
We've heard from some performers who want a slick way to trigger backing tracks — no scrolls through an iTunes library, no trips around an iPod's scroll wheel. The Novation Launchpad (and its included version of Ableton Live software) is an off-the-radar, but very elegant solution. ...

Sweetwater Sound In this Sweetwater Minute, Mitch gives a demo of the just-announced BOSS ST-2 Power Stack stompbox. Get your ear on this pedal's stack-style crunch sounds, as Mitch takes a turn on a Strat and a Les Paul. You can get more info and be one of the very first to pre-order here: http://bit.ly/ST-2.
For more info: http://bit.ly/ST-2 In this Sweetwater Minute, Mitch Gallagher gives a demo of the just-announced BOSS ST-2 Power Stack stompbox. Get your ear on this pedal's stack-style crunch sounds, as Mitch takes a turn on a Strat and a Les Paul.

Rock band Adelitas Way was here at Sweetwater recently, recording a track for our Majic Miracle Music CD, Vol. 5 that we'll release in November. You might recognize their song "Invincible," the current WWE theme song. Check out the video for it here: http://bit.ly/SWAWSong....

Sweetwater Sound The Thursday Question: What's your favorite summer music festival?

New month, new giveaway — and this month's is a particularly huge one! We're giving away a total of $30,000 in microphones, split between two lucky winners. Click here to enter and see the prizes: http://bit.ly/SWContest.

In the past, a great 61-key synth or module/controller was a beast to haul around. Korg proves those days are over with their 61-key microSTATION. It weighs under 6 lbs. and has 480 presets plus lots and lots of sound control. Great for gigs and jams. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/SWKorgMS.

Sweetwater Sound Last week, the Grand Prize Winner of our GearFest 2010 Song Contest was here at Sweetwater for their live DVD taping. Here's a quick video featuring a clip of one of their songs plus a few pictures from the day. Congrats again to KidSyc@Brandywine — fun day guys, best of luck! You can find out more about them at http://www.facebook.com/kidsycbrandywine.
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Sweetwater Sound Check out this Sweetwater-exclusive Tele. Since we've always dug the deep, deep Mercedes Blue color (previously only available on Fender Custom Shop orders) we got with Fender to create an exclusive American Tele and Strat wrapped in this moody, rare finish. There are only 20 of each. Click here for more pics: http://bit.ly/SWExTele.
This is a Sweetwater-exclusive Tele finished in Mercedes Blue, previously only available as a Fender Custom Shop color.

Sweetwater Sound In this week's Sweetwater Minute, Mitch interviews Wally Kurth and Christian Taylor from the band Kurth & Taylor. They were here at GearFest giving a performance, then aseminar on DIY recording, video production, and cross-country collaboration. Find out how they got their start on General Hospital in the '90s and how ...they're using today's technology (and early morning creative bursts!) to "get the band back together," despite their busy family lives.

Empirical Labs was in our Performance Theatre today, giving a demo of their range of ace hardware. In the knob-packed rack, you're seeing a nice selection of their preamp, EQ, de-essing, and famous Fatso tape-simulating tools. Get the story on Empirical Labs gear here: http://bit.ly/SWEmpLabs.

Sweetwater Sound The Thursday Question: What was the best concert you heard this summer?

Sweetwater Sound The guitarists here at Sweetwater were excited to see Visual Sound's new GarageTone pedals start shipping. If you know about Visual Sound, you know they make boutique-grade pedals at really nice prices. And the GarageTone series may offer the best bang for the buck, starting at $49.95: http://bit.ly/SWVSGTone.
Visual Sound's New GarageTone Series of Pedals

If you're new to microphones, choosing a handful of them can be tough (and expensive). That's why we put together this Mic Locker to Go Starter Pack. It comes with four versatile microphones and a custom waterproof case, offered at a special discount: http://bit.ly/SWMic2Go.

Sweetwater Sound The P-Bass and the Jazz Bass have sparkling reputations, and for good reason. Here, you can get player-favorite elements from both, rolled into one great bass. The Fender Active P-Bass sports an alder body with a Jazz Bass neck (C shape) and both Precision and Jazz Bass pickups. See more pics: http://bit.ly/SWPBSpec.
This is the Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special. We have a ton more pictures in our Guitar Gallery. Just click the link above.

Sweetwater Sound Here's the second part of this week's Sweetwater Minute interview with Fab Dupont. In this part, Mitch and Fab discuss the role that curiosity plays in becoming a great producer and engineer. If you'd like to find out more about the Dangerous Music gear Fab uses, check it out here: http://bit.ly/SWFabD.
More info: http://bit.ly/SWFabD. Part 2 of 2. In this 2-part Sweetwater Minute, Mitch interviews producer/engineer Fab Dupont. Find out how Fab got into the production side of music and hear his insight on approaching mixing, analog/digital gear, studio ergonomics, and more. Here's a link to the Da...



















