Omnisphere v2.1Released
Spectrasonics’ Power Synth adds simplified user sound sharing and Library Publishing for third-party development
Spectrasonics has released Omnisphere 2.1 with a streamlined ‘Sharing’ feature for sharing user sounds and a new Library Publishing capability. Version 2.1 is an update to the company’s recent v2 upgrade of its flagship software synth. In May, Omnisphere Version 2.0 was released with vastly expanded new synthesis and creative capabilities for sound design, along with significant user interface innovations, and thousands of new sounds. The new v2.1 update, a free download to Omnisphere version 2 users, includes refined patch and project sharing features for easily exchanging custom sounds between end-users directly or over social media, a Library Publishing feature allowing third-party sound developers to create easily installable sound sets for Omnisphere 2 users, as well as a much improved boot time for the plugin itself. Both the Sound Sharing and Publishing features can contain ‘User Audio,’ offering new horizons in patch creation and simplified collaboration.
Dangerous ‘Convert’ DACs Shipping
The pinnacle of their multi-award winning reference monitoring DAC legacy, the 2-channel and 8-channel CONVERT-2 and CONVERT-8 hit the market
Dangerous Music proudly launches the ‘CONVERT-2’ and ‘CONVERT-8’ 2-channel and 8-channel reference D-to-A converters today. For well over a decade, Dangerous Music has been lauded for developing some of the premier monitoring DACs in the industry; renowned mixing and mastering engineers around the world have relied on them for both their accuracy and musicality. Based on end-user demand, Dangerous set out to to design the next generation of converters as stand-alone units, incorporating the design ethic of ‘Transparent yet Musical’ that Dangerous brings to all its products. The new CONVERT one-space rack units support all standard sample rates up to 192k, with inputs for AES, SPDIF, ADAT, Optical SPDIF (Toslink), and USB. Both CONVERT DACs (pronounced CON-vert) are now available through dealers worldwide; street prices: CONVERT-2 is $2499 US; and CONVERT-8 is $3,499 US.
Read More »Next-Gen Dangerous Music 2-BUS+
Dangerous Music’s iconic 2-BUS 16-channel analog summing mixer gets major upgrade including 3 onboard assignable custom audio processors for tone control
Dangerous Music, who revolutionized digital mixing with the original 2-BUS analog-summing mixer, has redefined summing again with the ground-up redesign of the Dangerous 2-BUS+. The unveiling ceremonies will be conducted at Sweetwater’s GearFest in Fort Wayne, Indiana with engineer/producer Fab Dupont officiating.
Dangerous Music pioneered the dedicated rack-mounted analog summing device for the back-end of any digital audio workstation in the late 1990s, and the Dangerous 2-Bus proceeded to take its place as the industry standard solution for the analog/digital mixing workflow.
Read More »Darrell Thorp: a Believer in Atlantis
Seven-time Grammy® winning Engineer and Mixer, Darrell Thorp, recently acquired a pair of Lauten Audio’s Multi-voicing™ microphones, the Atlantis FC-387.
Recently picking up multiple Grammy’s for his work on Beck’s, “Morning Phase,” Thorp has built a solid foundation in the music industry, further adding to that foundation with his Atlantis microphones. Thorp and Lauten Audio’s founder, Brian Loudenslager, recently became acquainted after exchanging social media praise for each other. “I friended Darrell on Facebook; upon him accepting my request, he posted on my page stating, “Love your mics!” I replied simply, “Love your ears,” says Loudenslager, adding, “Of course I had to inquire and get more specifics as I wasn’t aware Darrell was using our microphones”.
Read More »Engineer Reuven Amiel Gets Dangerous
Miami-Based Grammy-winning Mix Engineer Embraces the ‘Hybrid Studio’ with Dangerous Music 2-Bus summing, Monitor ST, BAX EQ and Dangerous Compressor
Reuven Amiel is a unique mix engineer who has come full circle from analog consoles and tape, to mixing only digitally in-the-box, to his studio today which combines the best of both worlds, a hybrid analog-digital setup, with a software DAW and plug-ins, analog summing, and integrated outboard gear. “If you are looking for flexibility, the Dangerous Music products give you freedom,” states Amiel unequivocally. “I don’t feel like a slave to a certain sound when I am mixing with Dangerous gear. I am not kidnapped by the sound of my summing or my compressor or my EQ. If I want color, I have the freedom to color the sounds in the way I want with other gear. That’s very important for me.” Amiel is working in his Miami, Florida-based studio with his ‘Hybrid’ setup featuring the Dangerous Music 2-Bus summing, Monitor ST monitoring and switching combined with the new Convert-2 DAC, the BAX EQ and the Dangerous Compressor.
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