Alto Professional has announced the Uber FX portable PA system. With 2 mic inputs, bluetooth streaming, and internal effects, it looks like a good fit for street performers and other mobile musicians.
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Shure has introduced the Twinplex series lavalier microphones. The sub-miniature wearable microphones feature a new dual-diaphragm design. They come in various colors and with a choice of connectors.
Telefunken's new Alchemy series has four large-diaphragm tube condensers, the TF29, TF39, TF47 and TF51, including models "reminiscent" of classics like the U47 or ELA M 251E.
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Soyuz's 013 TUBE small diaphragm condenser mic pair are a close sibling of the 013 FET, but designed to deliver a smoother top end and a more colorful sound. They also cost twice as much...
Touted as a "broadcast-quality" mic, Stealth has four switchable voice modes (Vocal 1 & 2, Guitar, Dark) and works both as a passive and active mic with a built-in preamp.
New busker orientated portable amp, the new Blackstar Black Fly is an expanded and upgraded version of the ever-popular Fly series of mini amps. A busker's best friend?
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IK Multimedia is launching its new AXE I/O high-end guitar audio interface at NAMM 2019 and comes with a stack of neat features to help guitarists get great recorded guitar tones.
The V376 audio transformers, class A preamp and driver circuitry are fully emulated, claims the developer, who also added some useful features to make it more usable in a modern production setting.
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Easy to use, good sounds, low price: The Emperor is an impressive new high-gain amp sim plug-in focussing on the heavy guitar tone brigade with tools to build crushing riffs in your favourite DAW.
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I was so frustrated that the JUNO-DS61 felt a little small and yet the JUNO-DS88 was too many notes for me to cope with. With the new 76-keyed JUNO-DS76 I couldn't be happier.
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Objeq will take your absent-minded banging, slapping and tapping and turn it into useful percussive tones like congas, bongos, djembes and all sorts.
Over a year after its announcement, the 8ball microphone from Hear360 is finally launching. The 2500 EUR multi-channel recording tool has eight capsules (all in all) on the left and right.
Yamaha has a pair of new compact mixers on the line, the Yamaha MG10XUF and MG12XUK. They are based on the third-generation XU models of the company's MG-series, but offer different controllers.
Golden Age is introducing Premier versions of its affordable Neve 1073-style preamps, the PRE-73 and PREQ-73 Premier. Priced reasonably and built with high-quality components, these could eat up the market!
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The PIPE takes a contact microphone through a labyrinth of effects and synthesis processing to generate extraordinary sounds out of an intimate, saxophone shaped device. All you have to do is pucker up.
IK Multimedia's battery-powered iRig Pre HD portable mic preamp and audio interface is now available worldwide. The iRig Pre HD has the ability to record any kind of microphone with an XLR connector...
