Tc Electronic announced the Konnekt family of Audio interfaces. The Konnekt 24D and Konnekt 8 are firewire interfaces, working with Core Audio drivers even on macintels, aren't' that great? They are bus powered. Feature wise, the 24D is DSP driven so:

- 2 IMPACT Pre
- True Hi-Z guitar in
- 14/14 I/O: 2 mic/inst/line, 2 line inputs and 4 line outputs (all available as balanced too), 8 ADAT and 2 S/PDIF (optical and coaxial) inputs and outputs
- 2 headphones out, one with auto speaker muting function
- Full feature direct monitoring, effected and also between networked units
- up to 24-bit/192kHz, based on the Finalizer and the System 6000 research
- Use DICE anti-jitter, latest TC technology
- DSP Effects: Fabrik C channel strip and Fabrik R reverb,
- MIDI i/o
- Stand alone mode
- stackable, up to 4 Konnekt interfaces
The Konnekt 8 is a less featured DSP-less (no DSP effects, less I/O) declination of the 24D. Specifications still to be known in full.

Price EUR 470 ex. VAT for Konnekt 24D and EUR 320 ex. VAT for Konnekt 8, Avaible summer '06 !

RME has a thing for MADI interfaces and converters and will release shortly two new MADI products, the MADI Converter and the ADI-6432 MADI to AES Converter. The MADI Converter is a 1U rack featuring 6 independent bidirectional converters, each 12 Ins have status LEDs. It supports all MADI formats: 56-channel, 64-channel, any sample rate even out of specifications, and will transfer "invisible" control bits too. Range covers 100 meters using coaxial cables and up to 2000 by using optical cables. A MIDI distributor send a MIDI In to 3 MIDI Out. Available in April.

Genelec announces the launch of its new 8200 and 7200 DSP Series Monitors. Built on the foundation of Genelec's 8000 MDE and 7000 LSE Series products, the new Genelec 8200 Series Bi-amplified Active Monitors and 7200 Series Active Subwoofers are designed for end-users who want a network speaker system that can be set up, measured, analyzed and calibrated quickly. The new DSP Series is comprised of two Bi-amplified Active Monitors. The 8240A utilizes a 6.5-inch woofer and 3/4-inch tweeter. The free-field frequency response is 48 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0 db). Peak SPL per pair is 115 dB driven by a pair of 90 Watt amplifiers for each driver. The 8250A has an 8-inch woofer and 1-inch tweeter set into the DCW with a free-field frequency response of 38 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0 db). Peak SPL per pair is 120 ...

E-MU Systems has announced at MusikMesse its new 0404 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface for Mac with 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters, two pristine XTC mic/line/hi-Z preamps, and ultra-low jitter clock. From its plug-and-play functionality and hands-on ergonomic design to professional features like independent ground lift switches and signal-to-noise specs. It features two 1/4" balanced outputs, one set of MIDI in/out and a stereo headphone output.

The 0404 USB also comes with E-MU's powerful Production Tools Software Bundle and will ship June 2006 at an estimated street price of €199.99.

Our valiant webmaster Soif and the "infamous" Nolot are in Frankfurt and they can't stop taking pictures of all the booth they see. We have already 98 pics of gear and software to look upon and more to come. G.A.S.* garanteed. Enjoy!

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