Having worked with UK rockers Def Leppard in the studio and as concert front-of-house engineer for well over a decade, Ronan McHugh has had ample opportunity to try out lots of different gear with the band. McHugh has been using the new PreSonus ADL 700 tube channel strip to record the band’s first studio album since their 2008 Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, and he gives the channel strip high marks all around.
Digital audio workstations, controllers, interfaces: professional post-production capabilities can only be realized when all components work together in perfect harmony. Nuage Integrated Audio Production System brings it all together in a collaboration that defines new standards of quality and workflow efficiency for virtually every aspect of the production process. Yamaha control and interface hardware seamlessly integrates with Steinberg Nuendo DAW software in a purpose-built system that offers unprecedented productivity and flexibility as well as premium audio quality.
Hornberg Research is a small and young company in the south of Germany founded by Martin Raschke and Mick Baumeister. Mick is a professional film composer. He is working for more than 30 years for the German Film- and TV-Providers. When the BC3 disappeared from the market he begged Martin to develop a new breath controller because he needs a replacement to continue his work. The goal was to develop a stable, durable and high flexible tool that gives your work more expression and makes your daily work more easy and intuitive. This is why the hb1 MIDI Breath Station has been developed.
Audient can reveal that Windows drivers are now available for iD22, extending the benefits of its high performance AD/DA interface and monitoring system to all PC-based recordists.
Over the weekend we found this cool and interesting concept over at Kickstarter. Imitone is a project there which lets you use your own voice to become a sort of midi controller. Imitone is an app for PC and Mac which transforms your voice into musical notes, live. As you sing — or whistle, or hum — imitone instantly converts the sound into “MIDI signals” which can control almost any music software.
Like most of their products, the VT-24 came about because it was something Douglas Fearn needed for his own recording projects. He wanted to record every microphone with VT-1/VT-2 mic preamps, but was running out of rack space in his small control room. A four-channel version of the VT-2 would double the preamp capacity in the same space.
Positive Grid, creator of best selling mobile guitar apps JamUp, BIAS, and the recently launched Final Touch Mastering System for iPad, announces full Audiobus 2.0 support as part of the latest update for its family of apps.
Audiowerkstatt are pleased to announce their first product: the audiowerkstatt midi-clock-divider – a clock divider for the MIDI clock.
When Grammy-nominated composer BT was just a kid, his music teacher told him that nothing new would ever happen in the industry again – that becoming a master involved artfully rehashing the past.
Positive Grid announces the first amp creation competition as a celebration of their over 1 million ToneCloud views for its BIAS amp designer app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Simply by submitting a short video demoing your custom BIAS amp, till April 18 you can win an iPad Air + $25 iTunes Cards!
Loopmasters have teamed up with top Techno duo Spektre and have released a free Ableton Live project. This was done to further the knowledge of the producer community and share this knowledge of the world class producers they work with and share some of the wealth.
The next generation Bass Whammy uses the most advanced pitch detection and polyphonic note tracking technology to create the world’s best pitch shifting effect pedal optimized for bass. The Bass Whammy maintains the classic settings from the original with many modern upgrades.
With the blazing speed of Thunderbolt technology, the HDX-SDI video interface turns your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the I/O you need.
Ear Trumpet Labs announces the release of Mabel, a new microphone designed specifically for studio work. Mabel is a hand-built multi-pattern condenser microphone utilizing two cardioid medium-large diaphragm (26mm) capsules, designed primarily for capturing demanding sources like acoustic instruments, drum overheads, and vocals.
Native Instruments launched “It’s all about the drop” – a limited-time special offer on the industry-standard TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 all-in-one DJ controllers. TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 will be reduced by 100€ / $, while the S2 will be available for 50 € / $ off standard retail price. The price drop will run until April 30, 2014, both at resellers and in the NI Online Shop.