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05
Nov
2009

Focusrite OctoPre and OctoPre LE Price Drop

OctoPre News from Focusrite: For a limited period, DV are offering heavily discounted Focusrite OctoPre and OctoPre LE bundles. Both bundles include the ADAT option so there has never been a better time to expand your audio interface.

05
Nov
2009

10 Year Suite Arturia V Collection Limited Offers

10 Year Suite News: Arturia have upgraded V Collection by including Brass and Analog Experience. Buy 10 Year Suite and get FREE Minimoog V2, Moog Modular V 2.5, CS-80V 2.0, Arp 2600V 2.0, Jupiter-8V 2.0, Prophet V 2.0 and Brass 2 upgrades.

05
Nov
2009

Novation Launchpad Ableton Live Controller

Novation Launchpad NOW IN STOCK. The Launchpad Ableton Controller is designed for DJ Performance and Studio Composition. Launchpad event 7pm 23rd Nov in Bristol. Novation Launchpad will also be available to buy - guaranteed!

04
Nov
2009

Traktor Kontrol X1 - DJ Traktor Controller

Traktor Kontrol X1 DJ News: The Traktor Control X1 is a controller for any DJ software. Whether you are a DVS timecode or software DJ, check out Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1. Pre-order and be guaranteed yours from the first worldwide shipment.

04
Nov
2009

Rode NT1A Complete Vocal Recording Solution

The Rode NT1A Complete Vocal Recording Pack has replaced the Rode NT1A. Whilst stocks last, buy the original NT1A microphone and Vicoustic Flexi Screen bundle at a special end of line clearance price!

04
Nov
2009

Ableton Live Intro

Ableton Live Intro is the new entry level version of Live. All existing Live 6 LE and Live 7 LE customers get a free upgrade to Ableton Live Intro direct from Ableton. Ableton Live Intro is NOW IN STOCK.

04
Nov
2009

Able10 - 10 Years of Ableton - New Low Prices

Able10 News: New prices on Ableton Live 8, Ableton Suite, Live 8 and Suite upgrades for AKAI APC40 and Novation Launchpad users. 10 FREE Live packs for Live 8 and Suite Users. Ableton is Able10.

04
Nov
2009

Mackie Pro Tools Mixer: 820i, 1220i, 1620i, 1640i?

Mackie iOnyx iSeries Pro Tools qualified* FireWire Mixers. The Mackie i-Onyx iSeries 820i, 1220i, 1620i and 1640i are now shipping.

03
Nov
2009

LPD8 Nano Akai Pad Mobile Controller

LPD8 Nano Akai News: The Akai LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller is a portable USB MIDI controller with eight MPC pads and eight controllers. Limited Offer - NI Komplete 6 and AKAI LPD8 Laptop Controller. Save pounds..

03
Nov
2009

LPK25 Nano Akai Keyboard with Arpeggiator

LPK25 Nano Akai News: The Akai LPK25 Laptop Keyboard Controller is a portable USB MIDI controller with 25 keys and an arpeggiator. NOW IN STOCK. Ideal companion for AKAI APC40 or Novation Launchpad,

03
Nov
2009

Garritan Personal Orchestra 4th Edition

Garritan Personal Orchestra 4th Edition News: Garritan is now shipping the 4th Edition of Garritan Personal Orchestra that now contains the Garritan ARIA sample engine and adds new features, new instrument sounds, updated programming and a lower price.

03
Nov
2009

Prism Orpheus - The Ultimate Native Bundle?

Prism Orpheus News: The Prism Orpheus Native Bundle includes the Orpheus, a full retail copy of Logic 9, the Euphonix MC Transport and a 800/400 cable for little more than the Prism Orpheus! Limited Offer.

03
Nov
2009

OctoPre MK2 from Focusrite

OctoPre MK2 News from Focusrite: The new OctoPre Mk II does not include dynamics and effectively has replaced the OctoPre LE. Buy the original OctoPre which includes 8 compressor / limiters with ADAT board for only twenty pounds more!

03
Nov
2009

Fender Guitar & Amp Events

Fender Guitar & Amp News: Fender have released a plethora of new guitars and amps this year. Come and visit the new Fender Guitar Centre at DV Southampton THIS SATURDAY for great advice, the best deals and FREE beer!

