New Gear Alert: Avid’s VENUE | S6L-16C, T10S Sub from ADAM, Pureteq EQ Bundle by Acustica & More

Avid announces compact and portable VENUE | S6L control surface.

The S6L-16C is Avid’s most compact and affordable unit in the VENUE line, still offering the same high levels of performance its larger counterparts are known for.

Avid’s VENUE | S6L unified live sound platform gives sound companies and performance venues greater flexibility to configure the perfect system to meet any production, space, or budget requirement. The new VENUE | S6L-16C is the most compact and affordable control surface of the S6L unified live sound platform, providing powerful performance and proven S6L workflows in a highly portable, streamlined package.

Featuring 16 faders and 32 assignable knobs, S6L-16C is ideal for corporate events and any live application where space is tight. You can configure a new system—or scale down an existing setup—and bring the incredible sound, performance, and efficiency of S6L to the smallest venues.

For pricing and further technical specifications, click here.

ADAM Audio announces the T10S powered subwoofer.

Slated for release in Q2 2019, ADAM’s new T10S sub is compact, self-powered, and a strong complement to the renowned T Series monitors.

The T10S is a powerful yet compact active 10” subwoofer. Equipped with a 130 watt Class D amplifier, the T10S’ frequency response of 32Hz to 120Hz is tailored to extend the bass response of ADAM’s successful T Series studio monitor speakers. An internal adjustable two-channel crossover allows calibration of the bass signal and provides optimal performance of the total system.

The T10S subwoofer’s performance, features, and connectivity are designed specifically to complement ADAM Audio’s T5V and T7V near field monitors, and it is also capable of delivering outstanding results when used with other compact monitoring speakers.

The ADAM Audio T10S will be available in Q2 2019, priced at $399.

Acustica Audio releases the PURETEQ Classic Passive Equalizer Bundle.

With a nod to some of the most lauded EQs in the history of music production, Acustica releases their powerful Passive Equalizer Bundle, the PURETEQ series.

The PURETEQ Classic Passive Equalizer Bundle is the third release of the new MetaWare series of Acqua libraries for N4 by SoundDrops. It is a collection of three iconic tone-shaping tools whose processors were based on vacuum-tubes and real inductors, yet their tone can be described as warm but clean, and in any event classy. The bundle includes 3 different processors: PURETEQ-Q, PURETEQ-M, and PURETEQ-F.

In typical MetaWare fashion, the original functionality has been enhanced in ways that would be highly impractical, if not altogether impossible, in the analogue domain.

PURETEQ-Q is a digital reproduction of the renowned EQP-1 passive equalizer, complete with all the classic frequency points and then some, plus the added bonus of a real high-shelf boost curve, not available in the original hardware.

PURETEQ-M is an emulation of the MEQ-5 three-band equalizer, focused in on the ever crucial mid range frequencies from 200Hz to 7kHz. Following precisely the circuitry of the original hardware, each band in the PURETEQ-M produces a bell with a slightly different bandwidth for each frequency point.

PURETEQ-F is the original HLF-3 filter bank in all its 18dB/octave, real inductor glory. Although less common than its siblings, this processor is nevertheless capable of some radical sound manipulation. A powerful “Variable Peak” control (not present in the original hardware) adjusts an extra resonance up to +6dB at the cut-off frequency point for each filter cell.

The PURETEQ Classic Passive Equalizer Bundle is currently on sale at a special introductory price of €64 (reg. €80).

Blue Cat Audio announces Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.2.

Blue Cat Audio improves upon their already-powerful Dynamics module with Dynamics 4.2, offering key improvements across many of this unit’s crucial functions.

Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.2 is a new version of their all-in-one broadband dynamics plugin that can be used as a compressor, limiter, gate, expander, waveshaper, or all combined at once.

With a brand new user interface (fully zoomable), dual lookahead capabilities, and many new features and enhancements, this new version offers even more control over the dynamics of the audio signal with a greatly improved workflow.

Upgrading to the new version is free for existing customers, and a special introductory price (23% discount) is available until February 28th. Demo versions are available for download here, in most popular plugin formats for Mac and PC.

Check out an introductory video to Daynamics 4.2 here.

Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.2 is currently available at a reduced price of €129.

PureMix offers John Paterno Mixing Template & more.

Get critical insight into the workflow and session structure of GRAMMY-winning engineer John Paterno in this new video from PureMix.

In this new PureMix Exclusive, GRAMMY Award Winning Engineer John Paterno explains his mixing template and workflow for organizing sessions that he receives for mixing. Learn how John sets up his sessions when he receives a folder full of audio files when exported from another DAW, as well as how he imports session data from Pro Tools sessions into his template to fit his workflow.

Learn how to set up your sessions for an efficient mix from John Paterno here.

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