Thursday, February 21, 2013

GC Pro Is a Great Fit for Fit Revolution


Fit Revolution, an indoor cycling studio and “boot camp” fitness-training facility in the Boston suburb of North Reading, featuring a new A/V system spec’ed and installed by GC Pro.

— New Boston-area fitness center relied on GC Pro to outfit it with the best sound for spinning —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, February 6, 2013 — Fit Revolution, an indoor cycling studio and “boot camp” fitness-training facility that opened last September in the Boston suburb of North Reading, keeps its hundreds of members in great shape with 22 stationary bicycles in its 800-square-foot studio. It also is one more example of how Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has helped a wide range of establishments, from restaurants to retail, get the right AV systems that fit the way they work and help boost their business.

GC Pro Senior Account Manager PK Pandey was referred to Fit Revolution Owner Michelle O’Connor by a colleague for whom GC Pro had recently installed a new sound system. “PK and I talked a bit about what I wanted to accomplish, and he seemed to understand it perfectly,” says O’Connor, who was also the PT Director at the Reading YMCA for four years. “I told PK that I had a budget to work with but that I was willing to pay for quality. I just trusted him to know what had to be done, and it turned out perfectly.”

Says Pandey, who heads up GC Pro’s Boston location, “Michelle and I had one meeting and we hit it off. I knew exactly what she was looking to do and how to help her achieve that. She now has the best sound system in a fitness club I know of. It sounds amazing.”

At Fit Revolution, GC Pro spec’ed and installed four Electro-Voice® EVID™ 8.2 Ceiling Series speakers and two Electro-Voice EVID 10.1 subwoofers, all powered through an Electro-Voice CPS2.6 amplifier and controlled via a Yamaha MG12 mixer. In addition, GC Pro installed a pair of American DJ® Mega Bar™ LED lights. “I liked that PK chose to use ceiling speakers,” O’Connor points out. “I’ve seen other fitness installations where the speakers are put in the corners and that tends to look cluttered and take up valuable floor space. PK recognized that floor space is part of the business model for a fitness center, so putting the speakers in the ceiling was the best way to go.”

O’Connor says the feedback from her clients about the sound quality has been great, as has GC Pro’s follow-up. “If there’s ever an issue, PK is right here with the solution,” she says. “It’s been a great experience working with GC Pro. I’m glad someone recommended them to me, and I’ll be happy to do the same for someone else.”

For more information, please visit www.gcpro.com.

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About Guitar Center Professional/Guitar Center
Founded in 2001, Guitar Center Professional is the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. Its clientele includes recording studios, audio engineers, producers, recording and touring musicians, live sound venues, post production facilities and more. Emphasizing extraordinary individualized service via local account managers, GC Pro offers expert consultation and a comprehensive selection of the world’s finest equipment for music and audio professionals. More information on GC Pro can be found by visiting www.gcpro.com.

GC Pro Offers Neve Genesys with New EQ



— GC Pro, exclusive U.S. Genesys distributor, also offers special pricing on a fixed configuration of the acclaimed console for a limited time —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, February 12, 2013 — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, along with AMS Neve, is pleased to announce a new EQ option, 88R-style four-band EQ, for the Neve Genesys (www.gcpro.com/genesys.html), a custom-crafted, expandable digitally controlled analog recording console that incorporates digital workstation control. This new EQ option is an alternative to the classic 1084 EQ option currently available. Exclusively distributed in the U.S. by GC Pro, the Genesys was designed to address the new realities of the modern professional audio industry for music and postproduction, while building on Neve’s 50 years of accumulated technical heritage.

Highly valued by recording professionals, Genesys consoles are the only console available boasting genuine 1073 mic pre transformers. While often imitated, there's only one true Neve console. To celebrate the console’s popularity and the new EQ option, GC Pro is offering a very special price on a fixed configuration of Genesys console: $75,000 for a limited time, until the end of March 2013. That’s over a 25% discount!

Specially-priced Genesys configuration:
• 24-fader/48 input console (in a sub-fitted 32-fader frame)
• 24 channels fitted with 1073 mic preamps
• 24 channels fitted with the new EQ option
• 8 channels of Dynamics
• Motorized faders, with Encore automation software
• Includes recall software

Additionally, during this promotion, GC Pro will be offering console trade-ins towards the purchase of any Neve Genesys.

