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Yamaha PSR-SX700 & PSR-SX900
Arranger Workstations
PSR-SX900
Yamaha has released the PSR-SX700 and PSR-SX900, two 61-key
arranger workstation keyboards for composing, arranging, and
gigging.
These all-in-one instruments, which replace the PSR-S775 and
PSR-S975, respectively, inherit content and features from Genos, the
company’s most advanced digital workstation keyboard. These more
mid-priced keyboards are designed to make it easier to streamline
creative fl ow, turn musical ideas into fully-arranged productions, and
quickly recall them. The PSR-SX700 and PSR-SX900 both off er realistic
and expressive Super Articulation Voices, with enhanced real-time
control over a performance. Both share a 7-in. TFT touch screen that
incorporates the same graphic user interface off ered on Genos,
allowing users to easily navigate Voice and Style assignments, as well
as assess and adjust other settings. Six new assignable controller
buttons have been added beneath the touch screen, each of which
can be assigned a desired function. A new joystick controller with
modulation hold opens up expressive possibilities.
For more information, contact Yamaha Canada Music: 416-298-
1311, www.ca.yamaha.com.
Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay
Pedal Reissue
Danelectro has released the Back Talk pedal, a reissue of the original
model fi rst launched in 1999.
The same software and NOS chip processor that created the
original sonic character is again featured in the new Back Talk. With
Mix, Repeats, and Speed controls, it is a genuine reissue, producing
the same tape-like reverse/delay sounds. It also now has a soft-action
footswitch, large orange lens on/off indicator, and a wear-and-tear
look with subtle dings on the metal case, scuff ed paint, and faded
control knobs.
Retaining the original Mix, Repeats, and Speed three-control
layout, the Back Talk replaces the inconvenient process of operating
tape machines by hand. The Mix control blends the wet and dry sig-
nal, while Repeats sets the number of times the signal is voiced and
also varies the depth, creating an echo eff ect, with the Speed control
adjusting the delay time.
For more information, contact D’Addario Canada: 905-947-9595,
800-268-6855, [email protected], www.daddariocanada.com.
TZ Audio Stellar X2 Vintage Condenser
Microphone
TZ Audio Products has released the Stellar X2 Vintage large-capsule
condenser microphone.
At the core of the Stellar X2 Vintage is the classic ‘47-style capsule.
This capsule produces a warm, mid-focused sound that the company
says is “soothing” for many applications, including string instruments,
as it brings out the warmth and mids rather than the highs. As for
vocals, it prevents unwanted sounds such as sibilance. The X2 Vintage
uses a high-quality JFET circuit similar to that found in the company’s
standard Stellar X2 but with a few modifi cations to improve noise
fl oor and transparency. The X2 Vintage’s capsule is made with the
same tolerances and Japanese-imported mylar with TZ’s own gold
sputtering technology that increases sensitivity and reduces thin
sounds.
For more information, contact TZ Audio Products: 424-337-0534,
[email protected], www.techzoneaudioproducts.com.
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