Beyerdynamic Touring Gear Series Microphones

Beyerdynamic's 25-mic Touring Gear series, featuring the company's Sound Channeling Technology, is now starting to ship. The series encompasses four categories of gear. They include TG 30 (entry level); TG 50 (for vocals, instruments and drums, including headsets and lavalier microphone); TG 70 (a step up from TG 50 mics) and the top-of-the-line TG 90 models, which include the TG V90r ribbon mic and the TG V96c true condenser mic for live vocal applications.

Waves Audio has updated SoundGrid plugin server capability for DiGiCo SD consoles. Waves SoundGrid-compatible plugins come pre-loaded, eliminating the need to install. Users just need to bring their iLok. All DiGiCo SD consoles support Waves V8 plugins, with the flagship SD7 supporting up to 32 stereo processing racks, with eight plugins per rack, including dual engine support for redundant SoundGrids.

Sanken's COS-11D HWM is a lightweight, ultra-miniature head worn omni-directional condenser microphone. Based on Sanken's lavaliers used for film and broadcast, it employs a unique vertical diaphragm placement for a greater effective area within its small casing and is optimized for voice. Its adjustable dual-earpiece frame has a mic boom that is interchangeable for left or right side use. It's designed for immunity to RFI and available in beige or cocoa and has a variety of connectors or bare wire. Specs include 50 to 20,000 Hz response and a -43 dB sensitivity at 1 kHz.

d&b's xA Series has four loudspeakers and two subwoofers. The 10A and 10A-D are passive two-way biaxial designs with a bass-reflex 10-inch driver in a enclosure with a choice of rotatable horns, either 75° x 50° and 110° x 55° ("D"), equipped with a 1.4-inch exit compression driver. The biaxial 10AL and 10AL-D also employ a single 10 but with a biaxial constant directivity HF line array source with either 75° or 105° horizontal coverage respectively using dual 1-inch exit drivers.

Crown's XTi 2 Series amplifiers provide total speaker processing, eliminating the need for external crossovers, limiters and EQs, saving rack space and money. XTi 2 features PeakX Plus limiters, derived from those found in Crown's I-Tech HD. An improved sub-harmonic synthesizer offers accurate control over which frequencies are targeted. Users now have Advanced Thermal Control to tailor cooling fan performance for specific applications.