New! Daring Audio Introduces Bass and Guitar Pedal: a Harmonic Exciter and Natural Overdrive, the Edge Activator HD

Belmont, CA, January 2012 -- Daring Audio Inc, the leader in Professional Bass Pedals, today announces a new innovative High Definition (HD) model to broaden its product line. The Edge Activator HD is 100% analog circuitry, has a high-headroom preamp and expanded features and versatility, and a constant volume  continuous wet/dry blend capability between two internal channels.

The original Edge Activator is particularly well respected for accentuating slapping, popping, tapping, and harmonics techniques. The new Edge Activator HD brings enhanced harmonic excitation and natural overdrive, as well as previous “new string sounds” with bite, overtones, and excellent control over frequency response. Based on user feedback, the Daring Audio Edge Activator HD incorporates all these additional new features:

• Two position EQ midrange toggle switch “EQ-Hi”  for high midrange cut or boost, and “EQ-Lo” for low midrange cut or boost, with carefully selected frequency centers for enhancing the differences due to playing technique changes: for slap, pop, tapping and harmonics on bass. 
• Expansion of the Range control allowing differing amounts of excited or overdrive frequencies to be added in. This expansion now covers some of the range from our classic overdrive Particle Beam product for added versatility. 
• Expansion of the Gain control, enabling line level signals for re-amping, previously requiring the Pad switch and now allowing more boost if needed. 
• A new toggle switch “Crisp/Smooth” where Crisp allows a full range 20-20K Hz for active bright sounds and Smooth provides high-end roll-off for more vintage or classic rock overdrive settings, particularly useful on guitar signals. 
• The Blend control now goes 100% wet to 100% dry, allowing use of the preamp with or without the effects of blended overdrive and excitation. 
• The new Edge Activator HD is tested and  sounds amazing on guitar as well; it can make a Les Paul sounding guitar  sound sharp and brilliant like a Stratocaster with extra ping, clarity  and high harmonics, or a Strat sounding guitar sound  thick and full like a Les Paul for smoother leads and more mid-range  chunk and punch by adjusting the EQ knob and switches. Tube like natural  overdrive can be added or subtracted according to taste – with unique  control over which frequencies receive the distortion.

Like all other Daring Audio pedals, this one has 18V  high headroom on a single 9V battery or standard center-negative Boss  style 9V adapter and true-bypass switching. Pricing is $199 for each  pedal. The Edge Activator HD will be available  March, 2012. Pre-orders are available now.

See the website here: http://www.daringaudio.com/namm2012/

About Daring Audio:
Daring Audio, Inc, launched at NAMM 2011, has reinvented bass effect  pedals and established themselves as the best professional high  performance bass pedals on the market.  Daring Audio bass pedals all are  100% analog circuitry, have high-headroom preamps,  two-channel internal signal paths, constant volume continuous blend  innovation, and indestructible case construction with unique laser  engraving of scientific principles on the cases. The pedals preserve the  full bandwidth original sound of your bass (or guitar)  for live or studio applications. Daring Pedals are designed and  hand-made in the California, U.S.A., and have consistently sold out in  their first year production runs.

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DiGiCo Introduces Simple MADI Connectivity with UB MADI

The NAMM Show—Until today, MADI connectivity on your desktop or laptop required a format such as PCI or ExpressCard. This involves an inconvenient and time consuming set up operation on a desktop, whilst it is increasingly difficult to find a laptop with the necessary slot. DiGiCo Solutions’ UB MADI eliminates this frustration. UB MADI allows any computer to instantly connect to MADI via the most standard connector of all, USB 2.0. In fact, over the last decade, you would have been hard pushed to find any desktop or laptop without a USB 2.0 connection.

UB MADI uses the latest Stealth Digital Processing™ FPGA technology straight out of DiGiCo’s award-winning SD range of consoles, yet fits into your top pocket and delivers 48 simultaneous inputs and outputs, totalling an unprecedented 96 channels of audio I/O over USB 2.0.

Once the low latency driver is installed, UB MADI is a simple plug-and-play device, automatically detecting the MADI input format and clock selection. UB MADI then communicates with your preferred PC or Mac as a standard ASIO or Core Audio interface.

Despite its ground-breaking performance, UB MADI requires just a single USB cable, providing both audio and power connectivity. Unlike existing PCI based solutions, UB MADI is fully hot pluggable, booting within seconds of its connection.

