Now shipping, the new Dangerous Music Dangerous BAX EQ ($2,529 MSRP) is a one-rack space unit ideal for use in mastering and as a final mix buss shelving EQ. read more
A new four-channel microphone and instrument preamplifier has been released by Buzz Audio — the Series 20 QSP. read more
Sooner or later, all musicians get the recording bug. OK, maybe that’s not universally ture, but it’s true for Josiah Wolf. As the drummer for WHY? read more
Geoff Bucknam is the guitarist for Free Energy, but he’s the kind of guy with an awareness of every aspect of live and recorded music production, i.e., the kinda guy you want on your team. read more
Now shipping, the Boss BR-800 digital recorder is the ultimate portable multitracker — this battery-powered studio sports touch-sensor switches, SD-card recording media, USB connectivity, onboard read more
Alright, listen: when Charles Spearin, longtime (founding, basically) member of beloved, critically darling, epic Canadian rock massive Broken Social Scene tells you it’s important to know how to m read more
Musician and DIY recordist Shawn Rosenblatt performs and records under the Netherfriends moniker. read more
Owen got to speak with multi-instrumentalist, recordist, and member of Broke Social Scene Charles Spearin at the recent Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park this past weekend. read more
The “DIY” ethos is one spouted by many an independent artist. read more
Chicago’s Netherfriends are, primarily, Shawn Rosenblatt, graduate of Columbia College’s composition program and one of the truest examples of DIY we’ve come across. read more
For a change of pace in the sea of new portable recorders out there, check out the soon-to-be released ESI Rekord M. read more
Fill the void in your empty pocket with the new Roland R-05 WAV / MP3 Recorder, which is now shipping. read more
Introduced by Drawmer, the new HQ monitor preamp is said to set a new standard in monitor preamps with its digital-to-analog converter (DAC), analog design, and innovative control system. read more
A new lineup of classes for women in the recording arts has been announced by the non-profit, San Francisco-based organization, Women’s Audio Mission (WAM). read more
Now shipping from Rupert Neve Designs, the Portico 5017 ($1,195 MSRP) is an all-in-one mobile preamp / DI / compressor (or Mobile DPC, for short) featuring a rugged, portable chassis, two-channel o read more
Gearhounds, get your O-face on: Orange Amplifiers has introduced the OPC, an all-in-one computer amplifier speaker that integrates a computer with a high-end internal speaker. read more
While in LA in January, we got to spend some time with Studio Designer and acoustician Vincent Van Haaff, founder of Waterland Designs and designer of many world class studios in Los Angeles and ab read more
Joining the Marantz Professional PMD Series of rackmount digital recorders is the PMD580 Solid State Recorder, introduced this week at the NAB Expo. read more
If you’re going to go field recording, arm yourself with a handheld recorder designed for that very task, like the new Marantz Professional PMD661 compact digital recorder. read more
Avid users of the future? From the Vancouver Film School Sound Design for Visual Media program ( CC-BY ). A big motivation behind the push to unify its brands, says Avid, is that a new generation of independent producers is blurring the lines between video and audio work. Get used to saying “Avid Pro Tools.” Avid is retiring the “Digidesign” moniker this month as it works to unify its product lines in music production, music notation, and video production. I spoke on the phone yesterday with Mark Williams and Adam Castillo of Avid’s Communications team to talk about their plans. Today, they released an open letter intended to sooth the nerves of customers. It seems that, judging by forum chatter, some Pro Tools users were concerned that the new branding meant the pro audio segment was being de-emphasized at Avid
Geared up in more ways than one, the two trucks of Music Mix Mobile are impressive both inside and out. read more
It’s not every day we get to speak with someone who’s had as much impact on the world of recorded music as Alan Parsons. read more
In the midst of our conversation about recording at home, mic’ing pianos, and what sort of guitars she prefers and owns, newly DIY indie songstress Juliana Hatfield talked a little about her read more
At MusikMesse 2010, Metric Halo announced the immediate release of the LIO-8 ($3,995 MSRP) multichannel A/D/A converter, processor, and interface. read more
Alesis, a leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and electronic drums, announces the iO2 EXPRESS recording interface. The iO2 EXPRESS is a compact audio-recording interface for home, project and portable studio recording setups. This…
FRANKFURT MUSIKMESSE 2010 PRESS RELEASE: Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, announces M6 USB, its new four-channel USB DJ mixer. Numark will introduce M6 USB at the Musikmesse, in its stand, B45 in Hall 5.1. Held March 24 – 27, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Musikmesse is the world’s largest fair for musical instruments, live music and the music business. M6 USB enables virtually any DJ to step up to a four-channel mixer. This club-style design not only works with any standard audio sources, but it also has a USB computer connection. When connected to a DJ’s Mac or PC, the plug-and-play connection enables DJs to mix in audio in from music-player software and record their set into virtually any audio recording application. DJs will enjoy a complete range of performance essentials in M6 USB, including three-band EQ and LED metering per channel, a replaceable, assignable crossfader with slope control and balanced outputs. In addition, M6 USB features a dedicated XLR microphone channel and a secondary mic input on channel four. “M6 USB gives DJs the flexibility of four channels and the power of USB,” said Chris Roman, Product Manager, Numark. M6 USB will be available from musical instrument and DJ retailers in Q3 2010. ——————————————————————————————————————- Information taken from official press release, for more visit Numark ——————————————————————————————————————- Submit a press release: email musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com Connect with MusicRadar: via Twitter , Facebook and YouTube Get MusicRadar straight to your inbox: Sign up for the free weekly newsletter Related Stories Musikmesse 2010: Alesis announces iO2 Express audio interface Musikmesse 2010: Steinberg announces free 5.5 Update for Cubase 5 Musikmesse 2010: VirSyn Matrix 2 vocoder gets new filters Musikmesse 2010: Roland unveils GAIA SH-01 synthesizer Musikmesse 2010: DA FACT unveils Karlax,”the ultimate controller”
The R-05 compact digital recorder provides crystal-clear audio quality, enhanced recording and editing features, and an extended battery life of more than 16 hours of recording time per charge.
The MR-2 high-resolution mobile recorder records in the ultrahigh-fidelity DSD format using a 2.8MHz sampling rate. Using the included AudioGate software, this original datastream recording can be re-purposed into nearly any audio format with minimal fidelity loss.
