Thermionic Culture's Culture Vulture Mastering Plus is the ... Read more

Thermionic Culture's Culture Vulture Mastering Plus is the latest in the Culture Vulture range and is designed to be used both as a mastering tool and for those applications where balanced inputs and outputs are required plus some extreme distortion. It has lower noise, better frequency response, and greater accuracy in level controls by having a 3 position input gain switch and a 2 position output attenuator. Therminonic Culture uses Mullard M8100 low noise high gain valves in the input stage, a pair of GE 5725s for Distortion effects, and the Philips 5963 in the output. All are military grade valves for long life. There is an extra exciting distortion setting on the Function switch. This is labelled P2. Its similar to P1 (the most used, Pentode setting) but goes into mad distortion and compression when the valve is overloaded. The old P2 is now P3. In addition to the line level transformer balanced output, there is a lower level unbalanced output which can be used to go to inputs that require low level or if one wants to avoid the distortion in the output transformer.The Culture Vulture is the first and only all-tube unit, dedicated to producing the best harmonic distortion money can buy. It can warm a sound gently, or create a noise like a 200-watt guitar stack overdriven with all speakers slashed. The Culture Vulture is a two-channel unit for adding harmonic distortion to a variety of input sources. By biasing and configuring the distortion tube (5725), four types of distortionwith infinite variations can be achieved.Although the unit can be clean (less than 0.2% THD), added valve distortion may be quite desirable, improving naturality and smoothing off unwanted digital spikes. But The Culture Vulture can be used for effects! Push it and try it!. You have total control over the type and amount of distortion, which can be changed from even to odd harmonics or a combination of both. Starved, the sound from The Vulture becomes thin and loses its body, overfed, it becomes fatter and more rounded.The Culture Vulture features two channels that can be used independently on individual tracks, or put across a whole stereo mix.The Culture Vulture Mastering was developed for mastering engineers to add subtle distortion to a mix or pair of tracks for warming up the sound. The Mastering + Culture Vulture is designed to provide accurate recallable facility plus the ability for even more extreme distortion, so that it can beused in all applications where valve distortion is required. Thermionic Culture used a Mullard M8100 input valve to achieve very low noise. The extra drive position gives some of the bite of overdrive but with far less noise. The extra control over output level with the (-10db) switch allows the unit to be driven into extreme distortion but still have a respectable stereo balance. However the P2 and P3 positions will become so extreme that true stereo wont always be applicable.* Transformer-balanced inputs & outputs on stereo jacks* Large indented input Drive controls with 3-position switch* Indented Output level controls with attenuator switch* 4 position Function control for distortion flavors* Military-grade tubes with longer life and low microphony, including matched 5725 distortion valves* Extended frequency response* Lower noise Minimize

Balance sounds as good as it looks. Works as great as it fe ... Read more

Balance sounds as good as it looks. Works as great as it feels. Propellerheads has taken care of all the tedious stuff calibration, setup, the works. You can concentrate on having fun instead: making music. With two channels of pristine audio recording, and with inputs for all your gear, your instruments are always connected and you are always ready to record.Integrated music recording environmentBalance is perfectly integrated with Reason and Reason Essentials. With Clip Safe you'll never lose a good take to distortion again. Big Meter lets you tune your guitar and set the levels from across the room. Use it with Reason software, other pro audio apps, or even iTunes Balance works with everything.Balance Features:Clip SafeClip Safe is a magical lifeline for distorted takes a red-eye tool for recorded audio. Clip Safe records your take on two channels, one at a lower volume. If you're recording clips, it lets you substitute it for the other one. Don't ask us how it works, it just does.Recording Meter/TunerJust a button-tap away, Reason Essentials' Recording Meter lets you tune your guitar and set the levels from across the room.All the inputs you'll ever need. And then someOn the back of Balance you'll find inputs for all your gear: two microphone preamps with phantom power, high impedance guitar and bass inputs with pads, and four line inputs.Hardware input source selectionWith Balance your instruments are always connected and you are always ready to record. Use the buttons on the front panel to select the active inputs.Record-ready LEDsWhen a Reason Essentials audio channel is active and armed for recording, the Ready LEDs light up. Just hit record and play. The software will take care of the rest.Large main output and headphone level controlsOn Balance the controls you reach for most often are the easiest to find.Output muting and Direct MonitoringHit the Mute button once to mute the main outs. Press and hold the button to activate direct monitoring of the input channels, for latency free recording or standalone use.Powerful headphone amplifierNo headphones are too tough for Balance's powerful headphone amp, ensuring earshattering volumes with even the quietest of headphones.USB 2.0 poweredPlug and playBalance is powered through the USB port. On the Mac, no drivers are required. On Windows, the drivers come pre-installed with Reason Essentials.Built-in Ignition KeyYour license is stored on your interface. When you're at your friend's house, authorize the software through Internet Verification. Or bring Balance it fits in your laptop bag.Reason EssentialsReason Essentials packs all the recording, editing, effects, instruments, and mixing tools you need to sound great. With its generous sound bank and familiar creative flow, it's the software that lets you focus on the music and finish that song. Need more? Upgrade to Reason for even more instruments, sounds, and effects.Reason Essentials, just like its bigger brother Reason, puts making music in focus. From concept to completion, it comes with all the essential tools for turning good ideas into great songs.Reason Essentials comes with a great selection of instruments and effects in a virtual rack that builds itself or can be tweaked to your hearts content drum machine, loop player, sampler, synths, reverb, delay, distortion and more.Reason Essentials' masterfully modeled mixing console gives you flexible routing, a built-in two-band EQ on every channel, advanced effects handling, full automation, and that radio-ready master bus compressor gives you a big studio sound.For guitar players, the built-in virtual guitar and bass PODs from Line 6 bring a wide range of top quality guitar amps, cabinets, and effects. The intuitive audio and MIDI sequencer makes recording and arranging your music a breeze.With its generous sound bank and familiar creative flow, Reason Essentials is the software that lets you focus on the music and finish that song.Essentials within ReasonCreate re Minimize

