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Rip It Up, Issue 208, 1 December 1994, Page 37

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VESTAX HDR SERIES Avaialable now is the new.Vestax HDR. series. These are digital,hard disk, multitrack recorders avaialable in either 4 (HDR-4) or 6 (HDR-6) track format with a built in digital mixer featuring 3 band EQ with sweepable MID and 4 auxiliary send and 4 stereo return (HDR-6) or 2 auxiliary send and 2 stereo return (HDR-4), per channel. They provide digital recording of CD quality easily and efficiently and completed data can be backed up to ordinary audio DAT or with optional interface to VCR. - , ■ ; - : , / '. ' The HDR-6 retails for $7098.71. The HDR-4 retails for $6267.38. (Audio & Video Wholesalers) Phone (07) 8473-414. / . ' . J," ' SYMETRIX 488 DYNA SQUEEZE New from Symetrix is the 488 Dyna-Squeeze, an eight channel compressor/interface for use with digital multitrack recorders/workstations in recording and/or production studios. Interfaced between mixing console and recorder, the 488 gently squeezes'your tracks toward the upper end of the recorder’s dynamic range, giving digital recordings the feel of analog while preserving the clarity of digital. The DYNA-Squeeze will, with the flip of switch, match almost any console to almost any digital recorder, enabling engineers to cut tracks hotter. The DYNA-Squeeze retails for $1631.48. (Audio & Video Wholesalers) SOUNDTRACS TOPAZ AUTOMATION PACKAGE Recently released in the UK is the Soundtracs Topaz fader and mute automation package. Using a PC (Mac version available soon), this system enables the recording, replay and editing of VGA fader movement to frame accuracy and mute information to quarter frame accuracy. Detailed graphic displays, off line editing, MIDI machine control, track-lists and a comprehensive help menu are all incorporated in the system. The package can be easily fitted to the Topaz console and interfaced via an IU rack control unit to the PC. Delivery in New Zealand is scheduled for January 1995. Retail $3300 for 24 channels, $3900 for 32 channels. (Audio & Video Wholesalers) SPC INSTRUMENT CASES - Made in the USA, the SPC range of instrument cases feature ‘impact foam’, a special soft foam padding, which gives greater protection than polystyrene cases. The cases are made from polypropylene and feature aluminium edging and professional catches and handles. The range includes guitar and bass cases, rack mount cases, mic’ cases and cymbal cases. Retail: From $lB9 for an electric guitar

and $199 for an acoustic guitar. (Australis) Phone (09) 8373-230. PEAVEY CLASSIC 50 POWER PACK Peavey is offering a power pack version of the very popular CLASSIC 50 Series. This power pack is an all tube design with a 50 watts RMS @ 5% THD power amp using four of the very popular ELB4’s and is capable of driving 4,8, or 16 ohm enclosures. The preamp of the CLASSIC 50 Power Pack is dual channel with foot switch selection, the normal channel having a volume control and the lead channel having both pre and post gain controls. Three bands of passive EQ with Bass, Mid, and Treble controls together with an active presence control makes setting up for that certain sound extremely easy. The pre-amp is complete with a reverb level control and a master volume control. RETAIL: $1995 (Australis) PEAVEY PPM SPECTRUM BASS The Peavey DPM Spectrum Bass tone module is an economical way to achieve up to eight voices of your favourite classic bass sounds. Sample ROM contains 1 Megabyte of 16-bit samples of those time-honoured sounds from analog and FM synths, as well as from your favourite acoustic instrument. Interfacing the Spectrum Bass to the Peavey Midibase is easy - just plug in the MIDI cable and start slappin’. Plus, since the Spectrum Bass is a multi-timbral module, each string of the Midibase can be playing a separate patch. Keyboard players can free up voices in their other synth modules by dedicating the Spectrum Bass to the bass line. Autoflow allows the Spectrum Bass to be easily daisy-chained for more voices; just connect the MIDI cable and it’s done. The multi setup can be changed on the fly and is saved automatically, along with Fine Tune and the rest of the setup. RETAIL: $895 (Australis) PEAVEY VERSAMIX Peavey Electronics is proud to introduce the Versamix high performance 16-channel rackmount/console audio mixer. Each channel features high, mid, and low equalisation, and each channel has one auxiliary send that is switchable to Pre (Aux) or Post (Mon) Fader/EQ, one auxiliary send that is fixed Post EQ/Fader (Aux 2), two selectable pairs of post EQ/Fader Auxiliary sends (Aux 3/4 or Aux 5/6), Pan control, Mute/Alt send switch, solo switch, clip LED, and a 45 mm fader. The Versamix master section has a stereo tape return with a novel playback/record enable switch. This delivers, without having to repatch, recording and playback facilities from the same tape deck free from bothersome feedback caused by tape deck record monitor electronics. Stereo returns 1 and 2 have level and pan controls. In addition to level and pan controls, stereo returns 3 and 4 have monitor sends. Automatic mono switching is built into the input jacks. A dual 10 segment LED meter monitors the L/R bus or solo when activated. Solo bus to main and Alt output to main switching is provided.

RETAIL: $2495 (Australis)