Pro Audio Accessories
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Akai caused a big stir with its MPC Live—an integrated sequencer, sampler, and controller that you could take with you, so you could program beats and compose music without needing a computer. The company has gone even further with the MPC Live Mk II, now available at B&H.
Akai Professional MPC Live II
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If you’re a big-time modular synth aficionado, you ought to check out the Moog Subharmonicon, a crazy, new stand-alone synthesizer that’s compatible with the Eurorack modular format, now available at B&H. This esoteric instrument gives you amazing tools to create experimental, avant-garde rhythmic patterns. Utilizing polyrhythms and subharmonic frequencies, you’ll be able to create tapestries of sound that
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THRONMAX makes wallet-friendly mics that work great for Discord, Twitch, Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Crowdcast, and other comparable platforms. Take the Pulse M8, for instance. This is a USB microphone that works on Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms. You can even plug it into your PS4 for high-quality audio while gaming straight from the console.
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In the era of social distancing, it may seem hard for songwriters and producers to collaborate from their houses. But remote collaboration is not new: just last fall, Robbie Robertson re-recorded his band’s classic hit, “The Weight,” with a globe-trotting lineup of musicians; almost 20 years ago, The Postal Service got its band name from its method of collaboration: its prominent members traded material over the mail.
But there are roadblocks to modern collaboration: producers often use digital audio workstations (“DAWs” for short), but there
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You know, it’s quite hard to busk if your instrument of choice is a dozen or so eurorack modules; or rather, it used to be hard to perform out of doors. Now, with the Polyend Anywhere, the problem has been solved.
Polyend Anywhere USB Power Distribution Module for Eurorack
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This week Lectrosonics announced its new MTCR miniature bodypack digital audio recorder. Designed to travel with your subject, it records audio with time code in circumstances where a wireless transmitter is impractical, but high-quality recording from a lav microphone is essential. It is ideal for difficult audio capture in situations such as extreme sports, public events, complicated documentary shoots, or reality shows.
The MTCR
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If you're a discerning mixing engineer on a budget, consider the PreSonus Eris E7 XT Active Studio Monitors, a pair of nearfield monitors designed to sound good in any location. Tune each monitor to your specific environment with a bevy of convenient acoustical features, and drive the sound loud and clear. The monitors offer an exceedingly wide sweet spot, and when it comes to connections, you won't need to scrounge around for adapters—this monitor
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The Vocoder is such a classic sound that many renowned software companies try their darnedest to recreate this one-of-a-kind effect digitally. However, for some discerning ears, only the original will suffice; now, these discerning ears can purchase the original unit: The Moog 16 Channel Vocoder is risen anew, for all those who love the workflow and authenticity of the original, as well as its timbre.
For beatmakers and producers who want the legendary power of the MPC in a more compact desktop form factor, the new-for-NAMM Akai Professional MPC One is a welcome addition to the MPC family. Like a scaled-down MPC X, the MPC One gives you the tools you need to create fresh beats and integrate your external MIDI/CV gear without taking up a ton of space.
As with the MPC X and the MPC Live, the MPC One is powered by a Quad-Core ARM
For mastering engineers and mixers in search of uncompromising quality on the bridge from their digital sources to their analog gear, NAMM 2020 marks an exciting moment with the release of the SPL Mercury, the first dedicated mastering DAC built on SPL’s 120V Rail Technology. To make your high-fidelity existence even more enjoyable, the Mercury also functions as a top-notch stereo monitor controller. Don’t worry, all the audio
RME is showing off its latest releases at NAMM 2020 that should be of interest to professional audio engineers and musicians in search of small, high-quality interfaces with various amounts of I/O and next generation network audio capabilities. All interfaces now sport RME’s FS Steadyclock technology, which ensures a sonic image that never experiences degradation, resulting in optimized recordings and mixing with a sound stage with more depth and clarity.
The updated
Ready to surprise the world pleasantly at NAMM 2020, Warm Audio has announced the release of three new products that will surely receive a warm welcome in studios, concert venues, and houses of worship. There's the BUS-COMP (you guessed it, a stereo bus compressor) and—this may come as a shock—the appropriately named Direct Box Active
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The Saramonic Blink Wireless system was released a little while ago, and we here at B&H were given a unit to test and evaluate in the form of an article, which you are now in the process of reading. Hello, and welcome to our review of this wireless system.
Saramonic Blink 500 B2 2-Person Digital Camera-Mount Wireless
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In 1969, one man developed a diode-bridge compressor for a television station’s mixing console—and wound up changing the world of audio, giving us a much-loved unit that added weight, density, and punch on countless hits since. In 2019, one company takes this design and amps it up for our new millennium. That’s right—Heritage Audio is releasing its HA-609A Dual-Channel Bus Compressor and Limiter, and, unlike other
If you are in the market for a pair of compact, desktop studio monitors, check out the JBL104-BT. Available in Black or White, the 104-BT utilizes a custom 60W Class-D amplifier to power the 4.5" coaxial drivers. All the electronics are housed in one monitor, which connects and powers the included satellite. The low-frequency port complements