Blackmagic Design AnnouncesLong Form Recording on Blackmagic Duplicator 4K

Blackmagic Duplicator 4K is a real time recorder that can record onto 25 SD cards in either H.264 or H.265 in SD, HD or Ultra HD up to 2160p60. Previously Blackmagic Duplicator could be used to record to all 25 SD cards at the same time from any 12G-SDI video source. However, now Blackmagic Duplicator 4K can be used for non-stop long form recording over several months, which allows broadcasters to record their on air prog...

The new –and already buzzing- video streamer/recorders VS-R264 and VS-R265 will be official launched on June 5th, 2019. You can start localizing materials if needed and start publishing information regarding these two new faces on the same date as the press release

The VS-R264 provides Full HD streams using H.264 GOP encoding with bit rates up to 30mbps; the VS-R265, on the other hand, uses High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), a high efficiency coding scheme that delivers H.264 video quality a...

Desktop Video 11 update adds multi channel capture and playback to DeckLink 8K Pro with full 12G-SDI support for the latest HDR workflows and SMPTE standards!

Blackmagic Design today announced a major update for its DeckLink 8K Pro capture card, which allows its four 12G-SDI connections to be used for the independent capture and playback of 4 separate video streams. For customers working on high end feature films, this update for DeckLink 8K Pro also adds support for HDR metadata packing via SM...

Next generation URSA Mini Pro camera features new electronics, Super 35 4.6K HDR image sensor, 15 stops of dynamic range, 300 fps high frame rate shooting, Blackmagic RAW and more!

Fremont, California, USA - March 5, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, a second generation URSA Mini Pro camera featuring fully redesigned electronics and a new Super 35mm 4.6K image sensor with 15 stops of dynamic range that combine to support high frame rate shooting at up to 300 frames p...

New Blackmagic Camera 6.2 update adds Blackmagic RAW to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K!

Fremont, California, USA - March 5, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Camera 6.2 update which adds support for Blackmagic RAW to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

Blackmagic Camera 6.2 update is available as a free download from the Blackmagic Design website.

Blackmagic RAW, a revolutionary next generation codec that combines the quality and benefits of RAW with the ease of use, s...

Allen & Heath has unveiled SQ-7, the new 33 fader flagship console in its 96kHz SQ series.

Following hot on the heels of the hit launch of SQ-5 and SQ-6, the new SQ-7 takes the same powerful XCVI 96kHz FPGA engine and adds extended control and I/O in a larger format, boasting 33 faders, 32 onboard preamps, 16 custom soft keys and 8 user-definable soft rotary controls.

SQ-7 is a 48-channel console, fully compatible with a range of remote I/O expanders, including the portable DX168 96kHz stage boxe...

Singapore-based Stealth Sonics IEMs sound AMAZING!

Now available in stock here.

InterBEE 2018, Chiba City, Japan - November 14, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G, a new, upgraded model of its extremely popular rack mount audio monitoring solution. The new Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G features 12G-SDI video input, HDMI output, analog and AES/EBU inputs, a powerful class D amplifier, dual subwoofers, extended range speakers, an LCD and precision meters that can display VU, PPM and Loudness ballistic scales.

The Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G f...

Mackie CR-Buds Series earphones were designed with one thing in mind– studio-quality sound you can take with you in your pocket. When your earbuds can't keep up, upgrade your music experience to the high-performance CR-Buds Series.

Utilizing our decades of experience designing gear for the world’s top artists, we have created earphones that present your favorite music with stunning detail and warmth that remain faithful to the artist’s studio sound. Available in two models, the CR-Buds, and the ...

Whether you are tracking in the studio, mixing on your laptop, or even holding a boom on a set – having accurate, sturdy headphones are essential. Building on our studio monitor legacy, MC Series headphones offer the clarity and accuracy Mackie is known for in professional, closed-back designs. Choose between the high-performance MC-150 that is perfect for studio monitoring and DJs and the MC-250 for reference quality sound that is great for critical listening and mixing. Both models feature lar...

Allen & Heath has expanded its arsenal of networking cards with the addition of a Waves SoundGrid option. The SQ Waves card provides any SQ mixer with a 64x64 96kHz or 48kHz interface to a Waves SoundGrid network using the I/O port.

Engineers can now fit the Waves card to any SQ mixer for Waves plugin processing, multitrack recording (at 96kHz or 48kHz), virtual soundcheck and audio distribution applications.

Waves SoundGrid is an Audio-over-Ethernet protocol developed by Waves for real-time profe...

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SIGNATURE MACKIE SOUND 

From small clubs to huge concerts to karaoke night at the local pub, Mackie is there. 

FreePlay LIVE, FreePlay HOME, and FreePlay GO portable Bluetooth speakers feature powerful, immersive sound tuned by the designers of some of the world’s most beloved and popular professional live sound and recording systems. Their compact, attractive design offers exceptional clarity and high-headroom power you won’t find from most speakers this sleek.

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The wait is finally over. Allen & Heath (DJ) has responded to customer demand by following up a genuine club classic with its new flagship analogue DJ Mixer - Xone:96.

Aimed squarely at the artists who push the frontiers of music production and performance, Xone:96 takes the analogue soul of the universally acclaimed Xone:92 and re-delivers it, enhanced and with state-of-the-art digital connectivity.

Allen & Heath’s Senior Product Manager, David Morbey, is justifiably excited:

“Xone:96 has it all. ...

Allen & Heath has unveiled SQ-7, the new 33 fader flagship console in its 96kHz SQ series.

