TECHNOLOGY NEWS Allen & Heath Launches Qu-24
ALLEN & HEATH has added the 30-in/ 24-out Qu-24 to its Qu series of compact digital mixers, which also includes the rack mountable Qu-16. Qu-24 features total recall of settings (including 25 motorised faders and digitally controlled preamps), a touchscreen, Qu-Drive integrated multi-track recorder, dSNAKE for remote I/O and personal monitoring, multichannel USB streaming to Mac, Qu-Pad control app, and iLive’s FX library. Qu-24 also features a dedicated fader per
mic input channel, 24 mic/line inputs, three stereo inputs, four FX engines with four
dedicated sends and stereo returns, 20 mix outputs including two stereo matrix mix outputs and two stereo groups with full processing, patchable AES digital output with a further two-channel ALT output, dedicated talkback mic input, and two-track output. The mixer is packed with massive
processing capability. High-speed dual core DSPs provide comprehensive channel and FX processing, with ample room for future processing updates and functionality. Five latest generation core processors run in parallel.
www.allen-heath.com
API Adds Two New 500-Series Modules
API INTRODUCED two new members of its acclaimed 500-series modular signal processing line at the 2014 NAMM Show: the 505 DI and the 565 Filter Bank.
Both modules possess API’s
classic sound and fit all 500- series chassis, including the API Lunchbox and the API 1608 small-format analogue console. The 505 DI includes gain
control, adjustable tone control, a bright switch, a 20dB pad, switchable 100/400k ohm load impedance, and Thru connectivity. Like the console- based API 205L, the 505 DI is specifically designed to accept a guitar, bass or keyboard direct input while minimising any loading effect on Hi-Z instrument pickups. The 565 Filter Bank includes
a sweepable low-pass filter (500Hz to 20kHz, -12 or -18dB
slope), a sweepable high-pass filter (20Hz to 400Hz, -6 or -12dB slope), and a variable notch filter (fully sweepable between 20Hz and 20kHz). The 565 circuits are true to the musical filters of the 215 modules found in large-format API consoles.
www.apiaudio.com
Prism Sound Bears All With Atlas
PRISM SOUND scored a hat trick at NAMM 2014 when it launched Atlas – its third new interface product to be released in just eight months. Designed with Prism Sound's latest CleverClox clocking technology and incorporating eight of the company’s mic pres, Atlas is aimed squarely at multi- track recording applications. Atlas offers quality analogue and digital I/O for Mac or Windows PC at sample rates up to 192kHz via a simple USB interface. In addition to the USB host interface, it also features Prism Sound’s MDIO interface expansion slot. Using this miniature expansion slot users can, for example, directly connect to Pro Tools HDX systems. A range of other MDIO
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interfaces is planned for later introduction. Atlas will also run with Apple and Windows native applications over USB. Atlas offers eight analogue
inputs, eight analogue outputs, plus S/PDIF and TOSLINK optical digital I/O ports. The optical ports can also be used for ADAT, giving a single Atlas unit a maximum capability of 18 concurrent input and output channels plus dual stereo headphones.
www.prismsound.com
NEWFROMMidas at NAMM was the M32 Digital Mixing Console – a 40-input digital console for live and studio use designed by a Bentley Motors designer. The M32 features the same
mic preamplifiers as the PRO Series consoles as well as Midas Pro Faders. The new console is 96kHz ready and features 192kHz A-D/D-A converters. The mixer also features the proprietary Ultranet technology for ‘acoustic integration’ with the
new Turbosound iQ Series active loudspeakers or IEM systems.
The M32 also features 40-bit floating point digital signal processing, eight stereo effects engines, and a 7in full colour TFT display screen. Additionally, a high-quality onboard 32 × 32 USB interface allows real-time tracking and multiple expansion cards such as ADAT, MADI, and Dante.
www.midasconsoles.com
Midas Releases M32
ARIA Mic from Sontronics
BRITISH microphone brand Sontronics has launched a new microphone that has been 18 months in the making. The ARIA is a valve condenser microphone with a fixed cardioid pattern, designed by Sontronics founder Trevor Coley. Housed inside the chromed
grille is a 1.07in, edge- terminated capsule designed to capture the detail and subtleties of any vocal, while the European 12AX7/ECC83 tube lends a character found in other classic vintage valve mics. For an extra level of control, the accompanying SPS-2 power supply unit boasts pad (0-10dB) and filter (linear, 75Hz) switches as well as a tube-ready LED that lets users know when the mic is warmed up.
www.sontronics.com
Radial Reveals Space Heater
RADIAL HAS introduced Space Heater – a combination eight-channel tube drive and summing mixer. Set up as four stereo pairs,
the Space Heater design begins with a choice of 0.25in TRS or D-sub inputs. Each channel pair is 100% discrete enabling four stereo sets to be used independently or be sent
to a stereo mix bus with left and right outputs. To control the effect on the tube, each channel set is equipped with a separate drive control to increase or decrease the signal being sent to the 12AX7 tube and a level control to set the output. A heat switch lets the user apply 25, 50, or 100V on the
tube depending on the fidelity needed. Lower voltages starve the tube causing more distortion. On the other hand, higher voltages produce a cleaner signal. Each stereo set is also equipped with a high-pass filter to help eliminate
resonance and clutter.
www.radialeng.com
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