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API is celebrating its 50th anniversary with limited edition runs of its 2500 compressor and 862 channel strip. They may not come cheap, but they’ll certainly be a prized possession for those lucky enough to get their hands on one, as only fifty will be made of each device. Alongside the cosmetic redesigns of the […]
Coleman Audio showed us their brand new, Swiss-made monitor controller, the TC4. The controller also acts as a sort of patch bay, with the ability to A/B processing, which you wouldn’t be able to do as swiftly in a regular patch bay. Four stereo inserts are available on the TC4, with the ability to switch […]
BAE was showing two new devices at this week’s AES Convention in New York: a new 500-series EQ based on the classic Neve inductor EQ and a three-slot 500-series power rack that fits into a 19-inch rack space. The 73EQL is a three-band equaliser with a variable low-cut filter designed to give you the sound […]
After five years of development, Terry Audio presents CEQ at AES New York 2019. The dual passive, six-band EQ is designed for mixing and mastering, and was built by Marshall Terry, of Terry Audio, as a solution to his desire of combining different features of his favourite EQs. CEQ features treble boost, treble cut, mid […]
Sonarworks Reference 4.4 has been updated, now providing up to nearly 300 headphone profiles, and adding an option to assign a headphone profile to any desired output. The goal with Sonarworks Reference 4.4 is to provide a flat reference tool that can be used quickly and efficiently, without a load of studio gear. The faster, […]
At AES New York 2019, Audeze spoke to us about their new mixing headphones, the LCD-1. Being a scaled-down version of Audeze’s LCD-X, the new headphones offer a lightweight design, with planar magnetic technology. This provides high-quality sound with “extra-low distortion and a wide, even frequency response”, we’re told. Sporting an open-back, over-ear design, the […]
Cakewalk, BandLab’s free DAW, has recently received some significant updates. The focus in these updates has been all about improving workflow and performance. The mission is to keep Cakewalk as reliable as possible for all scopes of production. One of its new features is direct Melodyne integration through ARA 2 plug-in support. Melodyne is an […]
AES 2019 served up a treasure trove of new hardware and we were fortunate enough to get our hands on a whole range of exciting, upcoming products – from SSL’s first console in 15 years, an affordable reproduction of the classic U47 FET to a battery-powered podcasting station. United Studio Tech FET47 As United Studio […]
From plug-ins that promise fuss-free acoustic-drum gating to a free, fully featured DAW, these are the best pieces of software from AES 2019. Apogee Clearmountain’s Domain Mix engineer and living legend Bob Clearmountain has partnered Apogee to release the Clearmountain’s Domain plug-in (pictured above), which reproduces his personalised FX signal chain he used on iconic […]
The annual Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York is always a hotbed of innovation. The wider conference sees the leading lights in acoustics, engineering, production, DSP, product design and more coming together in a summit for pro audio. Many of those manufacturers who are exhibiting are also heavily involved in shaping the standards that […]