03
Nov
2009

Eight JamVOX To Be Won On Vox Autumn Tour

Vox and Korg in-store event news. Visit your nearest Vox Guitar & Amp Centre this Autumn, check out the latest Vox & Korg gear and you could win a JamVOX. We have eight to give away!

03
Nov
2009

APC40, Ableton Live 8 and Suite Bundles

APC40 News: To unleash the full potential of this dedicated hardware controller for Ableton, you really need Live 8 or Suite. The APC40 ships with Ableton Live Lite. Buy Ableton Live 8 or Suite APC40 bundles and save pounds...

03
Nov
2009

Korg microSampler is a Korg Micro Sampler

Korg microSAMPLER News: The Korg MicroSAMPLER is a new micro Sampler from Korg designed for performance. FREE microSAMPLER workshops with Korg product specialist Joe Moretti at five DV stores. Win gear, FREE beer, find out more..

02
Nov
2009

PRS Sunburst Series Nitro Finished Guitars

Paul Reed Smith debuts New Sunburst Series Nitro Finished Guitars.Sunburst 22, Sunburst 245 and Smokeburst McCarty. Find out more...

02
Nov
2009

Euphonix MC Transport Artist Series Controller

MC Transport News from Euphonix: Call DV stores for your bespoke Euphonix MC Transport, MC Mix, MC Control and Logic bundles including the Prism Sound Orpheus, Apple Logic 9 & MC Transport limited offer.

30
Oct
2009

Dual Terror Head from Orange

Dual Terror Orange Amp News: The Orange Dual Terror is a twin channel 30 watt version of the ever-popular Tiny Terror. Orange Dual Terror now in stock - try at DV Guitar & Amp Centres.

30
Oct
2009

Alesis DM5 Pro Kit With Surge Cymbals Blow Out

The Alesis DM5 Pro Kit With Surge Cymbals bundle consists of the DM5 Pro Kit, Surge Cymbals (12" hi-hat, 13" Crash & 16" Dual Zone Ride) plus a FREE drum stool, FREE kick pedal, FREE sticks and a FREE pair of practice headphones. Save two hundred pounds!

30
Oct
2009

Akoustik Piano: 4 Acoustic Pianos Now Half Price

Akoustik Piano includes three grand pianos, one upright piano and has a convolution reverb. Take advantage of the end-of-line clearance deal and get 15GB of Native Instruments acoustic pianos for half price.

30
Oct
2009

Orange AD5 Amp: Valve Combo Blow Out

Orange AD5 Valve Combo News: The Orange AD5 has a classic vintage amp character and delivers warm and colourful tones not usually found in amps of this size. Don't miss this end of line clearance deal!

30
Oct
2009

Digidesign Eleven Rack Pro Tools For Guitarists

Digidesign Eleven Rack Guitar News from Avid: Eleven Rack is now in stock. The 11 Rack is designed for guitarists. Eleven Rack is an audio interface with DSP, includes Pro Tools 8 LE and can be used as a stand alone amp tone and effects processor. Try in-store.

29
Oct
2009

Novation ReMOTE SL Compact End Of Line Clearance

Novation Remote SL Compact end Of line clearance: The ReMOTE 25 SL Compact and ReMOTE 49 SL Compact MIDI controller keyboards from Novation are now available at ridiculously low prices. Has Christmas come early?

29
Oct
2009

UA25EX is now the Cakewalk UA25EX

Cakewalk UA25EX News: The Cakewalk UA25EX is the Edirol UA-25EX. The Cakewalk UA-25EX is not really an updated Edirol UA25EX but the UA25EX under the Cakewalk brand.

29
Oct
2009

Another Reason To Buy Synergy Computers

Synergy Computers are now shipping the Synergy Propellerheads Project Studio which includes the Synergy Alpha AW100, Reason Premium Edition, Record and the M-Audio FireWire 1814 audio interface.

28
Oct
2009

Pocketrak 2G: Yamaha compact pocket recorder

Pocketrak 2G News from Yamaha: The Pocketrack 2G is now available at an incredible end of line clearance price. Don't miss this blow out deal on the Pocketrak 2G.

27
Oct
2009

Reason Premium Edition and FREE Laptop Bag

Reason Premium Edition is now under three hundred pounds and for a limited period available with a FREE Propellerheads Laptop Bag.

