Recording - January 2016 - 10

Report by Mike Metlay (words) and Paul Vnuk Jr. (pictures)

The Audio Engineering Society has two main Conventions each year-the one in the spring is in Europe, and the one in the fall
is in the United States. This year, Halloween weekend in New York City made for an unforgettable backdrop as the 139th AES
Convention returned to the Javits Center with record-setting attendance, a lot of new gear, and several new firms showing their
stuff. We were there for three whirlwind days, and there was plenty to see.
In this report, we're concentrating on companies with new products for AES; many of our old friends told us to watch out for new
releases at NAMM in January. We're primarily featuring shots taken on the show floor as part of our ongoing Twitter feed. If you
were following us (@RecordingMag) you would have seen these as they went out, and many of them were reposted to our
Facebook page... but for everyone else, here's a glimpse of the fun we had at the Javits Center. Special thanks to our colleagues
Giles Reaves and Diana Smethurst, whose presence on the show floor was a huge help.-MM and PV

ADK's Larry Villella with
the new Z-800 mic.

Acoustic Geometry (acousticgeometry.com)
was showing V2 of its Curve Diffusor
($339.98 and up), which combines timecoherent diffusion for low to mid frequencies
with a built-in limp mass absorber for low frequencies down to 45 Hz.
ADK (adkmic.com) showed a new mic in its
tube Z-MOD series: the beautiful Z-800 (price
and availability TBA).
AEA (www.ribbonmics.com) showed the
Nuvo Stereo Kit for its N8 and N22 mics
($252) for the first time at the show, but we
got one immediately afterward for a review
that you can read in this issue!
Amphion (amphion.fi) showed its line of
passive monitors and power amps, including
the Two15 reference monitor ($2000 each),
which we'll be reviewing very soon, and the
forthcoming BaseOne25 subwoofer ($6500).

New from AEA: the Nuvo Stereo Mic Kit... and a ribbon lightsaber?
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RECORDING January 2016

Anssi Hyvönen of Amphion with
his Two15 passive monitor.
AMS Neve (ams-neve.com) garnered a lot
of attention with the new BCM10/2 MK2 console on display at the Professional Audio
Design (proaudiodesign.com) booth. It's a
modern take on the classic BCM10 console,
with 1073 mic preamp/EQ modules, 1272
summing mixers, and the new 1952 switching
unit. Prices and ship dates are TBA for versions with 10, 16, 24, and 32 channels.
Antelope Audio (antelopeaudio.com) was
showing (among other new products!) the
Orion32+ ($3495) and Orion Studio ($2795)
rackmount audio interfaces. The Orion32+
offers Thunderbolt connectivity and zero-latency
monitoring for 32 ins and outs, and the Orion
Studio is a complete I/O solution with 12 mic
preamps, Thunderbolt and USB connections,
monitor outputs, talkback, dual hardware
inserts, and more. Reviews forthcoming.

http://www.acousticgeometry.com http://www.adkmic.com http://www.ribbonmics.com http://www.amphion.fi http://www.ams-neve.com http://www.proaudiodesign.com http://www.antelopeaudio.com

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