The Beyerdynamic TG V90r is a ribbon microphone designed for live use with vocals. Unlike most ribbon microphones, it features a cardioid polar pattern to minimize feedback on stage. It is also a lot tougher than typical ribbon mics you will find in a studio; so there’s no worry about the odd knock...
The AV set now comes with optional colour-coded mounting systems. LD Systems has unveiled a new white version of its CURV 500 portable array system. With 380 watts of RMS power and a maximum sound pressure of 122 dB, the CURV 500 AV set can sit discreetly in the background while still making itself...
VocaLive 3 is a complete Vocal effects processing and recording suite that lets vocalists create stunning vocal tracks on their iPhone or iPad. It features 5 vocal effects – Pitch Fix, Choir, Morph, De-esser, and Doubler, plus 7 utility studio effects – Reverb, Delay, Parametric EQ, Compressor,...
Electro-Voice has introduced its new ND Series of mics, expanding on the firm’s N/Dym Series. The new range is comprised of eight models – four for vocals, four for instruments – each featuring a new large-diaphragm capsule design. Vocalists can select a specific ND Series model to provide...
The Shure KSM8 Dualdyne is the world’s first dual diaphragm dynamic handheld microphone – a ground-breaking feat of engineering that essentially reverses the flow of a dynamic mic. To understand what makes this so significant,...
With the festive season fast approaching, many of our readers will no doubt be pondering over that age-old annual dilemma: what on earth should I buy them this year!? So no matter whether you’re shopping for a musically inclined loved one, or just fishing for ideas to fill your own stocking,...
AudioFuse is Arturia’s ‘next generation’ USB audio interface and is designed to fuse high-end 192kHz conversion with dual discrete microphone preamplifiers in a compact and handsome form factor with extensive tactile controls. You told us what you wanted, and we listened. Whether you work...
The IN-164 wireless system is available in both Channel 38 (UK licensed) and Channel 70 (UK licence free) versions. The system offers the world’s first remote control RF setting function which allows almost instantaneous automatic remote control frequency settings of the transmitter from the...
Several new additions to the firm’s DRIVE series of two-way active, portable injection-moulded PA cabinets were aired for the first time at last month’s Music China show – the bDRIVE 10A and bDRIVE 10AU, and the DRIVE 12 AU and DRIVE 15 AU. The dDRIVE models sport a different facia design,...
IK Multimedia is proud to announce T-RackS Mic Room for Mac/PC, a powerful new microphone-modelling module that gives producers the power to process and “re-mike” their physical microphones to sound and perform like some of the most popular studio microphones of all time. With a collection...
Boss’s RC-505 Loop Station is a user-friendly looper for DJs, vocalists, beatboxers and other artists, that serves just as well in the studio as it does on stage. The Loop Station allows you to record up to 5 stereo tracks, using its microphone input (XLR, with phantom power), its 6.3mm instrument...
The TC Helicon VoiceLive Play features automatic backing harmonies, vocal double tracking, pristine EQ and compression, lush reverbs and hard-tuned robo-voice. The GENRE button lets you easily browse through hundreds of presets and quickly find the ones to suit your style. You can also download new...
1.Soften the Hard Surfaces. A recording studio is purpose built to record sound, whereas our homes aren’t. Hard surfaces reflect sound so the microphone might pick up, not only your vocal sound, but the reflections of this sound; “the room”. If you have a great acoustic in your room, you’re...
This has got to be one of the most comprehensive books on singing for beginners that I have read. And trust me, I have read quite a few books on singing. The Dummies Guide To Singing covers a great deal of topics and also talks about singing on a level that is suitable for any layman to read and...
Todays modern mic manufacturers great thoughtfulness regarding toughness can be followed back to World War II when Shure Brothers Incorporated turned into one of the prime suppliers of military receivers. For Mr Shure, this was a considerable obligation. The security of military staff relied on...
