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Solid State Logic unveils a new compact and very flexible, high quality mixer : the SSL X-Desk. Designed to be at the heart of high-end project studios, it's a "superanalogue" line mixer with eight dual-input mono channels, stereo and mono auxiliary sends and comprehensive monitoring control.


Key Features:

Main channels:
- 2 inputs per channel (e.g. line inputs and DAW returns)
- Insert point on each channel
- Direct out on each channel (Pre- or Post-fader)
- Stereo Cue send on each channel (can be used as a "small fader" second input) with volume and pan
- 2 mono Aux sends per channel
- 100mm Alps faders

SPL presents the Auditor, a new headphone amplifier based upon SPL's proprietary 120V technology. Besides the company's full-featured, 120V monitoring headphone amplifier Phonitor, the Auditor represents a straightforward puristical concept. The sound results from its benchmarking specs can be experienced with all dynamic headphones from 30 ohms upwards.

Availability scheduled for May.

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AKG unveils the latest addition to its Perception line of mic : the Perception 820 Tube.

Features :

- Two back-to-back one-inch large diaphragms featuring True Condenser Technology
- An ECC 83 dual-triode tube circuitry emphasizes even-order harmonics for rich, smooth and three-dimensional sound
- The elegant remote control unit allows selection of 9 different pickup patterns from omnidirectional to cardioid to figure 8
- The switchable bass cut filter (80 Hz, 12 dB/oct) reduces unwanted rumble or footfall noise
- A 20 dB allenuation pad enables for high SPL applications up to 155 dB
- Brush-finished, anodized Aluminium front plate and all-metal housing for maximum shielding
- A ground lift switch prevents unwanted hum if necessary
- Designed and engineered in Vienna, Austria

Availability and Pricing TBA.

Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the upcoming release of an update to its HALion 3 virtual sampler VST instrument that adds support for 64-bit editions of Windows Vista. The update to version 3.5 will be available in Q2 2009 as a free download from their website for registered HALion 3 customers.


"Because it adds compatibility to 64-bit Vista, HALion 3.5 can address vast amounts of memory, allowing many more additional instruments to be loaded simultaneously," comments Helge Vogt, Steinberg's Product Marketing Manager for Cubase and HALion. "This frees up even more creative potential because it puts even more instruments and articulations at the artist's fingertips. And when used with Cubase 5 as the host application, and the 64-bit-ready MR816 CSX/X FireWire audio hardware, HALion 3.5 is a key part of our complete 64-bit production solution," Vogt adds.

Alesis presents the AM3, a stereo USB condenser microphone for directly recording stereo audio into your computer. Perfect for portable stereo recording, musicians, journalists and other audio enthusiasts will find the AM3 convenient and easy to use.

The AM3 features a dual-capsule condenser microphone design that enables users to record detailed stereo audio. The microphone's wide 30 — 20,000 Hz frequency response rivals that of far more expensive microphones. Its analog-to-digital conversion creates a stereo signal at 16-bit, 44.1 or 48kHz resolution and sample rate. The body features a gain control for adjusting the input trim with no computer control required.

The AM3 requires nothing more than a standard USB port on a Mac or PC.
The AM3 comes with a free Alesis podcast-hosting subscription, enabling users to share their recordings with the world. The AM3 also comes with a carry case, mic clip and cable.

The AM3 will be available from musical instrument and professional audio retailers in April 2009.