PreSonus announces new tube mic preamp
The PreSonus ADL 600 is a hand-made, high voltage Class A, two channel tube microphone preamplifier designed by world-renown tube circuit designer Anthony DeMaria.
Studio Hardware
Behringer announces editor software for there B-Control series
Behringer, one of the world-leading designer and manufacturer of a full line of professional-audio products, today announced the immediate availability of B-control edi, a JAVA®*-based editor/librarian program specially-designed for the current line of B-control products. The beta version of B-control edit is available for free-of-charge downloading at www.behringer.com.
PreSonus announces FireBox, a compact firewire interface
To expand PreSonus’ offering of standard IEEE1394 FireWire interfaces, the company is introducing the FireBox at the 117th AES convention – a compact yet powerful FireWire recording system with the ability to record and playback six inputs and ten outputs simultaneously at professional-grade 24-bit/96k resolution.
Edirol Introduces 3 new MIDI keyboards
Edirol Introduces 3 new MIDI keyboards, the PCR-M30／M50／M80.
Edirol uses black for the first time in his line of MIDI keyboards.
Edirol Introduces 4-Channel Portable Recorder and Wave Editor
Edirol announces the R-4, a 4 channel portable digital recorder and wave editor – all in one convenient unit. The R-4 is uniquely designed to offer sound professionals a cost-effective, high-quality solution to multi-channel field recording.
Tascam announces new FireWire interface
The new FW-1082 Audio/MIDI Interface and Control Surface from TASCAM not only provides tons of audio and MIDI I/O to small studios, but offers a control surface with moving-faders for a previously unheard-of price. The FW-1082 features 10 inputs, including four balanced XLR mic inputs with phantom power. Two MIDI inputs and outputs are also included, plus S/PDIF digital I/O. Eight channÂel strips each feature a 60mm touch-sensitive moving fader and select/solo/mute buttons, and a moving master fader is also provided. The FW-1082 includes the latest TASCAM software bundle: Cubasis LE 96kHz/48-track recording software, GigaStudio 3 LE streaming sampler and Nomad Factory plug-in demos.
Two new Portastudios from Tascam
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the first Portastudio®, the new DP-01 and DP-01FX 8-track Digital Portastudios make hard disk recording affordable and simple enough for all musicians. Continuing TASCAM’s “Capture Your Art” campaign of making recording approachable to all musicians, the DP-01 and DP-01 FX feature the one-knob-per-function design that has made TASCAM cassette Portastudios the choice of thousands of musicians. Both workstations shatter the confusing page-shift-menu interface popular with most other digital recorders. And at a price that starts under $400, multitrack recording to hard disk has never been more affordable.
M-Audio ships Fast Track USB
If you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results.
Lynx announces the Aurora 192 kHz AD/DA converters
The new Aurora™ line of digital audio converters from Lynx Studio Technology offers unprecedented audio quality and control in single-rack space eight and sixteen channel models. The Aurora 8™ and Aurora 16™ feature 192 kHz analog to digital and digital to analog conversion with front panel control of all routing and sample rate options. Extended functions in Aurora are accessible via computer with the Lynx AES16 or by infrared using compatible laptops and handheld Pocket PCs. The rear panel has Clock and MIDI In and Out connectors and an LSlot bay, for the optional use of ADAT, Firewire and other audio interfaces.
Tapco announces a new active subwoofer
Just one year after their successful launch, LOUD Technologies is delighted to announce that sales of its TAPCO S•5 and S•8 Active Studio Monitors have exceeded even the company’s high sales expectations. As such, LOUD is celebrating this success by introducing the new SW•10 Active Studio Subwoofer into the TAPCO family at this year’s AES Convention in San Francisco.
Mackie announces two new headphone amplifiers
The Mackie HM54 is a 1U rackmount headphone amplifier that features balanced left and right TRS main inputs, as well as left and right TRS “direct inputs” on each of the four channels. From the front panel, each user can select either the main stereo mix with its own input level control, or the stereo direct input on each of the four available channels. In addition, each channel offers its own dedicated headphone volume control, and a button that allows musicians to switch between their custom-crafted direct mixes and the main mix at any time. The HM54 offers a total of eight headphone output jacks—four on the front of the unit, and four on the rear, so that cables can be hidden away where possible.
Mackie announces the Onyx 400F, a 10 Channel Preamp
The Mackie Onyx 400F is a 10-channel, 192kHz-capable FireWire audio interface that features the new flagship Mackie Onyx microphone preamps, as well as on-board DSP matrix mixing. And because it’s 192kHz capable, all of the detail and clarity of Mackie’s Onyx mic pre is sure to not be lost in the final recording.
Mackie’s Spike now shipping
Meet Spike: A complete desktop solution for 24-bit/96kHz audio recording & MIDI production on a Mac or PC.
M-Audio updates audio interfaces for MAC
M-Audio’s engineering department have released improved and updated drivers for the following audio interfaces:
– Delta 1010
– Delta 1010LT
– Delta 410
– Delta 44
– Delta 66
M-Audio recommends that you download the latest driver for your device and operating system in order to assure optimal performance and access to the latest features and improvements.
Digidesign announces return of the mix-to-HD hardware exchange
Digidesign is pleased to announce the return of the MIX-to-HD Hardware Exchange program. For a limited time, registered owners of