July 2007
Limited Edition Fender Die-Cast Replica Stratocaster, Telecaster, and
Bass Guitars:
Description: Georgia-based GMP is known throughout the die-cast industry for producing some of the finest quality limited-edition replicas in the world. This officially licensed, 1:3-scale Fender Stratocaster guitar replica features a real wood neck contoured to match the real guitar, an accurately contoured die-cast body, moveable pickup selector switch, volume and tone controls, accurately scaled steel strings and a moveable tremolo arm. Vivid colors and wood grain details make this replica a must-have for any guitar enthusiast. Comes with a display stand, wall mount, and full-color collector's box.
specs and commecrcial:
http://www.myspace.com/fenderreplicas
Check out all 9 different models here:
http://www.gmpdiecast.com/products/default.cfm?category=Guitars
More pics with different angles:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/srs7/g=home/product/images/page=1/base_pid=511178
These are really well put together and are great gifts for the guy (or gal) who has everything.
CDDVD Now! Rub 'n' Smell Discs
CDDVD Now! now offers Rub 'n' Smell Discs with a variety of scents ranging from fresh fruits to coffee and perfumes! CDDVD Now! offers "scented inks" for CD & DVD printed surface artwork, allowing music, video, marketing and advertising professionals the ability to take their upcoming disc marketing projects to the next level.
"Integrating scent into a CD or DVD increases consumer awareness of a particular product and stimulates purchase activity, attraction and retention by incorporating "smell" into the marketing piece," says Phil Peretz, President and Founder of CDDVD Now!. "Rub 'n' Smell disc printing increases the impact, recall, value, and effectiveness of any marketing effort".
The scented varnish is transparent and remains dormant until the printed surface is rubbed and it actually lasts for years in printed form. The smell dissipates after a few seconds but can be re-activated by rubbing the surface again (similar to a "scratch n sniff" sticker).
Imagine receiving a CD or DVD Disc in your favorite magazine from a coffee company that once opened, the user can rub the disc and then enjoy the smell or scent of the product being marketed! You can actually create a CD or DVD for a florist that actually smells like flowers!
The possibilities for this new product are endless and are truly cost effective compared to other scented marketing pieces and magazine inserts. A very extensive list of "stock" scents is available ranging from Scented Cotton to Buttered Popcorn to any client. For those clients needing something unique to their own product, custom scents can be created.
About CDDVD Now!: CDDVD Now! is a CD and DVD Production company located in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area at 2560-A San Carlos Avenue, Castro Valley, CA providing services to Corporate Clients, Motivational Speakers, Musicians and Video Producers. http://www.cddvdnow.com. 510-888-6800
PowerFX Releases Sweet Ann, The Next Generation Virtual Vocalist Who Sings Your Words and Music
STOCKHOLM—PowerFX announced they have released Sweet Ann, the first of their new line of vocal libraries which employs Yamaha's VOCALOID 2 upgraded software. Vocaloid software applications enable users to type in words and melody and have the vocal library "artist" sing back the input.
"We are extremely excited about the release of Sweet Ann and developing vocal libraries for VOCALOID," said PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant. "Vocal synthesis and voice modelling is an evolving technology that is still in its infancy, but the developments and functions of VOCALOID 2 make it such an incredibly useful tool for any digital music maker that we had to get involved."
Sweet Ann is a pure "popstress." Her realistic vocals include a warm vibrato and an unmatchable range. While she can sing lead or harmony parts, PowerFX really envisions her as essential to the music labs of producers and electronic dance artists who depend on unique vocals for their genre.
"I always looked at VOCALOID like the initial drum machines. I think innovative electronic musicians will really be able to make new and creative music based on the technology Yamaha has been developing," continued Bryant.
Not only relegated to the electronic dance music, Sweet Ann and her contemporaries are used by songwriters for their demos, solo artists who desire realistic background vocalists, as well as other musicians who want to experiment with the new sounds and textures these virtual singers provide.
Sweet Ann's vocals come from a real singer who was recorded extensively, enabling PowerFX to create a comprehensive library of her vocal sounds. VOCALOID software users type in words and assign melodies to Sweet Ann. She then emulates the words and notes given to her. Expressive effects, vibrato and dynamics can also be added to her singing. All of this makes for an exciting songwriting and recording process. Users compose using Sweet Ann as their demo vocalist, and even create and experiment with new musical styles, from remixes, vocal fx, and DJ scratch vocals, to jazz, pop, funky house music and electronica genres, all with the benefit of Sweet Ann as their virtual vocalist.
Hear Sweet Ann sing a variety of styles at her MySpace page, located at http://www.myspace.com/vocaloidsweetann. PowerFX's Sweet Ann vocal library package, including the VOCALOID 2 software, is available for download for $149 directly from PowerFX.com and includes a stand alone version, a VSTi plugin with real-time keyboard performance and ReWire ™ connectivity to a host sequencer.