Recording - January 2016 - 11

The ever-growing Antelope Audio
product line now includes the
Orion32+ (second from bottom) and
Orion Studio (second from top).
API (apiaudio.com) premiered its newest 500
Series module, the 535-LA line amplifier ($595).
As this issue goes to press, we've just received a
pair for review. Watch for them!
Audio Plus Services (audioplusservices.com)
brought some products first shown at a special
premiere in Las Vegas earlier this year to their
first AES: the SPL Creon audio interface ($599)
and Iron mastering compressor ($4999) and the
Lauten Eden LT-386 tube microphone ($3999).
The Iron is reviewed in this issue and the other
two will be coming soon.

The AMS Neve BCM10/2 MK2 on
display at Pro Audio Design.
Audio-Technica (audio-technica.com) was
showing its newest USB microphone, the
AT2020USBi ($199). The new mic has 24/96
conversion built in and now supports direct use
on Lightning-equipped iOS devices.
Avid turned a lot of heads with the Pro Tools |
Dock (price TBA), an Ethernet-connected iPad
dock that gives Pro Tools users much of the touchscreen functionality of larger Pro Tools control surfaces, along with user-friendly jog/shuttle controls, fader, and more.
BAE Audio (baeaudio.com) showed off the
G10 graphic equalizer (under $1000, shipping
early 2016), a 10-band 500 Series module with
Jensen transformers, balanced I/O, and dedicated highpass filtering. Also on display, the 10DCF
(price TBA), an updated version of the 10DC rack
compressor with a new bypass filter.

Barefoot Sound (barefootsound.com) showed
the new MicroMain 26 ($12.495/pair), a 4-way
monitor with dual 5.25" woofers, 2.5" aluminum
cone midrange driver, and 1" ring radiator
tweeter, with MEME software to emulate speakers like the Yamaha NS10M and Auratone
MixCube.
Burl Audio (burlaudio.com) was on hand with
its impressive line of audio gear, from the massive B80 Mothership down to the B1 and B1D
Bomber mic preamp modules ($775 each),
which we hope to be reviewing soon. The two
units differ in their output transformers, with the
B1D providing heavier tone from its all-iron transformer.
Crane Song (cranesong.com) showed the
updated Avocet IIA monitor controller with
improved Quantum D/A converters ($2999),
and the new Solaris 2-channel rackmount D/A
converter ($1849).
Dangerous Music (dangerousmusic.com)
debuted the Dangerous 2-BUS+ ($2999), an
improved version of the famed 2-BUS 16-channel
analog summing mixer with three new tonal circuits for added flavor: the Harmonics distortion
generator, Paralimit limiter, and X-Former dual
Cinemag output transformer stage with overdrive.
DPA Microphones (dpamicrophones.com)
showed the new d:screet Slim mic ($429.95), a
nearly invisible minature omni mic for presentation use, complete with a specialized buttonhole
mount that allows the mic cable to lay flat against
the body and use a hole as small as 2 millimeters for sound pickup.
Eleven Dimensions Media (11dmedia.com)
had continuous demonstrations running throughout the show of two really cool plug-ins that we
just happen to have reviews of in this issue: the
Sound Radix Drum Leveler ($149) and
Zynaptiq's UNMIX::DRUMS ($189).
elysia (elysia.com) debuted the karacter 500
module ($975). It's a double-width stereo Class
A processor for distortion, saturation, and other
tonal colors. Review forthcoming.
Eventide was showing the Anthology X native
plug-in bundle ($1195), which we'll be reviewing in an upcoming issue, along with the DDL500 delay module ($899).
Focusrite (focusrite.com) placed heavy emphasis on its RedNet audio networking products using
the Audinate Dante standard, including the new
RedNet AM2 (price TBA), a very small receiver
that allows any stereo signal on the network to be
output on stereo line outs or monitored through
headphones. Also new: the Clarett 2Pre

API's Larry Droppa and the new
535-LA line amplifier.

Avid's new Pro Tools | Dock at work.
Thunderbolt audio interface ($499.99), with a
review coming soon.
Genelec (genelec.com) made a big (and we
do mean big) splash with the new 1236 Smart
Active Monitor (price TBA), a flagship main monitor with dual 18" bass drivers, dual 5"
midranges, and 2" compression tweeter, with a
RAM-XL remote amplifier module using SAM to
control all calibrations and room adjustments in
the digital domain and providing a frequency
response flat to within ±2 dB from 21 Hz to 20
kHz.
GIK Acoustics (gikacoustics.com) was on hand
with the new 4A Alpha Panels ($85 each), which
we mentioned in a recent Fast Forward and will
be reviewing soon.
Grace Design (gracedesign.com) not only
showed the FELiX preamp pedal reviewed last

BAE's Mark Loughman and a
telephone booth full of sweet gear.
month, but also gave us a sneak peek at the
m108 (price TBA), a rackmount 8-channel preamp with A/D conversion and Dante networking
capability.
IsoAcoustics (isoacoustics.com) showed the
new Aperta 200 isolation stands (price TBA), a
larger version of the recently reviewed Aperta
aluminum isolators that can handle up to 75 lbs.
Also in the IsoAcoustics booth: Argosy (argosy
console.com) with the new HALO modular workstation furniture.
iZotope (izotope.com) showed Ozone 7 and
Ozone 7 Advanced ($249 and $499), the latest
version of its mastering software suite. The new
version offers a new Vintage Limiter module, plus
(in Advanced) Vintage Tape, Compressor, and
EQ modules, as well as codec preview capability, new export options, and more. Look for a
review soon.
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