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• Back In Stock- Studiospares Short Boom Stand

  Are you after a short, strong, sturdy mic stand? Well you are luck. The Studiospares Short Boom Stand is back in stock. Order yours today and it coud be with you tomorrow.

• New In Stock- Digitech Vl3d Vocal Harmony Processor

  Do you enjoy experimenting with your voice, well the VL3D offers much potential! Featuring 3-part harmonies using breakthrough musIQ technology, and single level programmability amongst many other features, the VL3D will not let you down!

• New In Stock: The Eyeball is Here To Stay!!

  This brand spanking new webcam with HD quality audio and video is now in stock!!! The most amazing thing about the Eyeball is not its affordability, because lets face it, it’s a great bargain. The most amazing thing, is in fact, what the Eyeball can do, it has pioneering retractable camera lens that maintains your privacy and ensures that the Eyeball turns itself off when you aren’t broadcasting. So, if you forget to turn Eyeball of, there is nothing to worry about, you won’t be the unassuming victim of YouTube. Its pro quality condenser capsule, enables it to give off a superior sound and its custom designed monitor adaptor makes it simple to position it on virtually any laptop or desktop monitor. They are sure to go quickly so order now!

• PLASA Sells Out, But You Can Still Get In For Free!

  The hottest and most innovative technology behind the world's most pioneering live events, concerts and tours, theatres, nightclubs, corporate events, permanent installations and leisure attractions will be on show at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, on Tuesday 27 April & Wednesday 28 April. Things are already looking promising as the organisers of PLASA Focus have announced that exhibitor space for this year’s show has already sold out. There are many new brands at PLASA 2010 such as Adam Hall, Lumen Radio, Triple E, Chauvet Lighting, and Roland amongst other brands such as Sennheiser, Robe, Yamaha, and Martin Audio. If you register now at: http://www.cts-online.co.uk/shows/pf10/ you can get in for free!

• RED100 Vs sE Reflexion an Independent Comparison

  We have been asked many times by customers how the RED100 compares to the sE Reflexion filter, we gave one of each to Mark Davies, an independent Producer / Engineer to test and send us back the results, below is his response.

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  SE Electronics Reflexion Filter vs Studiospares RED 100

  So how does the RED 100 compare to the SE Reflexion Filter despite it being less than half the price?

  I recently did some tests in my notoriously difficult studio. The same singer, mic, pre-amp and convertors were used to keep everything on a level playing field. After the recording lots of compression was applied, the same amount on all of the files so that the differences is a bit more noticeable.

  Setting up: The SE filter features a complex mechanism to attach the filter to the mic stand which took a good 20 minutes to figure out and put in place, having no instructions to hand!. However, the RED100 was on and secure in minutes. Also, whilst the Reflextion filter is a fixed shape, the RED100 is hinged at the middle allowing you to vary the 'size' of the space. This could also prove useful for instrument recording.

  The results: There are three audio files (below) which are recordings with no filter, Reflextion Filter and the RED100. The recording with no filter shows up the thin, 'glassy' sound of the room. Interestingly however, both the Reflextion Filter and RED100 sound almost identical.

  Conclusion: It is hard to justify spending over twice the money on the Reflexion Filter, even though it is a slightly sturdier construction. The setup time, adjustability and ease of portability of the RED100 make this an easy decision.

  Audio Files -

  No Filter

  sE Electronics Reflexion Filter

  Studiospares RED100

  Product Links -

  sE Electronics Reflexion Filter - Product Code 422110
  
  
  
  Studiospares RED100 - Product Code 465160