EQ Magazine - April 2009 - (Page 18) TOOLBOX by Mark C. Davis All prices are manufacturers’ suggested retail price. Toolbox material is provided courtesy of Harmony Central, Inc., and is used with the express written permission of the publisher. Alesis iMultiMix 16 USB What Digital mixer and computer audio interface. Why Fuses professional-quality mixing, three-band EQ per channel, guitar/line inputs, and iPod recording in a single package. Specs 100 studio-grade 28-bit digital effects, limiter, and control wheel transport controls for iPod. Includes Steinberg Cubase LE 4 and Ableton Live Lite Alesis Edition recording software. Also plays music from iPod for use as a source or backing track for live performance. Price $799 retail Web www.alesis.com TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 What External DSP accelerator for computer-based DAWs. Why Not only does it let you run TC plug-ins without burdening your CPU, but this package includes all the effects from TC’s renowned System 6000, the flagship dedicated effects unit used in high-end studios. Specs Eight Freescale DSP chips. SRAM-based memory increases performance of reverbs and delays. Runs as AU plug-in on Mac; VST on PC. Plug-ins VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb, MD3 Stereo Mastering, BrickWall Limiter, NonLin 2 Stereo Effects Reverb, DVR2 Digital Vintage Reverb, UnWrap Stereo to Surround Conversion, TapFactory Multi-tap Delay. Price $3,495 retail Web www.tcelectronic.com DiscMakers Reflex Daisy Chain Series What DVD/CD duplicator tower. Why It’s both high-speed and scalable. Connect up to hundreds of towers together—all operated by a single source. Specs The seven-drive units have a throughput of 56 DVDs or 105 CDs per hour; 10-drive units can turn out 80 DVDs or 150 CDs per hour. Each 320GB hard drive stores up to 63 full-size DVD images. Lets you mix seven- and 10-drive models. Price $TBA Web www.discmakers.com/duplicators Waves Tony Maserati Collection What Audio processing plug-ins developed with Grammy-winning recording engineer Tony Maserati. Why Not only do they help you get Maserati’s production sound, they’re simple to use because each plug-in focuses on a specific type of instrument. Plug-ins VX1 Vocal Enhancer, DRM Drum Slammer, ACG Acoustic Guitar Designer, HMX Harmonics Generator, B72 Bass Phattener, and GTi Guitar Toner. All are native processing only. Price $800 retail, also included as part of Waves Mercury Bundle at no extra cost. Web www.waves.com 18 EQ APRIL 2009 www.eqmag.com http://www.alesis.com http://www.tcelectronic.com http://www.discmakers.com/duplicators http://www.waves.com http://www.eqmag.com
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