New Audio Gear Alert: Boogie Cabinet Series from MESA/Boogie, KIT’s SMASH, Dubler 2 & More

MESA/Boogie announces the newest iteration of the Boogie Cabinet Series.

Meet MESA/Boogie’s newest take on their classic Boogie Cabinet Series.

The Boogie Cabinet Series dates back to the early 1970s when Randall Smith set out to fulfill player requests for extension cabinets matching their Mark I 1×12 and 1×15 open back combos. The compact size was originally determined by the combo’s dimensions, however as the Mark Series evolved and expanded, so did the extensions.

Now players have more options than ever before. Designed with portability in mind, all MESA cabinet enclosures are crafted from the finest void-free marine-grade Baltic birch ply and loaded with premium Celestion speakers.

Click here to learn more about the Boogie Cabinet Series.

KIT Plugins announces SMASH, a new dynamics processing plugin.

The SMASH dynamics processor is the newest offering from KIT Plugins.

Designed to deliver a powerful blend of compression and saturation, SMASH was inspired by the sound of overloaded analog amplifier circuits and was built for writers, producers and hobbyists. SMASH offers a unique and versatile option for dynamics and saturation with a simple interface and workflow, and is an excellent solution for creators that need an efficient way to level out vocals, add vibe and glue, or create heavy distortion effects.

With multiple gain and compressor stages all intelligently linked to one main control, you can dial in powerful results while staying in your creative mindset.

Click here to learn more about SMASH.

Turn your voice into MIDI instantly with Vochlea‘s Dubler 2.

Thanks to Dubler 2 it is now easier than ever to turn your voice into MIDI.

Dubler 2 is an advanced software-only voice-to-MIDI desktop application that allows you to turn your musical ideas into reality, using the voice.

Using all the timbral qualities of the voice, Dubler 2 allows musicians to trigger samples, control synths, play chords, manipulate filters and effects, lock to a key, track pitch, pitch-bend and control envelopes, velocity and MIDI mapping values simultaneously, based on the individual way they make their unique sounds.

Click here to learn more about Dubler 2.

Spectral Suite is now part of Bitwig Studio 4.4.

Spectral Suite has been implemented in Bitwig Studio 4.4.

The Spectral Suite audio FX are tools for new sonic exploration. Each device focuses on a different musical element (like loudness, harmonic content, transients, frequency), and then gives you individual controls for those different aspects of a sound. Where you need detailed mix tweaks or creative sonic ruptures, this work is now possible within each sound.

Spectral Suite works in the frequency domain, which separates the incoming sound into hundreds of frequency bands for analysis. Each moment of a sound isn’t simply loud or quiet, for example, because there are always frequencies that are loud and those that are quiet. Bitwig does the math and then groups related signals into “channels”. From there, you mix the channels as you normally would: adjust the volume, move the panning, or insert any Bitwig devices or VST/CLAP plugins.

Click here to learn more about Bitwig 4.4 and Spectral Suite.

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