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Radial Engineering Announces Two New 500 Series Modules
Radial Engineering Ltd. has announced two new 500 Series modules for its own Workhorse and other 500 Series rack systems. The Q3 is a 3-band passive induction-coil eq in the tradition of Pultec and Manley designs, with three 12-position switchable bands of eq for top boost, mid cut, and bass boost, plus makeup gain. It also features an effects loop insert point for users of the Workhorse rack’s Omniport I/O. The Shuttle is a multi-function effects insert module with three loops. Loop 1 is accessed on the unit’s front panel and offers 1/4" TRS balanced in and out; Loop 2 is an unbalanced front-panel insert for standard effects devices; and Loop 3 is a balanced loop accessible via the Workhorse Omniport. All three loops have insert switches to compare wet and dry signal paths, and can be used to feed signals into the Workhorse’s mix bus. The overall result is a flexible patching system for the Workhorse and for creative blending of effects in unusual ways, including adding older 500 Series modules into the Workhorse mix bus. Prices: Q3, $700; Shuttle 500, $160 More from: Radial Engineering, www.radialeng.com

New Waves Plug-ins Emphasize Simplicity
New from Waves Audio: the OneKnob Series of seven plug-ins with singleknob control of basic effects using Waves’ well-known audio processing. The seven plug-ins are: OneKnob Brighter, an intelligent treble booster; OneKnob Phatter, a bass boosting module; OneKnob Filter, a sweepable filter with switchable resonance modes; OneKnob Pressure, a dynamics processor intended for percussive sources that delivers everything from light parallel-style compression to full-on squash; OneKnob Louder, a peak limiter/low-level compressor with automatic makeup gain to boost track loudness by up to 24 dB; OneKnob Driver, a tunable distortion effect from light overdrive to full-on fuzz; and OneKnob Wetter, a depth/ambience plug-in adjustable from short/bright to long/dark spaces. Prices: $80 each, $400 for the bundle More from: Waves, www.waves.com.

KRK Debuts New Monitors And Subwoofers
KRK Systems rolled out three new products at the Frankfurt Musikmesse in April: the ROKIT RP10-3 midfield 3-way powered monitor and two powered subwoofers, the KRK12sHO and KRK12s. The ROKIT RP10-3 is a cost-effective 3-way design with accurate bass response down to 35 Hz, featuring a 10" Glass Aramid Composite woofer, 4" mid frequency driver, and waveguide-mounted tweeter, triamped with a 3-way crossover for accurate response out to 113 dB max SPL. The tweeter and midrange speaker are set in a rotating mount plate that allows them to be positioned properly for vertical or horizontal speaker placement. The KRK12sHO is designed for accurate bass reproduction down to 29 Hz and is intended to be paired with Exposé or VXT8 monitors for surround work and musical production in bass-critical music genres. It features a 12" Kevlar driver in a curved baffle front plate with front-firing port, 400W RMS power amp, and 116 dB peak SPL. The crossover is a fixed highpass filter at 80 Hz with a subwoofer lowpass filter variable from 60 to 160 Hz per the room and system’s needs. It comes with thermal and overload/clip protection, phase reverse/variable phase adjust, and combination input jacks. The KRK12s offers reproduction down to 34 Hz with a 12" Kevlar driver, 225W RMS power, 113 dB peak SPL, 80 Hz highpass crossover with lowpass filter variable from 50 to 130 Hz. It features XLR, 1/4" TRS, and RCA inputs, XLR and RCA outputs, system volume control, phase reverse, and ground lift. Prices: TBA More from: KRK Systems, www.krksys.com.
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