About the Neve Genesys
With its unmistakable Neve qualities of exquisite design, peerless craftsmanship and legendary Neve sound, the Genesys is a comprehensive, cost-effective solution to the challenges of audio in the digital age. The base configuration offers 16 channels of mic/line preamps, 16-channel DAW monitoring, 32-channel analog summing at mixdown, Total Reset, DAW control for Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo and more, 8 auxiliary buses, 8 group buses, 2 main outputs, 4 effects returns, comprehensive metering, 5.1 mixing on each channel strip, 5.1 monitoring, 2 cue mixes, talkback services and an internal power supply. What sets the Genesys apart is its remarkable combination of features and affordability — an affordable Neve analog console with Neve’s legendary sound and digital control at a cost of less than $50,000 enables the widest possible range of professionals to make a genuine Neve console the heart of their studios. Furthermore, the Genesys has the ability to upgrade as studio owners’ requirements change — it can be expanded to over 60 channels in a straight or articulated frame, with options including motorized fader automation, recall, mastering-grade A/D and D/A converters, digitally controlled EQ and dynamics, remote mic amp control and much more.

For more information, please visit www.gcpro.com.

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About Guitar Center Professional/Guitar Center
Founded in 2001, Guitar Center Professional is the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users. Its clientele includes recording studios, audio engineers, producers, recording and touring musicians, live sound venues, post production facilities and more. Emphasizing extraordinary individualized service via local account managers, GC Pro offers expert consultation and a comprehensive selection of the world’s finest equipment for music and audio professionals. More information on GC Pro can be found by visiting www.gcpro.com.

Special Avid Offers from GC Pro

Between now and March 15, you can save a lot of money with these special offers from Avid and GC Pro.

1. FREE PLUG-INS!


For a limited time, get up to four AAX plug-ins at no cost with these purchases:
• Buy Mbox or Mbox Mini—get Eleven and Moogerfooger
• Crossgrade from Pro Tools Express to Pro Tools 10—get Reverb One™ and Tel-Ray®
• Buy Pro Tools 10 software and get Reverb One and Tel-Ray
• Buy Mbox or Mbox Mini and a Pro Tools 10 crossgrade—get all four plug-ins
• Buy Mbox Pro, Mbox Pro Artist Bundle, or Eleven Rack—get all four plug-ins

NOTE: Once purchased, you must register your purchase with Avid by March 15, 2013 to be eligible to receive your complimentary plug-ins. This promotion does not apply to Academic/education versions of these products.

2. HUGE SAVINGS ON THE AAX PACK!


For a limited time, get the new AAX Pack, featuring the following plug-ins, for just $1,295.00 USD. Check out this amazing collection:
• Avid ReVibe®
• Avid Tel-Ray® Variable Delay
• Brainworx bx_limiter†
• Brainworx bx_XL V2†
• Crane Song Phoenix II
• DUY MagicEQ
• elysia alpha compressor†
• Kush Audio UBK-1
• Maag EQ4†
• McDSP 4040 Retro Limiter
• Metric Halo Character
• Metric Halo HaloVerb
• Pro Audio DSP Dynamic Spectrum Mapper V2†
• SPL TwinTube†
• Softube Bass Amp Room
• Softube Passive-Active Pack
• Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A
• Sonnox Inflator

NOTE: Offer expires March 15, 2013. This offer is only available to registered Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools|HD Native owners, and requires Pro Tools 10 software—upgrade to Pro Tools HD 10. † Please note that these plug-in licenses (sold as part of the AAX Pack) are non-transferrable and do not include AU or VST versions. Once purchased, you will need to register these plug-ins on the Plugin Alliance website to activate.

3. Buy Sibelius 7, Get a Pro Tools System on Us



For a limited time, get an Mbox® Mini + Pro Tools® Express system on us when you purchase the full version of Sibelius® 7. If you compose music or score films, nothing enables you to create faster, smarter, or easier than Sibelius.
• Write, play, print, and publish pro-quality notation with speed and ease
• Work with tools that are sophisticated enough for professional demands, yet simple enough for students
• Glide through score creation with the streamlined task-oriented interface
• Hear your music play back in ultra-realistic detail with the massive 38 GB sound library
• Collaborate with others through full MusicXML support

NOTE: Offer expires March 15, 2013. Please note that Sibelius 7 upgrades and Sibelius Academic are not part of this special offer.

Contact your GC Pro rep today and take advantage of these incredible offers. Don't delay; by March 15, it's all over!