27
Oct
2009

Trilian Bass Module from Spectrasonics

Trilian Bass Module News: Spectrasonics Trillian is now in stock. Trilian is the long-awaited successor to the Trilogy bass module. Save even more with the Spectrasonics Complete Composer Collection which now includes Trilian.

22
Oct
2009

TC Electronic Limited Edition Red G-System

TC turns the heat up with their new Limited Edition Red G-System. The new G-System professional floor effects processor boasts new analogue circuitry as well as some great new effects and presets.

20
Oct
2009

UAD-2: UAD2 Solo, Duo, Quad, Flexi, Nevana, Omni

UAD-2 News from Universal Audio: Find out more about UAD2 Solo, UAD-2 Duo, UAD2 Quad and UAD-2 Flexi, Nevana and UAD2 Omni DSP families. FREE 176LN and LA-2A compressor emulations for new Duo and Quad registered owners.

15
Oct
2009

Tanglewood Guitars: TSR 1 TSR 2 TSR 3

Tanglewood MasterDesign News: TSR1 TSR2 TSR3 Electro Acoustics. Spend an afternoon or evening with Master Luthier Michael Sanden. Master Classes at 6 DV Stores around the UK. FREE chilled beer and warm atmosphere guaranteed.

15
Oct
2009

Five Laney Prism Amps To Be Won

Why not spend a Saturday afternoon shredding, enjoying a FREE cold beer and enter a FREE prize draw where you could win one of five Laney Prism Amps? Just visit a DV Laney Amp Centre this Autumn.

15
Oct
2009

Two Ibanez RG09 LTD Electric Guitars To Be Won

Why not spend a Saturday afternoon shredding, enjoying a FREE cold beer and enter a FREE prize draw where you could win one of two Ibanez RG09 LTD electric guitars? Just visit a DV Ibanez Guitar Centre this Autumn.

15
Oct
2009

Gibson Guitar Event with Gibson Guitars

Gibson Guitar News: Meet and greet Ray Miller and Nick Aslin from Gibson in-store and check out possibly the largest collection Gibson Limited Editions, Custom Shop and one-off models available in the UK. Come and celebrate 50 years of the Gibson Les Paul.

14
Oct
2009

Nord C2 Combo Organ from Clavia

Nord C2 Combo News from Clavia: The Nord C2 Combo is a direct descendant of the acclaimed and award winning C1, with the addition of many exciting features including a beautiful baroque pipe organ. Find out more..

13
Oct
2009

New Oxygen 25, Oxygen 49, Oxygen 61 from M-Audio

New M-Audio Oxygen 25, Oxygen 49 and Oxygen 61 Third Generation M-Audio USB Keyboard Controllers have DirectLink which automatically maps (auto maps) knobs, buttons and sliders to Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic 9, Reason and Ableton Live.

12
Oct
2009

PRS Evening With Simon McBride and H&K Amps

PRS Guitar & Amp News: Spend an evening with PRS Guitars and Simon McBride at the new Paul Reed Smith Guitar Centres at the West London, Cambridge and East London DV guitar stores THIS WEEK. £250 PRS Guitar Voucher to give away each night!

06
Oct
2009

The Moog Guitar Model E1

The Moog Guitar Model E1 provides an incredibly intimate playing experience for guitarists. The E1 Moog Guitar is available in three finishes Butterscotch, Candy Red and Black. The Moog Guitar E1 has an alder body and a choice of fixed or tremolo bridges.

06
Oct
2009

Tascam US122 MK2 and US144 MK2

Tascam US122 MK2 and Tascam US144 MK2 News: Tascam have updated the ever popular Tascam US-122 and US-144 USB audio interfaces with the Tascam US-122MKII and US-144MKII USB 2.0 audio and MIDI interfaces.

06
Oct
2009

Morphestra: The New Symphobia Omnisphere?

Morphestra is an epic collection of over 23 GB and 1100+ instruments and ensembles. Is this cine-organic library be the new Symphobia? Save even more with the NI Komplete Morphestra bundle.

05
Oct
2009

Zakk Wylde Gibson BFG Les Paul Guitars

Gibson USA News: Gibson launch two new signature model guitars for Zakk Wylde, Bullseye BFG Les Paul and Buzzsaw BFG Les Paul. Gibson USA BFG Guitar embodies the mammoth tone and rock attitude of its name sake. Find out more...

