Samson has introduced the Zoom H4 Digital Recorder and it just goes to show how out of touch Sony is with their overpriced the Sony PCM-D1. The Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder fits in your palm and is ideal for recording live musical performances, interviews, podcasts, meetings, classes and seminars. The H4 allows you to record 24-bit/96 kHz digital audio as...

MHC has unveiled Industrial Tones, a software synthesizer specifically designed for Industrial Music. MHC has included a large selection of industrial waveforms and an advanced effects engine for tweaking. The synth is available as a VST plugin for Windows and soon as an Audio Unit and VST plugin for Mac OS X. Industrial Tones has a similar architecture as...

Creative announced the Xmod, an external sound module incorporating its X-Fi audio enhancement system, a technology it claims can make even lossy compressed audio formats like MP3 and AAC sound better than CDs. The Xmod dongle connects between an iPod, PMP, Mac or PC’s sound output and a pair of headphones or speakers. The signal’s re-digitised to...

Sanken has announced the WMS-5, a 5-channel Surround microphone self-contained in one mic body. As the newest model in a comprehensive line of microphones for audio recording, HDTV broadcast and film, the Sanken WMS-5 utilizes extensive M-S stereo research conducted in conjunction with Japan’s NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories. The new WMS-5...