At the booth, MXL showed off the CR89, a large-diaphragm condenser microphone wrapped in sharply contrasted black and chrome, the R144, a…
One of the highlights for me during the 2015 NAMM Show was having the chance to see and listen to the new Gibson Les Paul Reference Monitors. These monitors satisfy the needs of true audio professionals and music enthusiasts, alike.…
The Noise Room stopped by the Danelectro booth at NAMM to get a look at the Baby Sitar. It’s a fun instrument to play, and it sounds the part. For guitar players, the appeal is immediate: six strings, tuned like…
