Zoom has introduced a new portable recorder, the H2 Handy Recorder. According to Zoom, the H2 provides studio-quality stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. Description: From seminars and conferences, to interviews, electronic news gathering (ENG) and podcasting, to musical performances, songwriting sessions and rehearsals, the H2 provides amazing stereo recording quality. The H2 is… Read More Zoom Intros Portable Audio Recorder
Wave Arts has released Master Restoration Suite, a comprehensive set of restoration plug-ins for cleaning up tape, vinyl, and acoustic recordings. The tools are designed to give extremely high quality results with minimal tweaking, hence they sound great and are easy to use. The MR Suite consists of 5 plug-ins: Master Restoration – all-in-one plug-in… Read More Wave Arts Releases Master Restoration Plug-In Suite
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
PreSonus is shipping what looks to be the Monica Bellucci of recording system remotes, the Monitor Station Remote for the FireStudio 26×26 FireWire Recording System. The Monitor Station Remote (MSR) is an integrated surround sound/stereo speaker manager, input switcher and communication system. The MSR connects to the FireStudio via standard Cat 5 Ethernet cable. There… Read More PreSonus Monitor Station Remote Gets Your Juices Flowing
VocalBooth.com, a manufacturer of modular sound reduction enclosures, has released their 14 Carat Diamond Series vocal booths. The Diamond Series, named for its shape, is a five-sided booth engineered to utilize the corner of a room. The five sided design also creates non-parallel walls that help to reduce standing waves. The new 14 Carat series… Read More VocalBooth.com Releases New Portable Vocal Booth
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
Good Vibrations, by Mark Cunningham, is a fun and frustrating ramble through the history of record production. It offers insight into the production of some of the most significant pop records in history, including Pet Sounds, Telstar, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Dark Side of the Moon, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more. The… Read More Good Vibrations: A History of Record Production
Musikmesse: Alesis has introduced the iMultiMix 8 USB Mixer with professional mixing and direct-to-iPod recording. The iMultiMix 8 USB features a mounting dock to enable recording directly to any 2nd through 5th generation iPod. Unique to its class, the iMultiMix 8 USB is the world’s first mobile recording mixer with iPod transport controls and a… Read More Alesis Intros iPod Mixer
Musikmesse: Allen & Heath has introduced a fourth control surface to the iLive digital mixing console system, joining the existing iLive-122, iLive-144 and iLive-176. The new iLive-80 is the smallest in the range of control surfaces, designed for smaller applications such as theatres, churches and touring bands. Providing 80 control strips grouped in 2 sections,… Read More Allen & Heath Intros iLive-80 Compact Control Surface
NAB: SoundField has introduced the SoundField SPS200 A-Format microphone for stereo and 5.1 surround recording. Designed for computer-based field and studio broadcast and recording applications, the SPS200 offers software plug-in A-Format to B-Format conversion, plus stereo and surround sound decoding and manipulation in place of an outboard control unit. The most affordable of the SoundField… Read More SoundField Announces Software Driven SPS200 Surround Microphone
