It makes complete sense that the world’s foremost ribbon microphone manufacturer would get into the mic signal booster/impedance buffer game, as the performance of ribbon mics is greatly affected by the preamp with which they are coupled, and adding a signal booster/impedance buffer into the chain makes ribbon mics sonically compatible with virtually any mic … Read more
Buena Park, CA (June 20, 2019)—Yamaha has launched the StagePAS 1K portable PA system. An update to earlier versions, the StagePAS 1K is driven by a high-frequency array speaker packed with 10 small-diameter 1.5" drivers. The system features a 1000W Class-D amplifier, an upgrade in power from its predecessors, the StagePAS 600BT and StagePAS 400BT. … Read more
New York, NY (June 19, 2019)—With an eye on optimizing the software for its new Mac Pro, Apple released Logic Pro X 10.4.5, the latest edition of its professional music production software. Making full use of the Mac Pro hardware, Logic Pro X 10.4.5 will now support up to 56 processing threads, and reportedly can … Read more
Prague, Czech Republic (June 18, 2019)—Independent software developers FireSonic, JMG Music, and SounDevice Digital have teamed up to create a new plug-in collective—United Plugins—and have released their first three offerings for MacOS and Windows: FireCobra, an intelligent mix enhancer; HyperSpace, an algorithmic reverb; and Royal Compressor, a vintage vari-mu compressor. FireCobra FireSonic’s FireCobra aims to … Read more
Orlando, FL (June 18, 2019)—Launched at InfoComm 2019, Electro-Voice’s new MFX Multi-Function Monitors MFX-12MC and MFX-15MC are passive 12” and 15” two-way coaxial monitors intended to complement the X-Line Advance line array models X1, X2, X12-128 and X12-125F as well as their corresponding installation versions. Dynacord Unveils Sonicue Sound System Software Inside the monitors sit … Read more