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Cranborne Audio (cranborne-audio.com) is a new firm from
the UK making its first NAMM appearance with three new
products: the Camden 500 mic preamp module with selectable
"Mojo" saturation; the 500R8 8-slot 500 Series enclosure with
built-in USB interface, all-analog monitor controller and
summing bus, coaxial and optical digital I/O, Ethernet-based
expandability, and more; and the 500ADAT, an ADAT-enabled
8-slot enclosure.
DACS Audio (dacs-audio.com, dist. by Independent Audio,
independentaudio.com): The Monitor Control Central is a new
monitor controller with rackmounted audio I/O and a desktop
remote, offering multiple inputs and speaker outs, a full cue
system, and more.
Daking (daking.com, dist. by TransAudio Group,
transaudiogroup.com): The Mic Pre II ($1099) is a 2-channel
rack version of the famous Mic Pre One preamp, with
adjustable highpass filter, front-panel instrument input, and
a Jensen input transformer on each channel.
Direct Sound (extremeheadphones.com) displayed the
new EXTW37 ($300), a foldable wireless isolation headphone with built-in mic for telephone or talkback use.
DPA Microphones (dpamicrophones.com) educated
attendees on the CORE mic electronics announced at AES.
The d:fine headset line now features CORE, with other lines
to follow.
Drawmer (drawmer.com, dist. by TransAudio Group,
transaudiogroup.com) displayed the CMC2 ($299) and
MC7.1 ($1599) monitor controllers. The CMC2 is an affordable entry for stereo setups with two speaker pairs and a
subwoofer, and the MC7.1 is a full-on surround controller.
Drum Workshop (dwdrums.com): The Drum Enhancer plugin ($149), developed for DW by Audified, offers compression,
EQ, saturation, and a simplified 9-position preset selector
based on drum type and style. Look for a review soon.
Earthworks (earthworksaudio.com): The SV33 vocal mic
($2399), reviewed last month, now has an optional
Rycote-designed shockmount for applications where the
mic's heavy-duty internal shockmount proves insufficient.

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Ehrlund (ehrlund.se) attended its first NAMM, displaying
the new EHR-H (799 Euro), a handheld vocal condenser mic
with Ehrlund's signature triangular diaphragm and frequency
response out to 87 kHz.
Electrodyne (dist. by Pete's Place Audio, petesplaceaudio.com):
The 511b (price TBA) is a new 500 Series 2-band inductor-based
EQ with 12 selectable frequencies per band, some with shelving
EQ and the rest with narrow or wide peaks.
Empress Effects (empresseffects.com): The Zoia (price TBA, available
this summer) is a digital audio processing engine in stompbox format,
where blocks can be wired together using a matrix of buttons and
turned into audio effects, synthesizers, sequencers, and more.
ESI (esi-audio.com, dist. by Eleven Dimensions Media,
11dmedia.com): The MoCo passive monitor controller is now
shipping (and is reviewed in this issue). Also new: the M8Uex
and M4Uex, rack MIDI interfaces with USB 3.0 hubs built-in
and standalone MIDI processing functions (prices TBA).
Etymotic (etymotic.com): The new ER*3 in-ear monitors are
designed to bring the quality of Etymotic's ER4 in-ears to a
more affordable price point. The ER3SE (flat response) and
ER3XR (extended bass) both sell for $179.
Eventide (eventide.com) is now shipping the H9000 rackmount
multieffects DSP engine first shown at AES. New for NAMM:
The Euro DDL Eurorack delay module ($399) and the Anthology
XI collection of all 23 Eventide plug-ins ($1799).
Ferrofish (ferrofish.com): The PULSE 16 ($1199) is a rackmount
converter with 16 inputs and 16 outputs on balanced 1/4" TRS.
These can be converted to and from ADAT Optical on four ports
(allowing for 16 channels of SMUX 24/96 audio). The PULSE 16
MX ($1299) adds MADI compatibility.
Fix Audio Designs (fixaudiodesigns.com) has launched its
newest plug-in (developed by Softube, softube.com), the lush
and flexible Fix Phaser ($99). Fix's Paul Wolff also demonstrated
the Fix Blender (price TBA), a 4-channel rack that allows any
signal processor a wet/dry mix control with polarity inversion.

Cranborne Audio 500R8

Daking Mic Pre II
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http://www.cranborne-audio.com http://www.ehrlund.se http://www.petesplaceaudio.com http://www.dacs-audio.com http://www.independentaudio.com http://www.empresseffects.com http://www.daking.com http://www.transaudiogroup.com http://www.esi-audio.com http://www.11dmedia.com http://www.extremeheadphones.com http://www.etymotic.com http://www.dpamicrophones.com http://www.eventide.com http://www.drawmer.com http://www.transaudiogroup.com http://www.ferrofish.com http://www.dwdrums.com http://www.fixaudiodesigns.com http://www.earthworksaudio.com http://www.softube.com

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