New Gear Alert: Focusrite Clarett+ Range, Wireless Guitar System by Noatronic, Softube x Overstayer & More

Focusrite unleashes the Clarett+ range of USB interfaces.

Focusrite improves upon their popular Clarett interfaces with the new Clarett+ range.

The Clarett+ range builds on the strengths of the previous Clarett models, with improved converters and professional quality mic preamps. Clarett+ 2Pre, 4Pre, and 8Pre are sure to inspire producers, engineers, and artists to make their best music.

Clarett+ interfaces feature professional quality mic preamps, which have very high headroom, low distortion, and ultra-low noise; so exceptionally pure recordings can be captured, whether recording guitars, vocals, or drums. All-analog Air with impedance switching and relay control brings clarity and presence, and makes vocals shine, by emulating the ISA 110 mic preamp from the classic Focusrite Studio Console.

The updated Clarett+ range also features improved, high dynamic range A-D and D-A conversion with ultra-low distortion, providing clearer mixes and stunning detail at all levels. Improved headphone outputs and DAC performance offer powerful, transparent sound at all levels—on any headphones—so producers, engineers, and artists can make their best mix decisions and inspire amazing performances.

In addition, all Clarett+ interfaces feature a collection of software, including mixing plugins and virtual instruments, offering all the tools needed for you to master your craft.

For pricing and further information on the Clarett+ range, click here.

Introducing the Noatronic Wireless Guitar System.

Check out the Indiegogo campaign for this innovative new wireless solution from Noatronic.

This system delivers a powerful and reliable digital wireless solution, thanks to the reliable RTX Sheerlink technology, secure strap-mounting mechanism, and steel battery door.

When swapping the included Onboard Controller for a tone pot, you are able to control any MIDI-controllable pedal directly from the guitar. When turning or pushing the Onboard Controller, the Receiver transmits MIDI messages accordingly.

It is now possible to actually be free to roam around on stage untethered to your pedals. This real-time and wireless control of effect pedals, combined with a long-range and low latency wireless audio bridge, creates a ton of new possibilities for the performing guitarist.

The Noatronic Wireless Guitar System is available for pre-order via Indiegogo, starting at $426 including the pre-order discount.

Softube releases the Overstayer M-A-S and British Class A plugins.

Softube debuts the first-ever Overstayer Audio digital emulation, alongside the powerful British Class A plugin.

Handmade in Los Angeles, California, by artist Jeff Turzo, the M-A-S harmonic shaper from Overstayer Recording Equipment is the secret weapon of in-the-know mix engineers. It brings energy to tracks, glues buses, and enhances mixes and masters.

The Softube Overstayer M-A-S offers the same high-fidelity saturation and peak-bending capabilities as the hardware with added features, simple interfaces, and newly minted functionality for the DAW. Comprised of four versions—M-A-S, M-A-S Extended, M-A-S for Amp Room, and M-A-S for Modular—Softube’s officially licensed Overstayer plugins and modules add cult-status to everything they touch.

Softube has also expertly emulated some of the most sought-after, expensive console modules in existence for the new British Class A plugin’s Gate, Compressor, EQ, Filter, and Drive sections. The result is the authentic tone and character of the classic British consoles of the ‘60s and ‘70s, coupled with the superb sound quality synonymous with Softube.

With included modules for Softube platform ecosystems Amp Room, Console 1, and Modular, mix engineers can get British Class A’s unmistakable body, depth, and silky top-end on individual tracks and busses virtually anywhere.

For pricing and further information on the Overstayer M-A-S plugin, click here; for pricing and further information on the British Class A plugin, click here.

Sequential adds “Stack and Split” capability and other improvements to Prophet synths.

Sequential implements crucial improvements to their popular Prophet-5 & Prophet-10 synthesizers.

Sequential has announced two major enhancements for their Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 Rev 4 synthesizers. The first is a new OS that adds bi-timbral “stack and split” capability to the Prophet-10. The second is an easy-to-install voice expansion card for the Prophet-5 that increases its polyphony to 10 voices, enabling it to benefit from the new OS.

With a ten-voice instrument and the new OS, you can stack two different programs together for more powerful, complex sounds. Each program is allocated 5 voices of polyphony, allowing 5-note bi-timbral operation. Alternatively, you can split the keyboard into two separate performance zones, each with a different program. This allows for bi-timbral performance of bass and leads, or bass and pads, for example.

To use the new stack and split feature, Prophet-10/expanded Prophet-5 owners will need to upgrade to version 2.0 of the operating system. The OS upgrade is provided free of charge and is available on Sequential’s website. The Prophet-5 voice expansion card is available directly from Sequential at a price of $899.

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