New Gear

Neutrik USA announced 14 new horizontal and vertical PCB-mount Cat 5e chassis connectors. Available in Neutrik’s A and B series, the connectors all offer Cat 5e performance according to ISO/IEC 11801 and TIA/EIA 568-C.2.

BREA, CA –Altinex, a leading manufacturer of Signal Management Solutions®, is pleased to introduce the TNP355C Tilt ‘N Plug Power Plus Box.

Audient is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated bus-powered interface, iD14 is now shipping worldwide and available at all Audient dealers.

tvONE announced that its new USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender Kit is now available and shipping worldwide.

The AiRocks Pro repeater system is designed to transmit wireless audio to powered pro audio loudspeakers. Featuring unique multi-hop network architecture, excellent transmit power specs, onboard variable delay, rugged weather-resistant aluminum enclosure and easy setup, the AiRocks Pro provides high quality 2-channel stereo 900 MHz wireless RF to powered speakers or amp racks. It is especially well suited for delay stack applications.

PreSonus announced that Studio One 3, the most significant update to its powerful, easy to use digital audio workstation, is now shipping.

A firmware upgrade for the TouchMix-8 and TouchMix-16 digital mixers retains all the features and performance, while including critical updates to improve mixer stability and Wi-Fi connectivity, and providing powerful new capabilities. New functions include built-in info and screens in a choice of six languages, support for MIDI-over-USB footswitches, more flexible scene recall functions and the ability to use aux mixes as subgroups. All updates are supported in the new (free) TouchMix 2.1 iOS app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

A-T’s Dante products – ATND971 boundary microphone and ATND8677 desk stand – are now compatible with Biamp Systems Tesira v2.3, BoseControlSpace Designer software v4.3 and Symetrix SymNetComposer v3.0.

Royer Labs’ R-122 MKII Phantom-Powered Ribbon Microphone offers a high output level and -15 dB pad, making it ersatile and well suited for miking acoustic instruments and other sources with low SPL characteristics, as well as high SPL instruments like electric guitar.

Shipping this summer are LEOPARD and the 900-LFC, which join the flagship LEO family as its smallest and most versatile members. LEOPARD can anchor a main system in a medium-sized venue or integrate seamlessly with LYON in down- and out-fill systems. Six LEOPARDs and two 900-LFC’s can be flown using a half-ton motor. A complete system solution is created with MAPP XT for acoustic prediction, Compass RMS for real-time system performance monitoring, Galileo Callisto loudspeaker management system and the new MDM-5000 distribution module for routing AC power, audio and RMS signals.

Based on innovative algorithmic FIR (Finite Impulse Response) reverberation technology is the new H-Reverb plug-in from Waves. The FIR engine powering H-Reverb lets users customize the reverb decay envelope beyond the standard linear forms, resulting in perfectly gated, real reverse and dense reverb tails that don’t muddy up the mix. Advanced analog modeling along with a drive control feature offers signal behavior previously only found in high-end hardware reverbs.