In Resolution this month…
Sylvia Massy’s credits include Tool, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers and System of a Down – Massy has now added educator, book author and illustrator to her skills – shotguns, sledgehammers and audio filters made of cheese all feature on her recordings. Dean James Barratt explains why he prefers mixing on hardware and turns his screen off, and Italian hardcore producer Maxx Monopoli shows us round his unique SonicFab facility in Milan. We review the Sontronics Apollo 2 and RØDE NT-SF1 Soundfield microphones, Arturia’s feature-packed Audiofuse interface and Eventide’s Anthology XI plug-in bundle. We profile a fantastic orchestral comparative listening project featuring 26 DPA 4006 and 15 orchestral instruments recorded with 14 stereo pairs, plus our six-page Microphone round-up is FREE to download
BURL AUDIO are showing a range of new expansion cards for their B80 and B16 MOTHERSHIPs at NAMM Show 2019. The B4 4-channel mic/line input daughter card boasts the new BX6 input transformer and a 'no compromise', class-A analogue circuit, followed by the same ADC used in the BAD8. Using a single B80 chassis, 40 input channels of audiophile mic/line inputs can be realised. The BDA4 transformer coupled, 4-channel digital-to-analogue converter Daughter Card for the B80 and B16 Mothership is the result 25 years of R&D experience in pro audio digital and analogue design. Following on the success of the B2 Bomber DAC and the BDA8 for the Mothership, the BDA4 utilizes the newly developed BOPA14 with BURL Audio’s 'NextGen Analog'. The BOPA14 is followed by the renowned BX5 output transformer used in the B32 Vancouver Mix Bus. NAMM Show 2019 booth 15823
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PreSonus Audio Electronics announced Notion 6.5, a major update to the company’s music notation software. Notion 6.5 automatically converts drum parts received from Presonus Studio One 4 into standard drum notation and displays chords from Studio One's Chord Track. Chords imported from Studio One’s Chord Track now automatically play back in Notion if slash notation is present, all imported chords from Studio One can be quickly selected and edited in one go with Select Special>Select Chord Symbols. Notion 6.5 also includes a major update to its MusicXML implementation.
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Prism Sound announced the forthcoming availability of Audinate Dante Audio networking on its Atlas and Titan multitrack audio interfaces. New black-fronted Dante-compatible units, which will be available from the second quarter of 2019, will be on show at the Prism Sound booth (15321) at NAMM Show 2019. Thesefeature a new Dante MDIO module and are controlled using a software app that available for Mac and Windows. This allows control of the unit from a computer connected to the Dante network or via the existing USB connection. Prism Sound’s Dante module extends the range of I/O options for Atlas and Titan, which also includes an MDIO card option. To support the investment of existing Atlas and Titan users, Prism Sound has ensured its new Dante card and software control app can be used with all older units already in use.
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PSI Audio, Swiss high-end monitor manufacturer, will be presenting a new model of monitor at the forthcoming NAMM Show: the A23-M. This new compact 3-way will be equipped with a 21 cm woofer, as well as their unique handmade tweeter currently used on the A25-M. The midrange driver is totally new, entirely developed by PSI Audio and hand made in Switzerland to ensure quality. Like all of PSI Audio’s models, the A23-M will be 100% analogue in to out with class G/H amplifiers, phase compensation CPR (Compensated Phase Response), unique electronic damping system AOI (Adaptive Output Impedance), and with each cabinet individually calibrated and tuned in their large anechoic chamber. As on the A25-M, the tweeter and the mid-range are mounted on a square baffle that can be rotated to allow the monitor to be used in vertical or horizontal (left or right) position witch much flexibility. NAMM Show 2019 booth 15102
The A23-M is expected to be on sale this spring – Emerging
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#audioprecision announced the introduction of the APx555 B Series analyser, part of their B Series APx audio analysers. The second-generation APx555 offers improved sine generator frequency stability, lower system residual distortion, single-ended, balanced analogue output and an optional ADC test mode which provides VBias, a common mode DC Bias... and much more: www.resolutionmag.com/news/audio-precision-apx555-b-series-analyser/
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Calrec Brio console – Big in Japan!
In 2018, Calrec Audio were BIG IN JAPAN – selling 40 of its Brio audio consoles to a number of Japanese broadcasters. The customers are a mix of existing and new. The installations were provided by Calrec’s exclusive Japanese distributor, Hibino Intersound, which said the customers are using their Brios in a variety of ways, including for […]
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Sometimes the best things in audio are FREE! We’re opening up our archive so you can read interviews with production pros like Steve Mac, Chuck Ainley, Gil Norton, Spike Stent, Ben Hillier, Neil Davidge, Danton Supple, Greg Penny, Tony Maserati, Ken Nelson, Youth, Joe Chicarelli, Tony Visconti, Hugh Padgham, Mike Oldfield and many more. There’s […]
Leapwing Audio StageOne: stereo width & depth enhancement
“We have noticed that while mixing, producers and engineers want ultimate control over the width and depth of each of the instruments,” said Robin Reumers, Co-founder of Leapwing Audio. “We spent many months in R&D developing a transparent method to change the width and depth perception of a stereo recording, even moving sources outside of […]
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