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M-Audio Announces Songwriter Suite Recording and Software Bundles
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M-Audio Announces Songwriter Suite Recording and Software Bundles

M-Audio, part of inMusic Brands, has announced a new range of affordable bundles for composers, combining award-winning software from Waves, Steinberg and Ableton, together with a powerful collection of virtual Instruments for drums, piano and more, from AIR Music Technology. The bundles are centered around M-Audio’s M-Track II, M-Track Plus II, and M-Track Eight interfaces or the Vocal Studio Pro II package.
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Stigmount Redefines Portable Speakers with Universal Speaker Mount
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Stigmount Redefines Portable Speakers with Universal Speaker Mount

While the wireless audio industry is heading in a more durable and waterproof direction, Connor Moelmann believed the next big step in speakers would be about improving portability and created Stigmount, currently campaigning on Kickstarter. The Chicago, Illinois-based company wants people to be able to carry their portable Bluetooth speakers everywhere, with a quick-mounting system that works on any surface from backpacks to surfboards.
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IK Multimedia Releases T-RackS Mic Room Professional Studio Microphone Modeling Tool for Mac/PC
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IK Multimedia Releases T-RackS Mic Room Professional Studio Microphone Modeling Tool for Mac/PC

IK Multimedia just launched Mic Room, a microphone-modeling tool for its T-RackS processing software including a world-class collection of over 20 classic and contemporary microphones. The software runs on any DAW and gives users the power to process and “re-mike” physical microphones to sound and perform like dynamic, condenser and ribbon microphone models, plus other unconventional and highly creative models.
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Steinberg Releases Cubase Pro 8.5 and Cubase Artist 8.5
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Steinberg Releases Cubase Pro 8.5 and Cubase Artist 8.5

Precisely a year since the last major update, Steinberg Media Technologies announced availability of its new Cubase Pro 8.5 and Cubase Artist 8.5 music production systems. The updates to these popular software packages introduce new creative tools, workflow enhancements while taking online collaboration within Cubase to the next level with VST Transit.
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New AKG K182 Professional Monitor Headphones Are Reliable, Comfortable and Built-to-Last
by Joao Martins

New AKG K182 Professional Monitor Headphones Are Reliable, Comfortable and Built-to-Last

AKG announced its new K182 Professional Monitor Headphones, showing an extremely well accomplished design - in line with other recent products being introduced by Harman’s Austrian arm, both in their professional and consumer families. The K182 is described by AKG as “simple and honest professional closed-back monitor headphones” available at an affordable price point. We like that.
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MUTEC MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Combines USB Interface with an Audio Re-clocker
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MUTEC MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Combines USB Interface with an Audio Re-clocker

MUTEC from Berlin has started shipping its new MC-3+ Smart Clock USB. The MC-3+USB uniquely combines an audiophile USB interface with an audio re-clocker designed for the demands of high-end consumer audio. The MC-3+USB enables computer audio via USB, optimizes jitter-affected digital sources, improves any D/A converter, serves as a digital audio switching matrix, format converter, master clock and exports and converts native DSD signals from the computer.
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PreSonus Notion for iOS Adds Handwriting and Apple Pencil Support with iPad Pro
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PreSonus Notion for iOS Adds Handwriting and Apple Pencil Support with iPad Pro

The latest update to PreSonus Notion for iOS takes mobile music creation to the next level with a new in-app purchase that adds handwriting recognition for iPad users. Using a finger or stylus, users are now able to write music in their own handwriting and see it effortlessly convert to digital notation. With an Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro, it’s even possible to write with pressure and thickness and even greater accuracy.
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Lawo JADE VSC Software Makes Any Windows PC AES67 Capable
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Lawo JADE VSC Software Makes Any Windows PC AES67 Capable

Lawo’s new virtual soundcard application, JADE VSC, is now available. The software enables Windows-based audio applications to fully integrate with AoIP networks without any external hardware interfaces. JADE VSC provides 64 channels of bi-directional RAVENNA and true AES67 streaming, features integrated sample rate conversion and a VST plug-in interface allowing to combine effects.
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Pass Labs HPA-1 Class A Headphone Amplifier Now Available
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Pass Labs HPA-1 Class A Headphone Amplifier Now Available

Following its first presentation at CES 2015, Pass Labs has now confirmed availability for its highly anticipated new headphone amplifier. The HPA-1 is able to drive headphones presenting loads from 15 to 600 Ohms. It features a custom shielded toroidal power transformer feeding a discreet low noise regulated power supply, J-Fet input stages and Class A-biased direct-coupled MOSFET output stages.
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Totem Acoustic ARC Class D Bluetooth Amplifier Connects Digital Music Sources with Good Quality Speakers
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Totem Acoustic ARC Class D Bluetooth Amplifier Connects Digital Music Sources with Good Quality Speakers

Totem Acoustic from Montreal, Canada, launched its first Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the first series of its new ARC Class D amplifier. The ARC was designed to bridge the gap between digital music and high-end sound systems at a moderate price. It features USB 2.0 with 24-bit/192kHz support, wireless Bluetooth aptX audio and is available for pre-order until Friday, December 25.
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