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Tech: new products

Equipment
A surprising sound source and several software solutions to sample with Tim Hallas this month
 
ALK2
ALK2

Price: €39 [£33] (solo, €99 [£85] (full version)

zenAud.io has announced that its piece of software ALK2, a well-established Mac exclusive, is now available for PC to allow many more users to access its unique interface. Primarily designed for live looping, the software allows users to record sound upon sound to create music on the fly.

The software doubles as a sequencer and allows users to take a top-down view of their recordings or compositions for quick editing and rearranging. It's also very affordable so could be great for schools!

Price: £419 – retail

audient.com

In a surprising move, a large console and high-end interface manufacturer has launched an interface aimed purely at guitarists. It has teamed up with Two Notes Audio Engineering, a company that is best known for its speaker emulations. The Sono contains a valve to give the incoming guitar signal nice preamp warmth; the musician can then use loads of emulations of famous amplifiers to capture their recording.

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