Focal Naim America Releases Five New “Mixed on Focal” Playlists
New streaming playlists for R&B, EDM, Hip Hop/Rap, and Rock include music from twenty engineers using Focal Pro monitor
Focal Naim America, a leading North American importer and distributor of premium consumer and professional electronics brands, has released five new genre-specific HD audio playlists for R&B, Hip Hop/Rap, EDM, and Rock. The playlists are available to Focal HI-FI and Pro Audio dealers, the Press Corps, and current and prospective customers. Whether in a Focal dealer demonstration or listening in a home or a pro recording studio using Focal speakers, the music will sound as the artist intended since each song was mixed on Focal.
This new HD Audio streaming playlists feature music mixes from twenty engineers. All five “Mixed on Focal” playlists are available today for Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, and Amazon Music HD.
Amadeus Unveils New C3 and C4 Miniature Speakers at JTSE Show
Amadeus completes its range of shallow-depth point source speakers for performing arts venues with two incredibly compact models
Amadeus has unveiled their new shallow-depth point source miniature speakers at JTSE. The C Series was created in 2018 through a specific custom development, carried out in coordination with the technical sound team from the Paris-based Chaillot National Theater. The new C3 and C4 miniature speaker models are available now for ordering from Amadeus and can be used for many applications.
CEntrance Ships “The English Channel” Portable Channel Strip
The compact analog audio processor records to SD card and streams online via a smartphone
CEntrance is now shipping The English Channel™, a portable, analog channel strip for recording on the road that features a mic pre with dynamics, a parametric EQ, and an audio interface with unique online streaming capabilities. Since 2009, Centrance has enabled artists to deliver projects at such high quality that their clients couldn’t tell they weren’t recorded in a pro studio. The Company’s new “English Channel” continues that tradition, delivering an audio recorder and a portable streaming studio for podcasters, musicians, journalists, and YouTubers. The new analog production tool is a set of three, premium-quality, signal-processing devices made of tough, lightweight aluminum—to help survive the stress of the road. The product includes a high-gain mic preamp, an analog dynamics processor, an analog parametric EQ, and an audio interface, all housed inside a small desktop cradle no larger than a book. The compact audio processor connects to laptops, phones, and tablets, and allows content creators to record on the spot, or instantly go live, anywhere in the world. Plus, the built-in 24-bit 48K SD card recorder works without a computer. The CEntrance English Channel is powered by USB and comes with a lightweight carry case. It all fits in a backpack, perfect for broadcasting from remote scenic locations. The English Channel retails for $1,599. USD, and is available now.
Grammy-winning Engineer Bobby Campbell Opens “Denver Atmos”
New Dolby Atmos mix room features Focal Trio11 Be, Solo6, and dual Sub12 subwoofers
Focal is proud to be part of the new all-Focal immersive studio in Colorado named “Denver Atmos” designed for Grammy®-winning engineer Bobby Campbell as his personal mix room. The new 7.1.4 Dolby® Atmos™ studio features three of Focal’s top-of-the-line Trio11 Be monitors, eight of the Solo6 ST6, and two of the Focal Sub12 subwoofers. The new mix room is already busy and Campbell has mixed several projects in stereo and Dolby Atmos including Logic, John Legend, Lil Durk, Rod Wave, Wam SpinThaBin, and DD Osama, and has a backlog of legacy albums set for remixing in Atmos format as well.
Focal Releases New ‘Trio6 ST6’ Monitors
Newly redesigned 3-way Trio6 ST6 studio monitors join the ‘ST6’ range along with Solo6 ST6 and Twin6 ST6
Focal Naim America today announced the release of the redesigned “Trio6 ST6” 3-way studio monitors, they join the other two monitors in the ST6 range, Solo6 ST6 and Twin6 ST6 which were released in 2022. The all-analog Trio6 ST6 features a more detailed and transparent sound while retaining Focal’s heritage of excellence in design and its renowned sound reproduction. Innovative speaker drivers, dual Focus mode, user-controlled automatic stand-by, a redesigned laminar port, and a structurally enhanced cabinet are just some of the features working together in Trio6 ST6 to deliver uncompromising performance. Trio6 ST6 monitors retail for $3499. USD each, and are available to order at retailers in the US and Canada on September 13, 2023. In North America, Focal is distributed exclusively by Focal Naim America.
