All items tagged with musicians (308)
Sound As Bad As a Cassette with this New Plug-in from Wavesfactory
January 2, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Sound As Bad As a Cassette with this New Plug-in from Wavesfactory

Wavesfactory, a creative Spanish developer of software audio tools, has announced Cassette, an audio plug-in that faithfully emulates the sound of vintage cassette tapes and decks in excruciating detail. According to the company, the plug-in has been carefully modeled after exhaustive analysis of audio examples recorded into real tapes, allowing anyone to obtain the same awful sound and unpredictable behavior of the original media. For whatever that might be worth.
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Audio Media Research Acquires ReValver Guitar Amplifier Modeling from Peavey
December 19, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Media Research Acquires ReValver Guitar Amplifier Modeling from Peavey

Audio Media Research (AMR), the company originally founded by Hartley Peavey as a research and development branch of Peavey Electronics, announced the acquisition of the ReValver guitar amplifier modeling software line from Peavey Electronics. AMR is now a stand-alone entity focused on audio software and digital signal processing for the music creation market, specializing in sound emulation with tube, circuit and component level modeling.
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JBL Professional Announces One Series 104-BT Desktop Coaxial Monitors with Bluetooth 5
December 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

JBL Professional Announces One Series 104-BT Desktop Coaxial Monitors with Bluetooth 5

Harman Professional Solutions announced the new JBL Professional One Series 104-BT desktop reference monitors with Bluetooth 5. The new design features a single coaxial driver that delivers clear, detailed sound while mixing and editing. The new compact and very affordable speakers were designed to enable content creators and audio professionals to stream accurate, studio-quality audio via Bluetooth or playback audio using a standard wired connection.
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V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones
November 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

V-MODA Enters the Studio Market with M-200 Professional Studio Headphones

V-MODA, the lifestyle headphone brand that is now part of Roland Corporation, announced the availability of the M-200, described as a reference studio headphone. Already the result of a collaboration work with Roland, the M-200 combines Japanese engineering and classic V-MODA shapes and materials, reimagined for the studio to produce a frequency response that the company says will be appreciated by producers, musicians and audio professionals alike. The M-200 is now available for $350 retail.
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Positive Grid Unveils Spark Smart Guitar Amplifier and App Featuring Intelligent Technology and Voice Control
October 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Positive Grid Unveils Spark Smart Guitar Amplifier and App Featuring Intelligent Technology and Voice Control

Positive Grid announced Spark, a smart guitar amp and accompanying app (iOS/Android) driven by intelligent technology to offer real-time accompaniment, Auto Chord detection and intuitive practice features for players of all levels. Spark also functions as a full-range, 40-Watt combo amp and features a variety of tone-shaping options plus amp and fx modeling built upon the company’s award-winning BIAS engine. The intelligent guitar amplifier and proprietary voice-activated app generate real-time practice tools and backing accompaniment.
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Softube Launches Console 1 Fader Mixing Surface and DAW Extension
October 15, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Softube Launches Console 1 Fader Mixing Surface and DAW Extension

Once upon a time, a Swedish audio software company decided it was time to have a physical extension for their successful plug-ins, and that was how Softube launched its Console 1 concept. “Building on the success of Console 1 was never going to be easy. But we believe in ambitious dreams. To further improve the epic workflow advantages Console 1 brings, we had to ask, “where can we go next?” The answer was clear, and the result is here: Console 1 Fader,” the company explains.
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New JBL EON ONE Battery-Powered Portable PA System with Bluetooth
October 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

New JBL EON ONE Battery-Powered Portable PA System with Bluetooth

The latest addition in the venerable JBL EON family of portable loudspeakers, the new JBL EON ONE Compact portable PA system takes the concept to the extreme, combining a class-leading output for an 8-inch speaker with extended bass response and battery life in an ultra-portable design. The latest product to be announced by Harman Professional Solutions, the JBL EON ONE is an all-in-one PA system with Bluetooth that delivers high-quality sound anywhere, for hours on end.
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M-Audio Announces High-Performance Air Series USB-C Audio Interfaces
October 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

M-Audio Announces High-Performance Air Series USB-C Audio Interfaces

M-Audio announced the introduction of its new AIR Series USB-C audio interfaces, designed to provide affordable options to music producers, composers and musicians the ability to work in 24-bit/192kHz studio-quality computer-based recordings with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. With a range of five models, all the interfaces feature M-Audio’s exclusive Crystal microphone preamps and are complemented with a powerful software bundle, which includes Pro Tools First M-Audio Edition.
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Apple Promotes Hearing Health with new WatchOS6 Noise Control Feature
September 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Promotes Hearing Health with new WatchOS6 Noise Control Feature

The new Noise app, introduced with watchOS 6 for any Apple Watch Series, helps users understand the ambient sound levels in environments such as concerts and sporting events that could negatively impact hearing. As the sound levels change, the app’s decibel meter moves in real time. The watch can send a notification if the decibel level reaches 90 decibels, which can begin to impact hearing after four hours per week of exposure at this level, according to the World Health Organization.
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Sonarworks Launches eBook Series to Help Music Creators Be More Successful in the Studio
September 19, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sonarworks Launches eBook Series to Help Music Creators Be More Successful in the Studio

In an era where there are more people creating music than ever before and more recording studios being set up than at any other time in history, there is an almost insatiable appetite among musicians, engineers and producers to learn more about the tools and techniques that can lead to better outcomes in the studio. For that reason, sound calibration expert Sonarworks has released a series of eBooks that squarely addresses some of the most pressing topics music creators face related to recording, mixing and mastering.
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