Studio Hardware

Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 Audio Interface now shipping

Focusrite is proud to announce that the Liquid Saffire 56 is shipping and widely available in stores. The Liquid Saffire 56 is Focusrite’s new flagship Firewire interface. It has generated a great deal of excitement as it marries Focusrite’s celebrated Liquid technology with its new generation of Saffire interface technology (pioneered by the critically acclaimed Saffire Pro40).

A closer look at the SmartAV Tango MonARC functions

A combination of Features, Technology, Ergonomics, and Quality that will blow your mind, but not your budget. At an introductory price of US$7,990 Tango is real value for the audio professional and home user alike. SmartAV have combined patented ARC Technology with a huge 22″ wide (16:9) touch screen to produce the most versatile and intuitive workstation controller yet. With super fast control of Logic 8, Nuendo 4, Cubase 4/5, and Pyramix via a single 100MBit Ethernet (Cat 5) Cable, Tango offers music and post production features not available on any thing else.

New phase and polarity tools for MOTU mk3 interface owners

CueMix FX has been updated yet again with two new visual diagnostic tools for stereo audio signals: an X-Y Plot and a Phase Analysis. These real time displays join three other recently introduced tools (the FFT, Spectrogram and Oscilloscope) for a total of five powerful new features now available as a free download for all owners of mk3 FireWire audio interface products. Phase and polarity are critical elements of any stereo mix or multi-mic recording session. Find out how you can improve your sound with these advanced, yet easy-to-use tools.

Ssynth releases the Sosnowski Synthesizer VSTi

The Sosnowski Synthesizer is an analog-style software music synthesizer. The download includes both a standalone player version and a VST version for use within suitable hosts. 128 onboard sounds are included, with additional sounds in external files. The instrument is specifically designed to be equally at home as both a “performance synth” and in studio audio, sequencer, and notation work environments.