New Gear

Martin Audio announced the availability of Vu-Net 2.1 for control and monitoring MLA systems, CDD-LIVE and iKON amplifiers, Wavefront Precision Series and XE Monitors. Additionally, Display 2.3 is now available for those who wish to register to download it.

Lawo introduced its new comprehensive mixing and monitoring solution for 3D immersive productions on mc² consoles, Lawo Immersive Mixing Engine (LIME).

Soundcraft’s Vi1000 Digital Mixing Console is the most compact member of the Vi-000 family. It measures 34 by 32 inches in size, yet retains all the mixing and processing power of its two larger siblings, the Vi2000 and 3000. The Vi1000, designed for live touring, music venue and corporate AV customer, combines Soundcraft’s Vistonics IITM channel strip user interface, FaderGlow, and the operating principles and workflows from the company’s Vi3000, 5000 and 7000 consoles with Soundcraft SpiderCore, a built-in DSP and I/O engine based on Studer technology. It will be available in November.

Stage Tec, in cooperation with DirectOut Technologies, presented its latest NEXUS interface board at IBC: the Router Interface AES67 (RIF67).

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has announced the debut of the RSX218, a dual 18-inch subwoofer that has joined the RADIUS family of loudspeakers. Like other RADIUS loudspeakers, the RSX218 is designed for both portable and permanent installation applications.

Earthworks announces its newest microphones for drum miking, including the DM20 DrumMic™ for close miking toms and snare, as well as several multi-microphone kits.

DiGiCo has announced the launch of a new DMI-MIC Pre-Amp Card for its S-Series digital mixing consoles, offering additional connectivity.

Neumann introduced its limited edition U 87 Rhodium Edtion professional studio microphone.

Pioneer Pro Audio introduces the XY-3B and XY-2 speakers for fixed installations and full touring solutions.

RØDE Microphones announced the addition of the new Performer Kit to its line of RØDELink Wireless. The Performer Kit features a high-quality condenser microphone (TX-M2) and a desktop receiver (RX-DESK).

Cerwin-Vega released its new line of CVE Series loudspeakers ideal for a wide range of applicataions, including: performing musicians, DJS, houses of worship, corporate events, rental & staging.

Germany-based pro audio specialist DirectOut is bringing their Dante device to the IBC 2017 exhibition, which will be held Sept 15-19 at the RAI in Amsterdam. With its original product line focused around MADI, DirectOut started to open up towards future connectivity standards as an early adopter of RAVENNA. A second network audio format, Waves Soundgrid, was added to the portfolio in 2016. Now, at IBC 2017, the company will feature the EXBOX.MD, a small yet powerful Dante-to-MADI converter box. RAI attendees are encouraged to visit DirectOut in Hall 8, Booth E.85.