Electroharmonix Memory Toy vs. MXR Carbon Copy

The Memory Toy is an analog delay pedal made by Electroharmonix. It is one the Nano series pedals so you can expect it to be pedal board friendly. It also runs on the standard 9V power supply, which given the history of Electroharmonix power supplies, is a plus. It is similar to the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay pedal. I happen to have a Carbon Copy in my arsenal of pedals and had the privilege to do a shoot out with both pedals. Both have the same simple controls and are easy to dial in: Delay, Mix/Blend, Regen/Feedback, and Modulation. Both of these pedals have a great analog warmth that will make you forget about ever using a digital delay pedal ever again. I will have to say that the MXR Carbon Copy does offer a bit more clarity and warmth. Where the Memory Toy does win is in the price. It is about half the price of the Carbon Copy. For those musicians who are financially challenged, which most of us are, it is a small sacrifice in sonic quality for a great analog delay pedal.

by: Oscar Reyna

note: both pedals are available at Rock n Roll Rentals for sale and/or rental

Royer Ribbons Recording Drums

Rock n Roll Rentals is excited to be the newest Royer Ribbon Microphone dealer. When you think of Ribbons - think Royer, and, if you live in Austin, think Rock n Roll Rentals!

Royer Labs has a great resource online www.royerlabs.com. It is refreshing to approach recording drums using a minimalist approach. Of course it helps to have a good drummer and a good space.

Rock n Roll Rentals has, in stock, 4 R-121's, 2 R-122's, 1 R-122V, & 1 SF-12. We can special order any of the other mics for you as well.

The V256 Vocoder pedal

Electro Harmonix made some smart decisions when designing the v256 vocoder pedal. One of the best features is the Reflex-Tune mode, which is the t-pain/kanye style auto-tune. You do not have to be a great piano player to acheive these tones either.

The pedal has an xlr for the modulation input, and either a guitar or the internal synthesizer can be used for the carrier. This means you do not have to be a guitar player in order to get good tones out of this pedal.

The vocoder also has drone and vox-robo modes. The overall tone and shape can be adjusted through the 5 knobs which include blend(wet/dry) knob, Bands(decides how many bands of vocoding are done, which from the name i would guess it goes up to 256, and the tone, gender bender and the pitch knob which all kind of work with each other.

The v-256 has phantom power as well as a hi/lo mic gain switch, and a midi input. A preset can be saved and recalled at a later time.

Buy or Rent here

Summit DCL-200. Reviewed by Ali Ramzanali

Summit Audio, a company that stands by its name by being the 'peak' in its class. I had a chance use the DCL-200 while mastering Ethan Kennedy's upcoming album "Raucous." The DCL-200 is a refined piece of gear, and it shows; every knob is calibrated to a near-perfect linearity, the build is rugged, the VU's are highly sensitive, and even the switches reflect the integrity of this compressor. After about 15 minutes, the 12AX7A tubes warm up to a blissful level of amplification- I would suggest running any clean signal through this machine with the compressor bypassed. The 'slope' represents the ratio of the compression - ranging from 1:1 (0) to 7:1 (10). Side chain capabilities make it easy to hook up to an EQ to de-ess vocals - if that's what you need. The DCL-200 is a must-have in any studio. Rent it today and hear for yourself. $75 a week, $150 a month, or sale price $3339.99.

New for August

Vestax is here! VCI 300 ($64/month) and VCI 100 ($32/month) are available for rental. We sell these as well.

We are dealers for Hughes & Kettner - We have in stock Switchblade 50, Edition Tube 25, and Statesman 6L6. German made quality.

We have Nord Electro3's in stock!

The Apogee Rosetta-800 is here! So is the API lunch box ( 2 512C's, 2 550A's, 1 560, & 1 525)

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar04/articles/apogee.htm

Shure X2u : Easiest Best Computer Recording Solution

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Shure has manufactured the simplest XLR to USB interface for your PC or MAC. Ideal for recording music this tiny unit features Zero Latency monitoring with onboard headphone amp. +48 Volts allows the use of any condenser mic!
Check out shure's site for the virtual tour

http://shure.com/ProAudio/Products/Accessories/us_pro_X2u_content
Then buy or rent it here.

Sweet Godin Tuner on new Seagulls!

Come check out these new Seagulls with tuners built into preamp. Seagulls look great and sound great acoustic and electric. They build in Canada with local wood. Read more about them here. Come play one here.