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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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01/21/09 03:55 PM,
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Engineer Ian Boxill recently installed Focal Professional Solo 6 Be monitors in his personal studio, and has begun mixing a top-secret project. With the past three Prince albums behind him, and a 2008 Grammy for “Best Male Vocal” on the Prince penned song Future Baby Mama, Boxill is primed for new and great things. Deciding to upgrade his studio with new monitors, Boxill chose Focal and is loving the sound, stating, “Focal speakers have the rare quality of being very…
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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 04:48 PM,
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Euphonix has announced the integration of its EuCon control protocol into Metric Halo’s MIO Console application, giving Euphonix’ Artist Series media controllers unmatched control over the Mobile I/O family of audio interfaces. MIO Console consolidates all of the controls for Metric Halo’s powerful Mobile I/O hardware into one easy to use window, and provides full control of every aspect of Mobile I/O. EuCon integration provides Euphonix MC Control and MC Mix users with hands-on control over a host of MIO…
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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 01:45 PM,
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Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH presents a major new update to its Cubase Advanced Music Production System and Cubase Studio Music Production System products. Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 offer a host of new capabilities including new beat creation tools, an integrated vocal pitch editing toolset, extended composing features, a convolution reverb as well as many other workflow and technological enhancements, including full support for Windows Vista 64-bit Editions. Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 will be shipping in February…
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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01/16/09 09:05 AM,
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PreSonus has announced that after two years of intense R&D, it is shipping its new StudioLive 16.4.2 digital recording and performance mixer, designed for both studio recording and live sound. The StudioLive sports a wealth of inputs and outputs. In addition to 16 mic inputs with XLRs, each channel has 1/4-inch TRS balanced line inputs and insert points. The four Subgroup outputs and six Aux bus inputs and outputs are also on 1/4-inch balanced jacks, and the main outs are…
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01/16/09 08:33 AM,
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Multiple connectivity options are available on the new AES16e-50 PCI Express Card from Lynx Studio Technology. 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 clock jitter. Complete networks can be built…
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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01/15/09 09:56 PM,
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On the heels of the release of Pro Tools 8, Digidesign is now offering two new Pro Tools LE system bundles: 003 Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete. Both bundles combine a Digidesign 003 hardware interface with the new Complete Production Toolkit - the powerful new expansion option for Pro Tools LE systems that combines a variety of plug-ins for both music and post production applications. The bundles offer up to nearly $500 in savings from standalone purchases. The…
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01/15/09 09:43 PM,
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At Winter NAMM 2009, JBL Professional is introducing the new LSR2300 Series Studio Monitor System, delivering professional performance at price points within reach of any studio. The LSR2300 Series includes: the LSR2328P Bi-Amplified 8-inch Studio Monitor with 160 Watts of amplification; the LSR2325P Bi-Amplified 5-inch Studio Monitor with 85 Watts of amplification; and the LSR2310SP Powered 10-inch Studio Subwoofer with an integrated 180 Watt power amplifier. In developing the LSR2300 Series, JBL applied the same stringent Linear Spatial Reference criteria…
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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01/13/09 01:38 PM,
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FDW-Worldwide has announced a new addition to the Violet Design microphone line - the Garnet, an electrostatic vacuum tube microphone that uses a specially designed large dual-diaphragm transducer that is adjustable to nine different polar patterns. It will be on display at the company’s booth (#7123) at the Winter NAMM ‘09 Show in Anaheim. The Garnet’s multi-layer brass mesh grille keeps frequency response and sound details clear while its massive body construction provides low mechanical noise and solid bass response.…
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