The SoupyGato show is truly one a kind, is main purpose is share the best new artists with the world. Partners, Daniel Harris and Kimmi Rudolph do a remarkable job at providing the newest artists to the airwaves.

With Harris’s love for music he started to communicate with independent musicians, which unfolded the creation of the SoupyGato show. The SoupyGato was born in 2005 with its first item premiering in 2006.

The SoupyGato just started as a weekly show but then Harris started to receive music from every genre. Harris played every song that was submitted and attempted to mix the selections as best he could. Harris played everything and had quite the unique sound to the show. Even the best of the best have submitted songs to the SoupyGato including children of the Willie Nelson, Bill Joel, and The Grateful Dead just to name a few.

Harris found his assistant, Rudolph, through his sense of humor with the show and his open-mindedness to beginning musicians and seasoned players.

Harris decided to put a twist on the show and started with doing a showcase starting with Israel. From that point he scheduled many different showcases and started to interview many famous musicians including Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, and Trey Gunn of King Crimson.

The SoupyGato is truly unique and can be found at www.soupygato.com. Harris has a very open-minded persona about him. He has created a work of art with the SoupyGato.

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The Macro-Tech i series of amplifiers from Crown is getting a refresh in the line, thanks to three new models. The MA-5000i, MA-9000i and MA-12000i amp models all feature the Macro-Tech i proprietary Class-I circuitry design, which provides impressive power while cutting the amp’s weight by roughly fifty percent.

New to the latest Macro-Tech i series is dual-port capability, eliminating the need for a separate cable to run from the switch to the different, individual amplifiers.

“The professional sound reinforcement community knows what to expect from the Macro-Tech i series. They are getting the best sounding, most reliable analog power amplifier in the world. The best just got better with these updates. The upgraded power and features reflect the needs of our customers and our desire to provide them with a solution that best meets their needs,” stated Brian Divine, director of marketing for touring and installed sound for Crown.

For more information, visit the official site here.

Source: Harmony-Central

iZotope, Inc. is getting on the Apple-created mobile craze that is the iPhone. Since the platform’s introduction in 2007, thousands of apps of been created for the iPhone, and now iZotope sees a market for their high quality audio algorithms on the iPod Touch and iPhone alike.

“We are seeing a significant demand for our audio effect libraries on the iPhone as thousands of developers are flocking to this revolutionary platform. These developers are redefining the way consumers interact with their music and audio,” explained Mark Ethier, CEO of iZotope. “With our offerings for the iPhone, we are excited to enable their innovation as the first to offer high quality audio algorithms for developers to integrate into their applications.”

iZotope’s new Mobile Audio software development library is predicated upon audio DSP code from iZotope’s consumer and professional lines. iZotope believes their technology can make a big splash in this part of the mobile market by allowing 3rd party iPhone/iPod Touch developers to incorporate it into their apps. The first of these developers will be Marcus Satellite and Audiofile Engineering, with their “FiRe” and “SmackTalk!” applications.

“We already rely on iZotope’s expertise and audio DSP for our Mac OS X line of products, so it was natural for us to work with iZotope to bring high quality audio processing to the iPhone,” explains Matthew Foust, Co-founder of Audiofile Engineering.

For more information, click here.

Source: iZotope.com

Cluster Sound this week has announced their sound tool suite Minimal Impact. An 810 Mb package of construction loops, digital noises, percussive loops, synth loops, unique basslines and more, Minimal Impact was designed for a wide range of productions in mind.

Cluster Sound’s Minimal Impact comes with 15 multi-sample synthesizers, all based on the Kontakt KSP engine. The UI features five organizational sections and the ability to apply a filter to an LFO oscillator. Effect insertion is designed to be streamlined and user-friendly in this manner.

The content is wide and varied, so the full rundown is below. For further details, click here. The full package runs for 29.95 €, although a free package can be attained via the above address.

* Size: 810 Mb
* Content: 960 Wav – 310 Rex2 – 1940 Instruments
* 90 Impact Kicks loops
* 90 Impact Snare loops
* 60 Impact HH loops
* 60 Low Freq loops
* 108 DSP Glitch loops
* 75 AD Filter Perc loops
* 120 Impact Impulse loops
* 60 Ripped Noise loops
* 75 High Freq loops
* 60 Lopass Bass loops
* 75 LFO Synth loops
* 60 Gold Athmo loops
* Impulse Kits: 30 MIDI Clips + 30 Drumkits
* Simper Drums: 350 Devices
* Simpler Synths: 45 Devices
* Sampler Synths: 45 Devices
* Kontakt Drums: 350 Instruments
* Kontakt Synths: 15 Instruments
* ReDrum Kits: 30 Drumkits
* NNXT Synths: 15 Instruments
* NN19 Drums: 350 Instruments
* NN19 Synths: 15 Instruments
* Contain: WAV – REX2 – Dracks versions

Source: Cluster Sounds

FatLoud is dropping a new sample collection, and the first in their new FatLoud “Construction King” series.

Hip Hop Construction King from the “Construction King” series is a pack featuring 8 studio quality construction kits. The kits, put together by a team of producers with over ten years of sweet beat-making talent and experience, is influenced by the experience of these producers in the r’n’b, hip-hop and modern pop categories. Hip Hop Construction King features 150 loops across these three genres, and each is licensed as royalty free, thus opening up their usage in commercial compositions without requiring any further payments by the composer.

