N E R.I.P. UHF Surround ‘Phones W KG is a headphone that provides surround effects and NS10 Ais a cost efficient alternative to true surround head- S amaha has phones. An SRS chip enables wireless headphones to Yannounced that provide surround effects. (The SRS chip uses stereo signals to generate a 3-D effect that should not be & production of the NS10MS and confused with true surround sound.) Although the NS10MC studio surround quality of these headphones is not the same as N monitors will be dis- that of their HEARO Series headphones with AKG IVA continued. The processing, it does offer those who want more than just E decision was made stereo an affordable alternative. W on the basis that AWA Audio Products: (02) 9669 3477 source of the wood pulp used in the P woofer cone is no Penta Tonic R longer available. Despite a ‘worldwide he fifth member of the Focusrite Platinum Range is O search for a replacement material’, none was found that Ton its way, the Platinum Penta. Penta is designed as D provided an acceptable sonic substitute. Spare parts are an affordable, ‘high spec’ stereo analogue preset com- expected to be available for at least five years. A wreath pressor. The unit features an editable preset compressor U laying ceremony will soon be held for the NS10 at offering a range of compression settings depending on C Yamaha Australia’s South Melbourne head office. Well, the sound required or instrument involved. Its dynamic maybe not, but needless to say, the ‘white-coned ones’ response can add a soft or hard knee shape to the com- T will be sorely missed by many. pressor curve, and combined with ‘TubeTran’ technology S Yamaha can emulate VCA, optical and valve compressor sounds. Australia: The unit also 1800 805413 features the same discrete transistor mic pre as the VoiceMaster. Electric Factory: (03) Korg D1600 9480 5988 org’s D1600 is an affordable 16-track digital recorder that packs recording, Kmixing, and final CD mastering into an all-in-one unit. It offers 16-track uncompressed 24-bit/44.1k recording/playback. For each of its 16 tracks the D1600 provides eight virtual tracks. All the copy/cut/paste-style editing is available, with multiple levels of undo. You can slot an optional CDR into the CAD – M is for Mic CD-R/RW bay for writing direct to CD. Meanwhile the D1600 ships with a 20GB hard drive, while the unit’s bay system also accommodates standard AD microphones have released their M-Series studio IDE hard disks, so you can easily exchange drives when switching between Cmicrophones. CAD’s new M177 is the first in a new different projects. The D1600 features a 24-channel, eight-bus digital mixer generation of externally biased CAD condensers. The with 16 60mm faders, four XLR jacks with ‘high-quality’ mic preamps and M177 employs a cardioid polar pattern in an externally +48V phantom power. Each analogue input and mixer channel has its own biased capsule with a gold sputtered 1.1-inch diaphragm. high and low shelving Meanwhile, the M179 features five-point detented EQ, plus adjustable- pattern control providing nine useable patterns, continu- frequency mid EQ. You ously variable between detents. Price: $599 for the M177 can save snapshots of and $699 for the M179. the mixer settings, while CAD have also released their 400 Series drum kit and there’s a bunch of percussion mics. The 400 Series microphones consists of insertable and master the TSM 411 ($249) extended function dynamic, the effects on offer. KBM 412 ($349) bass drum mic, and the ICM 417 ($417) Korg’s D12 hard disk overhead mic. CAD’s new DSM-1 ($49.95) ‘silent drum recorder has also been mounting system’ is also available in several kits, and announced, which will individually. also be worth a look. Australian Audio Supplies: 1800 502015 or Music Link: (03) 9765 6565 ‘[email protected]’ 16 N Sound Choice Behringer’s Battery E ound & Music or SM (not S&M, obviously, that would Sbe rude!) used the Frankfurt Musikmesse to launch Assault their new range of outboard. The SM DSP Series ehringer have intro- comprises the SM FX01 Prism digital dual-engine 24-bit Bduced the Eurorack multi-effects processor, the SM VFX01 Vocalist stereo MXB1002, a 10-channel AC voice processor and the SM EQ01 Styler stereo 31-band or battery-powered mixer digital EQ. 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