107 Results for "Mic"

Yamaha announces new MG10XUF & MG12XUK compact mixers

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 PRE-73 Premier and PREQ-73 Premier 1073-style preamps are coming

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!

The PIPE: Making out with a synthesizer by SOMA Laboratory

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 sets off iRig Pre HD – portable mic pre-amp and audio interface

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...

ZVex Effects TB-1 Tea Ball Microphone – A storm in a teacup?

Yet again Zachary Vex wows us with his weird and wonderful inventions, this time the boutique effects builder has made an otherwise simple kitchen utensil into a cool sounding and unique microphone for all.

MOTU ships 828 ES $1000 interface: Can it break into the pro interface market?

MOTU (Mark Of The Unicorn) has a new audio interface in rack format. The 828 ES supports 60 simultaneous audio channels in total, spread out across 28 inputs and 32 outputs. More specifically, there are 8 ...

Vox VX50KB, VX50BA and VX50AG: 50W NuTube amps for keys, bass and acoustics

Lightweight and quite cheap, these new mini-combos offer a whopping 50-Watts of power and come in three new versions aimed at bass players, acoustic guitarists and keyboard players.

AudioFuse: The futuristic audio interface that’s 2 years too late

"You're making tomorrow's music... so why settle for yesterday's interface?" Oh, the irony of the AudioFuse that's two and a half years late. Where has it been?

Mesa Boogie goes acoustic with the Rosette 300 / Two:Eight Combo

Can this Californian amp giant conquer the acoustic amplifier market? This new model looks feature packed and could be the strong start they need to make an impression on acoustic players.

TC Helicon TalkBox Synth effect pedal: More features, less drool

This new guitar vocal effect pedal makes it easier to get those classic talking guitar tones and best of all doesn't require one of those hideous mouth tubes - more sounds and less drool!

Roland relaunches UA-4FX2 StreamStation portable recording interface

The StreamStation is geared towards voice recording for podcasts, but it's also good for guitar or line-in instruments. It comes with an integrated effects engine with tube saturation, compression, chorus...

TC Helicon Critical Mass pedal: Vocal FX you can stomp on

Want to sound like a horde is behind you in the chorus? Need your backing vocals to sound like a gang? You need Critical Mass! Or do you?

Musikmesse 2017: Warm Audio clone another classic, introducing the WA-14

Warm Audio continue to produce clones of recording industry classics. The second mic to enter their mic locker is the WA-14, clearly after the AKG 414.

Musikmesse 2017: Audio-Technica display fresh approach with AT5047 studio mic

Audio-Technica are adding a transformer stage to their AT5040 microphone, suitably calling it the AT5047! An interesting design, but it doesn't come cheap.

sE make bold claims with new X1 S Condenser Mic

sE have announced the X1 S, another 'revision' of their X1 studio condenser microphone; they're even calling it "the new gold standard". Do the initial specs bear this out?

A ‘double-stereo’ microphone! Check out the Samofix Feature 2S

Here's a unique offering for the world of pro audio from Croatia. The Feature 2S is a completely new design of microphone, and it sounds amazing!

ADA’s GCS-5: a hot new contender in the guitar cabinet simulator pedal market?

Hot trend for 2017: the virtual guitar cabinet! ADA has just joined this race with their new offering: the GCS-5.

ISE 2017: beyerdynamic TG 1000 joins Dante party

beyerdynamic will be debuting their new TG 1000 professional wireless system at ISE 2017. Albeit later than others, they too are going to be Dante enabled.

NAMM 2017: Line 6 Helix Native puts those Helix sounds in your DAW

Line 6's popular Helix is coming out in software format for your DAW in 2017 and existing Helix owners benefit from preferential pricing as well!

The 5 Best Microphones 2016: Shure, Lewitt, Chandler, Ocean Way, Townsend

This year has seen some significant advancements in microphone technology. Here's our run down of the Top 5 microphones, each with something to shout about.

These microphones might be the ultimate mixing space measurement system

Audio Precision have launched a new range of measurement microphones, perhaps heralding an age of ultra-accurate acoustic space testing for high-end studio speakers and live sound speaker systems.

Ear Trumpet Labs tackles upright bass with ‘Nadine’

micing an upright bass can be a challenge. ETL's new 'Nadine' mic however, offers a new solution.

Will the Chandler Abbey Road REDD redefine the microphone?

Chandler and Abbey Road join forces to develop a microphone with the EMI badge: the REDD Microphone - and have come up with a truly exciting product.

Budget guitar recording, Pt. 3: Recording your guitar amp

This week I cover some microphone techniques and share my love for small guitar amps!