Hello New Gear – March 2024

Do your mixes not translate well to different listening environments? Chances are that it’s because of your room! With IK Multimedia ARC Studio, you can measure your room and perform frequency response correction independently of your DAW or speakers. This stand-alone frequency response correction system for stereo monitoring systems makes it easy to create correction profiles and fine-tune your room sound. Take your mixes to the next level!

This multi-effects pedal for electric guitar and electric bass offers a huge selection of guitar effects, preamps, and amp simulations. It also includes a groove station with a drum machine and a syncable looper, as well as an AI-driven automatic EQ that helps to dial in the perfect sound every time. Thanks to the 5-inch touchscreen with an intuitive user interface, it’s incredibly easy to use. Find out the details and listen to a sound demo in the video below:

Looping is what made Ed Sheeran famous. And with two new loopers designed by him and his team, you can now follow in his footsteps! The Sheeran Loopers Looper + is a 2-pedal looper with up to 128 loops and enough internal memory for more than 3 hours of recording time. The sturdy looper runs for over 6 hours on batteries. The Looper X not only features a customizable multi-track workflow, but also boasts a premium multi-FX suite, including auto-harmony and auto-vocal tuning effects. Ed Sheeran personally presents the Looper X in the video below:

This electric bass in beautiful Inverness Green is constructed with an original nine-ply mahogany/walnut body and neck. Two ProBucker Bass 760 humbuckers with nickel covers deliver the authentic sound. If you’re a sucker for those authentic sixties vibes, this is the right instrument for you! The bass, which comes with a premium gig bag, is also available in bright Ember Red and stylish Silver Mist.

Shure introduces three new digital wireless microphone systems. The Shure MoveMic One consists of an omnidirectional lavalier microphone with a charging case and can be connected directly to a smartphone via Bluetooth. The Shure MoveMic Two includes two lavalier microphones and the matching charger. The Shure MoveMic Two Kit adds a 2-channel camera receiver. All systems operate in the 2.4 GHz band with a range of up to 30 metres. They offer a frequency response of 50 to 20,000 Hz and a battery capacity of up to 8 hours. All models boast IPX4 ratings for weather resistance and are compatible with the Shure MOTIV Video app and the Shure MOTIV Audio app.

The Intuitive Instruments Exqius is a multi-touch MPE controller with an illuminated 61-button hexagonal keyboard. It also features a capacitive touch slider with 6 zones, 4 push encoders with an LED display, and 4 buttons for sending MIDI CC messages. You can choose from MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) or polyphonic aftertouch and 35 different scales. Moreover, the Exquis app for Windows & macOS comes with sound plug-ins for programming and composing your own songs. See and hear what’s possible with the Exquis in the video below:

This fuzz pedal produces two of the most legendary Tone Bender fuzz pedal sounds and an additional modern tone. In addition, the SAG circuit can reproduce the sound of the Tone Bender with a dying battery, simply by pressing a switch, without the battery actually running low (battery operation is possible). This also works when running the pedal off an external power supply. You can hear the different modes in the video below:

The Warm Audio RingerBringer is a detailed recreation of a fully analogue ring modulator. With controls for LFO Amount, LFO Rate, Modulator Rate, Modulator Frequency, and Drive, as well as switches for LFO Waveform and Modulator Lo/Hi, you have a huge spectrum of sounds at your fingertips. Thanks to connections for Audio Input, CV Rate, CV Amount, CV Mix, CV Freq, Carrier In, Audio Output, Carrier Out, and LFO Out, integration into a modular system is a breeze. Warm Audio founder Bryce Young presents the pedal in detail in the video below:

This channel strip controller for Logic Pro offers a high-resolution 100-mm motorised fader, a TFT display, 11 illuminated RGB buttons, and 12 encoders arranged in a 4×3 grid for full control over 26 transport, navigation and other features of Logic Pro. The Nektar Panorama CS12 also provides extended control of insert plug-ins for both AU plug-ins and Logic’s internal effects. You can also control instruments using Logic’s SmartControls or the MIDI Learn feature. Perfect for anyone looking to “touch” Logic Pro with all their fingers, not just the mouse!

With the DLZ Creator XS, Mackie presents the brand-new compact edition of the digital mixer with USB audio interface. This tabletop device is perfect for streaming, podcasts, YouTube videos, as well as studio and live gear. It comes equipped with a 3-band EQ, noise gate, de-esser, compressor, reverb, and delay. The Onyx-80 microphone preamps ensure perfect signal capture. With its 14×4 USB audio interface, compatible with both Mac and PC, operating at 24-bit/48 kHz, it seamlessly connects to the computer world. For more information in just 60 seconds, check out the video below:

Electro-Voice presents three new active 2-way speakers with Bluetooth. All models feature a built-in 4-channel digital mixer with effects and a 1.4-inch compression driver. The main difference between the models is in the size and specs of the woofers. The EV ZLX 8P G2 with an 8-inch woofer has a frequency response of 50 to 20,000 Hz (max. SPL: 126 dB), the 12-inch EV ZLX 8P G2 offers a frequency response of 48 to 20,000 Hz (max. SPL: 127 dB), and the EV ZLX 15P G2 with a 15-inch woofer has a frequency response of 42 to 20,000 Hz (max. SPL: 129 dB). All models are equipped with Quicksmart DSP, an LC display with a one-knob user interface and switchable phantom power. Find out all the details on our product pages.