From now until the 31st October 2010, Ableton are offering FREE online training with the purchase of any Ableton full version or upgrade product.

Click here to visit the Ableton product page or head down to a Dawsons Music Store to pick up your copy today.

See below for details of the lessons available:

Berkleemusic.com is offering one week of access to their “Producing Music with Ableton Live” and  ”Advanced Music Production with Ableton Live” courses. These are university-level courses on all aspects of Ableton Live.

Sonic Academy is offering 30 days of free access to every Ableton video in their library, covering everything from Ableton basics to genre-specific how-to videos.

AudioTechKnowledge.com is offering a sampling of both Volumes 1 and 2 of their Ableton Live course. This special version, produced by ASK Video, includes 24 lessons.

Live-courses.com is offering a sampling of both their Beginner and Advanced Ableton Live courses. These four lessons are taught by Ableton Certfied Trainer Rob Jones.

NEWSFLASH! SALE STARTING THIS SATURDAY IN DAWSONS MUSIC STORES!

The end-of-summer sale is starting this Saturday in Dawsons stores! We’ve got hundreds of ex-display items priced to clear.

Check out whats on offer in our stores here.

Click here to find your nearest Dawsons Music store.

Please note that these offers are available IN-STORE ONLY.

 This offer excludes gift vouchers, Apple hardware and sale or clearance items but it includes everything else (including that new guitar or digital drum kit you’ve been dreaming about!).

It doesn’t matter which subject you have got your “A” grade in but you will need to prove it by bringing  your official results paper into your local Dawsons Music store. Please note that only one 10% discount can be claimed per student (so sadly we can’t give you 40% off if you get 4 “A” grades but we’re pretty sure you don’t need to be a business studies student to work out why!).

We look forward to congratulating you soon!

The intriguing history of the Marshall amp used by Slash on Appetite For Destruction and its subsequent disappearance has now passed into rock folklore. Widely believed to be a hot-rodded, 100 Watt, pre-master volume model from the early 70s, this legendary amp was hired specifically for the “Appetite” sessions in 1986. Eager to hold on to the amplifier, Slash told rental company S.I.R. that it had been stolen, only to have it “stolen” back a year later during tour rehearsals. Ever since there has been little to no word on the whereabouts of that mysterious 100 Watt head, synonymous with a true rock icon and one of greatest rock albums of all time.

Now Slash and Marshall Amplification have joined forces to re-create that revered ­”Appetite Tone” with the new Marshall AFD amplifier, which is available for pre-order now and we are offering FREE Delivery on Pre-Orders.

Click here for more details.

“By far the best value practice amp on the market, packed with authentic classic valve amp models, powered by the onboard 12AX7 tube pre-amp, and a top quality, fully tweakable effects palette. A fantastic amp for the house, but also loud enough for small gigs, mine has never let me down.” – Sam Salisbury (Dawsons Music Chester)

The Vox Valvetronix VT30 is an absolutely fantastic 30W guitar amp and is well deserving of the above staff recommendation. Fusing contemporary modelling technology with classic Vox valve circuitry, the VT30 creates a wide range of tones for maximum versatility.

Dawsons Music are now offering this great amp with a free amp stand (in-store and online), which helps direct the sound towards the player for better monitoring and isolates the sound, which is equally useful for recording and for not disturbing the neighbours (as much).

Click here for more information… ]]> http://www.dawsons.co.uk/news/2010/08/buy-a-vox-vt30-and-get-a-free-amplifier-stand-worth-39-99/feed/ 0 http://www.dawsons.co.uk/news/2010/08/korg-monotron-video-and-free-shipping-on-pre-orders/ http://www.dawsons.co.uk/news/2010/08/korg-monotron-video-and-free-shipping-on-pre-orders/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:58:42 +0000 Sam http://www.dawsons.co.uk/news/?p=4520 With a conclusive and resounding round-of-applause-complete-with-standing-ovation-style-review in the most recent issue of Sound On Sound magazine the Korg Monotron looks set to be one of the biggest products of the year. We sold out of our first delivery in a matter of minutes but more are on their way and we hope to see them soon! Whilst we are waiting for more stock we’re offering free delivery to anyone patient enough to wait.

Check out this brilliant video demonstrating why the Korg Monotron is possibly the most fun you can have by your self for less than £50.

Guitarist Dave Foster (Dawsons Music mail order) recently took a VHT Lead 20 Combo Amp home for a test-drive and really loved what he was hearing. He has kindly recorded himself playing both clean and distorted tones for our viewing pleasure.

Dave has even decided to honour the VHT Lead 20 Combo with a staff recommendation (reserved for items that individual members of staff seriously rate) as it has impressed him so much, comparing favourably with his own significantly more expensive Bognor Amp. To find out more you can download his full review from the VHT Lead 20 Combo product page.

Can’t see the videos? Click here to see the VHT Lead 20 distortion demo and click here to see the VHT Lead 20 clean demo. If you’d like to see other Dawsons Music product videos, reviews and a selection of our favourite videos from others visit the Dawsons Music Youtube Channel and click subscribe.

BOSS Loopstation World Championships Devices: BOSS RC-50, BOSS RC-20XL and BOSS RC-2

A driver, editor and control surface plug-in have been released for Cakewalk V-Studio 20 to run on the Mac platform. You can now edit the parameters of VS-20 on your Mac and use it as a controller for Apple’s Logic or GarageBand music production software!

Download the driver, editor and control surface at:
http://www.roland.com/products/en/_support/dld.cfm?PRODUCT=VS%2D20

Now plug the VS-20 in and jam away with the only official product which allows you to have BOSS effects on your PC or MAC!

Check out the Cakewalk V-Studio 20 Digital Recorder here:
http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/cakewalk_v-studio_20_digital_recorder.html

There will also be some massive reductions on B-stock digital instruments, plus we will have some refurbished, previously-owned acoustic pianos from as little as £799!

This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who has been considering investing in a piano or keyboard to save a lot of money without compromising on quality!