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Lexicon today announced it is now shipping its Lexicon PCM Native Effects Plug-In Bundle. Front End Audio is taking orders! Bringing the sounds of its PCM96 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor to more users than ever before, the software package makes all the effects processing of Lexicon's acclaimed PCM96 available as a plug-in that adds a wealth of inspirational new sounds to a user's DAW that are not available anywhere else.  

Waves has just released the Waves MPX Master Tape Plug-In in both Native and TDM versions and Front End Audio is taking orders!  Developed in association with Eddie Kramer, the MPX Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare machine consisting of an Ampex 350 transport and 351 electronics. With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow & flutter, and noise parameters, the MPX provides comprehensive control over the contours of your sound. And to top it off, Waves added a flexible slap & feedback delay, ideal for rock, dance, dub, you name it. For recording, mixing, mastering, and more, bring the richness and warmth of real tape saturation to your DAW with the MPX Master Tape. It's the reel deal.

JBL has announced the release of the JBL EON210P Portable PA System and Front End Audio is taking orders!  The JBL EON210P Portable PA System consists of two 10-inch, two-way, powered loudspeakers, one with a detachable powered mixer and the other with a detachable storage compartment, one pair of unshielded speaker cables and a power cord. Capable of reproducing full bandwidth sound at high levels the 210P is comprised of a 250 mm (10 in) woofer, a 37.5 mm (1.5 in) neodymium high frequency compression driver coupled to a 100° H by 60° V waveguide driven by a 300 watt Crown Class-D power amplifier and integrated mixer.

The Primacoustic London 8 Room Kit is now shipping! The Primacoustic London 8 Room Kit is designed for home recording hobbyists who are serious about their sound! While designed for rooms under 100 square feet, the London 8 is also a great way to start treating any room. The London 8 comes complete with four 36"x12"x1.5" Control Columns to control primary reflections, and eight 12"x12"x1" Scatter Blocks to reduce flutter echo. Each kit includes Surface Impalers, screw, and wall anchors for easy installation. There are 12 panels in all. Your choice of black, grey, or beige fabric. London room kits include a remarkable combination of acoustic panels and hardware that together solve many of the usual problems associated with studio acoustics. To dissipate high frequency flutter echo and reduce standing waves, Scatter Blocks are positioned at the "receive" end of the room. To control powerful reflections in the critical mid range, Co...

CAD has announced a new stereo pair of small condenser microphones: the CAD C9S Condenser Microphone Stereo Pair and Front End Audio is taking orders. The CAD C9S Condenser Microphone Stereo Pair comes with two CAD C9 cardioid condenser microphones. The CAD C9 is designed for drum overheads. Its features include a hi-pass filter and attenuator. A mic clip is included with each mic. The C9 works well for acoustic instruments, strings, cymbals/overheads, and hi-hat.

Slate Pro Audio , manufacturer of the DRAGON dynamic processor , has added a second analog hardware piece to their roster and Front End Audio is taking orders.  Taking precedence from the DRAGON, the Slate Pro Audio FOX Preamp offers more options to the modern day audio engineer than typically found in a common mic pre. Each channel of the FOX has two unique mic pre circuits.  The first, called vintage, pays homage to the classic British 73 style preamp.  Its rich and fat tone sounds great on numerous sources.  The second preamp is called modern, and its signal path is extremely clean and accurate.  The modern pre is perfect for the demanding engineer who wants the most detailed reproduction of the source material.  The Slate Pro Audio team then added a very unique feature called "combo."  Combo takes the input from one pre and combines it with the output from the other pre.  This makes it possible to have a Vintage In/Modern Out and a ...

