Accessories

After the Blackhole released in 2020, the second stompbox pedal of the dot9 family follows with the Eventide MicroPitch Delay pedal. The MicroPitch Delay has been introduced with the H910 and H949 effects processors and cemented its place in music history as a valuable studio tool there and in the later H3000 Harmonizer. So now it should live on as …

Imagine that you could cover three legendary voicings in one very portable combo music amplifier and at the same time bring enough power with you that there is enough for gigs and rehearsals. The Quilter Aviator Cub guitar amplifier could become your comparatively inexpensive companion. You just have to know one thing: there is no tube involved. Does that still …

Garmin enters the powersport market for recreational off-roaders with new Garmin Tread Powersport Off-Road Navigator with Group Ride Radio, Group Tracking and Voice Communication; and Garmin PowerSwitch Digital Switch Box. The weatherproof, ultra-bright and 5.5 inch large Tread supports drivers of off-roaders in demanding terrain. When driving in a group, the Treads’ Group Ride Tracker can help to keep an …

Under the Lexar brand, sold to the Chinese company Longsys in 2017, the NM620 M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe solid-state drive, equipped with a PCle Gen3 x4 interface and supporting the NVMe 1.4 protocol, is presented. It uses TLC 3D NAND flash memory. The PCIe NVMe drive is available in 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB sizes. The sequential read …

The Samsung SSD 980 is the first NVMe SSD for PC from Samsung that completely dispenses with DRAM. The manufacturer wants to lower the price, while the supposed disadvantages of the missing DRAM is to be compensated by the host memory buffer technology (HMB). The Samsung 980 is aimed primarily at price-conscious customers who still do not want to forego …

M-Audio treats its 88-key keyboard MIDI controller to a major update and introduces the Hammer 88 Pro. In addition to a hammer mechanism, which should provide an authentic feel, the newcomer has many new functions and controls for use in the studio and on stage compared to its predecessor. This amounts to an extension of the Oxygen Pro series by …

Marantz Professional introduces the new MPM-4000U: a condenser microphone with a USB port, designed to meet the needs of podcasters and streamers. But the USB microphones also wants to serve well for recording and voice chats. The “successor” of the MPM-200U relies on a 14 mm capsule with an aluminum coating. The 370-gram condenser microphone still has a cardioid polar …

The new IE 100 PRO and IE 100 PRO Wireless in ear monitors from Sennheiser want to offer you good services for monitoring, mixing, and production, but also for listening to music on the go. The two Sennheiser headsets are already available in different colors. With the new in-ear monitors, Sennheiser wants to appeal to musicians who are looking for …

A new portable mini Bluetooth speaker, smaller and above all cheaper. Sonos presents Roam, an ultra-compact Bluetooth stereo speakers (more or less the size of a half-liter bottle of water) that are positioned at the base of the home’s wireless ecosystem. The price is $169.99, about twenty bucks less than the entry-level speaker of the house (Sonos One SL) and …

Mobvoi presents the successor to the TicWatch Pro 2020. The Snapdragon Wear 2100 is again used as the SoC, but Mobvoi has increased the memory for apps and offline music. In terms of price, the Wear OS Google Smartwatch remains under the TicWatch Pro 3 models. With the TicWatch Pro S in silver or black, Mobvoi has launched another google …