March 28th, 2023 Newsletter

Apollo x16: Now With Immersive Monitoring!

Already a studio powerhouse thanks to its DSP plugins, the Apollo x16 ($3999) takes things further with immersive monitoring! It's now your all-in-one hub for mixing formats up to 9.1.6, so you can create mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro 3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others.

A hallmark feature of Apollo is its Realtime UAD Processing, letting you run the full library of UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency. Get studio analog classics in digital form, elite AD-DA conversion, Unison mic preamps, future expansion by combining multiple Apollos, and more.

Shure's New GLX-D+ Wireless

GLX-D+ Dual Band Digital Wireless is the perfect solution for musicians and presenters who want to go wireless with confidence, and without complexity. Every aspect of its operation is managed automatically and with total reliability, allowing you to focus on your performance. With new Dual Band Wireless Technology, GLX-D+ can operate in both 2.4 and 5.8GHz, more than doubling the available bandwidth while also intelligently avoiding interference for reliable, dropout-free audio.

Featuring smart rechargeability with up to 12 hours of runtime, the included lithium-ion battery can be charged multiple ways and offers quick charge capabilities. Available with multiple legendary microphone options (including the SM58®) in tabletop, half-rack and guitar pedal system configurations. When combined with Frequency Manager and directional antenna accessories, the rack-mount receiver systems are ideal for small and medium installations where a larger number of channels is needed.

SSL CONNEX - Capturing Immersive Audio

With 50 years’ experience defining the sound of the world’s top music artists, film and TV audio, Solid State Logic introduce SSL CONNEX ($149), a high-quality, portable USB microphone for conferencing, content creation and music recording. Bristling with useful features, SSL CONNEX is designed to enhance your on-the-go digital life with some of the technology professionals have relied on for decades.

SSL CONNEX is powered by sophisticated studio quality digital signal processing (DSP), which uses a combination of SSL's renowned EQ and dynamics processing algorithms. Intelligent dynamic noise reduction works in harmony with the quad mic array and DSP to make sure you're heard even in the busiest of environments. SSL CONNEX even makes spacial recording easy with an advanced immersive mode.

Engineered Sound Wireless Solutions

The demand for wireless microphones has grown as a result of the increasing prevalence of videoconferencing and web conferencing. Audio-Technica’s Engineered Sound Wireless System is a DECT wireless system that offers simple, smart, and scalable high-quality audio. This system overcomes many challenges of conventional wireless microphones, such as frequency coordination and the limited number of simultaneous microphones.

Seamless setup and management is controlled via Audio-Technica’s Wireless Manager software, which is capable of managing multiple wireless systems, including UHF wireless systems, from a single screen. In addition, AES256 encryption comes standard, providing superior security and reliable operation.

Meet The New RODE NT1 5th Generation!

The NT1 5th Generation ($249) is a revolutionary studio condenser microphone that fuses the classic sound signature of the iconic NT1 with cutting-edge, next-generation technology. It features RODE’s groundbreaking (patent-pending) Dual Connect output, offering both XLR and USB connectivity for incredible versatility, a world-first “unclippable” 32-bit float digital output, advanced digital signal processing, and more, all while delivering the same warm, silky character, extremely low noise, and high SPL handling that the NT1 is renowned for.

The NT1 5th Generation is a true studio workhorse that excels on everything from vocals and speech, to guitar, piano, drums and percussion – the ultimate studio microphone. In stock and ready to ship!