One of the biggest pro-audio announcements of 2024 has been Sennheiser’s HD 490 Pro headphones. These open-back mixing headphones stand on the shoulders of the legendary HD 600s and 650s.
What do these new headphones have to offer—and do they outshine their predecessors?
The TL;DR here is that these headphones Read more...
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Why Choose Closed Back Studio Headphones?
Headphones and in-ear-monitors have become ubiquitous in our work in the studio. They are practically a necessity when it comes to most overdub sessions, for finding out how our mixes will translate to headphone listeners, and even as a secondary low end check Read more...
Focusrite unleashes the Clarett+ OctoPre.
The Clarett+ OctoPre is a professional-quality 8-in/8-out ADAT microphone preamp with eight dedicated channel inserts and eight professional quality, low distortion, low noise mic preamps for the adaptable engineer. Featuring All-analogue Air, Clarett+ OctoPre emulates the classic Focusrite ISA 110 from the original Studio Read more...
Focusrite and Shure announce Production Bundles.
Shure and Focusrite have partnered up to offer customers multiple bundles featuring their best-selling microphones and interfaces, for a limited time through select US dealers. Singer-songwriters, podcasters, and drummers each get a bundle offering the trusted quality and incredible sound people have come Read more...
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