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RC MIX releases $49 RC SNARE channel strip and offers RC RING for FREE

September 14

RC MIX has released RC SNARE, a $49 channel strip designed specifically for mixing recorded acoustic snare drums. Instead of replacing the drummer’s performance with samples, RC SNARE processes the original recording usi

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