Hello New Gear – October 2024

What’s better than one looper? Exactly, two loopers! The Valeton VLP-200 is equipped with two fully-fledged loopers and can run two loops in parallel for switching between different parts of a song. In addition to 99 memory locations and a capacity of up to seven hours in stereo, it offers a wide range of drum patterns including a sync function. Lots of fun for guitar or bass players!

The SansAmp Mop Top Liverpool from the Character Plus series by US manufacturer Tech 21 emulates the sound of the legendary British 30-watt Class A tube combo that made rock history in the hands of artists such as the Beatles and Brian May. The analogue dual-channel pedal is equipped with a three-band EQ, a character control, and a booster and can be used in front of the amp as well as with a power amp and cabinet(s). A legendary sound for your floorboard! Check out what it sounds like in the video below:

Mixing on the computer is great. But if you want controls you can touch, you need a mixing console – or you can combine the advantages of both worlds with a hybrid hardware controller like the Softube Console 1 Fader Mk III. It not only integrates seamlessly into the Softube Console 1 system, but also works with the Pro Tools HUI, Generic MCU (Volume, Pan, Sends, Solo, Mute), and UAD Apollo Central protocols. 10 high-resolution screens and 10 touch-sensitive, motorised 100 mm faders with adjustable haptic feedback will help you mix like the pros! Full details in the video below:

With 1587 sounds, 63 drum/SFX kits, and 575 styles (3x intro, 4x main variation, 4x fill, break, 3x ending) including 4 one-touch settings per style, the new top-of-the-line model in Yamaha’s PSR-SX series can handle almost every musical genre! The 128-voice polyphonic keyboard is controlled via a 7-inch touch display and can record and play audio files. Thanks to 4 GB of memory, which can be expanded, there is plenty of space for your songs. Its powerful 2 x 15 W + 10 W speaker system delivers a great sound. You can find all the details on our product page and hear the new member of the Genos family in the video below:

What more can you expect from a stereo amp and speaker emulation in pedal format today? With 9 famous microphone/speaker combinations, end-to-end amp voicing modifications, live and preset modes, and customisation via the UAFX mobile app, the Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive is so well equipped that there is hardly anything left to be desired. Jazz and rock modes make this pedal extremely versatile. Get a first impression of its sound in the video below:

Compact nearfield monitors are the first choice in many studios today, especially in the home studio sector. The IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor Pro is an active 2-way monitor equipped with a 3″ bass/midrange driver with a bass reflex system and a 1″ tweeter. Both transducers are driven by a Class D amplifier. It offers a frequency range of 50 to 20,000 Hz with a linear-phase crossover at 2,500 Hz. Various filter settings and the built-in fully automatic digital calibration via the included measuring microphone ensure that the monitors will sound perfect in your space!

Here comes the compact version of a true microphone classic! Equipped with the same capsule as the legendary MD 421, but in a significantly shorter design and with a newly designed mounting clip, the Sennheiser MD 421 Compact offers even more flexibility for recording and live applications. With excellent feedback suppression, a cardioid polar pattern, and a frequency response of 30 to 17,000 Hz, it’s perfect for speech, guitars, brass, and toms – on stage or in the studio. A true all-rounder!

A big brother for the PolyBrute! In the PolyBrute 12, Arturia has doubled the polyphony of the already outstanding synthesizer and improved the options for handling layered, split and unison sounds. In addition, there is the new FullTouch keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch and MPE support. This takes what was already one of the best analogue synthesizers of our time to a whole new level of expressiveness. Furthermore, the Arturia PolyBrute 12 offers a sequencer, an arpeggiator, and syncing LFOs and can be integrated directly into the DAW using the PolyBrute Connect control software. You can listen to the synth in the video below:

The AIRA Compact family has a new member! The new sampler with 16 voices of polyphony offers 6 parts with sample pads and controls for pitch, start, end, level, a lo-fi mode and gate/loop playback modes. Loaded with effects such as looper, filter, or scatter and a polyphonic granular mode, the Roland AIRA Compact P-6 sampler is a real powerhouse that can sample via the line input, the built-in microphone, USB, or an app. Resampling with effects is also possible. And the built-in sequencer makes it easy to turn your samples into grooves! Find out more about the possibilities in the video below:

There are many sustain or expression pedals. But what if you could control sustain and expression with your hands? That’s exactly what you can do with the Endorphon.es Plus 3, a desktop expression and sustain controller. You can adjust the expression with the 50 mm fader, and there is a button and a hold switch for sustain. Perfect for all semi-modular synthesizers or Eurorack systems! For more details, check out our product page.