這邊主要會貼AES相關或者預計在AES上"正式"發表的產品--當然現在貼的都是先偷跑的~ 我只貼我個人有興趣的，若有遺漏歡迎各位補上。 1.Apogee "Element系列" 從2in/4out到8in/8out，價格自595~1495美金，Mac專用、Thunderbolt界面。 http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/element 外觀跟Steinberg的UR系列有點像，個人覺得很醜... 還有Input阻抗只有5Kohm是怎麼回事? Hi-Z時是多少也沒有標...這間公司很混呀...
2.TELEFUNKEN "TD" Direct box http://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/products/direct_boxes/ 音響迷很熟的德律風根TELEFUNKEN推出了四款D.I. box，被動式的TD跟主動式的TDA、又各分成Mono/Stereo二類。 全系列都有-15dB Pad，主動式又多加了48V。 第一次看到用這種方式宣傳D.I.的廣告... 是說我連不上德律風根的官網呀...跟whisperroom一樣有鎖台灣IP嗎?
現在的 TELEFUNKEN 和人們熟悉的 TELEFUNKEN 根本沒關。像那些現在的 TELEFUNKEN tubes 只是 rebrand 俄羅斯製造的 tubes。不過電子產品好不好就不知道了....... Apogee 的新產品還不錯，不過沒有至少 monitor 鈕對沒有 monitor 控制器的人應該不太好用.....其實也有點危險。另外為什麼這個價位卻不支援 iOS？
感謝回覆。 Apogee那台撇開官網標示不清，其實低階的2in/4out規格很漂亮、在同價位中大概找不到敵手--除非有多I/O需求。 特別是耳機輸出可以到90mW into 600 Ohm，600美金以下的機種裡它只輸Audient iD22跟SPL Creon， 而600美金以上除了SPL Crimson也找不太到敵手--Universal Audio的Apollo Twin也才80mW，有這一台就不用再買耳機擴大機了。 只有這個時候才會惋惜自己不是Mac用戶~ 可以用手機/平板的App調整吧：http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/element/control 而且另外有出專用的Apogee Control Hardware Remote來撈錢~ 基本上只要這台有支援USB Audio Class 2.0，那iOS下就可以被識別，所以我想可以用... 最多就是附加的軟體功能不能用而已，裝置本身應該可以正常執行。 後來想想...最大的問題應該是Thunderbolt吧... 是說USB Audio Class 3.0都出現了Windows到現在才支援2.0、而且還只有Windows 10...
3.Soundtoy "Sie-Q" EQ plugin http://www.soundtoys.com/product/sie-q/ 模擬Siemens W295b的EQ plugin，售129美金，但到2016/10/13前可免費下載，免iLok但要iLok帳號。 ========================================================= 4.Waves的新版SoundGrid Studio Application http://www.waves.com/soundgrid-systems/driver#soundgrid-connect-bridge-your-io-with-soundgrid 簡單來說就是原本需要專用硬體的SoundGrid現在一般的ASIO/CoreAudio錄音界面也能夠使用了， 只要電腦+網路就能將DSP運算丟給雲端的SoundGridServer，而且還可以串聯其他電腦。 只要電腦裡有任一個Plugin仍在WUP保固期內就可以免費下載SoundGrid Studio Application。 ...如果我沒搞錯意思的話...