“Delivering the convenience of USB combined with Stealth Digital Processing to professional audio engineers working with MADI has been a massively rewarding experience. Taking USB audio into the professional space has meant facing some significant challenges; from meeting PCB footprint and power constraints to, most importantly, the chipset selection and firmware design,” comments the UB MADI project manager.

“Having an R&D team that strives to push technology and deliver something considered impossible is motivational for the whole company,” says James Gordon, DiGiCo’s managing director. “I am very proud of their achievement in this new area for DiGiCo. UB MADI will be a real problem solver for anyone wanting MADI connectivity on their computer and, as with all our Stealth Digital Processing based products, UB MADI has even greater potential for the future.”

UB MADI moves into full production in early 2012, with the first orders being fulfilled during ProLight+Sound.

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iZotope Introduces Mastering Essentials

Debuts in Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6


NAMM – Anaheim, CA (January 20, 2012) – iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, has announced Mastering Essentials, a new tool designed specifically for Acoustic Mixcraft Pro Studio 6. By licensing elements from Ozone, iZotope’s flagship mastering suite, Acoustica is delivering a basic mastering solution approachable for musicians of any level.  

“Mastering Essentials is the perfect intro to mastering,” explains Alex Westner, iZotope’s Director of Business Development. “With over 80 presets to choose from, users can get going quickly with great results. We take it a step further, though, by letting musicians experiment with customizing their sound. The three additional EQ, Reverb, and Tube Amplifier modules allow users to grow and expand their capabilities as they become more comfortable with mastering their own music.”  

iZotope Mastering Essentials will make its debut as part of Acoustica’s Mixcraft Pro Studio 6, the latest edition of their popular Windows-based DAW. “Everyone trusts the iZotope name when it comes to mastering,” says Dan Goldstein, Chief Technology Officer of Acoustica. “Mastering Essentials enhances our Pro Studio bundle with a top-notch tool for polishing any project.”  

Mastering Essentials Key Features:

• Valve EQ module: high-quality 4-band EQ
• Room Simulation (Reverb) module: controls for reverb and stereo widening, including a vectorscope for visualizing the stereo spread of the audioTube amplifier module: Bass Compression, a 
• Tube Limiter, and Tube Saturation components
• Over 80 presets, including presets for general use, special FX, audio enhancement, restoration, and over 40 different genre presets 

Availability
Mastering Essentials is available from iZotope for third-party and OEM licensing for Mac or Windows applications. For more information, contact licensing@izotope.com. Acoustica’s Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 is currently due to be released in March, 2012.

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AKG Introduces DMS 70

20/10/2011
AKG DMS 70 digital wireless microphone system
Press Release: Harman's AKG introduces its DMS 70 digital wireless microphone system – the first true uncompressed digital wireless system in the industry.
The DMS 70 operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band, a worldwide license-free frequency range, to ensure top-quality wireless operation for every customer.
“Harman's AKG DMS 70 system offers exceptional studio-quality sound, thanks to its uncompressed digital audio transmission capability,” said Thomas Umbauer, Product Manager, AKG. “The DMS 70 is designed for the most exacting applications where the highest level of wireless audio performance is required.
”DMS 70 is ideal for live sound, club sound, conferences, seminars, schools and universities and other critical uses. The entire DMS 70 package includes: AKG’s DSR 70 Receiver, DPT 70 Digital Pocket Transmitter and DHT 70 Digital Handheld Transmitter wireless mic, as well as a DSR 70 rack mount kit and power supply and other accessories.
All DMS 70 devices are available separately and in the following packages: the Vocal Set Dual, Instrumental Set Dual and Vocal/Instrumental Set Dual.
The DMS 70 features bidirectional communication between the transmitter and receiver and dynamic frequency selection that provides “intelligent” operation.  Its easy setup functions make the system simple to use even for less experienced operators. DMS 70 operates with AES 128-bit encryption, OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) modulation and digital controlled antenna diversity for clear, secure 2-way wireless communication. The DSR 70 receiver can receive up to four channels of audio, which can be mixed down directly to its balanced XLR sum output. The DHT 70 mic employs AKG’s D5 supercardioid capsule to deliver outstanding sound quality with feedback and noise suppression.
DMS 70 offers a number of additional features including auto power off function for all transmitters, power off from receiver side for all connected transmitters, battery status monitoring, adjustable mic/guitar input level (DPT 70), high/low level gain switch (DHT 70) and more.

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