EQ Magazine - April 2009 - (Page 19) Audio-Technica AT8022 What Stereo condenser microphone. Why Records a pristine stereo soundfield in a compact housing. Specs Coincident X-Y capsule arrangement. Supplied with two cables for use with either pro or consumer gear. Switchable lowfrequency rolloff and battery or phantom power. Price $499 retail Web www.audio-technica.com LaCie 4big Quadra What Four-bay RAID. Why Large capacity, speed, and advanced security. Specs 2TB to 6TB of storage, four hotswappable disks for non-stop data access, configurable as RAID type of your choice. Includes Genie and Intego Backup Manager Pro. Apple Time Machine compatible. eSATA, Firewire 400/800, and high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity. Price Starting at $749 retail Web www.lacie.com McDSP Emerald Pack 3.0 What Audio processing plug-ins. Why Whether it’s vintage preamp and compressor emulation or a virtual analog synth, McDSP’s plugins are regarded as some of the best-sounding in the business for Pro Tools users. Plug-ins Analog Channel, Channel G, Chrome Tone, CompressorBank, DE555, FilterBank, FutzBox, MC2000, ML4000, NF575, Revolver, Synthesizer One. Price $2,795 (HD), $1,495 (Native) Web www.mcdsp.com Ableton Suite 8 What World-changing, live performance-oriented DAW software. Why Everything you need to make a song or score, warp audio as though it were Silly Putty, make beats, DJ, and generally experience music production bliss. Specs The tools and features in Live 8 plus a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, and numerous sampled instruments. Price $699 retail Web www.ableton.com Presonus Studio Channel What Channel strip. Why Combines Class-A tube mic preamp, VCA-based compressor, and three-band parametric EQ. Specs Tube gain and tube drive. Precision analog VU meter for gain reduction and output. EQ Pre/Post compressor switch. 80Hz high pass filter. 20dB pad. Phase invert. Price $359 retail/$299 street Web www.presonus.com www.eqmag.com APRIL 2009 EQ 19 http://www.audio-technica.com http://www.lacie.com http://www.ableton.com http://www.mcdsp.com http://www.presonus.com http://www.eqmag.com
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