New Audio Gear Alert: Audio-Technica StreamSet Headphones, ASH by Acustica, Bitwig’s 8-Track 4.4 & More

Audio-Technica introduces the ATH-M50xSTS StreamSet models.

Audio-Technica debuts a first-ever solution for live-streaming content creators.

Audio-Technica has announced the release of their ATH-M50xSTS and ATH-M50xSTS-USB StreamSet streaming headsets. These models are the world’s first headsets specifically developed to address the needs of live-streaming content creators. Based on the critically acclaimed ATH-M50x professional monitor headphones and incorporating technology from the iconic 20 Series microphones, the ATH-M50xSTS and ATH-M50xSTS-USB deliver full-spectrum, studio-quality for content creators and listeners on the receiving end.

Both models use a cardioid condenser capsule on a flexible boom arm, allowing for ideal positioning even with head movement. The result is a rich, studio-quality vocal presence without background noise and output at a consistent level. The headsets’ microphone can be muted quickly and efficiently simply by flipping the boom arm into the up position.

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Acustica announces ASH is out now.

Acustica distills some of the highest-end clipping circuits of classic converters in ASH.

Ash is the first Acqua plugin from Acustica encompassing a collection of classic clipping circuits of the most revered high-end converters. It is the perfect choice to achieve the sound you want quickly, by choosing from multiple circuits for character you like the most. You can achieve punchy, dynamic, clean and loud tracks with this high-end clipping monster in a few seconds in a very simple way.

The sound of the most wanted classic clipping circuits is now at your fingertips, this time in a plugin designed in a way for how we work today. Ash is workflow-friendly and can help you achieve your desired sound and loudness fast, giving you a wide range of choices. Ash is also unique thanks to the presence of Acustica’s best brickwall limiter, and it is highly responsive and ultra-light on CPU. Push the loudness of your mixes like never before with your new favorite clipper.

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Bitwig unleashes 8-Track 4.4, a fully modular DAW.

Bitwig gives Ableton a run for their money with the new 8-Track 4.4 DAW.

Bitwig has become a serious alternative to Ableton Live. Hybrid tracks that can play both audio and MIDI, sequencers and operators you may know from Elektron gear, complex modulators and even an integrated modular system—these are just some of the features that make this DAW so unique. Bitwig 8-Track, which provides eight tracks with many of the DAW‘s features, is yours with the current BEAT issue.

Bitwig 8-Track 4.4 ships with the latest issue of Beat magazine, which is available for €4.99 as single PDF issue here, or as a subscription here. Yearly subscribers at Plugins-Samples get access to 100+ back issues of Beat Magazine, including all the software highlights (while stocks last).

Martinic announces CLAP plugin standard is now available on all plugins.

Martinic announces crucial new compatibility for their plugins in 2023.

In addition to the new CLAP plugin standard, Martinic has introduced additional plugin standards like AAX and VST3 to all plugins later this year. Their team is hard at work to ensure these new standards are met with superior performance and smooth installers, and is confident that these new additions will open new possibilities for users and make Martinic plugins even easier to use.

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