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COMPASS MAGAZINE, April 2003

By Lishea Cheng
Translated by Yvonne Chen (³¯¨|ªÚ)

ACT Musical Instruments 8, Lane 964, Jian Shing Rd. (04) 2322-9739 Hours: 2-10pm (closed on Mondays)

       The store's main products are professional equipment, guitars, electrical guitars and synthesizers. The popular items are drum sets (DR202 sells for about NT$20,000 and has electrical effects), RPM-1 purely for practice, and TMC-6 for best recording results. VA-7 keyboard (approx. NT$110,000) produces great accompaniment. Krog-Triton (approx. NT$90,000) is electrical sound based. BR-8 recorder (approx. NT$20,000) can record two tracks. BR-1180CD can be burned directly onto CDs and is about NT$40,000. The VS series is large recorder with a hard drive plus mixer and is priced between NT$40,000 to NT$100,000. JS-5 guitar (approx. NT$20,000) is used for practice and arranging. For only NT$10,000, OD202 provides the functions of 8 synthesizers all within the space of 3 synthesizers. Also, the UA-3 computer, practical and USB ready, is priced at only NT$10,000. Instruments purchased here come with free one-on-one course taught by PUB musicians in MIDI aided live simulation with recording equipment. There are also monthly musical seminars which seats 40 when it is free and limits seating to 10 when charging to maintain optimal interaction.