New Gear Alert: Propellerhead’s Reason 10, Red 16Line Interface by Focusrite, PreSonus StudioLive Rack Mixers & More

Propellerhead announces Reason 10.

With the addition of 6 new instruments and other exciting features, Reason 10 marks Propellerhead’s biggest content update ever for the popular DAW.

With 6 new instruments, 1 new effect and over 3GB of samples and loops, this marks the biggest content update ever for Reason. Reason 10 features two massive brand-new synthesizers, three new live-sounding organic instrument devices, a top-notch acoustic piano, new creative modulation device, and a vast library of cutting-edge drum loops and samples.

Check out an introductory video of Reason 10 here.

Reason 10 will be available for purchase worldwide on October 25, 2017, at the following suggested retail pricing: Reason 10 $449/€405; Reason Essentials 10 $129/€120; Reason 10 Upgrade (from any previous Reason version) $129/€129.

Propellerhead is also offering a grace period for customers who purchased Reason 9 on or after September 1, 2017. Purchasing and registering a qualifying product today makes users eligible for a free upgrade to Reason 10 instantly when it becomes available.

Focusrite announces Red 16Line interface, offering support for Pro Tools|HD & other native audio applications.

Experience massive I/O, improved dynamic range and incredible flexibility in Focusrite’s best-quality interface, the Red 16Line.

Red 16Line is a 64-in/64-out Pro Tools|HD and dual Thunderbolt 3 audio interface that features ultra-low latency A-D/D-A conversion for 16 line level ins and outs and for two Red Evolution mic preamps, up to 121dB dynamic range and expansion over Ethernet for networked audio.

Since Red 16Line provides both DigiLink connectors and Thunderbolt connections, it’s now easier than ever to switch from Pro Tools|HD to other audio applications, without the need to reconfigure option cards in the interface.

High-performance audio converters with over 118dB dynamic range for A/D and 121dB dynamic range for D/A (A-weighted) have been implemented to provide the best balance of sound quality, dynamic range and conversion latency in Focusrite’s best-quality audio interface.

Mixes can be built on the DAW and used whether overdubbing (monitoring the input being recording with the Focusrite Control software mixer) or playing back, with all plugins in place, all the time.

Red 16Line is available now for $2,999.99.

PreSonus delivers StudioLive® Series III rack mixers.

PreSonus’ StudioLive Series III rack mixers offer incredible flexibility, total recall, remote control of the onboard XMAX preamps, and seamless integration with other StudioLive Series III products.

Serving as great partners for StudioLive Series III console/recorders, StudioLive Series III rack mixers can serve as simple AVB stage boxes, combination stage boxes and monitor mixers, or powerful standalone mixers.

The third-generation StudioLive 32R and StudioLive 24R fit in just two rack spaces, while the StudioLive 16R squeezes into one rack space. All three models are fully recallable, including remote-controlled XMAX preamps. Yet despite their extensive features, these Series III rack mixers are easy to use and let you customize their workflow and operations in software to fit the way you work.

Since StudioLive Series III rack mixers and consoles can network using AVB, you can connect a StudioLive Series III rack mixer to a Series III front-of-house console with one lightweight CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable. You can remote-control a Series III rack mixer’s preamps and phantom power from your networked Series III console. In stage box + monitor mixer mode, the new rack mixers not only serve as excellent networked stage boxes but as full-blown mixers, with far more processing and mixing power than any other in their class.

The two larger models each have 26 mix buses, including 16 FlexMixes, 4 dedicated subgroups, 4 internal effects buses/processors, and the stereo main mix bus. The StudioLive 16R has 6 FlexMixes, 2 effects buses, and the stereo main bus for a total of 10 mix buses. The StudioLive 32R and 24R have 24 Filter DCAs for easily controlling groups of channels; the smaller rack mixer offers 8 Filter DCAs.

All three StudioLive Series III rack mixers are expected to be available in October 2017, with prices of $1,399.95 for StudioLive 32R, $1,099.95 for StudioLive 24R, and $799.95 for StudioLive 16R.

MOTU ships the redesigned 828ES interface.

The updated 828ES by MOTU offers scores of new features, including improved control room functions such as onboard talkback, A/B monitor selecting, and the ability to sum the main outputs to mono.

Re-engineered with renowned ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC technology and a new front panel design, the 828ES connects to a Mac, PC or iOS device over Thunderbolt™ or USB with low latency, high performance drivers to deliver 60 total channels of I/O, 48-channel mixing and 32-bit floating point DSP effects processing.

New control room features appearing for the first time on a MOTU interface include a built-in talkback mic with front panel “Talk” button and “A/B” monitor select, mute and sum-to-mono buttons for the main outs.

Advanced extras, incorporated from MOTU’s flagship 1248 interface, include ESS™ Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC technology with 123dB dynamic range, ultra low round trip latency performance as low as 1.6 ms at 96kHz over Thunderbolt (and 1.9ms over USB), USB audio class compliant firmware for connection to iOS™ devices (with a standard camera adapter, sold separately), convenient web app control from any mobile computing device, flexible matrix-style routing and splitting, standalone mixing with Wi-Fi control and AVB-TSN audio networking for system expansion.

Housed in a sturdy, aluminum alloy chassis (one rack space), the 828ES provides 28 inputs and 32 outputs, including two redesigned mic/guitar “combo” style inputs featuring high quality, transparent preamps with front panel control (and remote software control) of individual Gain/Pad/48V phantom power. The Hi-Z quarter-inch sockets on the combo jacks provide amp-like performance when plugging in a guitar. Additional I/O includes eight balanced TRS analog in/out (with DC coupled outputs), separate main outs on XLR jacks, two banks of 8-channel optical I/O (switchable to stereo TOSLink), RCA S/PDIF digital I/O and two independent front panel headphone jacks with volume controls.

The 828es is now shipping at a price of $995.

ESI provides perfect playback volume control with MoCo monitor controller.

ESI’s fully passive MoCo monitor controller ensures you’ll have easy access to all necessary monitoring functions with its two independent sets of inputs and outputs, as well as mute and sum-to-mono controls.

MoCo is a fully passive monitor controller that helps you to provide perfect control over the playback volume of your studio monitors.

“Fully passive” means that there are no active components involved that could in any way alter the audio signal, thus keeping the maximum sound quality level for your studio monitors. MoCo provides two separate stereo inputs (one with balanced 1/4″ TRS connectors, one with both unbalanced RCA and unbalanced 1/8″ TRS connectors) and two separate stereo outputs (one with balanced XLR connectors, one with balanced/unbalanced 1/4″ TRS plus unbalanced 1/8″ TRS connectors). MoCo does not change your signals from unbalanced to balanced; what goes in, goes out.

Via one switch, you can select the input signal and with separate buttons, each output can be enabled. There is also a switch that changes the monitor signal to mono, and you can mute the playback audio signal quickly at the touch of a button. A quick swap of the left and right audio signal channels is also possible, and of course, the stylish big knob in the center of MoCo controls the actual playback volume.

MoCo is available for €89/$89. For availability and pricing internationally, please visit ESI’s dedicated distributor webpage here.

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