原來 Apogee 那台還有額外賣控制台.....好像還不錯，但不知道多貴？ ============================================ First BAE Audio Product for Guitarists Combines Classic 70s Fuzz with Vintage Top Boost North Hollywood, CA, September 29, 2016 – At the 141st AES Convention, BAE Audio [AES booth 1101], a manufacturer known for its high quality preamplifiers, equalizers, and compressors built to classic specifications, has announced that its first guitar stompbox, Hot Fuzz, is now available. The Hot Fuzz is a dual-stomp effects pedal that combines the power of a classic top boost with a premium 70s-style fuzz. While BAE Audio’s preamplifiers and DI boxes are already popular with guitar players, this marks the first product intended specifically for guitar players by the company. The genesis of the Hot Fuzz began with a personal quest for a long-lost tone by BAE Audio CEO Mark Loughman. “I’m a guitar player myself, and I didn’t feel like there was a stompbox on the market that captured the singing sound of a classic 70s fuzz, the kind that just cuts right through the mix,” Loughman said. He delved deep into 70s era fuzz technology in his quest for the right tone and was ultimately able to isolate the key components and locate suitable transistors to recreate it. “My reference point was the lead guitar tone on the Isley Brothers version of ‘Summer Breeze,’ and I would say we nailed it,” Loughman says. Loughman, an avid user of a vintage treble booster, knew putting the classic fuzz he’d captured and a recreation of the classic treble booster under one hood would exponentially expand the tone possibilities of his new stompbox. With two independent true-bypass footswitches control the boost and fuzz sections of the pedal, the Hot Fuzz enables users to dial in their perfect fuzz tone, then kick in the boost at a key moment to push their saturation over the edge. The boost section features a single gain control, while the fuzz section features controls for bass, treble, juice (fuzz), and gain (output). Like all BAE Audio products, the Hot Fuzz contains all discrete components and is hand-wired in California. Loughman is pleased to launch the Hot Fuzz as BAE Audio’s first entre into the area of guitar effects. “Guitarists, like recording engineers, are very discerning about the sounds they’re chasing,” he says. “BAE Audio has delivered first class studio tools that meet engineers’ highest standards for many years, and we’re happy to offer something in that spirit for guitar players. It will also allow those guitar players who are not yet familiar with our studio gear a chance to experience BAE Audio quality for the first time. What they may not know is that there is no going back.” The Hot Fuzz is shipping now and is available through authorized BAE Audio dealers. For more information and a list of authorized dealers, please visit http://www.baeaudio.com/
11月才會知道...目前沒有人有關於那台的資訊，Apogee好像也沒拿去AES展覽。 題外話、跟AES沒關，純正血統的AKG可能要跟大家說Bye bye了? https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/54xm0u/rip_akg_end_of_an_era/ 尚未被官方證實的幾個重點： Harman Kardon將在2017/06關閉AKG奧地利總部， AKG品牌會被保留， 研發團隊將解散。 麥克風跟耳機一起完蛋? 不過品牌有保留應該還會繼續賣，但產品應該就ODM了吧~
5.SSL Nucleus2 慢了幾天、不過姑且算是AES上正式發表的產品...導入Dante、有USB也可以當作錄音界面。 http://www2.solidstatelogic.com/studio/nucleus/#&panel1-1 這次AES中Dante陣營可說是蜂擁而出，除了SSL以外還有DirectOut Technologies、Hear Tehnologies都推出了Dante產品， AVB陣營有點危險呀...
Warm Audio 兩個 copy 產品，應該是 Neumann U87 和 API 312。那種價格難怪大廠現在也很難做生意.......... WA-87 = capacitor mic based on the U87, $599 WA-412 = 4-channel preamp/DI, $1199 http://www.warmaudio.com/wa87 The classic ‘87 is arguably the most widely-used large diaphragm condenser microphone in pop recording history. Rather than base our WA-87 circuit on current incarnations of this mic, we decided to closely follow the early circuit designs that date back nearly half a century. As is true with many classic microphones, engineers who have worked with different versions of these microphones often prefer the warmer, more forgiving nature of the earlier commercially available models. The desire to re-introduce the warm tone of this classic mic at an affordable price to an all new generation of recording artists was the inspiration behind the WA-87. Quality components make a better mic. The WA-87 features all discrete, premium components such as Fairchild FETs, tantalum, polystyrene, and WIMA film capacitors, and is rounded off with a Cinemag USA output transformer. The WA-87 proudly uses our own Lens Kondensator custom reproduction of the classic K-87 dual backplate/dual diaphragm capsule, as found in early ‘87 mics. It all starts with the microphone. The importance of a good microphone cannot be understated; but unfortunately, finding a truly great microphone within a budget has always been a challenge for aspiring engineers. There are very usable microphones available for those on a budget; but top shelf, classic studio microphones have simply been out of reach for most people. We applied all that we know about bridging this barrier into crafting a microphone that reaches the level of quality and sonics mostly found only in top shelf products, yet sells for a price that is down to earth. Coming this December...
