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Cakewalk Momentum: Your cloud syncable, DAW dragable, 4-track recorder

18 Oct 2017 · Cakewalk have announced Momentum. A four-track recorder app for iPhone and Android that lets you drag and drop the audio from the Cloud directly into your DAW via a plug-in.

AES 2017: iLok Cloud is an online protection dongle you can’t break or lose

18 Oct 2017 · Pace have announced they are taking your iLok licenses online to the Cloud that never fails and a connection that's always on. iLok Cloud is the definition of optimistic software protection.

Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?

18 Oct 2017 · Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.

LEAK: Antelope Audio to launch Amari, a high-end, “mastering grade” desktop interface

18 Oct 2017 · 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.

PreSonus plugs in FaderPort 16 controller for hands-on DAW mixing

17 Oct 2017 · Like its name goes, the FaderPort 16 offers sixteen touch-sensitive, motorized faders for hands-on control over your audio levels. In addition, there are some 89 backlit buttons covering 104 DAW functions in ...

Lewitt rigs its new LCT 540 SUBZERO condenser microphone for silent running

16 Oct 2017 · The LCT 540 is one quiet mic - below the human hearing threshold. Lewitt says it even had to modify its measuring equipment to correctly measure the specs for its new microphone.

SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile

15 Oct 2017 · Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.

Samson outs G-Track Pro USB microphone with instrument input

14 Oct 2017 · A dual-capsule condenser mic, the G-Track Pro is made out of die-cast metal with an integrated desktop base, and is able to record at a full 24-bit/96kHz, with a frequency response between 50Hz-20kHz...

Chiptune fans! The Commodore 64 is back from the dead

12 Oct 2017 · An English company by the name of Retro Games Limited has embarked on resurrecting the Commodore 64 as a miniature computer with modern functionality like HDMI output and USB ports. While the SID chip is no...

Rupert Neve Designs brings 535 Diode Bridge Compressor module

12 Oct 2017 · Rupert Neve designs announced the 535 Diode Bridge Compressor - a 500-series format module designed to deliver the essence of the classic Neve 2254 compressor with some modern amenities...

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

11 Oct 2017 · 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.

Apogee finally releases Windows drivers for its (old) audio interfaces

11 Oct 2017 · What do you do if you have a warehouse full of USB audio interfaces that your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users are no longer interested in? Release Windows drivers! Thanks Apogee, you make us feel special.

M-Audio wants to dominate USB recording with the Uber microphone

11 Oct 2017 · M-Audio release the Uber Mic Professional USB microphone - an aggressively named product, to be sure, but will the specs be as superior as the name suggests?

The Zoom ARQ AR-48 Aero RhythmTrak is ready for lift-off

09 Oct 2017 · A cross between a disco lamp and an all-in-one audio workstation, the Zoom ARQ AR-48 Aero RhythmTrak is a production and live performance instrument that looks like something from a toy store...

Elektron will update the original Octatrack to the MK2’s operating system

08 Oct 2017 · In a move that will surely delight owners of the original Octatrack, Elektron announced an upcoming software update for the machine which will bring its operating system in line with the MK2 version...

iZotope lets Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 mastering and mixing tools communicate

06 Oct 2017 · Two tools, connected: iZotope updates its Ozone and Neutron mastering and mixing tools. Biggest new feature? They're now integrated using the Tonal Balance Control plug-in.

#HomeRecordingDays at Thomann with special offers, give-aways and tutorials

06 Oct 2017 · The German online gear retailer has a new promotional campaign aimed squarely at budding home recordists - with a few tutorials mixed in to help make sense of all that new tech!

Eventide ups its mastering plug-in game with Elevate, an intelligent limiter

05 Oct 2017 · Developed by Newfangled Audio, Elevate combines a multi-band limiter, EQuivocate's equalizing tech, and a maximizer with the goal of increasing your mix's perceived loudness and improving its dynamics...

bx_console N plug-in gets you closer to the Neve VXS analog console sound

05 Oct 2017 · Brainworx's plug-in models the 72-channel Neve VXS analog console, this time with the addition of per-channel saturation control and one-click random channel assignments...

Mackie Onyx Artist and Producer USB audio interfaces: Scarlett killers in black?

04 Oct 2017 · 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...

HY SeqCollection is here: 5 MIDI sequencers for bonkers synth lines

03 Oct 2017 · HY SeqCollection features five sequencer modes - acid, dark, m5816, step16, and hexa. Acid is partly inspired, as expected, by the legendary Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer - expect to deal with 16s, accents ...

PreSonus Quantum 2 arrives: a $700 sequel to the $1000 pro-audio interface

03 Oct 2017 · 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...

Antelope Audio outs Edge and Verge modelling condenser microphones

03 Oct 2017 · Antelope Audio introduced a pair of large and small-diaphragm condenser microphones, designed to work with its proprietary mic simulation software. Read more about The Edge and The Verge here...

Antelope Discrete 4 and Discrete 8 audio interfaces: Mid-market conquerors?

02 Oct 2017 · Antelope Audio introduced the Discrete 4 and Discrete 8 interfaces, targeting the $1000 price segment that's been of interest to manufacturers this year. As expected, they carry traditional Antelope features...