Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announce their new hybrid reference monitors and USB audio interface system, RPM3. RPM3 monitors provide full-range frequency response to ensure audio reference that is true, yet powerful. A Bass Boost switch helps emphasize low frequencies, enabling users to tailor the speaker’s response to a wide variety of listening environments. The lightweight and portable design means the RPM3 system can be easily placed in a carrying case and taken on the road, allowing for reference monitoring anywhere.

Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, introduces MicTube Solo and MicTube Duo microphone preamplifiers. Alesis will unveil the MicTube Solo and MicTube Duo at the Frankfurt Musikmesse show, Hall 5.1 Stand #B45, from April 6-9 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Alesis, a leading manufacturer of professional audio electronics and musical instruments, announces the NanoVerb 2, a compact digital effects processor for musicians, sound engineers, recording artists and more. The NanoVerb 2 is an audio DSP processor that features 256 musical effects algorithms in a compact, easy-to-use and affordable package. The NanoVerb 2’s large palette of options includes lush hall, plate and room reverbs, rich and true stereo chorus, flange, delay and rotary speaker emulation. In addition, the NanoVerb 2’s 52-bit DSP resolution ensures sonic quality that allows it to easily be used for any effects application from guitar rigs to studio recording.

Alesis, a leading manufacturer of professional audio electronics and musical instruments, announces the 3632 Compressor, a dual-channel compressor, limiter, and gate unit. The Alesis 3630 Compressor™ is the most popular dynamics processor ever made. Its successor, the 3632 Compressor, builds on the 3630’s popular design and features. The single rack-space unit provides two independent, fully featured compressor and limiter units with excellent sonic quality for any application from studio recording to live sound or broadcast.

ALVA presents the Nanoface: Sound quality, extraordinary features and ease of use, real analog hardware monitoring  and low latency drivers for Windows and Mac OS X – all together in an awesome design housing.

TC-Helicon announces three new VoiceTone Single vocal effects pedals: H1, E1 and X1. Quick access to studio vocal effects couldn’t be easier – just plug in your mic and turn it on!

RME presents a new Remote Control for Fireface UFX and ADI-8 QS on the Musikmesse Frankfurt. The optional remote has a solid metal case with one big wheel dial and two push buttons. The functions of the ADI-8 QS stay unchanged (volume, store, recall). On the Fireface UFX the remote controls the most important monitoring functions.

Over the years, the Trident Series 80 ® console has heard its praises time and time again for its excellent quality, pristine accuracy, and most of all, its premium vintage equalizer. This powerful combination produced an enormous amount of hit records and is still revered as one of the best analog recording consoles made to date. With so much history behind the Trident name, Toft Audio Designs is proud to announce that the Series 80 boards have been redesigned by the original designer himself, Malcolm Toft. The end result is none other than the new Toft ATB Series Consoles.

Dark forces have been stirring at Orange Amps where mysterious alchemy has created the beast to be unleashed. Striding out of the shadows is the new Dark Terror, guitars amps will never be the same again! Menacingly small, easily recognisable, this aggressive little amp comes with a mind blowing sound which combines the shape control of the Thunder series with the weight and size of the monster Terror family. This Frankenstein like amp has creepy amounts of gain on tap with disturbingly pleasurable responsiveness. It is uncompromisingly brutal, doubtless unhinged, even ferocious!