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The Audio Engineering Society met for its 127th Convention in October 2009 at the Javits Center in New York City. It’s no secret that the economy has had an impact on the audio technology industry, just as it has everywhere else; the show floor was quite a bit smaller than in recent years. A few manufacturers stayed away entirely (Digidesign was the absence most often commented upon at the show) and many others simply elected to have smaller booths. Despite this, floor traffic was brisk throughout the show, and there was no shortage of cool new gear. Invention and innovation are alive and kicking, and 2010 looks to be a great year for exciting new product introductions. Here are some of the highlights of the show from big and small companies alike; we don’t have room to feature everything we saw, and we apologize for any omissions. On with the show!—Mike Metlay ADAM Audio (www.adam-audio.com) demoed its new SX monitors, featured in our October 2009 Fast Forward. A-Designs Audio (www.adesignsaudio.com) showed a prototype of the Nail compressor (price TBA, around $2200 street), a sister unit to the Hammer eq reviewed January 2009. it’s a stereo-linkable unit with wet/dry mix, adjustable Hard Threshold control, and more. ADK/3 Zigma Audio (www.adkmic.com) was showing its CHI Series of mic body/capsule Tool Kits (prices vary by configuration); shown is the Studio 2 x 6, with two mic bodies and six capsules. AEA (www.ribbonmics.com) premiered the A840 Active Studio Ribbon ($1725), a high-output design with low self-noise, 141 dB SPL capacity, and wide frequency response, compatible with any preamp regardless of input impedance and offering the same ribbon found in the company’s flagship A440 at a lower price point. AKG (www.akg.com) had a number of new microphones on display. The C 414 XLS and C 414 XLII ($1299/$1349) are the newest in the C 414 line, offering nine pickup patterns, lockable controls, peak hold LEDs, bass cut and attenuation switching, and offer the neutral sound of the C 414 B-ULS and the up-front tone of the C 414 B-TL II respectively. Also new: the Perception 120 USB mic (price TBA), a plug-and-play condenser mic with integrated pop filter, pad, bass cut, and 24-bit A/D coversion. AlterMedia (www.studiosuite.net) is now shipping version 9 of its Studio Suite studio management software with a large slate of new features and modules, in four versions ranging from the Solo version for single-room studios with five or less employees ($399) to the web-accessible Internet version for large studios and production companies ($5000). American Music & Sound (www.americanmusicand sound.com) announced that it would be distributing products by Phonic, Kurzweil, and Fostex in the USA—big news for readers eager to get these product lines more easily.RECORDING JANUARY 2010 AnaMod (www.anamodaudio.com) showed the AM670 Stereo Limiter ($3295), a stereo limiter that uses the company’s circuit modeling process to design a real hardware emulation of the 1950s’ 670 variable-mu limiter, complete with its ability to compress the center and sides of a stereo mix independently. API (www.apiaudio.com) premiered the 527 Compressor ($995), a 500-Series module based on the API 225L discrete channel compressor with 10-step metering, hard and soft knee, and the API 2500 stereo bus compressor’s Thrust circuit included as well. Apogee Electronics (www.apogeedigital.com) showed the ONE ($249) and GiO ($395) USB audio interfaces— look for a review of the GiO in this issue, and see the September 2009 Fast Forward for ONE. Support for Apple Mac OS X 10.6 was also announced for a number of the company’s products.
http://www.adam-audio.com
http://www.adesignsaudio.com
http://www.adkmic.com
http://www.ribbonmics.com
http://www.akg.com
http://www.anamodaudio.com
http://www.apiaudio.com
http://www.studiosuite.net
http://www.apogeedigital.com
http://www.americanmusicandsound.com
http://www.americanmusicandsound.com
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Contents
Talkback.
2009 AES Convention Report.
Steve Vai.
The Hybrid Guitar Recording Method—A Modern Way of Tracking Serious Tones, Part 2.
Apogee Electronics GiO.
Reviewed & Revisited:Apple Logic Pro 9.
Recording’s Guitar Column.
Reviewed & Revisited: Phonic Helix Board 24 Universal.
Readers’ Tapes.
Zoom G9.2tt.
Once Over—Reviews in Brief.
Line 6 POD X3 Live.
M-Audio Axiom Pro 49.
Advertiser Index.
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Recording - January 2010 - Contents
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Recording - January 2010 - Talkback.
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Recording - January 2010 - 2009 AES Convention Report.
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Recording - January 2010 - Steve Vai.
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Recording - January 2010 - The Hybrid Guitar Recording Method—A Modern Way of Tracking Serious Tones, Part 2.
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Recording - January 2010 - Reviewed & Revisited:Apple Logic Pro 9.
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Recording - January 2010 - Recording’s Guitar Column.
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Recording - January 2010 - Reviewed & Revisited: Phonic Helix Board 24 Universal.
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Recording - January 2010 - Readers’ Tapes.
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Recording - January 2010 - Zoom G9.2tt.
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Recording - January 2010 - Once Over—Reviews in Brief.
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Recording - January 2010 - Line 6 POD X3 Live.
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Recording - January 2010 - M-Audio Axiom Pro 49.
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