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New Recording and Sound Reinforcement Tools From SM Pro Audio
SM Pro Audio has announced a number of new signal processing and routing devices for studio and live use. The new M-Patch 4M is an updated version of the company’s monitor controller, which takes the original’s routing, patching, muting, mixing, level matching, headphone monitoring, and stereo-to-mono summing, and adds a talkback circuit with internal or external mic and automatic 20 dB ducking on control room monitors when engaged. The VU800 is a 1U rackmount passive meter bridge with built-in headphone monitoring, an update of the VU8 with peak or average metering configuration, independent –10 dBV / +4 dBu setting for each meter, and user-selectable monitoring of channels in pairs. Finally, the CQ15 and CQ31 are 1U rackmount graphic equalizers with built-in compressors, the former being a 2-channel 15-band unit with two optical compressors switchable pre/post eq, and the latter a mono 31-band with a single compressor. Prices: M-Patch 4M, $449.99; VU800, $349.99; CQ15 and CQ31, $299.99 each; all prices street/MAP More from: SM Pro Audio, www.smproaudio.com; dist. in USA by MV Pro Audio, www.mvproaudio.com

Propellerhead Updates Reason, Debuts Hardware Interface
Propellerhead Software has announced Reason 6 and Reason Essentials, an upgrade to the well-known Reason virtual studio software in its full version and in an affordable entry-level version as well. Both now include audio editing and recording features formerly sold separately in Propellerhead’s Record software. Reason 6 now includes all of the features in Record, including audio recording and editing, the mixing console window with eq and dynamics on every channel, multiple parallel racks, Line 6 amp models, and new effects such as the Pulveriser compression/distortion effect, The Echo stereo echo with tape emulation, and Alligator, a 3-band pattern gate for rhythmic texturing. Also included: high-quality audio transpose, true 64-bit compatibility, user interface enhancements, and more. Reason Essentials offers core features of Reason and Record in a beginner-friendly rack that builds itself or can be customized by the user, including a drum machine, loop player, sampler, virtual synths, effects (including Line 6 models), and more, all married to an audio and MIDI sequencer for recording, editing, and arranging with infinite track count. Reason Essentials will be available alone or bundled with Balance, the first hardware device from Propellerhead. It’s a 2-in/2-out USB 2.0 bus-powered interface with separate monitor and headphone volume control, and eight instantly switchable inputs so all instruments can be left connected until needed and brought in without control-panel applications. Dedicated buttons bring up a meter/tuner in Reason and enable the Clip Safe clip-healing function to recover from toohot recording gain. The Balance interface is fully compliant with CoreAudio (Mac) and ASIO and WDM (Windows). Prices: Reason 6, $449; Reason Essentials, $299; Reason Essentials with Balance, $499 More from: Propellerhead Software, www.propellerheads.se
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