TECHNOLOGY Six Additions to Dynaudio Family
DYNAUDIO PROFESSIONAL introduced four near-field monitors, mounting solutions, and two subwoofers in Frankfurt. The near-field monitors are the BM Compact mkIII, BM5 mkIII, BM6 mkIII, and BM12 mkIII (pictured); the new subs are the BM9S II and BM14S II. The smaller BM Compact mkIII and BM5
mkIII models feature expanded frequency response and SPL thanks to a combination of improvements including driver design and Class D amplifiers. Each includes an auto standby mode as well as both XLR and RCA input connectors. The BM6 mkIII and BM12 mkIII have been
revoiced and now include Dynaudio’s wave-guide. Both of the BMS II subwoofers have also been further optimised.
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Trio of Releases from Radial
sound. We focused on making it smaller for easy handling, incorporating a rack-mount option, and adding a 3.5mm TRS connector for greater flexibility when being used with laptops and tablets.” The Space Heater, a
THE LATEST generation of the Radial JDI Duplex, a two-channel direct box designed for professional touring and studio recording, took centre stage on the manufacturer’s booth. According to Radial senior engineer Dan Fraser: “The Duplex has gained international stature as the unchallenged champion of the stereo direct box world. So before making any changes, we wanted to make sure that we would retain the flexibility, ease of use, build quality, and of course amazing
combination tube drive and summing mixer, and the StageBug SB-7 EarMuff headphone mute was also at Frankfurt. According to Radial president
Peter Janis: “The Space Heater is an eight-channel 12 AX7 tube line amplifier with big fat Eclipse transformers. These combine to produce a huge bottom end. We then added a three-position switch that lets the user select the applied voltage on the tube so that it can be lo-fi, mid-fi, or hi-fidelity, depending on the need.”
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WaveLab 8.5 Revealed
STEINBERG announced a point update to its WaveLab audio editing and mastering software. WaveLab 8.5 includes new file conversion and batch processing, A/B comparison between encoding formats, and implementation of an AAC encoder. The new automated
Watch Folder rendering feature
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number of Watch Folders without having WaveLab open. WaveLab 8.5 sports
applies processing to all audio files dragged into designated folders. Users can assign tasks, such as dithering and audio file format conversion, to any
the new Encoder Checker plug-in for real-time comparison of codecs and settings along with the introduction of new multi-format rendering capabilities facilitating exporting files to various formats
simultaneously.
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New at Prolight + Sound
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