, Audio interfaces don’t have near the sex appeal that a hardware synth has, but MOTU‘s V3HD Firewire audio and video interface comes close. It’s Mac. It’s PC. It turns either into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation. And at $2750, it’s as unobtainable as it is sexy. Features: HD/SD FireWire video interface for Mac… Read More MOTU Shipping Ultimate Firewire Audio, Video Interface
Winter NAMM Show Update: MOTU introduced the 828mk3 ($795), a cross-platform FireWire audio interface with on-board effects and mixing. New features include a 32-bit floating point DSP for digital mixing and effects processing, more I/O, 192 kHz operation, true hi-Z guitar inputs, signal overload protection, digitally controlled analog input trims on all inputs, two banks… Read More MOTU Announces 828MK3 Firewire Audio Interface
Winter NAMM Show Update: PreSonus announced the AudioBox USB 2×2 USB recording system. The AudioBox USB is a USB bus-powered interface with 2 mic/instrument preamps with 48V phantom power, 2 balanced TRS outputs, MIDI in/out, and a playback mixer knob on the front panel allowing you to adjust the volume level between your recording and… Read More PreSonus AudioBox 2×2 USB Recording System
At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, PreSonus announced the FireStudio Tube – a 24-bit/96k 16 input, 10 output Firewire recording system for Windows and Macintosh computers that features two tube-based analog “super channels”. The FireStudio Tube has sixteen analog inputs – two tube-based super channels on the front panel, eight XMAX preamps on the rear… Read More PreSonus FireStudio Tube Firewire Recording System
PreSonus is shipping FireStudio Project, a complete recording system combining eight XMAX microphone preamplifiers, 24-bit/96K sample rate conversion, zero-latency matrix router mixer, and the PreSonus ProPak Software Suite featuring Steinberg’s Cubase LE 4 48 track recording and production software, over 25 real-time plug-in effects, and more than 2 GB of drum loops and samples. Based… Read More PreSonus Shipping FireStudio Project Recording System
Maybe we don’t get out enough. First we thought the mpressor was le sexy, now we’ve got the hots for Apogee Electronics’ Duet, a FireWire audio interface designed specifically for Apple’s Mac computers. According to Apogee, Duet is the first two-channel audio interface with control functions built directly into Apple’s Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro and… Read More Can An Audio Interface Be Sexy?
Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ is now available in stores worldwide. The Audio 8 DJ is a performance-optimized USB 2.0 audio interface specifically designed for Traktor 3 and other professional DJ software. With an 8-in/8-out configuration, two studio-grade phono preamps, low latency, and a compact and highly robust aluminium casing, AUDIO 8 DJ meets the… Read More NI’s Audio 8 DJ Now Available
PreSonus Audio has cut the price of its best-selling Firepod firewire recording system to $399 (estimated street price in the USA.) Previously, it was selling for $599 street. The FirePod is a 10 input, 10 output, Mac and Windows-compatible firewire recording system complete with eight Class A XMAX preamplifiers, MIDI and SPIDF input/output as well… Read More Presonus Firepod Price Slashed
Dangerous Music is shipping D-Box, a multi-purpose hardware product for DAW users. The 1U rack-mount box combines 8-channels analog summing technology and a collection of important features garnered from other Dangerous products. The D-Box has an integrated programmable monitor control section with analog and digital inputs, on board 24 bit/96KHz D-to-A converter, talkback, dual headphone… Read More Dangerous Music Ships D-Box Multi-Function DAW Companion
Native Instruments has announced announce that Traktor Scratch is now available in stores worldwide. Traktor Scratch software is based on the Traktor 3 engine, but specifically tweaked for turntable/CD DJs. Features include: Browsing in iTunes Playlists directly from within Traktor Explorer Instant iPod Playlists recognition High Resolution Control Signal (2kHz) Scrolling Playlist via Vinyl function… Read More Get Your Scratch On – Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Now In Stores
