Rupert Neve Designs Announces 5088 16 Channel Console

Rupert Neve Designs has announced the 5088 16-channel, 8-bus, expandable console. The fully discrete 5088 is the latest in a long history of analog mixing consoles from Rupert Neve, a pioneer of analog audio designs who created his first circuits 65 years ago and produced his first mixing desk in 1961. The 5088 console incorporates custom-designed input and output transformers and is expandable in 16-channel sections (allowing for 32,...

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Napster & MusicNet Agree To British Royalty Deal

Digital music service providers MusicNet and Napster have agreed to a three-year deal on royalty rates to pay songwriters and music publishers for digital downloads in Britain. Under the deal, the composers, writers and music publishers will receive 8 percent of gross revenue, excluding VAT, when their music is offered by MusicNet and Napster. MCPS-PRS Alliance, a U.K.-based organization that represents composers, songwriters and...

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