The Galaxy 64 is shaping up to be a landmark product for Antelope. Remarkably, it's the first-in-world 64-channel AD/DA converter and also Antelope's first Dante interface.
Three brand new pieces of high-end RME equipment are being shown at NAMM 2020, all built with networking and signal conversion/routing in mind.
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A new Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin has been spotted online, if true it offers analogue processing for your DAW of choice, it will also act as a standalone pedal and more.
With some pretty hefty new HMWC technology and a price tag to match, Antelope's Lamborghini-colored hi-end converter is finally shipping and competes with products by RME and Ferrofish.
Anubus is a high-end networking-enaled audio interface designed to handle several fields of application through proprietary software. Anubis has serious conversion mojo with sample rates up to 384kHz.
Apogee's dinky wee Jam+ lets you record an electric guitar, bass or keyboard directly to an iOS device, PC, or Mac - and adds the important option of using headphones to monitor on the device.
Targeting pros with a mixed analog/digital setup, the Quantum 4848 is a 48in/48out Thunderbolt 2 interface slash AD/DA converter with 32 ins and outs over DB-25 and an additional 16 channels of ADAT.
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Lynx is filling a gap in its range by outfitting its latest converter - the Aurora PRE 1608 - with microphone preamps. With 8 channels of line I/O and another 8 channels of combo mic/line/Hi-Z inputs...
Ferrofish have announced they will be showing 4 new products at Musikmesse. These extend their Pro converter product line including some more AoIP toys...
In an attempt to tease us, Lynx announced their new line of Aurora(n) converter interfaces at NAMM last week. However, not all details are clear yet...
JoeCo are to premiere a 'budget' BLUEBOX audio interface, with 24 line and 16 ADAT inputs and 24 line outputs. But the new box is already facing stiff competition from recently announced RME and Focusrite ...
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RME are teasing us with the goods, ahead of next weeks NAMM show. They will be presenting their new Fireface UFX II with 60 channels connected via USB2.
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So you need to add 8 preamps to your studio, and you fancy some Focusrite gear - will these new units warrant digging a bit deeper into your pocket?
MOTU have announced the availability of the 624 and 8A audio interfaces. Equipped with Thunderbolt, USB3 and AVB, there's a lot packed into these half-rack units.
Rostec's new 8-channel LMA8 mic pre-amp and converter combines "classical philosophy realized by modern technology". And there's rumours of other new bits of gear too...
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Watch this space... there's a new revision of the Ferrofish A32 coming soon, which will feature Dante as well as MADI, ADAT and analogue.
