PreSonus is shipping its new Temblor T10 subwoofer. Designed to complement full-range studio reference monitors-including the PreSonus Eris™ and Sceptre™-without overshadowing them, the T10 is intended for serious personal studios and professional music-production environments, offering a tight low end due to fast and accurate transient response and providing user controls not normally available in this price range.
For some decades now, analog filters have had a deep impact on contemporary music. Since its very beginnings, Waldorf has been renowned for the quality of their excellent sounding analog filters. Whether these were integrated in stand alone units, such as the 4-Pole, X-Pole or the AFB16, which enabled the world’s first analog plug-Ins, or were found inside our synthesizers such as the Wave, the Q+ or the Pulse – Waldorf filters have influenced the world’s sound for over two decades.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
The Theremini is a re-imagination of one of the oldest electronic musical instrument in history, and Bob Moog’s first love – the theremin. Its design fuses the experience of performing with an instrument you don’t actually touch, with a powerful sound engine derived from Moog’s award winning synthesizer, Animoog. The Theremini guarantees immediate success to any player at any skill level, while providing new ways to experiment with music, education, and gestural control.
Audio-Technica announces updates for the M-series of professional monitoring headphones. Based on the overwhelming market response to the coveted sonic signature of the ATH-M50, Audio-Technica expands that design and offers the new ATH-M20x, ATH-M30x, ATH-M40x and ATH-M50x models.
Alongside all that NAMM news this week, there came this quite interesting news out of New York, where Dubspot announced a collaboration with Livid Instruments. The two companies have developed a ‘special’ Midi controller/mixer. The DS1 MIDI Mixer is a portable solution for computer-based mixing, production and performance, constructed with only the highest-quality parts and materials.
Yamaha introduces new white-colored models of the HS Series powered studio monitors that have already established a favorable reputation for their accuracy and signature sound since their release last year. Three white-colored models of the 5″ HS5, 6.5″ HS7 and 8″ HS8 provide users with a broader selection of monitors that adapts to a wider variety of music production environments and aesthetics.
This week Softube does not only announce an official release date for the much anticipated next generation mixer Console 1, which will be in stores February 12. But it is also our great pleasure to announce that Console 1 will include Softube’s new model of one of the world’s most classic mixing consoles, Solid State Logic SL4000E.
Their Facebook description says: “We do live mash ups, taking on popular music across all genres, adapting it to our sound and blending it all together in the pursuit of a driven, fun and energetic ‘mix’.” And that’s exactly what Bareback Titty Squad does!
Yamaha introduces the new generation of MG Series compact mixing consoles. With a flexible lineup of completely re-designed consoles suitable for both portable and installation applications offering varying input and processing capabilities, these new MG mixers put an emphasis on sound quality combined with a level of reliability and performance that have made this series an industry standard. Featuring five standard models ranging from six to twenty inputs, and five XU models featuring onboard SPX effect processors, the new series comprises a versatile lineup of ten models in total that will meet the demands of a wide range of mixing applications.
Blue Sky is proud to announce the worldwide debut of its newest monitoring solution, the Star System One 2.1, comprised of a single Sub 12D digital powered subwoofer and two Sat 6D digital satellite speakers. Designed and assembled in the United States, the new Sat 6D and Sub 12D can also serve as building blocks for systems of varying sizes and configurations, making them especially well-suited for broadcast, film post, and game sound design environments.
Genelec is showing its M Series Bi-amplified Active Monitors. The energy-efficient M Series takes a new approach to monitor design as part of Genelec’s larger ongoing sustainable initiatives known as GES (Genelec Embedded Sustainability).
Apogee Electronics is pleased to introduce MiC 96k, a professional digital microphone for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Use MiC 96k to record vocals, voice overs, acoustic guitar, piano, drums or anything in-between. Inspired by the most revered and classic microphones in history, MiC 96k is designed to sound amazing and be easy for anyone to use with their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.
Kemper Amps, the makers of the multi award winning and unique Kemper Profiler present a range of new features that significantly extend the Profiler’s tonal and sonic capabilities for guitar and bass players. Version 2.3 of the Profiler Software will be available for free to registered users of the Kemper Profiler during the first quarter of 2014.
Manley Labs today announced the CORE, an analog channel strip. The Manley CORE is an innovative and affordable mic preamplifier, compressor, equalizer, and limiter combo-unit that combines the greatest hits of the Manley product line with fresh technology.