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Kontrol Master – For real this time?
03 Feb 2017 · A good seven months late from the original release and four months since the last shipping announcement the innovative Kontrol Master knob controller might be ready this time.
Kush debuts allegedly “groundbreaking” 458A plug-in tube emulation
03 Feb 2017 · Designed to partner their Omega pre-amp, Kush will have us believe that the new 458A 'Transformer' plug-ins "re-define" tube emulations...
PC44: A field of knobs from Faderfox
02 Feb 2017 · 68 knobs, 8 buttons and 1 encoder the PC44 gives you more control than you could ever need in a compact space - small hands recommended.
New ADAM S Series details emerge: Our interview with ADAM CEO David Angress
01 Feb 2017 · In a Gearnews exclusive, ADAM CEO David Angress reveals some hidden functions slumbering within their new S Series...
Boz Digital Labs Transgressor: A new drum transient processing approach?
01 Feb 2017 · Transgressor, a name you need to say carefully, offers a new form of transient processing. This isn't just another transient shaper or designer though...
Blue’s “new” budget SL mics: Major upgrade or marketing exercise?
30 Jan 2017 · Blue's stylish mics are found in many pro and home studios - are their latest Blue Essentials models, seen at NAMM 2017, worth closer a look?
Maag Audio show some fresh thinking with MAGNUM-K compressor
28 Jan 2017 · New compressors pop-up all the time, many are replicas of classic models. Maag Audio however, demonstrate fresh thinking with the MAGNUM-K compressor.
API revamp the 3124 pre-amp for modern workflows
27 Jan 2017 · API have announced two new pre-amp variants, the 3124V and the 3124MV. That's right, now there's a 3124 with output volume control!
Yeco 1.1 and Live: The best touchscreen music making app ever?
27 Jan 2017 · With Yeco 1.1's new browser you really can make music touching Ableton Live without ever having to look at it
Mine: roll-your-own MIDI controller now on Kickstarter
26 Jan 2017 · The Mine modular MIDI controller is available for pre-order on Kickstarter, but is their goal too high and the units too expensive for a bit of controller customisation?
MOTU binds them all with M64, 8D and LP32 interfaces
26 Jan 2017 · While other interfaces try to cater for as many I/O formats as possible, MOTU cover the 3 main digital audio connections with 3 separate products.
Why are Lynx keeping back details on their new Aurora(n) converter interfaces?
26 Jan 2017 · 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...
Icon invents a new 19-note octave with iKeyboard 8
25 Jan 2017 · Icon's new iKeyboard 8 introduces a new 19 note octave in what I can only assume is an epic Photoshop fail. If you have enough fingers it looks like a great keyboard.
NAMM 2017: Apollo Twin MkII – is black the new black?
21 Jan 2017 · UA launched the Apollo Twin MkII at NAMM 2017. Do the features match UAD's hype? So far it looks like a successful product tweaked, rather than a redesign...
NAMM 2017: Fusion Box analog DSP from Erica Synths
21 Jan 2017 · Erica Synths spill out of the Eurorack and onto the desktop with the Fusion Box Flanger/Delay valve based effects unit.
NAMM 2017: TASCAM sounds out musicians’ market with TM microphone range
20 Jan 2017 · Tascam's expanded range of budget microphones includes the TM-280 and TM-180 condensers, TM-Drums set and TM-AR1 acoustic screen...
NAMM 2017: Rode debut new valve, ribbon and SoundField surround mics
20 Jan 2017 · Australian mircophone manufacturers Rode are celebrating their 50th birthday at NAMM by presenting new valve mics, including a SoundField model they are billing as a "world first"...
NAMM 2017: Rupert Neve Designs R10 500 Series Rack and MC5 module
20 Jan 2017 · R10 ten-slot 500 Series rack from Rupert Neve Designs anyone? Also previewing at NAMM from Rupert Neve is a new SwiftMix Master Control for the 5088.
NAMM 2017: Neumann ‘tune-up’ with smaller KH 80 DSP
20 Jan 2017 · Nuemann have turned up at NAMM and aim to tune to the room with their new self-calibrating DSP studio monitor, the KH 80 DSP.
J74 PitchControl: exciting new real-time vocal effects
20 Jan 2017 · J74 PitchControl is an innovative real-time vocal processing tool for Ableton. Auto-tuning and harmony generation form just part of what's on offer...
NAMM 2017: Line 6 Helix Native puts those Helix sounds in your DAW
19 Jan 2017 · 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!
NAMM 2017: Aston Starlight microphones hit the target – with lasers
19 Jan 2017 · Aston Mics are introducing the worlds first laser targeting pencil microphone, the Starlight, along with a charcoal version of Halo.