Greetings gadget geeks and tech dance diehards. Another month is gone, which is why we have rounded up our favorite new gear from last month, and are giving you a summary of each item’s benefits and perks. From egg-shaped speakers to color-coded keyboard covers, June has certainly been a month for intriguing new music technology.
1. sE Munro Egg 150 Monitors ($2,584), Andertons.co.uk
The result of many months of hard work by world renowned studio acoustician Andy Munro, the sE Munro Egg offer the best possible cabinet shape to reduce reflected waves from hitting the cabinet, creating a less prominent resonant frequencies. So basically, the same shape our breakfast may come out of is also the ideal shape to avoid that annoying backtrack sound. Who knew?
2. sE Electronics 2200a Mkll ($532) Woodbrass.com
The latest in the sE Electronics’ lineage of sE2200 condenser mics, a mic which as been by far sE’s best-selling model over the past decade, sE2200a steps things up a notch with its hand-crafted, 1” gold sputtered diaphragm, and black rubber paint finish, both stylish and practical, helping to damp chassis resonance. Already winning major awards around the county, including a twice winner of the Music Industry Association award, this mic was even used by multi-platinum artist Ellie Goulding during her recording of “Bright Lights.”
3. Logic Café ControlSkin ($47) Logic-Café.com
The ControlSkin keyboard cover for Logic Pro software is designed to make creating music with the software as intuitive and hands on one would when using dedicated hardware such as the MPC or Maschine. Installation is easy, just by putting the ControlSkin over Macbook, Macbook Pro or Apple Wireless keyboard, and then installing and selecting the included path file for Logic Pro. Afterwards, wa-la!, your computer has become a dedicated control surface and MIDI keyboard.
4. Brainworx bx_saturator ($190) Plugin-Alliance.com
The bx_saturator is an M/S and multi-band saturation tool, which can be used for mastering, mixing and sound-design. Offering a warm and subtle distortion that works wonders on individual signals, it can even be applied to the stereo master channel in the M/S stereo model. This saturator belongs to the new “Brainworx Rock n’ Roll” line of creative plugins, making it a piece of technical excellence for the creative musician and engineer.
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