Thursday, October 22, 2009

AKG C12 VR! Great mic!

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The AKG C 12 VR is an amazing mic. I first heard it at my boy Mark's studio in Santa Monica. Its a solid piece, beautiful design and has great character and presence. This mic is a replica of the old one from many years ago called the C12. It retains much of the similar traits of  the original. Now you know I am a Neumann mic and Blue Microphones guy but lets just say I will be adding this one to the mic collection. It will set you back some money though. Like the Neumann M149, its in the $5000 range so be ready to drop the funds if your are serious. Also consider pairing this mic or the Neumann with a really good mic pre amp! I will post some recommendations soon.  Here is the link to there site! AKG C12 VR

Monday, October 19, 2009

Low cost Guitar amp Modeling!

 

Say you want to add realistic sounding guitar amps to your track but the funds are tight. You want that old school feel but cant afford some of the high end plugins. Well, here is an option from Studio Devil. The Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro is only $149.00 and worth every penny. I will not tell you it has all the feature you find in rivals like Guitar Rig or Amplitube, But, it holds its own! They have other plugins as well that are affordable and focused on there specific purpose. Check it out and you will be surprised! Studio Devil

Its Upgrade time!!! - Komplete 6 is out!















 Native Instruments has been pumping mind blowing plugins for years and now they have given us the upgrade of the Komplete series! With a mind blowing 7000 presets, 60GB of samples and room for expansion I will be making a lot of hits off this!!! here is the link! Komplete 6

BPM! - Not all Plugins are built the same!


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 BPM is a new take on a old idea! Though its presets are ok, what makes this thing great is all the things you can do with it. The fact that you can drop in your samples and use its tools to manipulate it in ways a real MPC could not! Check this one out. you wont be disappointed! Here is the link. Motu MPM



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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Mackie HR824 mk2 - SO I caved in a bought a pair of these

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For years I was an Event monitor guy for a long time. I decided I wanted a new pair cause the ones I had did not give me a full image of the sound. Usually I would have too much base and not enough mid range. So, after fighting it for years, I bought these. Best investment I made!. these monitors are Rock solid! and with the reflex passive speak in the back it throws off enough bass to act almost like a sub woofer. It helps because it forces me to back off the low end! If you are looking for a new pair of monitors, definitely check these out! Here is the link.  Mackie HR 824 mk2

Neumann M 149 - Great mic for the price!

 

I had the pleasure of using this mic a few months back and I loved it. I have to say in every price group there is a favorite mic and in this group, this is my favorite! The Neumann M149 goes for about $5049.00. Thats alot of scratch but if you can get it, Get it!!! there is only one other mic in that price range i like and I will post it next week! The info is below and here is the link. Neumann

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Acoustical operating principle Pressure gradient transducer
Directional pattern Omnidirectional, wide angle cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-8 plus one intermediate position each
Frequency range 20 Hz ... 20 kHz
Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kohm 34/47/62 mV/Pa1)
Rated impedance 50 ohms
Rated load impedance 1 kohms
Equivalent noise level, CCIR2) 28/25/23 dB1)
Equivalent noise level, A-weighted2) 16/13/11 dB-A1)
Signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR2) (rel. 94 dB SPL) 66/69/71 dB1)
Signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted2) (rel. 94 dB SPL) 78/81/83 dB1)
Typical SPL (tube characteristic)3) K < 0,5 %: 120 dB, K < 5 %: 136 dB
Maximum output voltage 18 dBu
Dynamic range of the microphone amplifier (A-weighted) for < 0,5% THD (for < 5% THD) 101 (121) dB
Powering Power supply N 149 A
Matching connectors Microphone DIN8F, Power supply XLR3F
Weight 730 g
Diameter 70 mm
Length 201 mm
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1) Omnidirectional / cardioid / figure-8
2) according to IEC 60268-1; CCIR-weighting acccording to CCIR 468-3, quasi peak; A-weighting according to IEC 61672-1, RMS
3) measured as equivalent el. input signal

Some where I can call home!!!

 WHY Superyacht by Hermes and Wally Construct 2

Ok so you guys know sometimes I can go a bit overboard but i see no reason I can't have this in my life!!! Its a concept yacht for living on water! Hope they build it!!! designcrave

 



 

Monday, September 28, 2009

One of the best Magazines I have read in a while!





