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
McDSP have announced the 'APB-16 Analog Processing Box', combining the flexibility of software with the 'fidelity' of premium analogue processing. Each channel can be controlled by a Avid Pro Tools plug-in giving true digital workflow with genuine analogue performance. Processing options include compressors, mastering limiters, transient enhancement devices, multi-channel and multi-band applications, and more...
• Programmable analogue processing • Premium analogue components• Multiple analogue saturation options • APB-ready software plug-in bundle • Sample accurate automation • AKM 32-bit DAC and ADC • Thunderbolt 2 and 3 compatible
The US-made APB-16 Analog Processing Box release date is Q2 2019, and will be available through select dealers only. McDSP will be offering a limited quantity of APB-16 units at an introductory price. NAMM Show Booth 14904
9 hours ago
Matt Colton will be joining Metropolis Mastering. Matt joins from Alchemy. Matt alongside Tony Cousins, Tim Young, Stuart Hawkes, John Davis and Andy Hippy Baldwin form a formidable line-up of world class Mastering talent. Matt said of his new appointment:
“Metropolis Studios has long been the pre-eminent name in Mastering in the UK, and has a global reputation that is second to none. The opportunity to work here, in one of the world’s great facilities and alongside some of the finest mastering engineers working today, was simply too good to refuse.” 2019 marks Metropolis Mastering entering its 25th year of audio excellence. Across the year the studio will be celebrating with a number of special anniversary events. (L-R Charlie Colton, Matt Colton, Kainne Clements, Chairman of Metropolis, Dan Baldwin, Mastering Manager at Metropolis, Richard Connell)
14 hours ago
British microphone-maker Sontronics will be at the NAMM Show, showing off their trio of new ribbon mics – Sigma 2, Delta 2 and Apollo 2 – and their new but vintage-design-inspired supercardioid Corona vocal mic, as well as a sneak preview of some new projects that will be released later in 2019.
The Sigma 2 and Delta 2 use the same ribbon element as the original Sigma and Delta, however, a new RF filter stage makes both mics more at home in the live sound arena. The components that make up the circuit have seen a significant upgrade, lowering the mics' self-noise levels. Read our review of the Apollo 2 here: www.resolutionmag.com/reviews/microphones/
17 hours ago
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
3 days ago
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.
3 days ago
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.
5 days ago
Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 rackmount and headphone mixer
Featuring two discrete instances of Cranborne Audio’s 500-series ‘Camden’ preamp with the same Mojo analogue saturation circuit that engineers and musicians the world over have fallen in love with, Camden EC2 achieves low-noise and low-distortion performance as well as frequency and phase linearity at all gain settings. Combined with Cranborne Audio’s custom Mojo analogue saturation […]
Calrec Brio console – Big in Japan in 2018!
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 […]
Audio Precision APx555 B Series analyser
Audio Precision 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. The arrival of the B […]
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