Equipment news, leaks and tips
iLok Cloud: an online protection dongle you can’t break or lose
18 Oct · Pace have announced they are taking your iLok licenses online to the Cloud that never fails and a connection that's always on. iLok Cloud is the definition of optimistic software protection.
Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?
18 Oct · Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.
A Whammy killer? Electro-Harmonix outs Slammi Plus pitch shift/harmony pedal
18 Oct · A polyphonic box of fun designed to shift your pitches and create new harmonies, the Slammi Plus looks set to put a big smile on your face - and doesn't cost the earth.
LEAK: Antelope Audio to launch Amari, a high-end, “mastering grade” desktop interface
18 Oct · Leaked before its official announcement, the Amari is a "mastering-grade" USB desktop interface that incorporates most of Antelope's high-end technology. Just don't expect a low price tag.
PreSonus plugs in FaderPort 16 controller for hands-on DAW mixing
17 Oct · Like its name goes, the FaderPort 16 offers sixteen touch-sensitive, motorized faders for hands-on control over your audio levels. In addition, there are some 89 backlit buttons covering 104 DAW functions in ...
Sound Radix Powair: upcoming adaptive compressor tames the peaks on its own
17 Oct · Powair works at two stages with the goals of taming dynamics and improving the sound of vocals and instruments. The first part is being handled by a k-weighted perceived loudness auto-leveler...
S-Modular: Simple semi-modular synthesis for your iPad
17 Oct · Turn your iPad into a lunchbox of modular synthesis with S-Modular by DesignByPaul. Some wiring behind the scenes but otherwise a cool way to start fiddling with Eurorack patching.
Lewitt rigs its new LCT 540 SUBZERO condenser microphone for silent running
16 Oct · The LCT 540 is one quiet mic - below the human hearing threshold. Lewitt says it even had to modify its measuring equipment to correctly measure the specs for its new microphone.
Delayed Eventide EuroDDL delay module is released this time for real
16 Oct · Eventide are ignoring the Summer NAMM release of their EuroDDL delay module and are trying again with AES New York, although you probably won't get one until January. Looks like fun though.
Monobloc multi module modular modules that you build yourself
16 Oct · Monobloc 01 and 02 are DIY modular kits that put 5 or 6 modules behind a single combined front panel. It's a fabulously cheap way to get into Eurorack, but you'll need to find your own components and case.
New guitar pedals this week by Mooer, Mythos and Rougarou
15 Oct · This week's pedals include budget octave pedals and two unique boutique offerings from the USA including two monstrously dirty pedals inspired by mythical beasts.
FB-3300: Free Korg PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer plug-in
15 Oct · Full Bucket Music resurrects an old polyphonic monster of a 1977 Korg synthesizer. The FB-3300 emulates the sound and behaviour to generate acres of vintage synthesizer polyphony for free.
SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile
15 Oct · Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.
Eventide rolls out H9000 hardware effects processor – the pinnacle of a legacy?
15 Oct · With its enhanced computing power, the H9000 is able to process multiple audio tracks at once and gets the addition of FX Chains - up to four effects can be stacked and flexibly routed in patches. The unit can ...