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MXL
Revelation II Variable Pattern Tube Condenser Microphone
Price: $499...........................................................mxlmics.com
The biggest revelation from MXL was the
Revelation II, an update and redesign of
its popular Revelation tube mic (reviewed
February 2011). The (discontinued) original has become something of a cult classic, and the new model expands on the
original. Version II is based around a
dual, gold-sputtered, 6-micron diaphragm
and EF86 pentode tube. The best news is
that is costs less than half of the original!

Myburgh Microphones
M1 Tube Microphone

Price: $5,500..........................................................myburgh.eu
Myburgh Microphones, named for company namesake Andrew Myburgh, was
launched initially as Burg Microphones. The
M1 is a new microphone designed by Andreas Grosser and Eckehard Dux, featuring
a German-made Mylar M7 capsule and
Russian military-grade tube.

Neumann
KH 750 DSP & Neumann.Control iPad app

Price: $1,650 (sub); app is free......................en-de.neumann.com
As you can see from
the photo, the Neumann
booth is just cool with
classic and modern microphones on display. New at
the show was version 3 of
the Neumann.Control iPad
app, which communicates through the DSP found inside the KH
750 DSP sub and then controls any set of Neumann KH stereo
monitors, aiding in proper system setup.

Novation LAUNCHPAD Pro

Price: $349.......................................................... novation.com
Novation continues the evolution of
its LAUNCHPAD controller lineup with
a new Pro version offering 64 pads,
a four-track polyphonic sequencer,
and seamless integration with both
Ableton Live and hardware. See Page
46 for a review of the LAUNCHPAD X
and LAUNCHKEY Mini MKIII.

Nugen Audio SEQ-S

Price: $149 (sale)............................................. nugenaudio.com
SEQ-S is an EQ plugin from Nugen
Audio with flexible, detailed envelopes, fluid EQ morphing, and intuitive
EQ matching. SEQ-S can accommodate up to 7.1 audio while the lighter
and less expensive SEQ-ST ($99) is
perfect for your two-channel needs.

Oktava
Oktava MD-305 Dynamic Vocal Mic

Price: $290..................................................... oktava-shop.com
Oktava microphones had many of its
well-loved Russian classics on full display
at NAMM. Marketing Director Liubov
Stalnova gave us a full tour and showed
off the cool new MD-305 dynamic vocal
microphone, as well as the MK-117 ($585)
and MK-115 ($555) large diaphragm
condenser models.

oeksound
Soothe2 dynamic resonance suppressor

Price: 199€ (upgrade from the original soothe 50€)...oeksound.com
RECORDING reviewer and
mastering engineer Justin Perkins
clued us in to this cool piece of
software at NAMM. soothe2 is a
dynamic resonance suppressor. It
identifies problematic resonances on the fly and applies matching reduction automatically.

Peluso Microphone Lab
P-280 Vacuum Tube Microphone

Price: $2,116......................................pelusomicrophonelab.com
While Peluso is best known for its
well-respected inspirations of famous mics
of the past, John Peluso was excited about
the new P-280 Vacuum Tube Microphone,
which is one the company's first in-house
large diaphragm designs. According
to Peluso, "The P-280 employs a unique
tube/FET combination amplifier stage to
achieve the quietest noise floor we've ever
encountered in a tube microphone."

PreSonus
ioSTATION 24c

Price: $299....................... presonus.com
In the 'Why didn't somebody think
of this sooner?' category comes the
PreSonus ioSTATION 24c, a desktop box
that combines the well-loved PreSonus
2nd generation FaderPort and a 2x2
USB-C Audio Interface, complete with
a pair of onboard PreSonus XMAX preamps. PreSonus was also showing off its
Quantum 2626, a 26x26 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface ($599).

PSI Audio
A23-M Three-Way Studio Monitor

Price: $4,789 (each)....... psiaudio.swiss
According to Roger Roschnikr of
PSI Audio, the coolest thing at the PSI
Audio booth was the A23-M ThreeWay Studio Monitor. Even cooler, it's
reviewed on page 58 of this issue.
RECORDING March 2020

http://www.mxlmics.com http://www.oktava-shop.com http://www.mxlmics.com http://www.oeksound.com http://www.oeksound.com http://www.myburgh.eu http://www.myburgh.eu http://www.pelusomicrophonelab.com http://www.pelusomicrophonelab.com http://en-de.neumann.com http://en-de.neumann.com http://www.novation.com http://www.presonus.com http://www.nugenaudio.com

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