TC Group today announced the complete acquisition of TC-Helicon, world-leading manufacturer of vocal technology products. TC Group previously owned 50% of TC-Helicon, which is headquartered in Canada. By purchasing the remaining 50 % of the shares from IVL Technologies Ltd, TC Group now welcomes TC-Helicon as a full-fledged member of the group, which includes Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, TC Electronic, TC Applied Technologies, and TC-Helicon.
MindPrint launches TRIO USB recording solution. TRIO USB combines all essential outboard components for project studios in just one box – including a high quality audio interface. TRIO USB expands the scope of the innovative TRIO recording and monitoring solution introduced at Winter NAMM. It offers the same channel strip with true analog EQ and Compressor, essential mixing, AUX and DAW inputs and comprehensive monitoring features as found on the original TRIO, but adds USB audio instead of the S/PDIF interface.
MV-8000 Workshop Series Now Available – Roland has just released its new 10-volume MV-8000 Workshop Series. Each volume is available as a separate .PDF download, so that you can download them as needed and start creating tracks immediately.
The X-Rack is a new modular rack system that incorporates a unique Total Recall capability and it is launched with a mono SuperAnalogue dynamics unit as its first module. This combination make it ideal as a stand alone dynamics processing solution for studio or live applications, or working with the flexible inserts of an AWS 900 to provide a complete SSL channel processing solution for the console.
Speck Electronics, a manufacturer of quality professional audio products, today announced it is shipping the X.Sum. The X.Sum is a 1U analog line mixer that will mix 32 signals with unmatched signal routing, generous amounts of headroom, and a neutral signal path. The X.Sum can be used for external DAW summing, line inputs for external mic preamps, or as a submixer for synths and samplers.
As we reported yesterday mr. Moog died at the age of 71 this weekend. His death moved the (electronic) music community very much. To express our respect for Bob Moog and his work a few more words.
The new Drawmer Three Sum opens up a whole new set of options allowing the engineer to split
the audio into two or three bands and apply his or her own sonic signature to each part of the audio bandwidth.
Unsurpassed MIDI controlling technology from the true pioneers, Novation, is soon to be available in its most compact format to date. The stylish ReMOTE LE 25-, 49- and 61-key USB controller keyboards include some of the best features of the highly regarded ReMOTE Series, tailored down into a smaller, more portable package.
Digidesign is pleased to announce that the new Surround Panner option for the ICON D-Control worksurface is now available. The Surround Panner brings powerful and convenient panning functionality to the center section of the D-Control console.
Sony is introducing two Hi-MD portable recorders at the Summer2005 NAMM convention. The new MZ-M100 and MZ-M10 MiniDisc-based field recorders are designed for musicians and broadcast professionals, and offer superb sound recording and playback capabilities combined with extensive storage capacity at a practical price.
M-Audio has released the new MicroTrack 24/96 digital recorder. Only about the size and weight of a deck of cards, the MicroTrack 24/96 digital recorder is a mobile 2-channel digital recorder that records WAV and MP3 files to CompactFlash media or microdrives.
Alesis, the worlds most recognized manufacturer of professional audio and electronic musical instruments, is pleased to announce its new line of MultiMix mixers featuring FireWire data connectivity. Available in 8-, 12-, and 16-channel configurations, these compact tabletop mixers feature next-generation DICE II FireWire technology, low noise analog electronics, one hundred studio-grade 28-bit digital effects, and rock-solid construction.
BEHRINGER, a world leading designer and manufacturer of professional audio and musical instrument products, announced the immediate availability of its latest additions to the popular UB series of mixing consoles EURORACK UB1002FX and EURORACK UB1202FX.
Alesis have introduced the new M1 Active 520 and 620 studio reference monitors. Representing Alesis third generation of the M1 Active Series, the company claims that the new M1 Active 520 and 620 are the right tools for the job when it comes to critical listening and offer incredible definition and flat frequency response from their high-precision drivers and professionally crafted crossovers.
Owners of BOSSs popular BR-900CD, BR-864, and BR-532 digital studios can enhance computer data-exchange capability with the new BR Wave Converter 2.0 software.
The upgraded utility extracts data recorded on the BR and converts it to industry-standard WAV/AIF format for export to computers or other WAV/AIF-compatible devices. Conversely, the Converter allows WAV/AIF files to be imported into BR-900CD/864/532 tracks.
The new Converter accommodates multiple batch files, and also allows users to specify stereo and mono tracks. Previous versions of the Converter were for Windows and Mac OS9; Version 2 expands compatibility to include Win Me, XP Home, XP Professional, 2000 Professional, and Mac OS X.
Features:
– Extracts data recorded using a BR-900CD/864/532 and converts it to WAV/AIF
– Imports WAV/AIF files into BR-900CD/864/532 tracks
– Now handles BR-864/900CD song data
– User can specify stereo and mono tracks
– Capable of batch-converting all tracks or converting specific track
The Converter will be available via free web download from RolandUS.com in August.