More often than not, you run accross music mags. that don't truly cover the information you really want to know. Music Tech does the opposite and then some. This magazine is designed to give you insight into your mixing process, new products, and free Plugins!!! And I don't mean sample plugins that are not good, full on copies of legit plugins. Sometimes you dont need the most expensive plugin to find the right sound. I love the fact that every once ina  while you run across a really great free plugin. You can only get the plugins if you buy the magazine but totally worth it!  They also give you great tips on how to fix your mixes! Check out the magazine. You wont be dissapointed! Music Tech

Thermaltake's Level 10 Chassis - The BMW of PC Cases!

What happens When BMW makes a computer case? You get this!



This monster is designed with scenario considered! Plus its pretty dam cool looking! For my people who love PC's this is a hot Desktop!!! Here are more pictures and the link to the original article. Maximum PC



2010 Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano - Mini Studio on Wheels!

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If you never heard of the company Brabus and you only know About AMG, You need to google them! They make AMG Look like they don't know what to do with a Mercedes! They have once again done it with the Mercedes-Benz Viano. They took this Merc Van ad turned it into a office, computer enterainment center, studio on  wheels! Here are the concept pictures for the computer setup and you can find more data at the these links.  Billionaire Boys Club , Serious Wheels

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

BMW's New Concept car - i will take two Please!!!



Talk about Drastic Design change! This car looks amazing! Shoot I would want to just so my wife can drive her own and let me go crazy in mine! lol Check out the pics. Here is the link to the article! Jalopnik






This is one of my favorite mics. I picked this up a few years ago when it was about $600 and let it go a while back. . Now that Blue Microphones has made newer microphones in that price range they dropped it to $299. I had to pick one up to have in my Mic. Cabinet! Everyone should have a Mic Cabinet!!! Its a solid mic that performs all its tasks without any issues or distortion (unless you can't record then nothing will help you). If you are tigh on funds and need a solid mic for under $500 look at this unit. I promise you, you won't be dissapointed! Here is the companies link! Blue Microphones




The Studio can be totally portable now!



For years I have been waiting for Laptop technology to catch up to the Desktop. Now Intel has done just that! With the release of the Intel i7 Mobile chip, you now have 4 processors in your laptop to run everything. So far it has been released for PC but it wont be long before it will be out for MAC. I say by February at the latest! This step makes it easier to run heavy duty programs on your laptop and not worry about it. Usually If I want to work on something I run all the processor heavy software on the PC tower, iMac or the Mac Pro. This will give us that freedom to make a total copy of your home rig for portability. Here is the article and All my mac people, know that this chip is going in the MacBook Pros soon! LaptopMag


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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bentley Mulsanne - Time to step your game up!



I have to admit, it looks good! The specs on this one are below for those of you who can afford it!









Pics from: Jalopnik



Provisional technical Specification:


Engine:

Type: Twin-turbocharged V8
Installation: Front, longitudinal, rear-wheel drive
Construction: Alloy heads and block 
Capacity: 6750cc
Power: 512PS / 505bhp / 377kW
Torque: 1020Nm / 752 lb ft 


Transmission:
Type: Rear-wheel-drive
Gearbox: ZF 8-Speed automatic 


Body & Chassis:
Length: 5562mm (219.49in)
Width: 1926mm (75.80in)
Height: 1526mm (60.01in)
Wheelbase: 3266mm (128.60in)
Front Track: 1605mm (63.20in)
Rear Track: 1651mm (65.00in)
Wheels / tyres (standard): 9J x 20in. with 265/45 ZR 20 tyres
 (option): 9J x 21in. with 265/40 ZR 21 tyres

Monday, September 21, 2009

New Music From My Boy Friday!


My boy Friday and I were working over the weekend and he was going through some of my old tracks like this one. I made it back in 2005, but he was like "I Got something for that!" Knowing that clearing the sample would be a pain, we decided to let you all here the record anyway for free. I think its hot! You tell me what you think! Here are the links to the record and feel free to downlaod and spread it!

Clean: Friday - No Mercy (Promo (Clean)) Prod. By Terence "The Politician" Anderson

Dirty: Friday - No Mercy (Promo (Dirty)) Prod. By Terence "The Politician" Anderson




UAD-2 Solo Card Makes The Studio is Totally Portable!



