Deal
In this week’s edition of Studio Deals, you’ll find a selection of offers from Universal Audio, Avantone Pro, Shure, Neve, and Softube.
The Thomann 70th Anniversary Sale is currently running, with new offers added monthly on a wide range of music production gear. Meanwhile, let’s take a closer look at our Studio Deals selection.
Universal Audio Apollo
The Apollo x series audio interfaces offer professional recording standards for home studio users with a SHARC real-time DSP engine and a wide range of processing plug-ins.
In addition, the Apollo offers support for surround formats and the converters feature dual crystal clocking for low jitter with ADAT, S/PDIF, and word clock I/O connectivity.
When you purchase an Apollo interface during the promotional period, you’ll receive an additional collection of UAD plug-ins as well as the Apogee FX Rack plug-in bundle.
Avantone MixCubes Active
The Avantone MixCubes provide a modern active solution for coaxial studio monitors. Originally pioneered by Auratone in the late 1950s, the cube design became a standard that is still extremely popular among producers and engineers today.
The MixCubes are certainly not the most exciting studio monitors to work on, but they are certainly among the most truthful. That’s why you’ll always find them in recording studios in both mono and stereo configurations.
Due to the small size of the MDF enclosure, the MixCubes use external power supplies to power the 5.25-inch (60W) coaxial drivers. Overall, they make an ideal second pair of monitors for your setup.
Shure SM7B
The Shure SM7B has gone from being the industry standard broadcast mic to becoming the favourite of YouTubers all over the world. With its localized cardioid pickup pattern and excellent off-axis rejection, even the average bedroom can become a recording studio.
Furthermore, with its integrated high-pass filter and midrange boost switches, you can optimize the recording of any voice. The SM7B is ideal for home recording of speech and vocals, but it performs well on other instruments too.
From acoustic guitars and amp cabinets to kick drums and percussion, the SM7B is one of the more versatile mics available. The only drawback is its low-output design, meaning you’ll need an additional preamp to optimize the gain before it reaches your audio interface.
Neve 1073SPX
Since its introduction, the 1073 has become the gold standard of channel strips, used in the recording chains of so many of our favourite artists. The 1073SPX offers the classic Marinair transformer sound with a massive gain range for a wide variety of mics.
In addition, the 1073SPX provides an excellent DI input with precise gain staging capabilities. Meanwhile, the renowned 1073 EQ section offers huge flexibility with a high-pass filter, low-shelf, bell filter, and high-shelf.
No matter what you’re recording, the 1073SPX can be quickly adapted to enhance the signal and prepare it tonally before it reaches your DAW. For this reason, every studio usually has at least a pair of 1073 channels.
Softube Console 1 Mk 2
With the Softube Console 1 Mk 2, you can bring a tactile analogue interface into your DAW workflow. Like the legendary consoles of the past, you have extensive preassigned controls for an entire channel strip.
This includes compression, EQ, and gate sections, as well as input and output metering. Furthermore, you have instant access to channel selection, so you can navigate quickly across your entire project.
The Console 1 software controller offers integration with a wide range of Softube plug-ins for mixing and mastering, plus a selection of UAD plug-ins too.
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