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AKG Adds Stereo Mics To Its Perception Line
AKG has debuted the Perception 170 stereo microphone set. The new mic set has a factory-matched pair of Perception 170 small-diaphragm condenser mics with mic clips. The set is suitable for stereo miking including near-coincident arrays, and works well on acoustic instruments and drums and percussion. The new mic has a 1/2" diaphragm and a cardioid polar pattern, with a rear-mounted 20 dB pad switch, 155 dB max SPL handling, and a 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response with a 6 dB presence peak at 10 kHz. Price: $249 • More from: AKG, www.akg.com

Peavey Ships MuseBox DSP Engine
Peavey Electronics has shipped the MuseBox, a plug-and-play software-powered musical instrument and effects module designed in concert with Muse Research, makers of the well-known RECEPTOR line of DSP plug-in engines. The MuseBox provides a compact and musician-friendly platform for plug-in-based virtual instruments and effects for studio and stage use. The MuseBox feaures dual front-panel XLR/TRS inputs for guitar or mic with phantom power, stereo 1/4" TRS outputs on the rear panel plus a front-panel headphone jack, 24-bit/48 kHz audio support, and the ability to work with an external VGA monitor, mouse, and keyboard to access its built-in graphical user interface for preset design. A rear-panel CompactFlash card slot allows for future expansion upon the MuseBox’s built-in sound library, which includes over 4 GB of virtual instruments and effects plug-ins from makers like Univers-Sons, Applied Acoustics Systems, Camel Audio, Wave Arts, MuTech, ForeFront, and many others, as well as Peavey’s ReValver amp modeling software. The bundle is worth over $900 and comes preinstalled and preauthorized, ready to use. As we went to press, we received one of the first shipping MuseBoxes—look for a review in a forthcoming issue. Price: $1399.99 ($999.99 street) More from: Peavey Electronics, www.peavey.com/musebox

Roland Debuts Portable Vocal Processor And Headphones
The VE-5 Vocal Performer is a new processor from Roland intended for easy vocal signal processing and looping controllable by the vocalist, whether in the studio or on stage. It’s a portable and lightweight processor designed for tabletop use or connected to a mic stand for easy access, and includes a variety of vocal effects taken from the VE-20 processor. The VE-5 offers reverb, delay, doubling/harmony, dynamics control, pitch correction, and SFX effects, plus a Phrase Looper for realtime looping vocal performances. It can be battery powered, features an Aux input for mixing external audio with the vocalist, and has an internal mic as well as XLR output and combination XLR/TRS mic input. Also new from Roland: the RH-A7 open-air headphones, available in black, white, and black/red; intended for easy communication with session companions rather than sonic isolation, its open-air design offers high-quality sound reproduction and is particularly well suited to monitoring while playing digital pianos, with its 40mm drivers offering a frequency response of 10 Hz–25 kHz.

Prices: VE-5, $382.50; RH-A7, $119 More from: Roland, www.rolandus.com
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