I have been a huge fan of Universal Audio products ever since I purchased my first LA-610 Microphone preamp years ago. For me, the thing I love about there products is how accurately it re-produces that vintage feel and sound that we all crave. Its not that there are not other products out there that can do the job, just that this is the one I like. the UAD-2 Solo for the laptop is no exception on its quality. It moves all that hardware into a virtual device that can handle any Job you throw at it! Another great thing about this device is the fact that it has a built in processor. This allows the audio plugins to use it instead of your computers processor so you get more usage out of your CPU for critical DAW processing. Or, if your like me, you will use this and Waves Plugins at the same time! Here is the link to the website where you can find the Solo as well as all there other great products. Universal Audio






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Ripping your CD's like a champ!

These days we are all looking for a way to archive our Cd's to a format where it does not sound like crap. Although iTunes does an ok job of this, if your like me when you are dealing with higher quality audio iTunes does not cut it. Here is an article I ran across talking about two programs, one for Windows: Exact Audio and Copy, and the other for Mac: Max, that do a great Job of converting your audio to MP3, Flac, or just about any other format that you prefer. Here is the link - Ripping CD's Like a Pro - GIzmodo



Friday, September 18, 2009

DJ Commish! - One of the best DJ's out of NY!

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DJ Commish is one of the Biggest DJ's in NY! He and I came up together on the DJ scene! We argue all the time from those days on whether I taught him how to be a DJ or if he made me a better DJ, but one thing is for sure, I gave him his start and he never looked back! Now one of the best guys out there and a good friend he is still killing it back home in NY. He has traveled around the US doing parties in Phoenix, Miami, DC, ATL, etc.. I could go on! Keep checking his new Blog page for updates on his work! and his official website is listed below.
 DJ Commish's BlogWWW.DJ COMMISH.COM

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Cockos Reaper - An Affordable Option that Works With Almost anything!

 

 Reaper is a DAW made by the company Cockos Incorporated. It is designed to work with nearly every audio interface (including Digidesign Pro Tools interfaces). This product is rock solid. It can run in Windows as well as Mac and the best part, it has no limit on track count or plugins per track! It works with VST, DXi, and AU Plugins (Mac OSX only). The software is small enough to be installed on a USB thumb drive so you can make your studio portable! The other great thing this company did is with the price. Reaper cost $225. However, If you are a Student, don't make much money off of music, or do music as a hobby, you can get Reaper for $60! They also give you 30-days to try it out and see if you like it. You cant beat that! For those who know me, you know I am a fan of having options. I primarily work in Logic 9 and Pro Tools 8 but as a back up, Reaper is a great option for travel, working on a plane, when you cant bring your audio interface, or just in general! Reaper

Native Instruments decides to give everyone "The Finger"!

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The Finger is a new kit of sounds that work in the free Kore Player from Native instruments. Its a very inexpensive way to beef up your sounds library without killing your wallet. Native Instruments


Number of KoreSounds: 44
Sound Categories: Multi Effects
KORE integrated engines utilized: REAKTOR, KORE arpeggiator and step sequencer
Download size (Mac / PC): 9 MB / 5 MB
System requirements: Free KORE PLAYER, KORE 2 or REAKTOR 5
Additional info: For use as a stand-alone or plug-in effect within a sequencer host

Bugatti Galibier 16C - For those times you want to take the whole family past 200MPH!

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The Bugatti Galibier is a great piece of drivable art! Built for the uber rich, this car has the same W16 engine in its 2-door counterpart has but only needs one key to get all the power. More information can be found at the link below.

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Pioneer CDJ-2000

 

Pioneer has been at the front of the CD Turntable business for a long time and this latest version of the CDJ line is no different. Not only can you play CDs and MP3's but they added a head up display that allows you to see the wave form in real-time or display song information like titles and duration. Its a good purchase for those who are not into computer based MP3 mixing and would rather just have the decks. The link is below if you want more information on this product. Pioneer Pro DJ, Gizmodo







Thursday, September 17, 2009

Who am I?

My name is Terence Anderson aka The Politician. I am award winning producer who has had the opportunity to work with some great producers, film composers and engineers.  I have been in the business since 1994 (professional DJ from 1994 to 2006, and Music Producer from 2005 to present). I have created this blog to post information on products I think most producers and DJ's will find beneficial for there production as well as place articles on audio production that I found helpful. I will also post about various other subjects from the Hottest car (from my perspective) to Astronomy and other topics. Feel free to enjoy my thoughts and leave comments!