New Gear Alert: UA’s Neve Preamp, H1n Mobile Recorder from Zoom, Updates to Blue Cat’s Destructor & More

Universal Audio releases the Neve Preamp.

Universal Audio’s newest emulation is the Neve Preamp – a preamp-only model of the revered 1073, as seen in their brief production run of the 1290 module.

Available for UA audio interface and UAD‑2 hardware users, the new Neve Preamp provides the clarity, grit, and complex class‑A saturation of the legendary Neve mic preamplifier, in a simple two-knob plugin.

The pinnacle of Neve preamp design is the classic 1073 module with EQ, but Neve also briefly produced the 1290 module – a rare, preamp-only version of the 1073.

The Neve Preamp plugin combines sonic attributes and features of both the coveted 1073 and 1290 designs, and provides all the features, bandwidth, and attitude of Rupert Neve’s original hardware design. By thoroughly modeling the dual-stage “Red Knob” preamp and output amplifier with obsessive detail, the Neve Preamp plugin replicates the sound and behavior of the original preamp with stunning accuracy.

The Neve Preamp is available now for $149.

Zoom now offering the H1n Handy Recorder.

Zoom’s H1n is a small, feature-packed mobile recording solution capable of meeting any and all field recording demands.

The H1n is a compact and versatile audio recorder designed to be an essential tool for creators who are looking to capture professional-quality audio on-the-go. The H1n offers a host of upgrades from the popular H1 and is ideal when capturing audio for film, music, podcasts, and other applications.

The H1n’s rugged, sleek design features a protective mic enclosure, an improved, bright LCD screen, a new analog-style gain control, and easy-to-access buttons and menu options. The H1n’s built-in X/Y microphone captures high-quality stereo sound in any environment, and a convenient stereo 1/8″ mini phone jack mic/line input allows creators to connect external microphones or other line level sources such as mixers and music players for even more versatility.

A newly designed onboard limiter enables distortion-free recording up to 120dB SPL, letting you capture concerts, band practices, or other loud situations without compromising audio quality. The H1n’s new low-cut filter features selectable cutoff points and helps eliminate pops, wind noise, and other unwanted low frequency rumble.

For more information on the H1n, click here.

The Zoom H1n Handy Recorder is priced at $119.99.

Blue Cat Audio announces Destructor 1.3.

Blue Cat Audio continues to build upon Destructor’s already-comprehensive feature set with version 1.3.

Destructor 1.3 is a free update for Blue Cat’s comprehensive distortion and amp simulation plugin. The updated version includes a new, minimized amp-style view, multiple performance enhancements, new clean guitar amp presets, and several other improvements.

In addition, Destructor 1.3 offers faster GUI loading and instantaneous display after being opened once, improved automation recording (and undo) in many host applications when controlling with MIDI, performance and memory usage improvements in both GUI and DSP, and much more.

Blue Cat’s Destructor is available for €99/$99; the upgrade to 1.3 is free.

Danley Sound Labs introduces the OS-12CX loudspeaker.

Danley aims to take on Mother Nature with the OS-12CX, a robust and feature-packed weatherized loudspeaker for live use.

The OS-12CX builds upon on the success of the preceding OS-80 & OS-90 loudspeakers and the OS-115 subwoofer. Like its siblings, the OS-12CX is built to withstand punishing rain, heat, and freeze/thaw cycles, season after season. It delivers a sonic performance that is closer to the sound in an audiophile’s listening room than to the egregiously band-passed outdoor PAs of the past.

The Danley OS-12CX uses Danley’s patented Synergy crossover design, Sentinel limiter protection circuitry, and stainless steel mounting hardware that is prepared to brace the OS-12CX against Mother Nature’s worst.

The Danley OS-12CX boasts a frequency response that is +/-3dB from as low as 69Hz to as high as 21.7kHz, using a single 12-inch coaxial driver. It is rated at 400W continuous and 1600W peak, and is capable of delivering 121dB SPL continuous and 127dB SPL peak. Its dimensions are approximately 30” tall x 26” wide x 11” deep. In addition, the Danley Sound Labs Centinel Protection Circuit is on both high and low frequencies.

For pricing and availability, click here.

Line 6 Echo Farm 3.0 now supports AU and VST plugin formats.

Along with AAX Native support, Line 6’s Echo Farm 3.0 now offers AU & VST support, enabling full use and backwards compatibility across all major DAWs.

Supporting Audio Units and VST in addition to AAX Native, Echo Farm 3.0 now works with all popular DAWs. Bring classic echo sounds to any project with 64-bit native performance and support for sample rates up to 192kHz. Pro Tools users will appreciate full backward compatibility and the ability to open old sessions without losing previous sounds or settings.

With this collection of classic delay and echo effects, you can choose from 12 models, including vintage echo units and Line 6 originals, as well as control various unique parameters such as tape wow & flutter, filter-swept modulation, bit resolution, and much more.

Echo Farm 3.0 is priced at $199.99 (upgrade from TDM for $49.99), and available for download via the Line 6 online store here.

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