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JoeCo Ltd. (joeco.co.uk) now offers 64-channel MADI and 32-channel Audinate Dante network versions of its Black Box Recorder standalone audio recording rack. Josephson Engineering (josephson.com): The C716 ($4000 street) is a cardioid-only version of the C700A condenser mic, with Josephson’s patented hard aluminum alloy foam grille and an internal shockmount, and comes with a high-voltage power supply. Lexicon (lexiconpro.com): The MPX Native Reverb Plug-in ($199) offers seven reverb types from the MPX series of effects processors with a new user interface and mono, stereo, and mono-in/stereo-out configurations with input and output metering. Little Labs (littlelabs.com): the i-VOG ($540) is a desktop-chassis version of the VOG analog bass resonance tool. It boosts a user-selectable bass frequency and steeply rolls off all below it, to focus bass power and remove mud. Also new: the Red Eye 3d Phantom ($289), a phantom-powered simultaneous direct box and reamplification tool. Magma (magma.com) was showing the ExpressBox 3T ($979), a chassis that holds three PCIe cards and connects them to Thunderbolt for up to 10 Gbps data speeds, with up to six devices (including a DisplayPort-compatible high-res display) daisy-chainable. Metric Halo (mhlabs.com): The third version of ChannelStrip ($199) offers a new and improved user interface and a new limiter module. Metric Halo also announced that ChannelStrip will be released for the AAX standard in Pro Tools 10. Millennia Media (mil-media.com): The NSEQ-4 parametric equalizer ($4605) is a new high-performance parametric eq that supersedes the NSEQ2 (which can be upgraded for $800). The new unit offers solid-state rather than Twin Topology operation with improved output stage and upgraded power supply for improved sonics. Mogami Cable (mogamicable.com) was showing off the self-explanatory “World’s Most Expensive iPod Cable” ($79.95). This heavily shielded cable with high-end connectors was developed in response to significant public demand. Mojave Audio (mojaveaudio.com): We got a sneak peek at the MA-301fet ($TBA), a solid-state version of the MA-300 tube mic reviewed in this issue. Moog Music (moogmusic.com): The Ladder ($849) is a 500-Series module incorporating the design of the original Moog Ladder Filter made famous in the Minimoog, with added features such as lowpass/highpass mode and 2pole/4-pole slope select, attack and release controls with bipolar envelope amount, hard bypass, and more. MXL Microphones (mxlmics.com): The Revelation tube mic is now available in a stereo version ($2495), and the Genesis solid-state large-diaphragm mic has been upgraded to the Genesis II ($1099.95). The BCC-1 condenser and BCD-1 dynamic mics ($299.95 and $249.95) are new designs for broadcast and studio use.
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Neyrinck (neyrinck.com) was demonstrating V-Control Pro ($49.99), an iPad app for full remote control of Pro Tools, Cubase/Nuendo, and Logic 9, with a wide variety of automation and display features in each DAW. A Mackie Control mode is in development. Phoenix Audio (phoenixaudio.net): The DRS1R/500 is a 500-Series solid-state Class A discrete mic preamp and DI, with internal stepup to full 24 V rail voltages for improved sonic quality. The unit offers 30 dB pad, level control, highpass filter, mute, phantom, and phase revers controls. Also new: the DRSEQ/500, a 4-band gyratory based eq with 11 switchable frequencies, highpass filtering, and no inductors. PMI Audio Group (pmiaudio.com) displayed new products from several of its distributed companies. Tonelux (tonelux.com) introduced a line of 500-Series modules, including the TX5C compressor, EQ5P 4-band parametric eq ($949 each) and MP5A mic preamp with Tilt eq ($785), as well as an expandable 500-Series module rack, the V4 ($499.99, 4-channel expander with D-Sub I/O $299). Trident (trident-audio.com) is now shipping the A-Range ($3999) and Series 80B ($2999) 2-channel rackmount console channel strips, and showed the new Series 82 analog console. Professional Audio Design (proaudiodesign.com) featured products from many of its distributed brands. Sontronics (sontronics.com) has added the Halo ($185 MAP), a cardioid dynamic mic for guitar amps and cabinets with a unique integral shockmount. Cartec (cartecaudio.com) showed the EQP-1A ($2895), a hand-wired rackmount tube equalizer recreating the sound of the Pultec EQP1A, as well a number of new 500-Series modules, such as the PRE-Q5 ($999) mic preamp/passive inductor equalizer and the FeQ5 ($1100) 3-band eq with filters based on the EQP-1A. J-Lab (j-labaudio.com) showed the JLA-3 ($899), a stereo linkable optical compressor with sidechain. Pulse Techniques LLC (pultec.com): Adding to the lineup begun with the reissued EQP-1A3, new versions of the EQP-1S3 ($3795), a rare variant with modified low-frequency curves and added peak boost frequencies and high shelf boost, and the MEQ-5 Midrange Equalizer ($2995). Solid-state versions of the EQP-1A3 and MEQ-5 ($2495) use the API 2520 op amp in place of tubes. Purple Audio (purpleaudio.com) showed a prototype 8-fader/mute control surface ($TBA), designed to put the final touch on hand-made consoles built from its assorted effects and bussing/routing modules.

Top left to bottom right: Trident Series 80B, Tonelux TX5C, Primacoustic ShowPad 2, Radial Engineering MC3

http://www.neyrinck.com http://www.phoenixaudio.net http://www.pmiaudio.com http://www.tonelux.com http://joeco.co.uk http://www.trident-audio.com http://www.josephson.com http://www.proaudiodesign.com http://www.sontronics.com http://www.cartecaudio.com http://www.lexiconpro.com http://www.j-labaudio.com http://www.littlelabs.com http://www.pultec.com http://www.magma.com http://www.purpleaudio.com http://www.mhlabs.com http://www.mil-media.com http://www.mogamicable.com http://www.mojaveaudio.com http://www.moogmusic.com http://www.mxlmics.com

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