Hello New Gear – September 2023

After discussing a desktop synth without a keyboard, let’s now talk about a micro synth with 4 voices and a keyboard! The Behringer JT-4000 Micro is just 13 cm wide, and its price is not a typo! However, it delivers a big sound. It features a reimagined JP-8k sound engine with two analog-modeled oscillators per voice, a 2-operator FM engine, and an analog filter with cutoff and resonance controls. It’s powered and connected via USB-C. For more details and to hear how it sounds, check out the slightly quirky video below.

The new Novation FLKey49 USB MIDI keyboard with 49 keys features 16 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads, pitch bend and modulation wheels, a 2×16 character display, 8 knobs, 9 faders, a step sequencer, transport buttons, and many other functions for optimal control of FL Studio. To get you started right away, it comes with a bundled software package for download.

The 10 x 6 USB 3.0 audio interface, Universal Audio Apollo Twin X USB, is now available in the Heritage Edition, which includes the Desktop Heritage Edition software bundle and Realtime Analog Classics. Its UAD-2 DUO processor ensures nearly latency-free recordings through plug-in emulations of legendary classic hardware. Its converters operate at 24-bit and 192 kHz, and it boasts a dynamic range of 127 dB. You can find all the details and information about the connections on our product page.

Whether the Germanic god or the character from the Ring of the Nibelung served as the inspiration for its name, the Iginition Wotan 300 ensures a truly grand performance on small and medium-sized stages! This 7×40 W Wash Moving Head boasts a super compact and lightweight design, and its zoom range of 4.5° to 36.5° allows for both even illumination and vibrant beam effects. The temperature-controlled fan ensures quiet operation, and it also features pixel control and pre-made pixel effects. For more details, please visit our product page.

At first glance, you might not realize that the Millennium MPS-750X PRO E-Drum Mesh Set is a modern electronic drum set. That’s because the wooden shells give it the appearance of an acoustic drum kit. The drum pads are equipped with double-layered mesh heads, and the cymbal pads are fully playable. The MPS-750X drum module comes with 20 presets and 20 user kits, offering 697 sounds and 55 songs. You can customize the sound using a 4-band equalizer. For more information and to hear the sound, check out the video below:

Fresh from the Allen & Heath laboratories is the CQ12T, a digital mixer with 12 inputs and 8 outputs. Featuring Bluetooth, 96 kHz FPGA processing, Quick and Complete channels, it serves as the ideal hub for streaming, home recording, rehearsal spaces, and small gigs. You can control it using the 7-inch touchscreen, or through CQ-MixPad and CQ4You. Additionally, it offers control options for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. You can also record audio to an SD card or USB. It’s a compact device with extensive capabilities!

This beautiful Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s in Transparent Blueberry Burst is not only a real eye-catcher but also equipped to provide the perfect Les Paul playing experience. With Burstbuckers in the neck and bridge positions, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, and hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors, it delivers outstanding sound. For the playing feel, it features a Graph Tech nut, 22 cryogenically treated medium frets, an aluminum Tune-O-Matic bridge, and an aluminum stop bar. The classic trapezoid inlays on the rosewood fretboard and the cream-colored body and fretboard binding complete the package. A Les Paul to fall in love with!