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a 4-in/6-out AVB audio interface, and a ribbon transport controller. Also new: the Pro Multiband Dynamics and Pro
Subharmonic plug-ins for AAX ($299 each).
Barefoot Sound (barefootsound.com) introduced the MicroMain
45 ($5995/pair), a 3-way speaker with 1" ring radiator tweeter,
dual 2.5" aluminum cone midrange drivers, and an
8" aluminum cone woofer, with 40 Hz-45 kHz frequency response (±3 dB).
Benchmark Media Systems (benchmarkmedia.com)
is best known for its converters, but its newest products
are in a different sphere: the AHB2 power amp
($2995), with flat response from 0.1 Hz to 200 kHz
and 130 dB dynamic range for high-resolution playback, and the SMS1 passive loudspeakers
($2450/pair) with 44 Hz-22 kHz frequency response.

Cymatic Audio (cymaticaudio.com, dist. by TruNorth Music & Sound, trunorthmusicandsound.com) debuted the uTrack 24 ($999), a 24-track rackmount solidstate recorder with D-SUB connections and up to 24/96 recording quality.
dbx Professional (dbxpro.com): The 676 Tube Mic Pre Channel Strip ($999.95)
sports a Class A preamp section with 12AU7 tube, a compresser/limiter from the
162SL, and a 3-band parametric EQ. Look for a review soon.
DPA Microphones (dpamicrophones.com) showed new d:screet miniature microphones, including heavy-duty versions of the 4060 and 4061 for damage-prone uses
like film sets, and an omni Necklace Mic ($649.95 and up), review coming soon.
Eiosis (eiosis.com): The AirEQ plug-in ($149), a parametric EQ with unusual controls like Water and Fire resonance curves for smoother or tighter control and sliders for Character and Strength, is now shipping. Look for a review soon.

Bettermaker (bettermaker.eu, dist. by TransAudio
Group, transaudiogroup.com) released the EQ502P
Remote and EQ542 Remote ($995 each), 500
Series modules that provide the sound of their EQ502
Pultec-style EQ and EQ542 dual parametric EQ with
all control performed via USB from your DAW.
Burl Audio (burlaudio.com) was displaying Dante
network integration for its line of conversion and mixing processors.
Cathedral Pipes Microphones (cathedralpipes.com):
This boutique mic manufacturer makes sweet-sounding
and visually striking tube mics, but now has a solidstate mic in its lineup: the St Jean Baptiste ($1300).
Chandler Limited (chandlerlimited.com) premiered
the REDD.47 preamp, but you don't have to wait to
learn more-we have the first review anywhere on
page 32.
Cliff Mics (cliffmics.com): The RM1 active ribbon mic ($2699) was on
display at the D. W. Fearn (dwfearn.com) booth. This mic is an entirely
new large-ribbon design with a first-stage preamp developed in conjunction with LR Baggs. With an integral shockmount and pop/plosive
filter system, it weighs a whopping 7.5 pounds. Look for a review soon.
Cloud Microphones (cloudmicrophones.com)
was displaying the 44-A ribbon mic, reviewed
August 2014.
Coleman Audio (colemanaudio.com): The
RED48 Summing Console ($2500) offers summing of up to 48 inputs to a stereo output. It
also includes a 6-input monitor section with talkback, independent slate output, stereo master
insert, and remote with Penny & Giles master
fader and talkback, slate, and dim controls.
Crane Song (cranesong.com) introduced
the Avocet II discrete class A monitor controller ($2999) with improved D/A conversion and the INSIGNA 500 Series tube EQ
(price TBA).

Empirical Labs (empiricallabs.com, dist. by Wave Distribution, wavedistro.com): The
EL7x Fatso ($2499) offers a new 20:1 compressor ratio that emulates the famed
Universal Audio 1176LN compressor, with a slower attack to preserve transient detail.
Eventide (eventide.com): UltraReverb ($199) is a native plug-in that features nine
different reverb algorithms as well as stereo delays, compression, several stages of
EQ, and LoFi bit mangling.
Focal Professional (focal.com) displayed the Alpha monitors reviewed in our
December 2014 issue. Distributor Audio Plus Services (audioplussservices.com)
announced that it was now handling the SPL pro audio line (spl.info) in North America.
Focusrite (focusrite.com) showed four new RedNet networked-audio devices with
availability in mid-2015 and prices TBA.
Genelec (genelecusa.com) announced several additions to
its Smart Active Monitoring range (prices and availability TBA).
The compact 2-way 8320 and 8330 with 4" and 5" woofers
and the 7350 8" subwoofer sounded impressive in the demo
suite, but the real showstopper was the 8351, a coaxial 3-way
with two racetrack-shaped woofers bracketing the central
tweeter and midrange and hidden behind waveguide baffles.
Gibson Pro Audio (www2.gibson.com/Products/Pro-Audio
.aspx): The LP4, LP6, and LP8 studio monitors (price and availability TBA) are designs in the new Les Paul Studio Reference
line, featuring gorgeous wood paneling in finishes reminiscent
of classic Gibson guitars.
Clockwise from far left: Antelope Audio MP32 (with
Orion32), Apogee Ensemble, Avid Pro Tools | S3, Cathedral
Pipes St Jean Baptiste, Audio-Technica AT5045, API 505-DI
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