PC and Music News

Nektar have announced a new USB controller surface with deep integration for Cubase and Reason – The new Panorama P1.

Like Nektar's Panorama P4 and P6 USB controller keyboards, the Panorama P1 features extensive generic MIDI controller capabilities that allow operating any DAW in a unique and direct way. In addition the deep instrument and device control integration technology created by Nektar for Cubase and Reason enables transparent control, as if you were operating hardware.

U-PHORIA models include the UM2, built around BEHRINGER's ultra-low-noise XENYX mic preamps and the high-end UM22, UMC202 and UMC204 that feature the sonic purity of MIDAS-designed mic pres.

All models include professional-grade +48 V Phantom Power for use with condenser microphones. The UMC202 (2 x 2) and UMC204 (2 x 4) employ high-precision 24-Bit/96 kHz digital converters.

PreSonus announces the Sceptre -series CoActual studio reference monitors.

Featuring an advanced coaxial design that works integrally with a 32-bit, 96 kHz, dual-core processor using Fulcrum Acoustic's TQ Temporal Equalization technology, Sceptre CoActual monitors deliver clarity and coherence that has previously only been available in ultra-high-end systems.

Yet they are an affordable investment for project-studio owners-a first for DSP-controlled, TQ-based systems.

Dedicated piano, organ, and synth sound engines—organized in three intuitive blocks on the front panel—provide all the essential tones you need, right under your fingertips.

The powerful real-time controls give you maximum expression on stage, with nine sliders for tone shaping and a large array of knobs and buttons for tweaking the seven simultaneous effects and various parameters.
- Looper and built-in rhythm patterns; WAV/MP3/SMF song playback via optional USB memory
- Free VR-09 Editor app available for iPad.

The ADA8200 is a state-of-the-art, 8-channel A/D and D/A converter with 8 onboard MIDAS-designed mic preamps.

Users can connect their favorite mics, including studio-grade condensers thanks to built-in true +48 V power, and record directly to a multi-track or computer-based recorder via the built-in ADAT interface. Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion takes place accurately and instantaneously via reference-class Cirrus Logic 24-bit converters, with the user's choice of either 44.1 or 48 kHz resolution.

The new RECEPTOR TRIO features a new quad-core processing engine, a 1TB hard drive, 8GB of RAM, and comes bundled with a PreSonus 1818 audio interface for up to 18 inputs and outputs.

The new TRIO model features a new and improved 64-bit operating system with Intellibridge technology that lets you run 32-bit and 64-bit plug-ins simultaneously as well as expanding the capabilities of Muse Research's exclusive LIVE MODE, the ground-breaking live performance technology that first appeared in their VIP model.