Hello New Gear – August 2022

30 watt in a desktop-friendly format. This all-transistor head was designed to reproduce the legendary tones of its bigger brother, the SLO-100. Despite the size, the SLO-Mini is packed with features: 2x speaker outputs, FX loop, Vol, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Gain controls and additional Cut, Crunch/Overdrive, Normal/Deep switches. Ready to rock!

Are you setting up a light show? The Hero mirror is a fantastic  tool to add to your arsenal: it deflects lights and laser beams. 540 pan° and endless tilt rotation; 16-bit PAN and TILT resolution make this the perfect companion for your stage lights, to achieve creative and unique light effects.

Starting out as a Kickstarter Project, the OXI One is now here! OXI One is a powerful step sequencer that features four independent sequencers, LFOs, arpeggiators, configurable CVs, randomization features and more. The OXI One supports MIDI and CV connectivity, with 8CV and 8 Gate outputs, and 1 CV input with configurable routing. In addition to sequencing pitch, you can use the outputs for envelopes, LFOs and more.

The ZG01 is Yamaha’s first audio mixer designed specifically for game voice chat and game streaming. This new mixer allows you to tailor the game audio, your voice, and the voice of the person you are chatting with to your own playback environment, while simultaneously providing the ideal audio signal to both your chat partner and the audience you are streaming to. DSP effects and sound processing allow you to shape your voice in many ways, and have countless hours of fun!

Rumble of Ancient Times (RoAT) is an 8-bit noise synthesizer and sequencer inspired by the clever programming of the early PC era when an entire video game would fit on a floppy disk. 4 Oscillators with 16 waveforms each and one LFO, 8 Waveforms per LFO for modulating oscillator pitch or level, a configurable oscillator mixer with 8 selectable summing algorithms (FM, addition, subtraction, waveshaper, ring modulator and more) and a randomizer function are just a few of the many features of this beauty. 

Compact and powerful vocal processor for studio and live use! The V6 SP has 12 different voice effects such as pitch correction, unison, octave up, octave down, talkbox or vocoder, a harmony section for up to two backing vocals in selectable keys, 10 Studio effects like reverb, echo, chorus or telephone voice and a formant expression pedal to change vocal characteristics without changing pitch.

Pa5X is the new flagship in the KORG Professional Arranger lineup, redefining an arranger keyboard. Available in both “Musikant” and “Professional” version, it comes with 61, 76 and 88 keys. Touch sensitive keys with aftertouch, smooth sound transition, over 200 sounds, 16-track sequencer and much, much more. Find all the features on the product page