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Today's Review
Audio-Technica BP40 Large Diaphragm Dynamic (LDD) Broadcast Microphone By Strother Bullins The BP40 features a 1.5-inch diaphragm with A-T's patented floating edge design; while there is no firm pro-audio industry rule on what makes a dynamic microphone a "large diaphragm" one, I and my contributing colleagues to Pro Audio Review generally consider any diaphragm with a diameter greater than one inch "large," which definitely places the BP40 in the LDD camp. The BP40 provides a 100 Hz high-pass filter (HPF) switch, rolling off frequencies between 50-100 Hz; its response tops out at 16 kHz. Marketed as a broadcast microphone, the BP40 includes a humbucking coil to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI), which can be valuable in applications beyond traditional broadcasting, too. More »
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Today's Blog
At NAMM: Black Lion Roars By Strother Bullins As CEO Nate Bierdeman tells it, his Chicago-based pro audio firm Black Lion Audio (BLA) began with the goal of squeezing maximum performance out of prosumer or "aspiring pro" recording devices, such as the now-legendary Digi 002 I/O, by tweaking and upgrading its components. As word of BLA's hot-rod mods started to spread throughout the industry, the company evolved into a respected source of pre-amp, clocking and conversion tools. More »
Introducing Eventide SpaceTime for H9 Harmonizer Eventide's new SpaceTime algorithm for its H9 Harmonizerthe company's delay, modulation, pitch and reverb effects pedalfeatures twin delays with controls for level and feedback, modulation with controls for amount and rate, reverb with controls for decay, level and color, and more. In addition, Eventide has created a new interface called Pedal View that gives artists a visual representation of the routing of the effects. More »