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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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01/21/09 12:48 PM,
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At the Winter NAMM ‘09 show, Focusrite unveiled is new Liquid Saffire 56 as well as two Focusrite FX Plug-in Suites. The Liquid Saffire 56 is the company’s new flagship Firewire interface, marrying Focusrite’s celebrated Liquid technology with its new generation of Firewire interfaces (led by the critically acclaimed Saffire Pro40). Two of the eight mic pre’s use the third generation of Liquid pre amps, building on technology used in the Liquid Channel and Liquid 4Pre. This means that as…
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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01/20/09 03:35 PM,
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At Winter NAMM ‘09, Ashly Audio unveiled the new NE-Series ne4400, ne4800 and ne8800 digital signal processors. These Network Enabled (NE) processors offers ease of use, setup and control using standard 10/100 Ethernet protocol and Protea NE software. No special outboard control units are needed. Standard units are analog line input/output format of 4x4 (4400), 4x8 (4800), and 8x8 (8800) with four option bays supporting network audio, AES/EBU, and microphone input options. The DSP signal processing library is extensive and…
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01/20/09 02:32 PM,
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At Winter NAMM ‘09, Waves Audio announced the formation of the Waves Live Division, a dedicated branch addressing the current and future needs of the live sound market sector. As part of the Division’s inaugural initiatives, Waves will unveil a new Live Division website (www.waveslive.com), as well as the release of Waves TDM plug-in bundles such as the SSL 4000 Collection, the API Collection, the C4 Multiband Compressor as well as the acclaimed L-Series limiters - all of which can…
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01/20/09 02:21 PM,
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Multiple connectivity options are available on the new AES16e-50 PCI Express Card from Lynx Studio Technology, which was introduced at Winter NAMM ‘09. In addition to offering 16 channels of 192 kHz AES/EBU digital I/O via its two d-sub ports, the AES16e-50 has 32 digital I/O channels using AES50 technology. AES50 provides a bi-directional, point-to-point connection for multi-channel audio and system control over a single CAT5e or CAT6 cable. The benefits include reliable high-bandwidth data transfers, low latency, and low…
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Monday, January 19, 2009
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01/19/09 05:21 PM,
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At Winter NAMM 2009, JBL Professional unveiled the next generation of EON portable loudspeakers, including five models spanning the new EON500 and EON300 Series. The new EON loudspeaker models feature deep-welled, full-size handles with ergonomically designed grip points, and also offer offering flexible mounting capability. “JBL has developed the new EON500 and EON300 series loudspeakers with the same dedication to performance and reliability as the original generation of EON products, while increasing portability, through an even lighter system and designed…
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01/19/09 11:52 AM,
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At Winter NAMM ‘09, Peavey introduced two new mixers to join the Peavey XR Series powered-mixer line, the XR 1220 console and rack-mountable XR 1212, featuring numerous Peavey technologies and extensive digital signal processing. The new XR 1220 and XR 1212 are based on dual 600-watt, class D power amplifiers that can be configured into five operating modes: Left & Right; Left & Right with Subwoofer; Main & Monitor; Main & Monitor with Subwoofer; and Monitor 1 and Monitor 2.…
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
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01/18/09 01:10 PM,
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At Winter NAMM ‘09, Crown Audio introduced new I-Tech HD Series amplifiers featuring a user-inspired DSP engine co-developed with BSS and Linear Phase FIR filters. The new I-Tech HD Series also incorporates Crown’s Class-I amplifier technology, new software that makes I-Tech HD robust and very easy to configure, a wide choice of input options including CobraNet and the all-new LevelMax limiters (Peak, Thermal and RMS). Developed in conjunction with sister company BSS, the next generation OmniDriveHD DSP Engine at the…
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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01/17/09 08:53 AM,
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At the Winter NAMM ‘09 Show, Electro-Voice has unveiled the PL Series of microphones, which includes seven vocal models and three instrument models. All are designed for live sound reinforcement and installed sound applications. PL Series models feature a unique non-reflective textured satin finish, high-quality fine mesh Memraflex grills, shock-mounted capsules for exceptionally low handling noise, and polar patterns strategically chosen to deliver excellent sonic performance with minimal off-axis complications. PL Series Vocal Group The entry-level dynamic supercardioid PL24 and…
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01/17/09 07:52 AM,
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QSC’s new CSM Series of stage monitors, making their industry debut at this year’s Winter NAMM Show, includes three models: the CSM10, CSM12, and CSM15. As the model numbers in the product group imply, the loudspeakers are respectively equipped with 10, 12, and 15-inch woofers. At the high-end within each of the horn-loaded, two-way cabinets, compression drivers outfitted with neodymium magnet structures, 3-inch voice coils, and 1.4-inch exits can be found. All feature a user-adjustable pattern control of the high…
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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01/16/09 01:34 AM,
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The long-awaited Cranesong Egret, on display at the 2009 Winter NAMM show, is a highly flexible workstation back end. It contains 8 channels of high quality D/A converters and a stereo line level mixer with color options to help bring analog summed digital mixes to life. The stereo mixer has a level control, a aux send which is post level control, a color control, and a pan control on each channel. Each channel also contains an analog/digital source button, and…
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