The new HOBO DRIVE from T-Rex Effects is a spectacular over ... Read more

The new HOBO DRIVE from T-Rex Effects is a spectacular overdrive pedal thats built to put you firmly in the drivers seat. Think of HOBO DRIVE as 2 pedals in 1 an overdrive preamp and a boost pedal (with a twist).Start with a 2-stage preampAt its core, HOBO DRIVE is a 2-stage preamp controlled via traditional PREAMP and MASTER volume controls. But thats not all. A TONE control lets you customize your overdrive sound right from the start, shaping its timbre to your exact tastes. Dont worry: No matter how you set it, HOBO DRIVE delivers the warm, vintage-sounding tone T-Rex is famous for.Then add an adjustable BOOST switchOn top of the preamp core, you get a very useful boost function for soloing, single-note lines, you name it. This not only makes HOBO DRIVE a more versatile pedal, it can eliminate the need for an external boost pedal, if you normally use an overdrive sound for your lead playing.Finally, the real sauceWhen you kick your HOBO DRIVE into boost mode, it takes your overdrive sound up to the volume level youve set. But HOBO DRIVE lets you do something else: An ingenious PRE/POST switch gives you the option of boosting your signal before it hits the preamp to add even more drive as you raise the stakes with extra volume.About T-Rex EngineeringBased in Vejle, Denmark, T-Rex Engineering makes classic and signature effect pedals for the worlds best musicians.Our approach blends hi-tech innovation with old-world craftsmanship always in the service of killer tone.Controls:PreampMasterToneBoostOn/off switchBoost switchBoost pre/post switchBattery Type: 9V battery 6F22Battery Life: 1 HourExternal connectorsInput Jack, Output Jack, 9V DC jack Minimize

The Dwarfcraft Eau Claire Thunder fuzz effect pedal rectifi ... Read more

The Dwarfcraft Eau Claire Thunder fuzz effect pedal rectifies a few issues with other fuzz boxes, notably the need for a mid scoop. The Eau Claire Thunder fuzz is a classically styled distortion and sustain pedal, with a few Dwarfcraft twists. It scoops the mids for some cool metal tones.Stomping on the Eau Claire Thunder's bypass switch puts you in familiar fuzzbox territory. Volume, Tone, and Distortion controls are all active, as well as the Timewarp toggle, which flips between the traditional hi-fi sound and a more blunted stoner-rock-type sound. (Note: if your amp has a lot of treble rolled off, you may not hear much difference between the Timewarp positions.)Toneblast bypasses the tone control, giving you more mids, and a bunch more volume. You can tap the Feedback stomper at any time to trigger a momentary integrated feedback loop for cool extra noisy flavor.The Trim control rolls back your input signaluseful in case of muddiness caused by hotter pickups. The Eau Claire Thunder fuzz pedal has the most bass of any Dwarfcraft stompbox. It also sounds amazing on bass guitars. Order now and hear it yourself.Trim dialFeedback tune dialTimewarp toggle switchVolume dialTone dialDistortion dialFeedback switchToneblast switchBypass switch Minimize

The Dwarfcraft Synth Mangler distortion guitar effects peda ... Read more

The Dwarfcraft Synth Mangler distortion guitar effects pedal boasts a pair of Devi's flagship Soda Meisers with all the trimmings, and of course, its own joystick. The Synth Mangler's joystick controls the intensity of the fuzz. The Soda Meiser can be a meaty rhythm fuzz, but where it excels is the squelching electronic octave up violence, splattery noise, and angry howling oscillation. The closer the joystick is to the Volume knob, the more intense it is. The Noise and Chaos toggle switches bring out additional hisses and brightness for screaming guitar distortion, even in lower-gain settings.Synth Mangler 1 switchSynth Mangler 1 noise toggleSynth Mangler 1 chaos toggleSynth Mangler 1 volume knobSynth Mangler 2 switchSynth Mangler 2 noise toggleSynth Mangler 2chaos toggleSynth Mangler 2volume knobMaster joystickLEDs Minimize