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LaChapell Ships 500 Series EQ Module
The Model 503 from LaChapell Audio is a single-space 500 Series equalizer module. It offers very low distortion signature and minimal phase deviation, for extremely clear and transparent frequency control. Similar to the eq found on LaChapell’s 583e preamp/eq module, it’s a 3-band transformerless eq that adds a few new items to its sibling’s feature set, including ±12 dB boost/cut, lowpass filter at 5 and 10 kHz, highpass filter at 50 Hz and 150 Hz, and a ±6 dB overall trim gain stage. Price: $895 • More from: LaChapell Audio, www.lachapellaudio.com.

Spectrasonics Pays Tribute To Moog With Contest and Sound Library
Spectrasonics has announced the availability of the Bob Moog Tribute Library for its Omnisphere software synthesizer. This new library features over 700 new sounds created by many of the world’s most famous synthesizer artists, including Hans Zimmer, Vince Clarke, Jean Michel Jarre, The Crystal Method, Jordan Rudess, Money Mark, Bernie Worrell, Larry Fast, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keith Shockleev Steve Porcaro, Jan Hammer, Michael Boddicker, Richard Devine, Patrick Moraz, Eddie Jobson, Danny Elfman, The Moog Cookbook, and many more, with 2.4 GB of new material created from rare and vintage synth gear. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the Bob Moog Tribute Library go to supporting the Bob Moog Foundation and its many initiatives in education and historical archival. All purchasers of the library are eligible to enter a contest to win the OMG-1, a one-of-a-kind hardware/software synthesizer designed by Eric Persing. This dual-manual keyboard includes an internal Apple Mac mini running Omnisphere, a Moog Little Phatty analog synth, dual iPads, and dual iPods, all integrated in a custom maple cabinet. Contestants must write compositions using components from the library and submit them to Spectrasonics by July 15, 2011, for a chance to win the OMG-1. Winners of the OMG-1 and other prizes will be announced on September 15, and the winner will be flown to Asheville, NC, to be presented with the OMG-1 at the 2011 MoogFest. Price: $100 • More from: Spectrasonics, www.spectrasonics.net; Bob Moog Foundation, www.moogfoundation.org.

MOTU Announces New Audio Interface
MOTU’s newest audio interface for computer music is the Audio Express, a 6-in/8-out hybrid USB 2.0/FireWire audio interface and standalone audio mixer. It offers two XLR/TRS combination jacks with individual phantom power, two 1/4" TRS balanced analog inputs, four 1/4" TRS balanced analog outputs, a 1/4" stereo headphone output, and coaxial S/PDIF I/O on RCA, plus MIDI I/O and a programmable footswitch input. Users can mix all six inputs by hand from the front panel, as well as adjust trim levels and monitor mix output levels for zero-latency monitoring situations; four separate stereo mix buses are available for main outs, line outs, S/PDIF out, and phones out, and the Audio Express functions as a fully operational mixer even without a computer. It comes with CueMix FX mixing and audio analysis software for Mac and Windows, and more. Price: $449 • More from: MOTU, www.motu.com.
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