Focal Releases “Mixed on Focal” Playlist #5
New HD Audio 21-track streaming playlist includes music from thirteen mix engineers using Focal Pro monitors
Focal Naim America, a leading North American importer and distributor of premium consumer and professional electronics brands, has released the fifth high-resolution audio playlist for “Mixed on Focal.” The program highlights the true sound of music as the artist, mix engineer, producer, and record label meant the songs to be heard. Each of the five playlists features a wide range of music genres from rock and R&B to electronic dance music, pop, country—and even instrumental synthesizer music—and are available to Focal HI-FI and Pro Audio dealers, as well as the Press Corps and current and prospective customers. Whether it be in a HI-FI dealer demonstration, a Pro Audio dealer demonstration, or listening in a home or pro recording studio using Focal speakers, the music will sound as the artist intended since each song was mixed on Focal.
Focal Presents Discussion Panels at NAMM 2023
At the April music trade show in Anaheim, eight engineers will cover discussions on Creative Mixing in Dolby Atmos, The Art of Mastering, and Mixing with Focal Headphones at the Focal Booth #14902
Focal has announced three discussion panels to be presented to NAMM attendees during the April music tradeshow in Anaheim. Eight engineers will cover discussions ranging from Creative Mixing in Dolby Atmos®, and The Art of Mastering with Michael Romanowski, to Mixing with Focal Headphones at Focal’s booth #14902 in the North Hall, Level 1.
In the first discussion panel Creative Mixing in Dolby Atmos, Friday, April 14 at 2 pm, Ben Givarz, Senior Creative Relations Manager at Dolby, will act as the moderator for engineers Luca Pretolesi and Robert Guzman from Las Vegas’ Studio DMI, Fab Dupont from Flux Studios in NYC, and Brad Smalling from Evergroove Studio in Evergreen CO. Each of the studios feature a Dolby Atmos studio built around Focal professional monitors. The engineers will share their creative approaches to mixing in Dolby Atmos on albums by Skrillex, Snarky Puppy, Saves The Day, and more.
Read More »Studio DMI in Las Vegas Installs All-Focal 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos System
New Dolby Atmos mix room features Focal Trio11 Be for LCR and Solo6 ST6 for the surrounds and height speakers along with Sub12 subwoofers
Focal has announced the first all-Focal Dolby Atmos® mix room in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the famed Studio DMI headquarters. The new 7.1.4 ‘Studio D’ design features three of Focal’s flagship Trio11 Be pro monitors for LCR and eight of the company’s new Solo6 ST6 for the surrounds and height speakers. Two Focal Sub12 subwoofers handle LFE and bass management.
“A Focal system is great because it is a system that I trust and am comfortable with,” says Studio DMI Founder and world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer Luca Pretolesi. “It is an extension of my ears, allowing me to achieve a level of accuracy and precision in my sound stage that is unparalleled.” Pretolesi recently mixed Drake’s “Honestly, Nevermind” album at Studio DMI on their Focal Trio11 monitors. While engineer Robert Guzman mixed and mastered the new Skrillex album “Quest For Fire” in Dolby Atmos in the new Studio D.
Read More »Amadeus Unveils New HOLOPHONIX Immersive Processors at ISE 2023 + V2.1 software
Amadeus announces new HOLOPHONIX 128 and 64 hardware processors, offering respectively 128 and 64 outputs, as well as a new software update, available for all HOLOPHONIX processors and Native App.
At the 2023 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Barcelona, Amadeus (Booth 7F225) has debuted a new 2.1 software version for its immersive platforms – HOLOPHONIX Servers, and the HOLOPHOPNIX Native app for macOS – plus two new configurations for its hardware processor offering 128 outputs and 64 outputs. The new 2.1 software update version is free and will be available on February, 1 at https://holophonix.xThe new HOLOPHONIX hardware configurations are available for order now and feature redesigned rear panels with Neutrik-housed connectors integrated into the aluminum chassis, including one powerCON mains connector, three etherCON connectors for remote control and Dante redundant protocol, as well as HDMI and USB 3.2 connectors for service.
Fates Warning Members Create New Group “A-Z” and Record Album Using Only Lauten Audio Microphones
New Album “A-Z” featuring vocalist Ray Alder and drummer Mark Zonder Available Now!
Photo: Mark Zonder
The new self-titled album from “A-Z” reunites former Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder and Fates Warning lead vocalist Ray Alder during Covid lockdowns from across the world, and adds Steve Vai bassist Philip Bynoe, Prog Metal guitarist Joop Wolters, and keyboard synthesist Vivien Lalu.
Tracked entirely with Lauten Audio microphones, the new album was captured remotely, with each member recording in their respective home studios.
Lead vocalist Ray Alder has strong feelings for the Lauten Audio LA-320 after choosing it for his personal studio in Spain. “I love that it can be warm and crisp at the same time. It keeps the true vocal sound, is a very well-built microphone, and it sounds great. I’m very happy with it.”
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