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Tree Audio's new Trunk monitor console
section.

Toontrack (toontrack.com) was on hand with
the Roots Music EZkeys MIDI 6 Pack ($119), a
collection of six EZkeys MIDI Packs covering a
variety of American keyboard styles, including
Blues, Funk, Gospel, Jazz, Latin, and the new
Boogie EZkeys MIDI Pack ($29).
TransAudio Group (transaudiogroup.com): In
addition to products from Bettermaker (bettermaker
.eu), Bock Audio (bockaudio.com), Daking Audio
(daking.com), Drawmer (drawmer.com), George
Massenburg Labs (massenburg.com), Sonodyne
(sonodyne.com), and Tube-Tech (tube-tech.com),
ATC premiered its new SCM45A 3-way active monitor ($11,490) monitor with an introduction by
famed mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen.
Tree Audio (treeaudio.com) showed the Roots
tube hybrid console, the Branch tube channel

The Butch Vig Vocals plug-in by Waves, and the man himself with Paul Vnuk Jr.
Telefunken's first FET condenser mic,
the M60, available in singles, matched
pairs, and 3-capsule sets.

TransAudio's Brad Lunde listens as
mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen discusses the new ATC SCM45A monitors.

A selection of Universal Audio's forthcoming plug-ins over the new Console 2.0.
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Steinberg (steinberg.net): in addition to the
UR12 interface (reviewed in this issue), Steinberg
showed the massively updated Cubase Pro 8 and
Cubase Artist 8 ($599.99/$329.99), with rebuilt
audio engine, VCA fader emulation, streamlined
UI, new plug-ins, added content, and much more.
Look for a review soon.
Strymon (strymon.net) attended its first
NAMM with a huge line of effects processors,
including the powerful Big Sky reverb ($479),
review forthcoming, and the new Deco ($299),
a stereo pedal that emulates old-style tape saturation and doubletracking/echo effects.
TASCAM (tascam.com) showed the new DR680mkII ($599.99), an improvement on the DR680 field recorder with improved audio quality
and battery life plus multitrack file playback, and
the new VL-S5 active studio monitors ($149).
TC Electronic (www.tcelectronic.com): in addition to products from Dynaudio Professional
(www.dynaudioprofessional.com), TC-Helicon
(www.tc-helicon.com), and Tannoy (tannoy.com),
TC premiered the LC2n and LC6n Loudness
Correct plug-ins for stereo and surround mixes, in
both AAX and standalone formats. Also new
from TC: the Helix Phaser and Viscous Vibe guitar pedals.
Telefunken Elektroakustik (t-funk.com)
announced its first solid-state condenser microphone line, the M60 FET Series. The mics are available with cardioid, omni, or hypercardioid capsules, singly ($595 and up) or in stereo pairs
($1195 and up). There are also single and stereopair Master Sets ($895 and $1695) with all three
capsules, cables, and mic clips in a carrying case.

strip, the Stem 8x2 rack mixer, and the new
Trunk tube stereo buss and monitor control section with talkback. We hope to review one or
more of these units soon.
Universal Audio (uaudio.com) announced
UAD Software 8.0, which includes the Apollo
Expanded software for chaining multiple Apollo
interfaces via Thunderbolt with distributed control
and clocking; Console 2.0, with storable plug-in
chains, monitoring improvements, preset auditioning, and multiple-level Undo/Redo; and a
number of new plug-ins: Sound Machine Wood
Works ($299), Friedman Amplifiers Plug-In
Collection by Brainworx ($249), Antares AutoTune Live ($249), and UA Distortion Essentials
($249) using Unison to emulate behavior of
three vintage stompboxes.
UVI (uvi.net) introduced BeatHawk ($4.99
introductory price), a self-contained music production app for the iPad. Containing a large
library of quality sample content that can be
extended with in-app purchases, BeatHawk is
designed for quick creation of beats and
melodies, with user sampling and easy export of
stems, full songs, and MIDI.
Wave Distribution (wavedistribution.com)
showed products by Cartec Audio (cartec
audio.com) and Empirical Labs (empiricallabs
.com), including the newly upgraded Fatso EL7x
rackmount tape simulator/compressor. Also on
display: the Unity Audio (unityaudio.co.uk) line of
monitors, with reviews forthcoming.
WaveMachine Labs (wavemachinelabs.com)
displayed the upcoming Auria Pro iPad DAW,
which adds MIDI support, audio warping, bus

http://www.toontrack.com http://www.transaudiogroup.com http://www.bockaudio.com http://www.daking.com http://www.drawmer.com http://www.massenburg.com http://www.sonodyne.com http://www.tube-tech.com http://www.treeaudio.com http://www.steinberg.net http://www.uaudio.com http://www.strymon.net http://www.tascam.com http://www.uvi.net http://www.tcelectronic.com http://www.dynaudioprofessional.com http://www.tc-helicon.com http://www.tannoy.com http://www.wavedistribution.com http://www.cartecaudio.com http://www.t-funk.com http://www.cartecaudio.com http://unityaudio.co.uk http://www.wavemachinelabs.com

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