Following hot on the heels of the hit launch of SQ-5 and SQ-6, the new SQ-7 takes the same powerful XCVI 96kHz FPGA engine and adds extended control and I/O in a larger format, boasting 33 faders, 32 onboard preamps, 16 custom soft keys and 8 user-definable soft rotary controls.

SQ-7 is a 48-channel console, fully compatible with a range of remote I/O expanders, including the portable DX168 96kHz stage boxe...

After a severe storm flooded their sanctuary, Castle Hills Church of San Antonio, Texas, undertook a major rebuilding project that transformed a traditional worship space to contemporary and added a modern AV system with an Allen & Heath dLive S Class Digital Mixing System at FOH and an ME-1 Personal Mixing System at monitors.

Castle Hills' new worship center was a significant departure from their previous space so the church partnered with Skylark AV of Oklahoma City to design and install their ...

Allen & Heath has announced a collaboration with Audix on a new range of ProFactory Mic presets for its Qu series of compact digital mixers.

ProFactory Mic presets help Qu users of all abilities to quickly achieve great results with popular and industry standard mics. Following successful collaborations with Shure, Sennheiser, Audio-Technica and SE Electronics, the new presets cover a range of popular Audix models, including the D2, D4, D6, i5, and OM range of vocal microphones.

Allen & Heath and ...

Shure is discontinuing it's Phono products. This includes cartridges. Press release as follows:

Niles, IL., May 1, 2018—For more than 90 years, Shure has been committed to manufacturing and delivering products of the highest quality, reliability, and value. This commitment requires consistency in materials, processes, and testing, as well the capacity to react to fluctuations in demand.

In recent years, the ability to maintain our exacting standards in the Phonograph Cartridge product category has...

Shure announced the introduction of the KSE1200 Electrostatic Earphone System, a premium, portable audio-amplification solution for consumers of high-resolution audio. Built for those who want to experience the best possible sound without sacrificing mobility, the KSE1200 is designed for seamless integration with portable media players common in today’s high-quality audio market. The new model is based on the KSE1500—the world’s-first Sound Isolating™ electrostatic earphone system previously rel...

Blackmagix Design will be adding H.264 HD recording and playback to HyperDeck Studio Mini this year! HyperDeck Studio Mini is a miniaturized professional deck that records and plays back broadcast quality 10-bit video using commonly available SD and UHS-II cards. Now, in addition to ProRes, HyperDeck Studio Mini will be able to record video in the popular H.264 format. That makes it perfect for customers that want high quality, long form recording in a small file! The H.264 codec will be availab...

The new Blackmagic Micro Converter BiDirectional SDI/HDMI is an incredibly small pocket size, broadcast quality video converter that simultaneously converts SDI to HDMI and HDMI to SDI. It works in all SD and HD formats up to 1080p60.

The new Blackmagic Micro Converter BiDirectional SDI/HDMI gives you full 10-bit broadcast quality video processing in an incredibly small design that fits in your pocket. Plus, it works in both directions with different video formats at the same time, so it’s like g...

Blackmagic Mini Converter Optical Fiber 12G is a new bi directional SDI to optical fiber converter that lets you extend SDI connections up to 10 miles away. It extends SDI connections over massive distances by converting SDI to optical fiber and optical fiber to SDI in both directions
at the same time. Using the new Blackmagic Mini Converter Optical Fiber 12G is an affordable way to increase camera coverage at live events. It’s perfect for placing cameras around the studio, for use at outdoor sp...

The new Blackmagic MultiView 4 HD is a new multi view processor that lets you monitor 4 completely independent SDI video sources on a single display. You can monitor any combination of SD and HD formats and frame rates in each view all at the same time. Blackmagic MultiView 4 HD has both SDI and HDMI outputs so it can be used with both professional SDI broadcast displays or big screen consumer HD televisions.

There has never been a more professional multiview solution, with features such as on sc...

The new ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K is a professional all in one Ultra HD live production switcher with integrated hardware control panel.
This new model, while not the biggest switcher we have, is now easily the most powerful switcher we build.

It features 8 standards converted 12G-SDI inputs and this means you can plug in any HD or Ultra HD source and it will convert it to the switcher standard. With 12G-SDI you can work in 720pHD, 1080iHD, 1080pHD and Ultra HD up to 2160p59.94. Each input al...

Customers love the original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and have been asking us for a 4K version. We’ve listened and built a camera that combines all of our newest technology with customer feedback from the previous model!

The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has a full 4/3 HDR sensor, dual native ISO up to 25,600 with incredible low light performance and 13 stops of dynamic range. It features a unique USB-C Expansion Port, which allows customers to record using the internal SD/UHS-II a...

DaVinci Resolve 15 is a massive upgrade that fully integrates Fusion visual effects and motion graphics, adds even more audio tools plus hundreds of new features and improvements that editors and colorists have asked for! This is easily the biggest update ever!

DaVinci Resolve 15 features an entirely new Fusion page for creating feature film quality visual effects and motion graphics animation. The new Fusion page is a true 3D workspace with over 250 tools for compositing, vector paint, particle...

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Alan Richardson has mixed monitors for Elton John for 22 years, and for much of that time he relied on a large-format digital console. That worked fine back then, but times have changed, and Richardson’s rig has evolved accordingly. Recently, Sir Elton announced a farewell tour that will begin in September. Unlike past tours, which were captured only in stems to a small eight-channel Pro Tools rig at front-of-house, for this final tour, his production team wanted a full multitrack recording that...