Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

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!

NAMM 2019: Waves & Chris Lord-Alge team up for CLA Mix Hub

CLA Mix Hub is a channel strip which integrates the producer's favorite Solid State Logic gear and runs on up to 64 channels simultaneously - turning your DAW into a 64-channel SSL console.

NAMM 2019: Steinberg AXR4 audio interface with TB2 and 32/384 conversion

Steinberg is getting into the Thunderbolt rackmount audio interface game with the new AXR4. It's a flagship product designed for professional recording that features DSP effects and MIDI.

NAMM 2019: PreSonus updates its Studio interfaces with USB-C

PreSonus has upgraded its Studio audio interface line with USB-C connectivity, retaining the units' comfortable pricing while making them easier to integrate with modern computers.

NAMM 2019: IK’s incredibly ambitious iLoud MTM reference speaker

The iLoud MTM is a multi-purpose studio monitor with a compact design and several inbuilt technologies that put it ahead of anything I have personally seen in its price range.

NAMM 2019: Apogee Hype 24/96 USB mic with built-in analog compressor

Apogee's USD 350 desktop microphone builds upon its predecessors with the addition of an integrated analog compressor that's meant to make you sound more professional.

NAMM 2019: Accusonus adds an automated De-Clipper to ERA Bundle 3.0

Fully automated, ERA De-Clipper detects clipped audio fragments by itself and sets the threshold accordingly, restoring audio segments and improving signal quality.

Best free plug-ins this week: MRatioMB, ModulAir, Sound Gadgets

While we are busy covering NAMM 2019 announcements and teases (it's intense this year...), generous and hard-working developers squeezed in a trio of free plug-ins for having fun during downtime.

NAMM 2019: new Sony PCM-A10 and PCM-D10 hi-res portable recorders

Sony is bringing a pair of new HD audio portable recorders to NAMM 2019- the PCM-D10 and PCM-A10. Both offer high-resolution audio recording, though they differ in conversion quality.

NAMM 2019: Cranborne Camden EC2 preamp and headphone amplifier with textbook specs

A two-channel rackmount preamp, the EC2 implements Cranborne's Camden 500 preamp design, Mojo analog saturation circuit, and a dual headphone mixer.

NAMM 2019: Unity Audio The Rock MK-III studio speakers with crystal membrane woofers

The Rock MK-III has a new Crystal Membrane 180mm woofer of the same physical size, but supposedly "far superior". Thus, Unity has achieved lower distortion, improved dynamics and higher SPL.

Leak: Antelope Audio headed to NAMM 2019 with an USB Edge mic?

An anonymous source provided Gearnews with an image depicting a 3D model of what appears to be a brand new Antelope Audio microphone with USB connectivity - a first for the company.

NAMM 2019: new Heritage Audio diode-bridge hardware bus comp – Successor

Utilizing HA's Carnhill transformer-based Class A '73-style input and output stages, the Successor's mission is combining vintage-style looks and character with modern functionality.

McDSP 6060 Ultimate Module Collection – over 30 vintage and custom processors!

The modular system is said to contain McDSP's largest collection of processors to date - over 30 modules for EQ, compression, saturation, distortion, dynamics processing and others.

NAMM 2019: premium A23-M three-way speaker from PSI Audio

At around USD 4000 per piece, the A23-M is geared towards the upper end of the market and audio professionals looking for a premium solution.

NAMM 2019: sE Electronics V Kick and V Beat drum recording microphones

sE Electronics has announced two drum recording and live sound microphones - the V Kic and V Beat. There's also the V Clamp drum mic mounting system, completing the new V Series.

Is there a major Logic Pro X update or Logic Pro 11 around the corner?

At almost six years old, a a major update to Apple's DAW seems warranted - either Logic Pro X 10.5 or Logic Pro XI. Could the timing of the latest bug fix update suggest an imminent major update?

NAMM 2019: Blue introduces USD 99 Ember condenser microphone

At just USD 99, the Ember wants to be a great starter microphone for content creators such as podcasters and live streamers. Can Blue deliver the ideal condenser for beginners?

NAMM 2019: Neumann enters the studio headphones market

Berlin's premium microphone maker is to present its first pair of cans at Winter NAMM 2019 - but what's the likely price point? How much would you pay for Neumann-branded headphones?

NAMM 2019: JBL Series 104 reference monitors for content creators

JBL's new 104 is a desktop speaker for musicians, YouTubers and podcast producers with some neat features but not all the trappings (or bass frequencies) of full-on studio monitors.

Best Free Plug-ins This Week: Two synths, a piano and a filter

An emulation of the fabled Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, Piano One uses the Sound Magic Hybrid Modelling Engine which utilizes both sampling and modeling.