The formats included in FatLoud’s Hip Hop Construction King kit are Wav, Rex2 Loops and Acid Loops. A quick and easy download is all that is required to get your mitts on this sample pack, although you better have $29.21 (£17.35) in change lying around somewhere. For more information and the download, click here.

Source: FatLoud.com

Equitek today has introduced their new E100S Equitek today has introduced their new E100S large-diaphragm supercardioid condenser mic.

Built in the USA, the E100S mic model from Equitek sports the lowest noise floor available in its class, at 3.7dBA. The mic features traditional CAD vintage tones, as well as a bootstrapped, full differential Quadra-FET front-end. The full differential Quadra-FET front-end serves to promote low distortion and high sensitivity. Also featured is a twin 5087 output driver, 80Hz hi-pass filter and a 10dB pad. With these specifications, the E100S is a jack of all trades, providing the ability to record vocals, acoustic instruments, percussion, and more.

The E100S large-diaphragm supercardioid condenser mic will run you $799. However, the mic also comes with a stealth shock mount and a cherry wood carrying case. Full specs below:

* Sensitivity: -30dBV (28mV) @ 1Pa

* Impedance: 150 ohms

* Max SPL: 150dB (Pad Engaged)

* Self-Noise: 3.7 dBA (best in class)

* Hi-Pass: 80Hz

* Attenuator: 10dB

* Power requirements: P48

Numark this week announced their new complete CD DJ system, the CD DJ IN A BOX. The world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, the CD DJ IN A BOX is a centerpiece of Numark’s presence at the Summer NAMM Music Show, concluding Sunday at the Nashville Convention Center.

Numark’s CD DJ IN A BOX provides something for beginner, intermediate, and advanced DJs, with two Numark NDX200 scratch CD players, a M1a two-channel DJ mixer, headphones and assorted cables. The set includes Numark’s Anti-Shock buffered skip-protection technology, keeping music safe from vibration-related skips. Other features include seamless looping, mic input, smooth faders, two input channels, and more.

“Many DJs need a complete package for getting started or as a secondary system, and CD DJ IN A BOX was designed with that intention,” said Mark Matthews, Director of Product Development, Numark.

Numark’s CD DJ IN A BOX is available Q3 2009 from DJ and professional audio retailers. Click here for more information.

Source: Numark.com

Numark has seen a slew of releases this week thanks to the Summer NAMM Show, located at the Nashville Convention Center. Ending today, Numark had an additional couple pieces of music gear to show off, including the Laptop Stand.

Numark’s Laptop Stand acts as the DJ’s computer-elevation station. Designed for DJs who utilize laptops (such as those working with Omni Control, Stealth Control, Total Control, MixMeister Control, etc.) to producers, the Laptop Stand is made with DJs in mind and offers a purportedly unparalleled combination of great, solid construction and low-weight design. Assembly is fast and a protective case aims at making transport a cinch.

“There is no other laptop stand designed specifically for the DJ with this mix of rugged construction, affordability and included carry case,” said Chris Roman, Product Development Manager, Numark.

Look for Numark’s Laptop Stand beginning Q3 2009. It will be available at DJ and professional audio dealers. For more information, click here.

Source: Numark.com

Jeff Smith and Gadotti Guitars have introduced the Buster B. Jones Legacy Guitar model. Designed to the precise specifications of Buster B. Jones, the Legacy Model has a number of notable features, particularly to those who were fans of Jones. The Nylon String Electric sports a Paduak back, Curly Maple soundboard, and 2″ width neck. Likewise, the matching fretboard features Paduak with Curly Maple binding. Also on tap is a LR Baggs Element Active pickup system (located under the bridge) and a metal Gadotti logo.

Handmade in Orlando, Florida, the Buster B. Jones Legacy Model guitar will run you $2,700, but if you have the money to throw at this luxurious instrument in this economy, it still may not be enough. The Buster B. Jones will be made as part of an extremely limited run, and an appropriate one, as well – there will only be 49 such guitars made, each commemorating a year of Jones’ life. Best get that ordering information ready!

For more information, click here.

Source: Harmony-Central

PC AudioLabs this week has launch the Rok Box 64 Audio Computer. (We were going to open this post with “Are you ready to ROK?”, but decided to spare you the cheese factor. You can thank us later.)

The Rok Box 64 from PCAudioLabs is a pro at tough audio and video tasks. Optimized for said uses, the Rok Box 64 uses 64 bit technology, as its namesake suggests. But what makes the Rok Box 64 unique versus other PCs?

Versus off-the-self, standard computers, PC AudioLabs’ Rok Box 64 sports an 80% improvement in performance thanks to tuning of the hardware, operating system, and overall system configuration. While we can’t confirm these performance/optimization tests ourselves, we’d recommend perhaps giving the Rok Box 64 a shot if you’re in the running for a new audio computer.

The Rok Box 64 from PCAudioLabs can be found now at Musicians Friend/Guitar Center. For more information on this audio computer, please click here.

Source: PCAudioLabs.com