57 Results for "Thunderbolt"

Top 5 audio interfaces by Focusrite, Roland, UAD, Presonus, Antelope

With a single exception, our selection includes only products announced and launched (or soon to be released) in 2017. They are spread in five price categories from entry-level to high end pro.

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

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

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...

MOTU ships 828 ES $1000 interface: Can it break into the pro interface market?

MOTU (Mark Of The Unicorn) has a new audio interface in rack format. The 828 ES supports 60 simultaneous audio channels in total, spread out across 28 inputs and 32 outputs. More specifically, there are 8 ...

Can Intel’s 18-core Core i9 CPU models revolutionise music production?

With a teraflop of processing power can the new Skylake-X Core i9 processors give us the grunt we need to take our productions into the future?

Musikmesse 2017: Antelope Audio expand Goliath audio interface to HD

Antelope Audio add a "new flagship" to their portfolio of audio interfaces, the Goliath HD. And they're making some pretty bold claims for it, too...

UAD v9.1 with Moog filter, OTO Bitcrusher, Fuchs Amp, SSL 4000 E and bx_subsynth Plug-ins

Universal Audio has cooked up an interesting range of updates and new plug-ins for its UAD-2 and Apollo customers, as well as some tech updates for Mac and PC.

Antelope add Thunderbolt and guitar re-amping to Zen Studio+

Antelope deliver the next gen of their 1U portable audio interface, the Zen Studio+, now with re-amping and Thunderbolt.

Why are Lynx keeping back details on their new Aurora(n) converter interfaces?

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...

NAMM 2017: Is the Slate VRS8 a breakthrough or hot air?

Shown at NAMM, watch the keynote presentation of this new 'Virtual Recording Studio', made up of the VRS8 interface and ML-2 microphone. But is it really a "breakthrough"?

Will MOTU’s new 624 and 8A raise the bar for compact interfaces?

MOTU have announced the availability of the 624 and 8A audio interfaces. Equipped with Thunderbolt, USB3 and AVB, there's a lot packed into these half-rack units.

UA announces new ‘flagship’ Ultimate 5 software package

Something seems very dated here. There feels like a lot of marketing hot air involved here. What we need are updated DSP solutions. Maybe NAMM next year?

Universal Audio UAD 9: Its biggest update ever?

UAD version 9 brings Thunderbolt compatibility to Windows 10, support for MacOS Sierra and a bundle of new plug-ins.

Focusrite finally release Windows drivers for Clarett Interfaces

From the 10th November, Windows users will benefit from drivers for the Clarett range of Thunderbolt interfaces. Great news, even if it's quite late.

The New 2016 MacBook Pro: Smash hit or off-key?

Apple can't quite bring themselves to put touch on their Macbook Pro screens and so invent a less helpful way of using what is obviously working well on the iPad, Surface and hybrid computers.

Apogee Element Series Thunderbolt Interfaces

Is this round 2 of the Apogee vs Focusrite Thunderbolt 'inter-face-off'? These new Element Thunderbolt interfaces almost mirror the Focusrite Clarett range.

Focusrite RED 8Pre – the ultimate interface?

64 inputs and outputs; Thunderbolt, Pro Tools HD and Dante; mic, line and instrument; ADAT, S/PDIF and Word Clock; the Red 8Pre has got it all in every colour as long as its red.

RME TotalMix FX 1.32 update hints at imminent availability of UFX+

RME's '20th Anniversary' interface, the Fireface UFX+, might be available very soon, as indicated by this latest TotalMix FX update.

RME update Fireface range with UFX+

This update for the UFX is RME's latest addition to its venerable Fireface line of interfaces for Mac and PC, and has lots of new features as well as a new price tag...

Antelope adds classic hardware emulations to their DSP

Antelope are soon to roll out a free update for their Orion Studio, Zen Tour and Goliath interfaces adding new plugin emulations, including the FET-A76.

Rumours build as Apple’s MacBook Pro is long overdue an update

OLED display touch bar, Touch ID, Skylake processor, thinner and lighter frame: these are just some of the rumours anticipated for this year's MacBook Pro.

Eventide prototype multichannel effects processor seen

Last week at the 140th AES Convention in Paris, Eventide were seen with a new multi-channel effects processor. Boasting high DSP power and modern connectivity, what is it?

Top 5 Audio Interfaces for 2016

Choosing the best audio interface can be a really difficult decision. Here's our selection of the Top 5 Audio Interfaces out this year, that we recommend.

Musikmesse 2016: MOTU get Thunderbolt working on Windows

Good new for Windows users as MOTU's range of Thunderbolt audio interfaces gets a brand new driver.