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New Zilla Cabs demo for Two Notes Wall of Sound + Torpedo – Mixing 14 guitars!

January 23, 2018

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In this video, Adam talks about a mix that was done very recently for band “Banana Ranch” which involved 14 guitars, and was mixed on the move using Two Notes Wall of Sound for the guitar cabinets. Don’t worry, the mix was checked on monitors in the control room. The cabs used were all from […]

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Live band setup with in ear monitors

January 23, 2018

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Shure sE425 IEMs Amazon US – http://amzn.to/2DoeBOn Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2DAE2Q6 Shure sE215 (Cheaper Option) Amazon US – http://amzn.to/2DTaxqh Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2mXfaZc —— Check out http://www.hoppolestudio.co.uk for info on Mixing and mastering, tuition and band recording. All of our videos are made possible BY YOU through Patreon:-https://www.patreon.com/HopPoleStudios Thanks to Remy, Danny, Tom, Peter and […]

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iRig vs Audient iD4 – iPad recording, which is better?

January 23, 2018

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Audient iD4 Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2DszOL4 Amazon US – http://amzn.to/2DuSFEz Today we’re looking at how far guitar recording for iPad has come, from the very original IK Multimedia iRig, through to the newest audio interface from Audient, the iD4 – which works perfectly with iPad. 6:20 – iRig noise floor 6:26 – iD4 noise floor […]

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Kazrog ValvEQ – Affordable Mastering EQ Review/Demo

January 23, 2018

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Today we’re talking about a subtle mastering EQ from Kazrog, same plugin designers that make the Thermionik set of virtual amps and Recabinet. Big thanks to Kazrog for the ValvEQ – http://www.kazrog.com NB – this is a fix of an earlier upload with a sound issue. —— Check out http://www.hoppolestudio.co.uk for info on Mixing and […]

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Celestion Alnico Cream Review – 90W classic – Not so Vintage after all!

January 23, 2018

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Amazon US 8 Ohm – http://amzn.to/2EZByHU Amazon US 16 Ohm – http://amzn.to/2Dr8loM Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2mXf82R Today we’re talking about the new Alnico Cream speaker from Celestion – how it’s a lot like the original Alnico Blue, with a much more modern hint of tone in there as well thanks to its 90W power handling. […]

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Celestion Redback Review – 150W Monster speaker with tone!

January 23, 2018

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Amazon US 16 Ohm – http://amzn.to/2F2xJ4D Today we’re talking about the new G12H Redback speaker from Celestion – how it sounds, where you might use it, and why we need high powered guitar speakers at all. Check out the Redback on Celestion’s website:- http://celestion.com/product/194/g12h150_redback/ —— Check out http://www.hoppolestudio.co.uk for info on Mixing and mastering, tuition […]

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Gruvgear Fretwraps – Guitar solos made cleaner in one easy step!

January 23, 2018

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Amazon US – http://amzn.to/2DsS56T Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2rAjqT0 Me and Kris bought some Fretwraps to use on our guitars. It seems to really help with stopping stray notes during guitar solos, especially in techniques like tapping where it’s more difficult to stop the other strings from ringing out with your hands. —— Check out http://www.hoppolestudio.co.uk […]

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Nvidia Quadro for cheap? Multi monitor silent audio pc update

January 23, 2018

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It’s been a while since the original build of our Silent Audio production PC (as in completely silent, not “quiet”, but 0dB ) – and things have evolved a bit. With more screens, a graphics card with more power and outputs was needed, so as a stopgap an NVidia Geforce 750Ti was installed – this […]

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Speaker Burn-in – is it necessary? Breaking in the Celestion Redback and Alnico Cream

January 23, 2018

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Amazon US – http://amzn.to/2BmdkFP We just took delivery of the lovely new 150W Celestion Redback speaker and Alnico Cream, and the need breaking in, don’t they? What’s that all about then? The story goes that speakers, like pairs of shoes, need to be used and worn in to get to the state they were designed […]

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Celestion Redback and Alnico Cream – Unboxing Vlog and ` Burn-in ` setup

January 23, 2018

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Today’s Vlog is a simple one – the brand new Celestion 150W G12H Redback arrived, along with an Alnico Cream 90W speaker i’ve been dying to get to use as a second speaker for rock and metal. I unbox them, fit them in my Zilla Fatboy 2×12 wired in parallel (they’re 8 ohm speakers wired […]

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