我已經在當代不曉得說過幾次單顆效果器很好賺了...這下連API都跳下來做!!! 哪天Neve出破音我都不意外了... 6.API "TranZformer GT Guitar Pedal & TranZformerLX Bass Pedal" 579美金，算貴呢還是算便宜呢...? https://www.apiaudio.com/product.php?id=142 https://www.apiaudio.com/product.php?id=143
上面那個 pedal 我可能會考慮.....因為還有 EQ 做ㄧ起又可以獨立使用。不過那個價格就 pedal 而言還真是貴的離譜，而且也不是高檔 tube 設計。但 API 卻說: "The TranZformer GT is a multifunction pedal that is designed to easily and affordably bring the world-famous analog sound of API to your guitar........." API 可能跟正常人活在不同的世界！？
Vintage king是賣492.15美金，實售價打了折之後感覺就還好... 不過"以API的產品"來說500美金的可攜式EQ+Comp其實應該不能算貴吧? 尤其又用上了超過一千美金的525設計... 另外它還有XLR line out，似乎還可以當成DI來用? 連貝斯一起買就是6 band了~ 隔壁板有貝斯的影片了，歸類在Preamp是不是有點怪怪的呀... 是說、因為最近都在發效果器的新聞，所以知道很多300~500美金的Pedal--特別是日本貨， 我其實不太曉得會買/賣這類小廠精品級單顆的人在想甚麼...API至少還有品牌價值、二手價不會太糟。
搞不好它真的把兩台500系列的電路原封不動地放進去...也可能API覺得做大一點比較耐踩?(笑) 這是API第一次跨領域嘛、要是賣不好就沒有下一次了，搞不好變相讓這系列二手價水漲船高~ =================================================== 雖然AES結束了，但剛剛才發現iZotope推出一個新的神奇Plugin：Neutron。 聽說可以解析音軌的特質、然後會配上適合的EQ跟Comp，這真是新手的福音呀!! https://www.izotope.com/en/products/mix/neutron.html 官網還沒有太多資訊，先看個AES的影片吧~ 這感覺比oZone實用多了~
詭異的是 API 才沒多久又出了第二代......似乎是ㄧ樣的東西，但多了像 hard wire bypass switch、+18VDC、LED in/out overload 的指示燈之類。 API announces its second generation TranZformer Series, designed to easily and affordably bring the legendary analog sound of API to your guitar and bass. The TranZformer Series includes the GT Guitar Pedal and LX Bass Pedal, both of which incorporate API's traditional analog signal path to provide gain control, compression and equalization in one box. The second generation TranZformer Series includes every feature of the groundbreaking initial TranZformer Series, while adding new, convenient features such as a hard wire bypass switch, universal +18VDC power supply, and an LED indicator that monitors input and output stage clipping. Each unit offers the user an unsurpassed level of sonic control and features phase invert switches on each output, ground lift, clip indicator and transformer output. The TranZformer GT and LX both combine an API 525 feedback-type compressor with a 3 band equalizer, optimized for guitar and bass respectively. Like all API products, the TranZformer Series is built to API's exacting standards and remains true to the design philosophy that has made API the leader in professional analog recording gear for nearly 50 years. Units are now shipping. More information on the TranZformer GT Guitar Pedal: API: TranZformer GT Guitar Pedal More information on the TranZformer LX Bass Pedal: API: TranZformer LX Bass Pedal