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Sennheiser (www.sennheiserusa.com): The MK 4 ($299) is Sennheiser’s first side-address large-diaphragm condenser mic. It offers a 1" diaphragm and its specs include a 140 dB max SPL and 10 dBA self-noise. It is designed for clear off-axis response, warm mids, and detailed bass. It comes with a mic clip; an elastic shockmount is optional. Shure (www.shure.com): The SRH940 ($299) is Shure’s newest monitor headphone, with a collapsible lightweight design and accurate frequency response for tight bass and smooth high-end extension with minimal distortion. The SRH550DJ ($99) is a full-range supraaural DJ headphone with extended bass and swiveling earcups for one-ear wear. Roland (rolandus.com): The DUO-CAPTURE UA11 USB audio interface ($89.99) has a 1/4" Mic/Guitar input, 1/8" stereo input, and output on 1 /8" and 1/4" stereo jacks. The TRI-CAPTURE UA-33 ($159.99) has one XLR input with phantom power, 1 /4" input with Hi-Z switch, and stereo input, plus stereo outputs on 1/4" balanced TRS plus headphones, with 24/96 quality and loopback recording of computer audio. Rupert Neve Designs (rupertneve.com): The 543 (price TBA) is a 500 Series module based on the Portico 5043. It’s a transformer-based VCA compressor/limiter with feedback and feedforward modes, peak/RMS detection, and a built-in sidechain highpass filter. Rycote (rycoteinvision.com): The InVision Studio Kit ($149.99) combines the Universal Studio Mount (USM) with the brand-new Universal Pop Filter, and will accommodate virtually any large-diaphragm recording mic from 18 to 55 mm in diameter. Samson Technologies (samsontech.com): The Meteor Mic ($99) is a USB condenser mic whose angle-adjustable legs fold over the body for storage. It includes a 1/8" headphone out with volume control. Also at the Samson booth: from Zoom (zoomfx.com), the R8 (price TBA), a compact USB audio interface/controller and SD card recorder/ sampler. sE Electronics (seelectronics.com): The Egg (price and availability TBA) is a new biamplified monitor shaped like, well, an egg— the shape is designed to minimize cabinet resonances and diffraction that spoil frequency response. sE is also shipping the RN17 ($950), a 17mm pencil mic with a large output transformer and swappable capsules. SM Pro Audio (smproaudio.com): The V-Machine VSTi Player ($599.99) is now at software version 2.0, with enhanced performance and new collections of preloaded instruments available like the Classic Keys Collection ($199.99). Also new: The MPatch 5.1 ($399), a passive volume controller for stereo or 5.1 applications, and the MPatch 4M ($449.99) studio monitor controller/switcher with talkback function. Solid State Logic (solidstatelogic.com): The X-Rack Stereo Dynamics Module ($1159) offers compressor/limiter and expander/gate functions with an external key input and multiple link between adjacent units. Sonic Distribution (sonicus.net) announced exclusive North American distribution for several new product lines, including the Italian high-end audio processor maker Audio Line, German maker of signal distribution and clocking products MUTEC, and the KS Digital line of studio monitors, also from Germany. SONiVOX (sonivoxrocks.com): VOCALIZER ($149) is a combination virtual instrument and effect plug-in that allows vocal tracks (or other audio input) to be resynthesized, processed, and pitch-adjusted into unusual new timbres, providing a very intuitive way to create new sounds from simply singing. Slate Digital (slatedigital.com): Trigger is a phase-accurate drum replacement plug-in with six stereo layers of samples and intuitive user controls. Trigger EX ($129) comes with 10 snares, 9 kicks, and 3 sets of toms, and Trigger Platinum ($299) comes with 46 snares, over 31 kicks, and 8 sets of toms, all from the famous Steven Slate Drums libraries. Slate Digital also hosted the folks from Gobbler (gobbler.com), a new online service for seamless backup, organization, and sharing of large session files for audio professionals.

From top: Zoom R8, Samson Meteor Mic, Roland DUO-CAPTURE and TRI-CAPTURE, Shure SRH940
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