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New Products From Roland/BOSS at Musikmesse Frankfurt
As we go to press with this issue, first reports of products from the Musikmesse in Frankfurt have started coming in, and Roland and BOSS have a number of interesting releases. Of primary interest to our recording readers is the R-05, a new compact digital recorder. It offers up to 24-bit/96 kHz WAV recording quality, a dedicated “rehearsal mode” that automatically sets levels, splits songs, and simultaneously records WAV and MP3 copies of incoming audio to SD cards, built-in file editing features and reverb, and more. The R-05 has a battery life of over 16 hours’ recording time and has a USB 2.0 port for easy file transfer to a computer. It has a builtin stereo mic and comes with windscreen and tripod mount.

The newest digital multitrack recorder in the BOSS line is the BR-800, an ultralight recorder (AC or battery powered) with up to four tracks of simultaneous recording to SD card and eight tracks of playback plus a stereo track from the built-in rhythm generator. Features include an interactive EZ Recording mode for beginners, a Retry function to recue audio and fix mistakes, and one-touch Song Sketch recording. It comes with a built-in stereo condenser mic, a wide variety of high-quality effects from well-known BOSS products (including modeled acoustic-guitar body sound from the AP-1 preamp), and when hooked up via USB, can act as an audio interface and control surface. Roland also released a number of keyboards at the show, including the GAIA SH-01, a lightweight battery/AC powered analog modeling synth with a 37-note keyboard, 64-note polyphony, built-in effects processor, a full front panel for easy control, Phrase Recorder, audio input, USB, and more. Prices: R-05, $299; BR-800, $525; GAIA SH-01, $799 More from: Roland and BOSS, www.rolandus.com, www.bossus.com, www.rolandconnect.com.

Metric Halo Introduces A Digital Do-Anything Box
Metric Halo is now shipping the LIO-8, a 1U rackmountable A/D and D/A converter, digital signal processor, and FireWire 400/800 computer audio interface. It’s based on the ULN-8 rackmount front end, but has line-level inputs rather than mic preamps, saving expense and power consumption for users who already own preamps they’re happy with and need a top-quality converter, digital mixer/summing amp with sends and returns, and interface. (ULN-8 pres can be added later as upgrades in blocks of four channels, as needed.) The LIO-8 comes with 8 A/D and ten D/A channels at up to 24-bit/192 kHz resolution, eight channels of AES digital I/O, two hi-Z instrument inputs, an 8-channel pre-conversion analog send, word clock I/O, SMPTE, MIDI, and much more. It includes the 2d Signal Processing plug-in bundle, and can be upgraded later to the full +DSP bundle. It operates in standalone mode as well, converting audio and providing monitor control functions (up to 7.1) for systems with digital inputs. Prices: $3995 More from: Metric Halo, www.mhlabs.com.
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Contents
Talkback.
Fast Forward.
Keb’Mo’ And His Home Studio.
When Your Studio Meets Your Wallet.
Pragmatic Design For Project Studios.
CAD Audio E100S.
Universal Audio UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop.
Recording’s Guitar Column.
Square State Solid State EQUALIZER model one b.
Akai LPK25 and LPD8.
Recording’s Keyboard Column.
Know Your Audio Interface.
SXSW 2010 Report.
Readers’ Tapes.
Advertiser Index.
Classified Ads
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Recording - May 2010 - Fast Forward.
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Recording - May 2010 - Keb’Mo’ And His Home Studio.
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Recording - May 2010 - Recording’s Guitar Column.
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Recording - May 2010 - Akai LPK25 and LPD8.
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