Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

NAMM 2019: Focal Trio 11 Be new flagship studio monitors

The new Focals have 5-inch midrange drivers, 10-inch subs, and pure beryllium inverted dome tweeters. So these are three-way monitors which probably live better inside spacious studio facilities.

NAMM 2019: Aston Stealth, a four-mics-in-one glowing in purple

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.

NAMM 2019: CLA-10a, Avantone’s active Yamaha NS10 replicas

At NAMM 2019, manufacturer Avantone debuted an active version of its Chris Lord-Alge endorsed Yamaha NS10 replica, the CLA-10a. Interesting enough, the difference doesn't conclude with the addition of a Class ...

Eventide Instant Phaser is as old-school as a phaser can possibly get

Eventide recreated a true classic in every sense of the word - the 1972 Instant Phaser. The first rackmount effects unit ever, Instant Phaser is super old-school and ever so slightly obscure.

NAMM 2019: Electro-Voice RE420 and RE520 live vocal condenser microphones

The RE420 has a cardioid polar pattern and sounds warmer, while the RE520 is supercardioid - thus with more back and side rejection, and tighter-sounding.

NAMM 2019: Little Labs LL2A, a 60s opto compressor for modern times

I like how Little Labs made a compressor from the 60s look like it literally came out yesterday. The LL2A will be available next quarter for an undisclosed price.

Maag and Brainworx team up for MAGNUM-K compressor & mastering processor

Since Maag and Brainworx collaborated on this project, the MAGNUM-K plug-in gets the full endorsement and approval from the hardware's creators. Good stuff all-around!

TRAX: A cool VST drum machine for modern beat-driven genres

Styled like a hardware drum machine, TRAX comes complete with 50 drum kits spanning modern beat-driven genres like hip-hop, trap, EDM and the like.

Digital Brain Instruments Oscar: a creative oscillator and noise generator plug-in

Oscar is a pretty cool guy that comes equipped with three adjustable oscillators and one noise generator. You can program/automate frequency changes or modulate the signals with an adjustable LFO.

NAMM 2019: Royer dBooster R-DB20 – clean gain booster for ribbon and dynamic mics

Unlike competing products, says Royer, the R-DB20 maintains consistent headroom and gain, regardless of the load is attached to. This is very important for achieving the intended results.

NAMM 2019: TK Audio BC1-THD hardware bus compressor

New black faceplate aside, the THD variant introduces a number of user-requested features. First comes the Grab control which makes the compression more aggressive and apparent.

NAMM 2019: PSP Audioware releases Twin-L vintage limiter plug-in

Twin-L can sound like vintage VCA and Opto limiters, according to your preference. Changing the character is accomplished via a switch. It's available now at an introductory USD 49 price.

NAMM 2019: New Dynaudio Core 7 & Core 59 reference monitors

Designed with professionals in mind, the Core speakers are engineered and built in Denmark with Dynaudio's latest advancements in acoustic technology.

NAMM 2019: Earthworks SR314 live vocal cardioid condenser microphone

The SR 314 has a terrific 20Hz - 30kHz frequency response and is ready to handle as many as 145 dBs worth of stage volume. According to Earthworks, the microphone sounds rich and open.

NAMM 2019: Apogee adds a pair of Pultec EQs to its FX Rack platform

Apogee continues its NAMM 2019 onslaught with the announcement of new additions to its FX Rack DSP-Native plug-in platform.

NAMM 2019: McDSP APB analog multi-processor with software control and computer recording

Renowned plug-in developer McDSP is looking into entering the hardware realm with a promising and interesting product - a programmable analog processor.

NAMM 2019: TASCAM DR-X portable handheld recorders

Alongside its new audio interfaces, TASCAM brought three brand-new handheld recorders to NAMM 2019. Belonging to the DR-X series, these expand the previous generation of devices' feature sets.

NAMM 2019: New TASCAM SERIES audio interfaces

Reaching the now-standard 24-bit/192kHz fidelity, the desktop units are compatible with Mac, PC, and iOS devices. Both have MIDI and built-in DSPs with effects for each channel.

NAMM 2019: Antares brings Auto-Tune to the masses with Access and Auto-Key

Auto-Tune Access and Auto-Key are meant to make the ProTools of vocal correction more accessible to budding artists and producers - a market which Antares had largely neglected for some reason.

NAMM 2019: Slate Digital deals quad damage with four new releases

Steven Slate announced he's taking no less than five new products to NAMM this year. I expected this to be good and the man did not disappoint (hats off to his team, too)! Here's what we got...

NAMM 2019: Slate’s Raven MTZ touchscreen console starts at USD 3000

Slate Digital is unveiling no less than five new products at NAMM this year. Chief among them is the new RAVEN MTZ multi-touch mix control surface, which starts at just USD 3000.

NAMM 2019: Sennheiser IE 400 Pro & IE 500 Pro in-ear monitors

Senn parted ways with the typical multi-transducer design in favor or successfully miniaturizing a single broadband driver. This supposedly results in a natural, ultra-low distortion sound.

NAMM 2019: Arturia AudioFuse Studio musician-friendly desktop audio interface

The sleek desktop unit offers quad DiscretePro preamps, quad line inputs (two of them commutable to Phono for connecting turntables), ADAT, and Bluetooth playback - among other valuable functionality.

NAMM 2019: 4th-gen KRK ROKIT studio monitors available now

Prices for these promising and unabashedly modern speakers start at GBP 160 for the 5-inch woofer version, representing up-to-date monitoring at its most affordable. Good sports, those KRK lads!