Hello New Gear – September 2022

This electric guitar combo tube amp is an amp to fall in love with. And there isn’t that much time left for that, because, as the LTD name suggests, it’s a limited edition of this mighty twelve-inch model. Perfectly balanced 40 watts are available for the G12 Vintage Celestion speaker. 4x ECC83 and 2x EL34 are used as tubes . There are independent volume and gain controls for the two channels Classic Gain (with Clean & Crunch Modes) & Ultra Gain (with Lead1 & Lead2 Modes) . The tone controls are in a classic way with bass, middle and trebble as well as presence controls . And there’s also something digital on the top, namely a reverb that can be switched independently for each channel. The 22.9 kg heavy, cream-colored amp comes with a double foot switch for channel selection and reverb on/off.

You can actually see it at first glance: This effect pedal for electric guitar consists of 2 independent , separately controllable filters with a fixed or modulated low pass, band pass or high pass and extensive control and modulation options. The two modules can also be synced to create sounds from harmonic tremolo, phaser to classic filter. So there’s a lot more going on here than just filters! The pedal is handcrafted in the USA and you can hear how it sounds in video below.

Mira is an optical compressor with warm, analog, optical compression with a lot of sustain and extensive control options . The compression rate can be adjusted from 1:1 to 20:1, which already corresponds to real limiting. A gain reduction LED shows the degree of compression. Internally, the device, which is powered by a 9-volt power supply, operates at 15 volts, which provides more headroom. It doesn’t matter whether you just want to limit the dynamics gently or reduce them radically, everything is possible here! But please always with the softness and musicality of an opto-compressor. Thanks to the side chain filter and blend option, it is also suitable for bass. It goes without saying that the foot switch is a true bypass . You can find out how the device sounds and how it is set up in the manufacturer’s video below.

Whether live or in the studio , Dante networks have long been found everywhere in the music industry. No wonder, because hundreds of audio signals can be transmitted digitally between suitable modules via thin Ethernet cables. But what if you only need two channels somewhere? This is the perfect area of ​​application for the Tight AV Dante 2-channel Output Adapter . The small adapter with two XLR male outputs works at 96 kHz and 24 bits and is nothing more than a fully functional Dante interface . The interface sits in a robust housingmetal plug . As a Dante user, you should always have one of these in your pocket!

This video mixer is the top of range from Blackmagic’s new ATEM SDI series . In addition to the well-known basic functions of the ATEM SDI model, it offers internal streaming and the recording of five video feeds in real time: a clean feed plus feeds from all inputs for multi-camera editing. The most important connection data: four scalable SDI inputs, one USB webcam output, two SDI outputs . There’s also a Fairlight audio mixer with EQ and dynamic tools, a DVE processor for picture-in-picture and transition effects and a media pool for titles containing 20 still images. The full feature list doesn’t fit here, but it does on our product page. You can also find out more about the Blackmagic ATEM SDI series in the video below.

If you deal with loud noise often, you should protect your ears! And yes, that doesn’t just count for airport employees on the tarmac, but also for us musicians. With the dBud, D’Addario has developed hearing protection that can be perfectly adapted to the any situation. It is fully mechanical, comes with interchangeable ear-tips to fit almost any ear perfectly, and features variable attenuation between -11 and -24 dB. The product also comes with an elastic connection strap and a compact storage container. If you want a quiet but not muffled environment when playing, this hearing protection is the perfect choice!