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Avid Unveils Pro Tools 2018 and Multiple Music and Audio Product Innovations at NAMM 2018
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Avid Unveils Pro Tools 2018 and Multiple Music and Audio Product Innovations at NAMM 2018

At NAMM 2018, Avid announced Avid ArtistCentral, Pro Tools 2018, Sibelius 2018, Waves Audio integration, an expanded Avid Artist Community, and more. Highlight for the Avid user community was, no doubt, the announcement of the latest release of Pro Tools 2018 with new features including Track Presets, retrospective MIDI record, MIDI editing enhancements, Playlist Comping enhancements, and much more. A new version of EUCON software was also announced.
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Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface
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Audient Announces New iD44 USB Audio Interface

British manufacturer Audient raised the stakes once again with the release of its latest, and to date most powerful 24-bit/96kHz desktop audio interface. The new Audient iD44 combines four Class-A Audient preamplifiers, high quality AD/DA converters, two ADAT I/Os for digital expansion, two discrete JFET instrument inputs, two fully balanced inserts, two independent stereo headphone outputs and two speaker outputs, in a metal chassis with configurable function keys, and dedicated Talkback, Dim and Cut controls.
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Adam Hall Group Presents LD Systems MAUI 5 GO Mobile PA at Winter NAMM 2018
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Adam Hall Group Presents LD Systems MAUI 5 GO Mobile PA at Winter NAMM 2018

As NAMM 2018 unveiled its enhanced show experience and expanded campus, Adam Hall Group corresponded with an expanded booth concept located front-and-center in Hall A, where it premiered a series of products and introduced many more to the US market, including the stunning LD Systems MAUI P900, developed in collaboration with the renowned Porsche Design Studio. Among the main premieres for the show was the remarkable LD Systems MAUI 5 GO, an ultra-portable battery-powered column PA system.
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Celestion Debuts F12-X200 Full-Range Guitar Loudspeaker Designed Specifically for Use with Amp Modeling
by Joao Martins

Celestion Debuts F12-X200 Full-Range Guitar Loudspeaker Designed Specifically for Use with Amp Modeling

During NAMM 2018, Celestion announced the F12-X200, the first guitarist’s speaker designed from the ground up for use with guitar amp and speaker cabinet emulations. The new F12-X200 is effectively a coaxial design, combining a compression driver and a 12" woofer in a pressed steel chassis with a 2" round copper voice coil and ceramic magnet, able to reproduce a full range of frequencies from 60 Hz to 20,000Hz, with a power rating of 200W at 8Ω and 96dB sensitivity.
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Apogee New Special Edition 2×6 I/O Module for Symphony I/O Mk II
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Apogee New Special Edition 2×6 I/O Module for Symphony I/O Mk II

Apogee Electronics announced a new 2×6 Special Edition AD/DA module for their flagship Symphony I/O Mk II Studio Interface. Designed specifically for mastering engineers, whose critical work demands ultimate sonic performance, Apogee says that the new Symphony I/O Mk II 2×6 SE now offers the highest quality AD/DA conversion of any of the brand's converters ever. Symphony I/O Mk II 2×6 SE is available preconfigured for Thunderbolt or Pro Tools HD or it can be purchased as an expansion module for any existing Mk II configuration.
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Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone
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Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone

Neumann used the opportunity of a vibrant 2018 NAMM Show, which for the first time also attracted the whole AES West Coast convention community, to announce the reissue of the famous U 67. For the first time in decades, the iconic tube microphone is back in production and built to the original specifications. And this is not something that Neumann would take lightly.
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VUE Audiotechnik Expands al-12 Line Array with Flyable Subwoofer that Extends Low-Frequency Reproduction​ to Below 35 Hz
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VUE Audiotechnik Expands al-12 Line Array with Flyable Subwoofer that Extends Low-Frequency Reproduction​ to Below 35 Hz

Coming off a highly successful 2017, VUE Audiotechnik used NAMM 2018 to unveil the latest addition to its al-12 Line Array - the al-12SB Flyable Subwoofer. Designed for seamless integration with VUE’s flagship line array, the al-12SB dramatically expands the al-12’s versatility by delivering powerful and well-defined low-frequency reproduction to below 35 Hz.
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beyerdynamic Introduces FOX Professional USB-C Studio Microphone
by Joao Martins

beyerdynamic Introduces FOX Professional USB-C Studio Microphone

beyerdynamic introduced a brand-new USB-C microphone at the 2018 NAMM Show. Ideal for music recordings, YouTube videos, Podcasting and more, the new beyerdynamic FOX combines a large condenser capsule with a preamplifier, AD converter and headphone amplifier, all connected through the latest-generation USB Type C conector and interface, which makes it possible to deliver the necessary power specifications, impossible to achieve with previous USB standards.
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IsoAcoustics Launches New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands for Pro Audio Speakers and Subwoofers
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IsoAcoustics Launches New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands for Pro Audio Speakers and Subwoofers

IsoAcoustics announced the launch of an entirely new line of acoustic isolation stands, the ISO Series, designed for professional audio speakers and subwoofers. The new models, which include the ISO-130, ISO-155, ISO-200 and the ISO-200SUB, feature a new contemporary design, a lower profile and all new isolators – offering the acclaimed acoustic isolation performance that the company is known for.
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Bose Professional Debuts S1 Pro Multi-Position Smart Portable PA System
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Bose Professional Debuts S1 Pro Multi-Position Smart Portable PA System

At the 2018 NAMM Show, Anaheim, CA, Bose Professional is debuting the S1 Pro multi-position PA system - an all-in-one PA, floor monitor, practice amplifier, and the latest addition to the acclaimed Bose portable professional product line. Above all, the new ultra-portable Bose S1 Pro is a high-performance, and battery-powered smart Bluetooth speaker that musicians will want to use and take everywhere.
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