Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in Computer Music
We are very excited to announce that RME have launched the new Fireface UFX, a 60-Channel high-end 192 kHz USB AND FireWire high-end audio interface which takes its place as the new flagship to the RME's comprehensive Fireface range.
The new Fireface UFX features 60 channels of audio, digitally controlled …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with elements, instruments, native, review
The latest Komplete 7 and Komplete 7 Elements from Native Instruments take your computer music-making to a kompletely new level…
Ever since we were wowed by Native Instruments’ first releases (anyone remember the joys of the first incarnation of Absynth?), we’ve known to keep an eye out for anything …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with audio interface, review
Focusrite’s Saffire series offers you so much more than other interfaces out there, with top-notch preamps, amp modelling and bundled software…
Focusrite’s range of interfaces are rock solid, reliable and sound amazing (they should do with Focusrite mic preamps!). There’s something to suit every style and every …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with review, steinberg ci2
Boasting controls and interface in one slick body, the CI2+ portable studio remains unmatched in its simplicity and sheer power in performance…
Portable interfaces for recording and producing music come and go, but with its CI2+, Steinberg is offering the ultimate entry-level system solution, and it’s here to stay …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with review
Protecting your vocal recordings from ambient noise doesn’t come any lighter or larger than the new VoxGuard from Primacoustic…
Everyone loves a bit of curve in the studio, and this latest release from Primacoustic will enhance the sound as well as the look of your set-up…
Allow us to …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with active, review, speaker
Building on the success of the HD series, Mackie’s HD1221 delivers stunning performance and power in a package that’s as versatile as it is compact…
Mackie is well known for creating quality gear that is both high-performance and affordable. Its new HD line of powered loudspeakers is testament …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with microphones, review, se electronics
The Voodoo ribbon microphones from sE are new for 2010 and mark a new era for ribbon mic technology. We test out their black magic claims…
Until now the only ribbon mic in the world to perform across the full 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range was sE’s acclaimed RNR1 …
Posted on Thu 14 October 2010 in entries
Vox in miniature
Vox’s latest releases may be small in stature but, like the Amplugs, they all certainly pack a big punch in the sound and looks departments…
The recent flurry of releases from the classic British amp brand has made us wonder whether we’ve stumbled into the …
Posted on Wed 13 October 2010 in entries
We find out if the newly launched GSR series of PA speakers from M-Audio can live up to the GSR motto: “Serious sound, roadworthy design”…
Our live sound guys are always keen to get all the newest PA gear into the absolutemusic showroom, and there is none newer than M-Audio …
Posted on Wed 13 October 2010 in entries • Tagged with review
One of those all-rounder microphones that no budget studio should be without, the Røde NT1A now comes in a handy recording pack…
The Røde NT1A is something of a modern classic. It’s been widely adopted in studios worldwide as it seems to have struck that rare balance: it sounds …