New Gear Alert: Nextone Guitar Amps by BOSS, Alesis’ Strike MultiPad, Waves Updates eMotion LV1 & More

BOSS unveils Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage guitar amplifiers.

BOSS’ new Nextone guitar amps offer built-in effects, and interface directly with software compatible with both Mac and Windows.

The Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage are two gig-ready combo guitar amplifiers designed with the advanced Tube Logic approach. Combining classic tube sound and feel with next-generation tonal diversity, each Nextone (pronounced “nex-tone”) amp offers multiple channels and instant re-voicing via four Class AB analog power amp types selectable from the panel.

Nextone amps also include convenient modern features such as built-in effects, a dynamically responsive power control, and personalized sound customization using the Nextone Editor software for Mac and Windows.

Pricing for Nextone-Artist and Nextone-Stage is not yet available.

Alesis announces the Strike MultiPad.

Alesis’ Strike MultiPad joins the ranks of drum samplers built for live use, offering over 8,000 onboard sounds, along with the ability to sample and manipulate virtually any sound.

Strike MultiPad is a versatile electronic drum instrument that allows you to sample anything you want—any sound, any effect, from anywhere. Alesis designed the Strike MultiPad around the drummer’s requirement to be able to sample, edit, loop, and perform in a seamless manner. To that end, the MultiPad offers an unprecedented 8,000+ built-in sounds, 32GB of storage, and the ability to record samples from any source (smartphone, mic, off the internet, via USB, or from just about any other audio device).

The nine velocity-sensitive pads have customizable RGB lights and are easily configured for maximum playing convenience; the lights guarantee that players will never miss a beat—no matter how dark or foggy the stage is. There are five built-in effects processors and a Custom Effect Control so players can personalize their sounds/loops. There are multiple ins/outs with USB audio and MIDI interface, multiple external drum/cymbal triggers, and an Alesis-exclusive 4.3” color screen to make checking system status or performing edits a snap.

Strike MultiPad is available now, priced at $699.

Waves announces eMotion LV1 live mixer V10 updates and new features.

Waves’ eMotion LV1 live mixer receives crucial updates and sees new features in V10.

Waves’ eMotion LV1 digital mixing console for front-of-house, monitor, and broadcast engineers has now been updated to V10 with new exciting features, including I/O sharing with separate gain control for each engineer, and shared preamp control with automatic individual gain compensation.

Based on Waves SoundGrid technology, the eMotion LV1 delivers a quick workflow needed in demanding environments. To offer total control over every aspect of your live sound, each of the mixer’s channels has its own plugin rack capable of running up to eight Waves and third party plugins. Subsequently, you can mix live with hundreds of your favorite plugins, all running inside the mixer itself, adding the power and versatility of Waves plugins to the arsenals of engineers everywhere, while shrinking the form factor of a full mixing system down to carry-on size.

The eMotion LV1 V10 update adds performance and stability improvements, and now allows FOH and monitor engineers to share stageboxes between two eMotion LV1 mixers. To complement this feature, V10 also introduces both shared and separate gain control modes, enabling engineers to set their nominal input levels safely and conveniently, without affecting each other. This means you can get your sources from the stage to multiple destinations at the same time, with separate gain control for each engineer and without having to split the signal with dedicated gear.

Check out an introductory video to eMotion LV1 V10 here.

If your eMotion LV1 V9 is covered by the Waves Update Plan, you can update your eMotion LV1 license to V10 now. If your eMotion LV1 V9 is not covered by the Waves Update Plan, renew your Waves Update Plan coverage, and then update your eMotion LV1 license to V10.

Splice introduces a monthly access plan for PreSonus’s Studio One Professional DAW.

PreSonus’ Studio One Professional software is now on offer via Splice in a rent-to-own program.

Splice’s rent-to-own plan for PreSonus’ Studio One Professional is a first for both the company and the industry. Available for $16.99/month, this powerful music production tool is now available to a new audience.

Studio One—widely seen as an accessible yet powerful music production software—sells for $400 retail. Splice is offering it for a fraction of that, with a 14-day free trial; after 24 months, you will own your copy, and you can suspend and restart payments at any time. As always, joining the Splice music production community is free.

Blue Cat Audio releases MB-7 Mixer 3.2 update.

Blue Cat Audio’s MB-7 Mixer offers new features in version 3.2, adding significant improvements to workflow, bug fixes, and more.

Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer 3.2 update improves upon the multiband multieffects processor and plugins host. This free update mainly brings drag-and-drop support for plugins, multiple performance improvements, an impulse response loader for the built-in EQ, and several fixes for built-in plugins.

For existing customers, the new version can be downloaded for free, and others can get the plugin at a special introductory price of $99 or €99 until the end of the month. A demo version is available here in most plugin formats for Mac and PC.

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