New Gear Alert: SSL’s ORIGIN Console, Auto-Tune x Reason Rack, Parker Series Loudspeakers by Marten & More

Solid State Logic announces the ORIGIN mixing console is now shipping.

ORIGIN is the first large-format analog mixing console from SSL in over a decade.

ORIGIN is the perfect partner for a modern DAW-driven “hybrid” production studio, while maintaining a traditional analog studio workflow style at its heart. Its familiar design is inspired by the “origin” of in-line consoles from a signal flow perspective, but blends cutting-edge analog developments to deliver a unique sonic signature that is still unmistakably SSL.

A purely analog, inline, dual-channel design, with 16 buses, E Series 242-type EQ and an updated version of the classic Bus Compressor, ORIGIN breathes new life into a design classic across the whole console. The new PureDrive mic pre inherits the clarity and purity of previous SSL Mic Pre designs, that can also switch character to a warm, harmonically rich and driven tone that varies with mic pre gain.

The new mix bus and mix amp architecture delivers an amazingly low noise floor along with huge headroom for a summing bus, that retains the classic SSL sound while bringing the breadth and space to mixes that engineers and producers love from analog summing. Balanced insert points per channel path, dedicated channel direct outputs, stem-ready 0dB fader bypass switches, and a new configurable center section, make it an ideal way to add console workflow to a modern production studio.

For pricing and further information on ORIGIN, click here.

Auto-Tune comes to the Reason Rack.

Antares’ Auto-Tune is now available within the Reason Rack for the first time ever.

Reason Studios has announced the release of Auto-Tune Reason as a native Rack Extension plugin for Reason. Auto-Tune Reason has been tailored specifically for the virtual rack in Reason with a custom workflow and integrated patches.

Auto-Tune Reason was developed jointly by Antares Audio Technologies and Reason Studios using Antares’ proprietary pitch tuning algorithms. With the addition of CV outputs, Auto-Tune Reason gives you a new way to perform any instrument device with your voice. It also includes vocal chain Combinators—production-ready patches with Auto-Tune Reason already hooked up to other popular Reason effects.

Check out an introductory video to Auto-Tune in the Reason Rack here.

Auto-Tune Reason is available for purchase and supported exclusively through Reason Studios, priced at $99; a free 30-day trial in the Reason Online Shop.

Marten unveils the Parker Series speakers with IsoAcoustics isolation.

Marten and IsoAcoustics join forces to deliver the Parker Series loudspeakers.

Marten and IsoAcoustics have teamed up to announce the new Parker Series of loudspeakers: the Parker Duo, the Parker Trio, and the Parker Quintet.

Originally slated as an update to the Marten Heritage line, Marten’s improvements were deemed too significant not to merit a whole new series. The Parker series upgrades include a full complement of custom drivers, passive radiators, resonance-free cabinets, a multi-diverse crossover technique, and newly-designed Marten Isolators created by IsoAcoustics.

The Marten Isolators are designed to provide a stable foundation for the Parker series, allowing the speakers to deliver remarkable three-dimensional stereo imaging and clarity, regardless of the floor construction. The acoustic performance and aesthetic design of the Marten Isolators complement the beauty and performance of the Parker series, and will be available with all Marten speakers.

For further information and pricing on the Parker Series, click here.

Black Rooster Audio releases signature plugins with Koen Heldens.

Koen Heldens partners with Black Rooster Audio to deliver the KH-COMP1, offering four detector modes, advanced sidechain functionality, and more.

The KH-COMP1 is defined by its sophisticated features, such as sidechain invertible filters, a stereo-link blend, and four detector modes. The Hilbert detector is the fastest, zero-latency envelope follower on the market, which makes undistorted, ultra-fast envelope detection possible—all while the four detector modes offer incredible versatility for envelope shaping.

The four detector modes on the KH-COMP1 allow for the most flexibility with time parameters and precise threshold control. The Hilbert detector is a 90-degree phase shifter, that will show the signal’s exact envelope, without any distortion or overshoots. Forget about true peak; this is the real deal.

The KH-COMP1 is available now, priced at $139; an initial discount is on offer for newsletter subscribers only.

Spitfire Audio furthers their partnership with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Spitfire Audio & the BBC Symphony Orchestra deepen their partnership, offering the most accessible versions of their collaborations to date.

Specializing in creating high quality virtual instruments and sample libraries, in collaboration with the world’s best musicians, composers, and sound engineers, Spitfire Audio launched the BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional library late last year. Spitfire Audio has now announced a mid-market version called Core, and a mass market version called Discover.

With 35 instruments and 47 articulations available with one mix signal, these libraries enable anyone to write instantly great-sounding orchestral music though any major music creation software of their choice by using Spitfire’s free, easy-to-use compatibility plugin. For people new or unaccustomed to using sample libraries, Discover boasts a sleek and accessible design which is only 200 MB and super easy to use, make it very appealing to all.

Each of the three editions are fully interchangeable, thanks to Spitfire’s innovative mode switching technology, making it easier than ever to share and collaborate with fellow composers, regardless of which edition they own. This makes Discover an extremely useful tool for composers of all levels writing on-the-go, or that only have a basic technical setup, who can then go on to complete their compositions in Core or Professional.

Priced at £49/$49/€49 with a significant percentage of that paid out to the musicians involved in its creation, Spitfire Audio is also offering Discover for free to consumers with smaller budgets and who are willing to wait two weeks to receive it.

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