The Black Lion Audio Sparrow MKII A/D Converter is a new, completely redesigned 2-channel ADC from Black Lion Audio and Front en Audio is ready to start taking orders.  The Black Lion Audio Sparrow MKII A/D Converter (Red) is housed in a 1U 1/2 rack chassis, featuring XLR and ¼" balanced inputs, LED metering, BNC word clock I/O, AES output, coax & optical S/PDIF output, and user selectable signal calibration accommodating nominal input signal levels from +11dBu down to -10dBV. It features sampling rates from 44.1kHz -192kHz, with a clocking architecture that features low jitter and wide Q third harmonic crystal oscillators, and because of the quality of the clock multiplier and PLL recovery stages, performance will not degrade should the converter be synched to a lower quality word clock reference.  Okay, sometimes it's fun to show what your design team is capable of creating. The Black Lion Audio Sparrow MKII A/D Converter (White) represents a portion of ...

Radial has announced the release of the Radial Shuttle Insert Loop and Front End Audio has stock ready to ship!   The Radial Shuttle Insert Loop is a combination effects insert and routing module that enables you to bring playback tracks, effects and other non-Radial modules into the Workhorse. This opens the doors to tremendous patching options that would otherwise require complex wiring.

Radial has announced the release of the new Radial PhazeQ Adjustment Tool and Front End Audio has stock ready to ship!  The PhazeQ is a dual function 500-series device: As a phase alignment tool, it is used to time-align two microphones for greater clarity and realism. It also behaves like a very powerful EQ that lets you create exciting new tones that will set your recordings apart.

Radial has announced the release of the new Radial Komit Compressor Limiter and Front End Audio has stock reasy to ship! The Radial Komit is a rich compressor-limiter that simplifies the process of dynamic manipulation while expanding upon creative tone shaping. At one end is a super-clean compressor that delivers amazing results with single knob control. At the other, an old-school diode bridge clipping limiter goes from 'vintage to nasty'. But don't let the minimalist approach deter; the Komit provides exceptional flexibility by integrating a series of automatic functions that are both musical and intuitive. Close your eyes and listen… the Komit does the hard work for you.

Lynx has just recently announced the Lynx Hilo A/D D/A Converter System !  With the Lynx Hilo A/D D/A Converter System, Lynx has re-engineered the two-channel converter format with innovative features and control. Featuring the pristine, open, transparent audio quality for which Lynx is known, Hilo (pronounced hē-lō) provides two channels of mastering quality analog to digital conversion, up to eight channels of digital to analog conversion, a secondary monitor output, and a world class independent headphone amplifier in a compact half-rack size. A first for the pro converter market, Hilo's innovative 480 x 272 touchscreen provides a flexible and intuitive interface that can adapt to a particular application and be easily upgraded with enhancements and new features. Initial front panel controls support extensive signal routing and mixing, sample rate selection, clock source options, levels, metering and diagnostic features. 

T he Shure SRH940 Headphones offer customers a top-tier monitoring solution within the current line of Shure Professional Headphones. Front End Audio is excited to announce that the SRH940 is now available and shipping. With a variety of sound signatures and features tailored to meet any audio need, Shure Professional Headphones provide your customers with a wide range of listening solutions. Designed for professional audio engineers and in-studio talent, the Shure SRH940 Headphones provide accurate response across the entire audio spectrum to deliver smooth high-end extension with tight bass. Superior transient response provides minimal distortion and the collapsible, lightweight design with premium padded headband offer superior comfort and portability. Two included detachable cables (straight and coiled) and a replacement set of velour ear pads ensure a long-lasting lifetime of use.

AEA has just announced that the their newest microphone, the AEA KU4 Unidirectional Ribbon Microphone is now ready to ship and Front End Audio is taking orders! AEA's new KU4 supercardioid ribbon microphone is now available through AEA dealers worldwide. The KU4 is a modern interpretation of the KU3A unidirectional microphone (also known by its manufacturing number MI-10001) designed by RCA for the Hollywood movie industry in the late 1940s. The KU4 combines the smooth ribbon sound of a 44 with a unidirectional pattern, a wide sweet spot and reduced proximity bass boost. Since RCA only built 600 of the KU3As, these microphones have become rare collectors items admired by the few engineers who have had the chance to use them. Now AEA offers you the opportunity to use this unique microphone. The KU4's increased rear rejection of the supercardioid polar pattern reduces the amount of room sound, which is often desired in modern production applications, particularly v...