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Ultimate Support (ultimate support.com) showed a protoype of the HyperPad (price TBA), an iPad stand with included accessories for mounting on a tabletop, on a gooseneck shelf clamp, or on a mic stand. Universal Audio (uaudio.com) showed prototypes of the Apollo, a rackmount audio interface with builtin UAD-2 DSP engine ($1999 for DUO processing, $2499 for QUAD). It features 4 digitally controlled premium mic preamps, 8 balanced line inputs and outputs, dual front-panel DIs, digitally controlled monitor outs, 8 channels of ADAT, stereo S/PDIF, and word clock. FireWire 800 is standard, and a future option card (price TBA) will add Thunderbolt capability for lower latency and faster throughput. Wave Distribution (wavedistribution.com) introduced Eagle Lair Audio, whose first product is the H.A.L.O. overdrive pedal ($399). The pedal is designed to produce very warm even harmonic overdrive that is very sensitive to picking strength. Telefunken Elektroakustik (t-funk.com) showed the M81 universal dynamic cardioid mic ($249), which has a more linear frequency response than Telefunken’s M80, whose high end has made it popular for vocal and snare applications. The M81 is intended to have a smooth and more universally applicable sound with attenuated high end suitable for horns, toms, and percussion. WaveMachine Labs (wavemachinelabs.com) premiered Auria (price TBA), a recording app for the iPad that allows 24 tracks of simultaneous recording and 48 tracks of playback at 24-bit/44.1 kHz, with plug-ins by PSP Audioware, Overloud, and FabFilter, sample-accurate editing of recorded tracks, input channel strips, 4

TransAudio Group (transaudiogroup.com) featured Sonodyne (sonodyne.com) and the new SM200Ak ($1800/pair), a larger sibling to the SM100Ak and SM50Ak monitors reviewed in this issue. The SM200Ak has an 8" Kevlar woofer with 150W of power and 1" metal dome tweeter with 100W and features controls for room compensating bass and treble adjustments. Its frequency response is rated at 40 Hz–22 kHz. The SLF210v2 ($745) is a new Sonodyne subwoofer with a 10” woofer and 200W of power, low end extending to 30 Hz (–10 dB). Daking Audio (daking.com) was at the booth with the Comp500 500 Series compressor (price TBA but around $599), with LED gain reduction or output metering and simple switch adjustments for attack, release, and ratio.

subgroups, mixdown and output to iTunes, SoundCloud, or Dropbox, and much more. (Yeah, we want to try it too.) Waves (waves.com) debuted InPhase (price TBA), a new plugin to analyze and correct phase issues between tracks. Waves also announced Version 9 of its plug-ins, which offer full 64-bit OS support and Waves License Center, a new authorization system that eliminates the need for an iLok key while offering cloudbased license mobility and recovery. Yamaha (yamaha.com) was showing the 01V96i digital mixer ($2699) written up in the February 2012 Fast Forward column, as well as two new analog mixers, the MGP 16X and MGP 12X ($999 and $829). Both mixers include dual digital effects processors (including a REV-X reverb engine), a Ducker and Leveler, USB audio/charging connection for iOS devices, and more. NoteStar (free, $3.99/song), an iPad app that provides players with virtual sheet music accompanied by backing instrumental and vocal tracks. Zildjian Gen16 (www.gen-16.com) is now offering its Digital Vault Sound Packs ($79) for digital download through a cooperative venture with FXpansion (fxpansion.com). Clockwise from top left: Neumann KH 810 subwoofer, K-array EcoDock; TASCAM iU2, iXZ, and DP-24; Universal Audio Apollo; Yamaha MGP 16X; Telefunken M81; Samson Graphite 49; ZOOM G5

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http://www.ultimatesupport.com http://www.ultimatesupport.com http://www.uaudio.com http://www.wavedistribution.com http://www.t-funk.com http://www.wavemachinelabs.com http://www.transaudiogroup.com http://www.sonodyne.com http://www.waves.com http://www.daking.com http://www.yamaha.com http://www.gen-16.com http://www.fxpansion.com

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