Oct 23, 2009 4:48 PM

Genelec 8260A Monitors
This three-way design marks Genelec’s first coaxial speaker—a mid/high driver offering smooth on/off-axis response, combined with DSP speaker management and AutoCal automated room calibration/system alignment.

Grace Design M103 Channel Strip
The M103 is versatile one-box solution, packs a world-class preamp, 3-band EQ and optical compressor in a single rackspace. Yeah!

iZotope Alloy
iZotope’s Alloy is a completely configurable and self-contained plug-in suite includes six essential sound-shaping effects: Equalizer, Exciter, Transient, Dynamics, De-Esser, Exciter and Limiter.

Mackie Onyx-i Series Consoles
Mackie is shipping its new FireWire Onyx-i 820i/1220i/1620i/1640i mixers and an optional driver for use with nearly every major DAW, including Pro Tools M-Powered 8.

Manley MicMAID
MicMAID lets users connect up to four mics and preamps, match their levels and silently switch between any combination for instant, simple auditioning of mic/preamp combos—no patching or re-plugging. Every studio needs one!

Neumann TLM 102 Microphone
A Neumann for the rest of us, the TLM 102 ($700 street) large-diaphragm condenser features 143dB SPL handling and a small form-factor body for tight placements.

Radial Workhorse 5000
Priced at $999, the Workhorse 5000 is a combo 8-module 500 series rack and summing mixer that’s packed with I/O and extra features for optimizing signal flow.

Solid State Logic Duality SE Console
The many enhancements in the second-generation Duality SE console include an Ethernet connection between the mixer and DAW host computer; dual-layer DAW control allowing Duality simultaneous control of two DAWs with seamless hardware control surface switching and more.

Sonnox Restore
The new Restore plug-ins (Oxford DeBuzzer, Oxford DeClicker and Oxford DeNoiser) feature advanced algorithms for fast, effective removal of pops, clicks, crackles, scratches, hum, buzzes and extraneous background noise.

SoundToys Decapitator
The Decapitator plug-in models the saturation or distortion created when driving professional analog studio equipment.

Trident HG3 Monitors
Noted speaker designer Harvey Gerst unveiled the HG3 powered close-field monitors that combine midrange and HF drivers in a separate rotatable enclosure set into a ported subwoofer cabinet, with the swiveling action greatly reducing diffraction distortion, while letting users adjust directionality for improved imaging.

Waves Vocal Rider Plug-In
By busing an instrumental mix into the sidechain, Waves’ Vocal Rider automatically matches a vocal level with the rest of the song with the feel of gentle “finger limiting” of a veteran engineer. It also writes an editable automation track. Nice!

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