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Avid (avid.com): The new Pro Series is a set of
affordable, high-quality plug-ins for the AAX format used in Pro Tools
10. The first set of plug-ins in the Pro Series are the Pro Compressor, Pro
Expander, and Pro Limiter ($99 each, Pro Limiter price and availability
TBA); the plug-ins offer DSP from the Avid Channel Strip and the System
5 console and feature modern touches like parallel compression,
upward and ducking modes, and soft saturation.
Aviom (aviom.com): The A360 Personal Mixer
($799/unit) is an improved version of Aviom’s A-16II personalized monitor mix system. The new system is based
upon a 36-channel multitrack audio bus supporting 18
mono or stereo channels: 16 audio sources, an extra Dual
Profile Channel with two sets of mix characteristics, and mono
or stereo ambience from a separate feed or a built-in microphone.
Behringer (behringer.com): The X32 digital mixer (reviewed March
2013) is now available in four smaller and more affordable formats,
each with the same number of channels, buses, and effects processors as the original, but with fewer preamps and hands-on controls,
allowing users to rely on remote control apps and/or remotely networked I/O interfaces to add what the mixers themselves lack. The
new mixers range from the slightly smaller X32 Compact ($2499)
and rackmountable X32 Producer ($1999) with 16 preamps
and 17 moving faders, to the 3U X32 Rack ($1499) with
16 preamps and a graphic LCD but few other controls, to
the entirely remote-control/remote-I/O 1U rack X32 Core
($99). Also new: the NEKKST K5 and K8 monitors
($399/pair and $499/pair), new powered studio monitors designed in collaboration with Keith Klawitter of KRK
fame. The new monitors, with 5" and 8" woofers, offer USB and
Bluetooth connectivity in addition to traditional analog inputs, and DSP
for room tuning controlled wirelessly from an iPad.
Blue Microphones (bluemic.com): The Nessie ($99) is a desktop cardioid condenser USB microphone for vocal and instrument recording.
It features built-in DSP with three selectable recording modes for
enhanced vocals, richer instrument recording, or unenhanced audio.
Enhancements include level control, eq, and a de-esser. A built-in
headphone amp includes volume control and instant muting.
British Audio Engineering (baeaudio.com): The Hot Fuzz ($225) is
BAE’s first guitar pedal. It’s based on a vintage Rangemaster treble
boost with an added fuzz circuit; boost and fuzz can be activated
and controlled independently.
CAD (cadaudio.com): The Sessions MH510 ($159) is a new pro
headphone with exchangeable cables and earpads and coming in a
variety of colors. Look for a review soon.
From top: Behringer X32 Compact, Core, and Rack; Blue Nessie;
Cymatic Audio LR-16 Live Recorder
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Cakewalk
(cakewalk.com):
SONAR X2 ($99 to $599 dependent on version) is the latest version of
the flagship Windows DAW. While it
offers a number of powerful new features like clip-based effects, customizable
effects chain presets, and user screensets for
rapid reconfiguration of the interface, the
demo we saw was perhaps most stunning for its seamless integration of the multitouch gestures in Windows 8, allowing for
complete control of SONAR X2 on a touch display.
Cartec Audio (cartecaudio.com, dist. in North
America by Wave Distribution, wavedistro.com):
The Compère 500 enclosure for 500 Series modules ($799), first shown at AES, is now shipping. It
offers 8 slots with an assignable front-panel XLR
input that can be assigned to any slot with a rotary
switch, letting a mic feed a module directly (phantom
power is provided if desired). The unit ships with four
“greenback” module covers, each worth $50 toward
a Cartec audio module purchase.
Cascade Microphones (cascademicrophones.com):
The Iso-Panel ($189) is a microphone isolation baffle
that offers a 1" acoustic foam lining on a metal shell.
Special features include a high-quality mic stand mount,
built-in legs for setting on a tabletop for podcast use, and
adjustable side panels.
CME (cme-pro.com): The Xkey ($99) is a USB
controller for use with computers and iOS devices.
It features an unusual design with 25 full-sized keys
in a metal shell, and boasts features not found on
most other compact controllers, including true polyphonic aftertouch and pitch/modulation buttons that are
pressure-sensitive touchpads rather than simple switches.


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Contents
Talkback
2013 Winter NAMM Show Report
Write Not Just Any Song, But A HIT Song! Q & A With Songwriter Robin Frederick
Royer SF-2 Active Ribbon Microphone
Big Money Drums—Part 3
Moog 500 Series Ladder Filter
Nimbit, Self-Promotion, Me—And You?
Eve Audio SC205 Monitors
Reader's Tapes
Akai MAX49 USB/MIDI/CV Keyboard Controller
Songwriting—The Money Angle
Advertiser Index
Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 16: Sweet Spot Conundrums—Part 3
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