Studio Hardware

Edirol introduces stand-alone portable WAVE/MP3 recorder

Edirol introduces stand-alone portable WAVE/MP3 recorder

EDIROL today announced the R-1, a portable 24-bit WAVE and MP3 Recorder/Player suitable for a wide range of sound and music applications.


The R-1 is a mobile, high-quality recording device offering direct storage to Compact Flash (CF) memory, 24-bit effect processing, and operation from 2 AA batteries. At 4inch x5.5inch and weighing in at 10 oz (including batteries and CF), the R-1 is carefully designed with handpicked electronic parts chosen for premium sound quality throughout the signal path.

TC Electronic introduces the PowerCore Compact

TC Electronic introduces the PowerCore Compact

TC Electronic introduces PowerCore Compact, a lightweight and portable hardware platform with FireWire ports for easy laptop connection. Right out of the box, the twelve plug-ins provide professional processing tools for mixing, mastering and music production, and the new PowerCore device is expandable via optional plug-ins from TC Electronic, Sony Oxford, Access Music and others.

M-Audio releases driver update (OS-X) for Transit

M-Audio released an update to version 1.5.9 of the driver for its Transit small audio interface (Mac 10.3 (Panther), MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar)).
This update fixes bugs:
– fixed a problem that could cause a system hang when a Powerbook is put to sleep with the Transit active,
– fixed a problem that caused the Transit to report to CoreAudio that it supported AC-3 when AC-3 mode was not selected in the preference pane,
– fixed problem that caused a memory leak when the Transit was unplugged.

Digidesign announces Venue live sound environment

Digidesign announces Venue live sound environment

Digidesign is excited to announce VENUE, an innovative, state-of-the-art modular live sound reinforcement mixing and processing environment offering the quality and functionality of high-end live sound mixing systems at a far more affordable price point. Digidesign will show VENUE in booth #L90 at The PLASA Show in London from September 12-15, 2004. VENUE is expected to ship in Q1 2005.

SmartAV announces the Smart Console

SmartAV announces the Smart Console

Smart AV Pty. Ltd., an Australian based manufacturer, announces “The Smart Console™”, the first mixing control surface incorporating patented ARC technologyTM. Smart AV has created a new breed of console that sets a new standard of ergonomic efficiency associated with mixing and editing large numbers of channels.