Following the acquisition of Crowley & Tripp in april, Shure unveils the KSM313 and KSM353 ribbon mics.

Both of them use technology from the old Crowley & Tripp range. The KSM313 is based on the Naked Eye Roswellite while the KSM353 is based on the El Diablo.

The KSM313 and KSM353 are available now for $1560 and $3320 respectively.

Kenton presents the USB Solo, a USB version of the Pro Solo MIDI-> CV and Gate converter.

Features :

• Designed to control all types of mono-synth
• Super-fast response time
• Famous Kenton build quality
• Rugged brushed aluminium case
• High specification 16 bit D/A converters for rock-steady pitches
• CV/Gate/Aux1,2,3 outputs on 3.5mm jack sockets
• Any MIDI channel can be selected
• Switchable for V/oct & Hz/V & 1.2V/oct scaling systems
• Fine tune & scale are software controllable
• Transpose (coarse tune) - up & down 12 semitones
• Adjustable pitchbend range
• Programmable Gate V-trig (up to 15v) or S-trig (with or without pull-up)
• Multiple and single trigger modes - adjustable re-trigger time
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AudioMIDI.com offers you a new great deal : 93% off upon the Antares Mutator plug-in.

Available for both Mac (AU/VST/RTAS) and PC (VST/RTAS), the Antares Mutator provides a combination of tools for creating unusual, weird, or downright wacky voices. With high-quality pitch shifting, throat modeling, pitch-tracking ring modulator-based "Mutation," and a mind- bending Alienization function, Mutator is the perfect tool for unique vocal special effects and post-production sound design. Additionally all of Mutator's various tools can be automated.

The Antares Mutator is available now from audioMIDI.com at the incredible price of $10.

Offer only valid 06/15/09 - 06/30/09. Only available for electronic delivery. You must have a Pace iLok USB key to authorize Mutator. Offer subject to change without notice.

Toontrack Music announces worldwide shipping of The Metal Foundry SDX

The originators of multi sampled drums and Drumkit From Hell, Toontrack Music announces the worldwide shipping of the all-new SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0 - The Metal Foundry SDX.

The Metal Foundry SDX is an all-new recording with Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake, featuring seven massive drum kits, spanning 300,000 sound files of raw, single hit drum recordings in the vein of Drumkit From Hell and dfh Superior, covering Hard Rock to Metal, from the early Blues tinged sound of the late 60s to the fragmentation of todays music, from Power through Thrash, Death and Progressive Metal.

Check out specs, pricing, demos and videos at :

Tomo Audiolabs, Germany launches the flagship of a totally new type of product family for analogue tonal refinement in audio mastering with the dynamic mastering equaliser, "Lisa".

Lisa has a unique linkage of EQ with integrated dynamic processing at its disposal. With two shelf bands and four parametric bands - (two parametric bands can additionally be switched over to shelf), as well as low-cut and M/S matrix, the parallel-structured compression EQ offers undreamed-of intervention possibilities and subtly-nuanced refinement options. The most important field of application in mastering is gain with concurrent retention of a dynamic and live acoustic contour.

Product facts :

• Six frequency bands with a broad frequency overlap enable the greatest possible range of processing ...

Shure unveils its SRH series of studio headphones. There are three models in the range : the SRH240 (€199), the SRH440 (€249) and the SRH840 (€299). All three have closed-back earcups for use in recording applications.

The SRH240 is described as a perfect headphone for general listening while the SRH440 is optimized for studio monitoring and accurate listening. Last but not least, the SRH840 is specially designed for professional audio engineers and musicians and offers "rich bass, clear mids and extended highs".

All three models in the SRH series will be shipping in the coming months. For more information, please visit the link below :