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Six things announced at
NAMM 2020
What’s new for Mac and iOS users from Anaheim’s global music tech show
BY ADAM BANKS1
Evo by Audient Evo 4
This tiny $129 British–made USB–C audio interface gives your
Mac two phantom–powered XLR mic inputs with high–quality
preamps. A Smartgain feature keeps your levels right and
there’s a DI jack too, plus speaker and headphone outputs.5
SSL 2+
Legendary mixing desk
maker Solid State Logic
reckons its first USB audio
boxes offer sound that’s a cut
above, with a Legacy 4K
mode to add back that
analogue sparkle. The $
2+ is a full production hub
with two preamped XLRs, gain
knobs, level LEDs, and MIDI.3
Sennheiser HD 25 Light
This newly redesigned
entry–level version of the
classic HD 25 DJ headphones
comes in a lightweight on–
ear format. For under $100,
the closed–back cans have
a simpler headband, 1.5m
cable, and screw–on jack
size adaptor.4
Mackie CR3–X
Compact monitors are a vital tool for home mixing. These
all–wood cabs with three–inch woofer and 3/4–inch tweeter
promise studio–quality sound in a minimal desktop footprint for
just $100 a pair. If bass is your place, add a CR8S–XBT subwoofer.6
Arturia Keylab Essential 88
With a full midweight 88–key keyboard, RGB–coded pads,
mod wheels, knobs and faders, this might be the most
impressive $349 you can spend on your home studio. Arturia’s
Analog Lab synth app and the UVI Grand Piano Model D
software instrument are included.2
Mackie EM–USB
If you want to record or
podcast on your Mac with
a minimum of kit, this $
condenser mic has a built–in
audio interface with gain and
headphone level knobs, and
a mute switch.Image rights from top left: Audient, Mackie, Sennheiser, Mackie, Solid State Logic, Arturia.
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