Convention Centre, Anaheim, Orange County, California
and stabilising lateral imaging while isolating them from desk vibrations,” adds IsoAcoustics president and founder Dave Morrison. Software designer Fabrice Gabriel
(of Slate Digital Algorithm) presents the AirEQ by EIOSIS at NAMM. The “revolutionary” Character
Control of AirEQ goes “beyond analogue”, claims Gabriel, allowing “incredibly transparent, tight boosts and cuts in the digital domain” by adding a new control to the standard parametric equaliser. “I went back to the drawing board
to redefine one of the fundamental characteristics of what an equaliser can do: the ‘Character Control’ is a whole new way to shape your [EQ]. It brings a new set of curves the world has yet to use,” continues Gabriel. “With the Water curve, you get
incredibly smooth boosts and cuts, which is ideal for transparent tone shaping, mastering and any situation which requires natural sounding spectral balance adjustments. “Compared to the neutral curves, it can become so transparent that you ask yourself if the processing is still on!” MicW promises “new Lavalier
microphones for broadcasting and stage work” at NAMM, alongside its acclaimed iSeries of microphones for smartphones. Recently, MicW Audio USA Inc (a division of BSWA Technology Ltd) signed an agreement with Full Scale AV that sees the Nashville-based company take on exclusive distribution of the manufacturer’s professional microphone range in the US. PreSonus will be showing the release
of Studio One 2.5, a major update to the company’s Studio One 2 DAW. This free (to Studio One 2 users) update adds nearly 100 enhancements and features, as well as many bug fixes. All versions of Studio One 2 have been updated, including Studio One Artist, Producer, Professional and Free. Although the update adds some
entirely new features, it mostly builds on existing Studio One 2 features, completing and enhancing functionality based on PreSonus’s original vision and on user feedback, says the company. In addition, Studio One Producer 2.5 and Studio One Professional 2.5 users can now download a free copy of Softube’s Saturation Knob plug-in. Other announcements are expected from
the Baton Rouge company at NAMM. QSC Audio Products will demonstrate its Acoustic - Performance line of professional, two-way, full-range loudspeakers, targeted at a
Pete Townshend will receive the Les Paul Award
variety of installed sound reinforcement applications which require higher SPL and a stylish enclosure. All models feature a 3” voice coil, and a high power- capacity compression driver combined with high-output woofers. Royer Labs will show the SF-2 Active
Ribbon Microphone in Anaheim. Designed as a premium instrument for use in classical performance applications or to capture acoustic instruments, the SF-2 is a phantom powered version of the company’s original SF-1 ribbon mic and combines Royer’s acclaimed audio performance attributes with exclusive active electronics for ribbon microphones. Radial Engineering will be consolidating its AES launches at NAMM – these include the PZ-DI J-class direct box, the Cherry Picker studio preamp selector, the Gold Digger studio mic selector and the Q4 discrete Class A variable-state parametric EQ – though some NAMM-specific launches are also promised. Just announced as PSNEurope went
to press (and too late for our apps feature, p39), Steinberg Media Technologies revealed the Cubasis app, a multitouch sequencer streamlined for the iPad. “Cubasis for the iPad is what many of our customers have been waiting for, and all Cubase users will instantly feel at home with it,” says Carlos Mendoza Rohde, product marketing manager at Steinberg. “And with unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, export to Cubase and lots of loops, sounds and effects, Cubasis is sure to meet the expectations put upon a sophisticated music production and recording software.” See you in California… n www.namm.org