05
Oct
2009

Marshall MA Series: MA50C, MA50H, MA100C, MA100H

Marshall MA Series News: The Marshall MA50C, MA100C, MA100H and MA100H are Marshall’s most affordable valve range ever. Discover valve tone with the Marshall MA50 and MA100 valve combos and heads.

05
Oct
2009

The New Logic Studio On Tour With GiO

GiO News from Apogee: The GiO USB audio interface and controller for mac will be launched in the UK at 24 Logic workshops designed by Apple for guitarists. The New Logic Studio is on tour with GiO. Find out more...

01
Oct
2009

Yamaha In-Store Autumn Workshop

DV are proud to host the Yamaha production workshop with Yamaha demonstrator Bert Smorenburg, one of the music industry's most foremost product demonstrators, at the DV Romford showroom in East London on Monday 5th October from 1pm. Don't miss out!

30
Sep
2009

sE Rupert Neve Signature Series RNR1 Microphone

sE Neve RNR1 News: The sE Rupert Neve Ribbon RNR1 is now in stock. The sE Rupert Neve Large Diaphragm Tube and sE Rupert Neve Solid State Condenser will follow later this year. Find out more..

30
Sep
2009

Buy Spider IV & Line 6 FBV MKII Get FREE Recorder

Spider IV Line 6 News: Purchase any Line 6 Spider 4 (Spider IV) and Line 6 FBV MKII Foot controller from DV and recieve a Claim a Line 6 BackTrack handheld digital Recorder for FREE! THIS PROMOTION ENDS TODAY - DON'T MISS OUT!

30
Sep
2009

Chris Lord Alge Waves CLA Classic Compressors

Chris Lord Alge Waves News: Want the same radio-ready punch of Green Day, Nickleback or U2? Buy the Waves CLA Chris Lord-Alge Classic Compressors. Save even more with the Maserati, JJP and CLA Super Bundles!

30
Sep
2009

Buy Fender American Standard Get FREE Champion 600

Fender Champion 600 Amp Offer: Buy a Fender American Standard Stratocaster or Telecaster TODAY and receive a Fender Champion 600 combo amp absolutely FREE! THIS FENDER PROMOTION ENDS TODAY - DON'T MISS OUT!

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Akai
LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller

USB MIDI Controller for Musicians, Producers, DJs, 8 Blue Light-Up, Velocity Sensitive Pads, Plug and play technology for Mac and PC systems.

£44.99

Akai LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller

Includes FREE UK Shipping

in stock

SE Electronics
SE2000 Large Diaphragm Cardiod Microphone

Large Diaphragm Cardiod Microphone

£77.50

SE Electronics SE2000 Large Diaphragm Cardiod Microphone

Includes FREE UK Shipping

in stock

Fender
Starcaster Strat & Amp Set, Metallic Black

6-String Strat Electric Guitar Package, Includes :Starcaster Stratocaster Electric Guitar in Metallic Black, Amplifier, Strap, Cable Gig Bag, Picks, D

£119.00

Fender Starcaster Strat & Amp Set, Metallic Black

Fender Event Saturday 7th November Southampton

in stock

Novation
ReMOTE 25 SL Compact MIDI Controller Keyboard

Intelligent control of all major sequencers and all automatable plug-ins. Includes Automap Universal, Bass Station, BFD Lite, Xcite+.

£129.99

Novation ReMOTE 25 SL Compact MIDI Controller Keyboard

The Best Keyboard Controller Deal In Europe

in stock

Ibanez
RG09LTD Electric Guitar, Pegasus Pearl White

6 String Electric Guitar, Limited Edition, Basswood Body With Pegasus Graphic, 3pc Wizard II Maple Neck With Rosewood Fingerboard, Edge III Bridge, Bl

£299.00

Ibanez RG09LTD Electric Guitar, Pegasus Pearl White

Win Ibanez RG09 LTD In-Store This Autumn

in stock

Fender
Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Arctic White

6-String Mexican Strat Electric Guitar, The Mexican Standard Strat features: Maple Fingerboard, Tinted Neck, Arctic White, Includes Fender Gig Bag

£342.85

Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Arctic White

Fender Event Saturday 7th November Southampton

in stock