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ecording newsstreaming news @ www.audiomedia.comNEW PRODUCTKlark TeknikKlark Teknik has launched theDN530 Creative Quad Gate thatBrand Development ManagerRichard Ferriday believes brings“some exciting new tools to theaudio party.” A key feature is‘Transient Accenting’, a newcreative function providing aneasy way to enhance the attackenvelope beyond merely openingthe gate. This can provide up to12dB of additional transient energyto accent drums and percussioninstruments. It can also be usedto enhance the impact of acousticstringed instruments suchas guitar and piano.www.klarkteknik.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SSL X-Desk Now ShippingSSL has announced that its newcompact mixing desk, the X-Desk,is now shipping. The board fusesa sixteen channel SuperAnaloguesumming mixer and a compactanalogue audio hub together,while remaining small enough foreasy transportation. The unit sportssmooth 100mm faders and dim/cut buttons, plus stereo and monoaux sends, as well as channel andmaster bus inserts. Furthermore,a total of eight X-Desks, or X-Deskand X-Rack combinations, can becascaded via D-Sub connection toprovide up to 160 inputs.www.solid-state-logic.comZoom R16Zoom has released the R16 three-in-one portable digital recorderthat claims to be “the first digital recorder with sixteen-trackplayback and eight-track simultaneous recording utilising SecureDigital (SD) memory.” Wrapping a multi-track recorder, an audiointerface, and a control surface into one lightweight package,the R16 provides further convenience by running on just six AAbatteries. The SD memory enables 32GB worth of recording,equating to up to 100 hours of recording using all 16 tracks.Masa Iijima, CEO of Zoom Corporation commented, “We havelearned a great deal from the success of our H2 and H4n, as wellas HD8 and HD16, our past multi-track recorders. With the R16 wehave brought the most important capabilities from each of theseproduct lines into our design to make a unique and versatile musicproduction solution.” The mixer is able to integrate with most DAWsvia USB to provide seamless transfer of audio, as well as tactilecontrol over software parameters.Zoom+44 (0) 1462 791 100www.zoom.co.jpApogee ONEProviding a pocket-sized, affordable recording solution comes the newONE, a USB music interface and microphone from Apogee.With a footprint only slightly larger than an iPhone, ONE squeezesan impressive amount of qualitycomponents into its sleek frame. The internalreference condenser microphone provideson the move recording and is supplementedby a balanced XLR microphone preampwith phantom power and gain range of +10to 63dB. Also included is an unbalanced¼-inch high impedance instrument inputideal for plug-in and play of guitars, bass,and keyboards. Rounding things off is a linelevel,1/8-inch stereo output for headphonesor unbalanced powered monitors.The interface is designed to work withApple’s Logic, Final Cut, or any Core Audiocompliant application, and features44.1/48kHz, 24-bit A/D and D/A conversion.Apogee Electronicswww.apogeedigital.comNEW PRODUCTAudio Ease – CabinetAudio Ease’s new plug-in, Cabinet,offers guitarists who may not beable to affordSpeakerphonethe chance to usethe company’saward winningconvolution-based emulationprocessing. The sofware featuresfive cabs from Speakerphone, agood live room, the best springreverb, and a whole host of micsimulations.www.audioease.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEW PRODUCTVienna ImperialThe Vienna Symphonic Libraryteam has announced the releaseof ViennaImperial, “themost realisticsampled pianoever created.”All samples are taken from aBösendorfer 290 Imperial outfittedwith CEUS technology for preciseand extensive audio sampling.www.timespace.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEW COURSEAbleton LiveSAE Liverpool, best known fortraining the city’s foremostengineers andproducers, hasadded a fourweek AbletonLive Course toits educationalroster. The program will provideintensive hands-on experience withAbleton Live 8, plus use of Vestax’sVCM-600 purpose-built controller.www.sae.edu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEW PRODUCTSKB Mac ProTower CaseSKB has announcedthe release ofthe new 1SKB-R04WMAC RollingShockmount MacPro Tower Casedesigned to accommodate thepowerful new Mac Pro Towersand Mac G5 Tower. The casesprovide portability as well as shockabsorbing protection.www.skbcases.com6AUDIO MEDIA JULY 2009