Hello and welcome to another installation of Hello New Gear, this time for the wonderful month of August in the year 2021. Get ready for an onslaught of fantastically innovative products from the music world’s leading brands. Buckle up ?
SSL UC1
An amazingly innovative USB DAW controller from the trustworthy brand SSL. It’s a plug-in controller with convenient mixer layout and legendary SSL workflow, 1:1 hardware control for the included SSL plug-ins, 2 channel strips and 2 bus compressors, visual feedback via LED rings on the knobs, display for showing the selected Channel Strip and Bus Compressor (including parameter value), call-up of plug-in presets and routing for channel strips directly on the UC1, VU meter gain reduction display for the Bus Compressor 2 Plug In, easy switching between up to 3 different DAWs and so much more. Wow, tactility at its finest!
Squarp Instruments Hermod is a Eurorack module with an 8-track sequencer and interface. Each track can be configured as monophonic, polyphonic and unison. The tracks are organized in sequences with a maximum of 8 sequences per project, and 8 applicable effects per track! Much more to discover on the product page!
I have been writing these blogs for 2 years now and I feel like there is a new Roland drums coming out every month ? This new model from their most affordable range is mostly centered around the TD-07 module which contains 25 preset kits, 25 user kits, and 143 instruments, V-Edit, EQ, ambience, and 30 multi-effects! There is already plenty to do! Find more info on the product page.
This second wave of Kali audio IN-8 monitors are based on a 3-way system with an 8″ loudspeaker, 4″ midrange and 1″ soft dome coaxial tweeter. They deliver a power of 140 Watts (60/40/40 Watt tri-amplified) and a frequency response of 37 Hz – 25 kHz (-10 dB), 45 Hz – 21 kHz (+/- 3 dB). Enough to hear everything that’s wrong with your mixes and turn them into pro-level productions! All the info on the product page.
Bowers & Wilkins PI 7 CG are in-ear headphones with a 24-bit connection. They are equipped with 2 super quality drivers (with DSP), operate via Bluetooth 5.0 for minimal latency and boast active & adaptive noise cancellation! Enjoy a frequency response of 10 Hz – 20 kHz, its 3 microphones for communications and 20 hours of operation (with recharging in their box)! Find all the specifications on the product page.
The Rane Seventy A-Trak Battle Mixer is a solid steel mixer! FX fader with controls and 4 tone generators, characteristic A-Trak tone curve with a dedicated low frequency range and 114 dB signal-to-noise ratio. It is layered with the effects of Serato DJ Pro software, has two rotary effect knobs, 3 MAG FOUR faders, 16 performance pads with independent pad modes for each channel and dedicated SYNC buttons, among many other things!
As usual we hope this little list has given you a good overview of this month’s releases ? Which of these are you keen on trying and what other product would you have added to the list? Let us know in the comments! ?
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Joe has been singing since he can remember and started playing guitar when he was 10. He's been using it as a songwriting tool ever since. He is passionate about melody and harmony and admires musicians who create these in unique ways. Check out his alternative / indie projects Best of Feelings and Zef Raček.
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