New Gear Alert: Classic 5 Monitors by KRK, iZotope’s Dialogue Match, Waves V11 & More

KRK Systems welcomes the CLASSIC 5 to their studio monitor lineup.

Borrowing from the design of their popular ROKIT series, KRK debuts the CLASSIC 5 studio monitors.

Incorporating over 30 years of innovation, KRK’s CLASSIC 5 was designed using concepts from the brand’s previous ROKIT lines to deliver the same high-quality mixes that customers have come to expect from KRK.

True to their name, the CLASSIC 5 monitors are packed with a multitude of time-tested classic features, including an innovative bi-amped Class A/B amplifier with built-in automatic limiter and a low-resonance enclosure for minimized distortion and colorization. Additionally, the 5″ lightweight, glass-Aramid composite woofer delivers clear midrange and tighter bass, and a 1″ soft dome tweeter with optimized waveguide provides smooth, pristine, and articulate highs up to 35KHz—ensuring detailed imaging in the listening position.

The KRK CLASSIC 5 also features a front-slotted bass port, which reduces boundary coupling and allows for flexible positioning within a room. With high- and low-frequency controls, you can adjust the monitor’s sound to your environment and preference, adding versatility and improved accuracy for mixes that translate in any setting. Additionally, multiple input connections (XLR, 1/4″, and RCA) ensure the CLASSIC 5 will seamlessly integrate into any system configuration, allowing for universal connectivity.

For further information on the CLASSIC 5, click here.

iZotope launches Dialogue Match.

iZotope’s Dialogue Match was designed to save audio post-production mix engineers hours of valuable time.

Dialogue Match is a new time-saving tool for audio post-production, and the first to automatically learn and match the sonic character of dialogue recordings. It is also the first product to combine brand-new machine learning from iZotope with ground-breaking reverb technology from Exponential Audio’s product line, which was acquired by iZotope earlier this year.

Re-recording mixers that are responsible for delivering the final sound mix for films and television programs often need a way to quickly match dialogue from lavalier, boom mics, and ADR, in order to create a seamless and cohesive dialogue performance. With Dialogue Match, you can analyze audio to extract a sonic profile, then apply the profile to any other dialogue track for fast and easy environmental consistency in scene recordings, allowing you to complete the tedious process of matching production dialogue to ADR in seconds, rather than hours.

For re-recording mixers and ADR editors, Dialogue Match is an unprecedented time-saver. Tonal characteristics can be matched between a boom and a lavalier microphone, localized audio can automatically be matched to the original language, and global snapshots and reference profiles can be saved or loaded.

Dialogue Match is now available as a standalone AudioSuite plugin for $599. iZotope does not currently support its use for any host application other than Pro Tools 11 or later.

Waves announces Version 11 is now available.

Waves announces the availability of V11, offering a new and improved Renaissance bundle, updates to Waves Central, and more.

Version 11 is the newest version of Waves plugins. By updating to V11, you can benefit from future-proofing your sessions, ensure continued compatibility with the latest DAWs and operating systems (including macOS 10.15 Catalina), enjoy plugin performance improvement and full technical support, receive new plugins added to premium bundles, and more.

Also included are newly designed versions of the classic Waves Renaissance bundle, featuring freshly-designed interfaces with 3 skin choices (Light, Dark, and Legacy), real-time frequency analyzer added to the Renaissance Equalizer and Renaissance Channel plugins, a complete rehaul of the Renaissance Channel user interface for more intuitive usage of the channel strip plugin, and 700+ new presets by leading artists. Furthermore, Waves V11 includes NKS support added to 43 Waves plugins, for compatibility with Native Instruments hardware.

V11 is installed via a new and improved version of Waves Central, the application that lets you easily install and manage your Waves licenses across different devices. Based on users’ valuable feedback, Waves has streamlined Waves Central for the most intuitive installation and license management experience.

Audeze‘s Mobius evolves to deliver 3D audio tools for post-production.

Audeze supercharges their popular Mobius headphones with the integration of Waves’ Nx 3D technology.

Audeze has announced in partnership with Waves, new functionality added to the Audeze Mobius for advanced audio post-production. Integrating Waves Nx 3D technology, the Mobius will take advantage of the new Waves Virtual Mix Room Plugin to create a new platform for advanced 3D Surround Sound pro audio editing and mastering.

With multichannel monitoring, native virtual mix room plugin integration, and compatibility with industry standard DAWs, the Audeze Mobius has become an integral tool in the creation of today’s most engaging immersive audio content.

Mobius contains a built-in 8 channel sound card which can receive multichannel PCM audio output from both Windows and Mac systems. This is enhanced with an onboard gyroscope and accelerometer which tracks your head movements, as well as a customizable algorithm that spatializes the source audio. The result is a highly-precise recreation of a surround sound mixing room built directly into headphones, which can be easily driven by any system.

Mobius is priced at $399; for further information, click here.

Mastersounds launches the CLARITY multi-application high fidelity speaker system.

In the market for top-of-the-line home Hi-Fi, DJ playback, or studio monitoring? Consider a built-to-order CLARITY rig from Mastersounds.

The CLARITY system comprises the Cube 6 loudspeaker, PM 160 Power Module amplifier, and Sub 8 passive subwoofer, and has been designed to offer the highest level of audio fidelity for home Hi-Fi, studio or DJ monitoring environments.

CLARITY has been conceived, engineered, and manufactured by hand in the UK by TPI at its Leicester-based facility, ensuring the finest attention to detail. The compact Cube 6 loudspeaker is fitted with a custom 6” full range point source TPI driver, delivering open, transparent and clear sound. Amplification is handled by the PM 160 Power Module, where dual-mono linear topology and exclusive TPI circuit design provides a true 320Wrms of power to the Cube6 loudspeakers and Sub 8 subwoofer.

The Sub 8 features a custom carbon fibre 8” dual-voice-coil driver, and TPI exclusive bandpass design, allowing flexible room placement and powerful extended output, producing natural, musical and ultra-controlled bass. The Cube 6 and Sub 8 feature composite front panels, polished and engraved by TPI, with the PM 160’s outer sleeve crafted and polished in the same material to present a united aesthetic.

Priced at £4,495, CLARITY is built to order in 2-3 weeks exclusively via the Mastersounds website.

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