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• Save £62.83 On The AKG C414!!!

  The industry leading AKG C414 has dropped in price. Yes that’s right, previously £479 it is now £416.17, a grand saving of £62.83! The C414 looks amazing and sounds great. It has been carefully designed to maintain the legendary sonic character of the C414 family while integrating new features and performance enhancements made possible by new technology. A classic microphone with a distinctive timbre especially designed for recording of solo vocals and solo instruments. With its high sensitivity and extremely low self noise, it also works a treat when an accurate, beautifully detailed pickup of any acoustic instrument is required.

• Big Edirol Price Drop!!!!

  This is a price change that you will be interested in. The UA-25EX was £149.50 and is now £135.30. That’s not all. With the R-09HR you will be making a saving of £40.00. It was previously £243 and is now £203.40. How good is that???

• 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!

• 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