Audio Media Research Acquires ReValver Guitar Amplifier Modeling from Peavey

Audio Media Research (AMR), the company originally founded by Hartley Peavey as a research and development branch of Peavey Electronics, announced the acquisition of the ReValver guitar amplifier modeling software line from Peavey Electronics. AMR is now a stand-alone entity focused on audio software and digital signal processing for the music creation market, specializing in sound emulation with tube, circuit and component level modeling.

IK Multimedia announced iRig Micro Amp, a battery-powered, ultra-compact combo amplifier with three on-board analog channels plus a high-quality digital interface for direct connection to iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC. The compact combo offers powerful sound that rivals larger amps, plus the ability to connect to external cabinets for even more volume. iRig Micro Amp also allows musicians to expand their tone palette by unlocking a variety of amp and FX models in the included AmpliTube software/app bundle, as well as connecting to their favorite apps for learning, recording and playing.

Following the success of the acclaimed Edge and Verge modeling microphones, Antelope Audio unveiled the next evolution of their mic modeling technology. The new Edge Family consists of three large-diaphragm condensers — the fixed cardioid pattern Edge Solo, the multi-pattern Edge Duo, and the dual-capsule Edge Quadro for 360° recording. Together with stunning vintage mic emulations, these microphones will provide all the possible colors intended for any recording.

Universal Audio continues to expand its collection of valuable plug-ins for its own range of UAD DSP accelerators, available both on dedicated units or integrated in its Thunderbolt audio interfaces. The California-based company now released the Neve Preamp plug-in — giving users the clarity, grit, and complex class‑A saturation of the legendary Neve mic preamplifier in a simple two-knob plug-in that’s perfect for UA Audio Interface owners.

IK Multimedia announced a brand-new software suite, the Total Studio 2 MAX bundle, a complete studio collection of software instruments and FX from the company. The package brings together an amazing 94 products, 16,800 sounds, 39 high-end mixing and mastering processors and over 350 gear models for guitar and bass in one single suite for Mac/PC. With this bundle, composers, creative sound designers, producers, and performers, can find everything they need to be inspired and to take their music making and audio processing to a new level.

Computer music technology company IK Multimedia announced the launch of its Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube, a new collaboration with the product designers and R&D Team at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation that brings some of the most iconic and genre-defining tones of the golden years of Fender’s amplifiers to AmpliTube for Mac and PC. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube debuts a completely new ultra-realistic modeling technology and offers iconic Fender tube amp tone from the ’57 Custom Amp series, ’53 Bassman and ’65 Super Reverb.

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.