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Lewitt GmbH (lewitt-audio.com) premiered the LCT 450 ($499), a very affordable large-diaphragm
condenser mic with switchable 2-stage pad and lowcut filter. Look for a review soon.
Little Labs (littlelabs.com) demonstrated its Pepper routing/DI/reamp box, which we're reviewing
in an upcoming issue.
Mackie (mackie.com) introduced the DL32R ($2499.99), a rackmount digital mixer controlled wirelessly from an iPad app, featuring 32 inputs with Onyx+ preamps, 14 XLR outs plus AES digital, and
tons of DSP. Expansion options include a 32-in/32-out USB audio interface and a 32-channel Dante
card built in cooperation with Audinate.
MakeMusic (makemusic.com) and Garritan (garritan.com) were on hand with the Abbey Road CFX
Concert Grand virtual instrument, reviewed January 2015.
Manley Laboratories (manleylabs.com) debuted the FORCE 4-channel mic preamp ($2500), with
hand-wound input transformers and tube amplification taken from the company's CORE channel strip.

CME's Xkey37 offers full-size keys in a very portable format.
McDSP (mcdsp.com) announced Audio Units support for three more of its version 5 plug-ins-the
6020 Ultimate EQ, AE400 Active Equalizer, and SPC2000 Serial/Parallel Compressor-and that the
forthcoming version 6 would add VST support.
Mercury Recording Equipment (mercuryrecordingequipment.com) supplemented its G810 10space 500 Series module racks with two new modules: the G8 Sum-It, a 2-space passive 8x2 summing mixer for the other 8 spaces in the rack, and the AM16, a module recreation of the Langevin
AM16 console mic amplifier from the 1960s.
MOTU (motu.com) showed the new Monitor 8 ($995), a 24 x 16 x 8 monitor mixer, 6-channel
headphone amp, and USB/AVB audio interface, and the 112D ($1495), a Thunderbolt/USB2/AVB
digital audio interface/router/mixer with 112 channels of I/O.

Blue's newest mic-the
Hummingbird.
($599), an 8-in/10-out audio interface with
programmable mix/control surface functions,
all built into a unit with touch-sensitive backlit
controls and no moving parts.

Focusrite's Clarett Range (at its unveiling) and Novation's LaunchPad Pro.
Munro Sonic (sonic-distribution.com) has relaunched an improved UK-built version of the Egg 150
Monitoring System ($2999), which combines a dedicated amplifier with two egg-shaped speakers,
and has announced the forthcoming Egg 100 ($1799) and a subwoofer for later this year.
MV Pro Audio (mvproaudio.com) showed the Soyuz Microphones line (soyuzmicrophones.com)
and two new plug-ins from Softube (softube.com): an emulation of the Mutronics Mutator filter/envelope follower ($219) and a dual-band Transient Shaper ($99).
MXL Microphones (mxlmics.com) displayed the Heritage Edition line of microphones with new
styling to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary. The line includes HE versions of the Genesis,
Genesis FET, V67G, V69MEDT, and R144.

A coaxial speaker with a ribbon
tweeter: meet the Fluid Audio FPX7
DSP.
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Neat Microphones showed some fascinating prototypes at the Gibson booth.

http://www.lewitt-audio.com http://www.littlelabs.com http://www.mackie.com http://www.makemusic.com http://www.garritan.com http://www.manleylabs.com http://www.mcdsp.com http://www.mercuryrecordingequipment.com http://www.motu.com http://www.sonic-distribution.com http://www.mvproaudio.com http://www.soyuzmicrophones.com http://www.softube.com http://www.mxlmics.com

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