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.