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| Top Stories | The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Announces 2016-2017 Steering Committee The P&E Wing continues to advocate for excellence in sound recording, audio technologies and education in the recording arts, along with recognition and rights for music creators overall. OCA Alliance Demonstrates AES67, AES70 Integration at AES Convention The OCA Alliance, the A/V industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture (the Audio Engineering Society AES70 standard), is exhibiting a major new open standard innovation in audio networking technology at the 141st AES Convention in Los Angeles in booth #933. Audio-Technica Launches Alteros, A Subsidiary Company Audio-Technics announces the formation of a new subsidiary company named Alteros. The creation of this new company will allow for dedicated focus and flexible action to provide a wide range of technically advanced solutions that directly address the issues surrounding the ever-shrinking frequency spectrum, affecting the operation of wireless products used in live audio production, broadcast studios, sporting events, theaters and other applications. CRAS Offers Open House On Saturday, October 8 The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Gilbert, Ariz., will open its doors to prospective students, their parents, and the media on Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Piper Payne Masters All with Manley | | Featured Products | Focusrite RedNet Control 2.0 At the 141st AES Convention in Los Angeles, Focusrite announced a major update to its RedNet Control software system that provides remote control for products in the company's RedNet range of Dante-based audio-over-IP systems. Avid Pro Tools | MTRX Audio Interface At the 141st AES Conference and Exhibition, in booth #303, LOS ANGELES, Avid introduced Pro Tools | MTRX, a new audio interface for Pro Tools | HDX and HD Native developed by Digital Audio Denmark for Avid. Ocean Way Audio HiRes3.5 (HR3.5) Studio Reference Monitor At the 141st AES Convention in Los Angeles, Ocean Way Audio (booth #106) unveiled the new HiRes3.5 Studio Reference Monitor, also known as HR3.5 (price TBA). Audio-Technica ATM350a Microphone Systems At the 141st AES Convention in Los Angeles, Auido-Technica (booth #503) is displaying its new ATM350a Microphone Systems offering crisp, clear, well-balanced response even in very high SPL applications. Calrec Audio Br.IO Rackmount Box for Brio Console At IBC 2016, Calrec Audio introduced Br.IO (price TBA), a 4U rackmount box that doubles the available onboard I/O on the Brio compact digital broadcast audio console. Soundelux USA U195 Microphone At AES Los Angeles in booth #629, Soundelux USA released the U195 cardioid Class-A FET P48 microphone ($1,249 MSRP), a phantom-powered single, low-noise, wide-band FET mic coupled with Soundelux USA's new k67 capsule, featuring a 1-inch dual symmetrical backplate. Apogee Introduces Element Series Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces Apogee Electronics in Santa Monica announces The Element Series Thunderbolt audio I/O boxes for Mac: the 10x12 Element 24 ($595), 12x14 Element 46 ($895) and 16x16 Element 88 ($1,495). Waves Audio Abbey Road Vinyl Plug-In In booth #721 at this week's 141st AES Convention, Waves Audio introduced the Abbey Road Vinyl plug-in (price TBA), promising a precise model of Abbey Road Studios' vinyl cutting and mastering gear. Sennheiser Updates HD 280 PRO Headphones Sennheiser has enhanced its classic HD 280 PRO monitoring headphones ($99.95) with a new design and improved comfort for the wearer. | | New Sound Reinforcement Products | QSC TouchMix-30 Pro Compact Digital Mixer QSC in Costa Mesa, Calif., introduces the TouchMix-30 Pro ($2,359.99 MSRP; $1,899.99 street), a 32-channel digital mixer (24 mic/line, 6 line, stereo USB, plus 16 outputs) for production professionals, musicians and bands as well as live performance venues. SSL Live Version 3.2 Software, New TabletControl App At the 141st AES Conference and Exhibition in the Los Angeles Convention Center (Booth #221), Solid State Logic announced Version 3.2 software and TaCo, a new TabletControl Application for SSL Live L500 and L300 consoles. The V. 3.2 software release includes more than 20 feature additions and improvements. Bose Professional PowerShare Adaptable Amplifiers Bose (Booth #105 at the 141st AES Convention) is now shipping its new PowerShare adaptable power amplifier line (prices TBA), comprising three single-backspace models: 2- and 4- channel fixed-install models PS602 and PS604; and one 2-channel portable amplifier: PS602P. Each model delivers 600 watts of power that can be shared across all output channels. Radial LX2 Passive Line Splitter and Attenuator Radial Engineering Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, introduces the LX2 passive line splitter and attenuator (pricing and delivery TBA). The Radial LX2 sends a single source to two different destinations at once without noise, with the ability to attenuate the input signal and tame hot outputs from a mixing console or mic preamp. | | Announcements From Mix | Get Yourself Connected: Discover Cloud Collaboration for Pro Tools » In this free on-demand Webinar, Mix Technical Editor Kevin Becka sits down with Tony Cariddi, Avid Marketing Director Audio, and Tim Carroll, VP of Audio Products, at Blackbird Studios in Nashville for an in-depth look at what may very well be the future of collaborative music creation and production. Watch now! AES Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality on September 30 and October 1, 2016 » ADAM Audio's A77X Monitor Stand Program » This special offer runs from September 29 through November 30, 2016. Customers who purchase a pair of A77X monitors will receive a free pair of IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R430 acoustic isolation stands, valued at more than $200 U.S. Mix engineer Andy Wallace at Studios La Fabrique in France for two weeklong Mixing Seminars, from October 24 to 30, 2016, and November 1 to 7, 2016. » Audio-Technica Offers Rebates on Artist Series Microphones Until December 31, 2016 » Synchro Arts introduced a permanent VocALign Project price reduction of around 50% of the previous list price. » SPARS Speed Mentoring at AES L.A. on October 1 » The speed mentoring sessions are scheduled for Saturday, October 1, from 10:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center; the meeting place will be announced.
Synthax extends 20th anniversary RME Fireface 802 promotion until September 30, 2016. » SMPTE Opens Registration for SMPTE 2016, scheduled for October 25-27 in Hollywood. » Sennheiser's 'Gear Up and Cash In' program, which runs until December 31, 2016, provides an upgrade path for wireless microphone users in light of spectrum reallocation. » | | For Advertising Information, contact: | | |  | |  | |