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Tunnel In your signals through a 3 channel 1 into 2 buffered mult and Tunnel Out of 9 outputs anywhere else in your rack. Tunnels is a beautifully designed smart way to duplicate CV and organise your rack.
M-Audio's first new audio interface in a while is an 8-input, 4-output desktop unit with distinctly modern design and functionality. Priced at a comfortable USD 299, it's capable of 24-bit/192kHz recording.
Spending over an year in "announced but not released" hell, the Slate Digital VRS8 audio interface is finally available for purchase at the quite competitive price of EUR 2099. You get 8 preamps and 0.7ms ...
The combination of Knobcon and 909 Day was too much of a temptation for Behringer and so they had to reveal the prototype of their RD-909 Rhythm Designer.
Tascam announces a new medium-format digital mixer/recorder/interface: the Model 24, with 24-track, 48kHz sound capture and recording across 22 audio channels and a stereo main mix bus.
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Arturia is ready to release the DrumBrute's little brother. DrumBrute Impact is compact, has fewer sounds but picks up an FM drum track, Brute distortion and a very tasty sub-300 Euro price tag. Now with video!
ZOOM has a new flagship portable field recorder, the F8n, with lots of interesting technology. We can see this one being a market success - it has everything but the kitchen sink!
The Mooer SilverEye is a new small desktop amp and a power supply with Macro Power S12 with 12 outputs are expected to be released later this month. The power adapter is more expensive than the amp!
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Looking at Audient's current range of audio interfaces, there's a notable lack of products geared towards the big studio niche. The British audio specialists might be looking into changing that soon...
While the number of channels and other parameters will remain fixed initially, Schertler plans to offer the deep customization options its Arthur desks at a later stage...
Need to upgrade your old live mixer to modern standards? A&H's new SQ-5 and SQ-6 digital mixers are capable of sub-0.7ms latency and variable bit depth.
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.
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Mackie is pursuing the saturated small desktop interface market with the Onyx Artist and Producer. Both interfaces handle 24-bit/192kHz audio and take on Focusrite's Scarlett series...
The Quantum 2 is a fact and it's out for blood! It's a 22-input, 24-output audio interface that connects via Thunderbolt 2 to deliver 24-bit, 192kHz sound with very low latency...
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Thought you had enough drums with the 20GB in Superior Drummer 2? Oh no, Superior Drummer 3 has 230GB of drums, just drums, over just 6 kits. It's the biggest drum source ever!
The Zoom LiveTrak L-12 is a reasonably compact unit and has a fair share of LED indicators, color knobs, and buttons. There doesn't seem to be much menu diving to do, which is good to know...
Apogee adds some new functions to its Ensemble Thunderbolt solution through the back door, with a new Apogee Control software and enhanced support for Logic Pro X.
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Roland introduces three sizes of Rubix USB audio interfaces and puts a useful compressor/limiter on two and a ground lift on all three.
Jomox have released the details of their forthcoming Alpha Base analog drum machine and it has some unexpectedly digital channels
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The Bitbox will load up to 16 samples for triggering via MIDI, CV or tapping the touchscreen.
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The namesake of Roland's 909 Day has been resurrected in the new TR-09 ACB based drum machine.
Using a concept by Tony Shepperd, a design by Paul Wolff and manufactured by A-Designs, 'Mix Factory' is set to be a serious piece of kit.
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Are you on the look-out for an analogue mixer that fits your requirements? Why not configure one to your own specification with 'Arthur' by Schertler?
The next generation of Scarlett red boxes from Focusrite bring improvements both under the hood and on the body.
