Gear Releases & Updates

  • UK-based company Krotos has issued a major feature expansion for the Krotos Studio Pro AI-powered sound design desktop app and plug-in.

  • Waves Audio has released Clarix LB, an AI-powered noise reduction plug-in for voice, designed to clean ambient noise in real-time broadcast environments for on-location anchors, reporters, live-streamed worship services or other live voice capture scenario.

  • As part of its Nashville Hot Summer, Harrison Audio have released three music creation and mixing tool – the Stunning Phaser, Dyno Mite and Spectral Gate.

  • AEA has announced the RPQ503 500 Series preamp and EQ module and Snaqbox two-channel 500 Series chassis.

  • Waves Audio has released a new version of all SuperRack products, introducing full support for immersive audio mixing. With V15, SuperRack SoundGrid, SuperRack Performer and SuperRack LiveBox now support 5.1.4, 7.1.4 and 9.1.4 immersive channel configurations.

  • Joining the Control 400 Enhanced Coverage Series ceiling loudspeakers launched earlier in 2025, JBL has unveiled further  Control 400 Series families representing ‘the next generation of excellence from the most trusted name in loudspeakers’.

  • Announcing new technology partnerships with Jünger Audio, Dolby, New Audio Technology and TiMax, SSL aims to streamline the creation of complex Next Generation Audio (NGA) through the integration of its established control surfaces with third-party processing platforms.

  • Sensaphonics has updated firmware for its the dB Check Pro sound level analyser – the only device currently available that provides IEM and headphone users with calculated at-ear real-time and average sound pressure (dBA SPL) level estimates.

  • Sennheiser has released Wireless Planner, a free online tool for simple configuration of its wireless microphone solutions. The tool offers customers switching to a new SpeechLine Digital Wireless or EW-DX microphone system a quick and easy way to decide on an appropriate system and how best to configure it.

  • Waves Audio has released InTrigger, a plug-in ‘designed to make drum triggering faster, easier and more accurate’ through the use of 'an intelligent hit detection engine'.

  • Z&H Designs has announced the Z&H VCA Compressor as a flagship dynamics processor for engineers engaging in modern production workflows wanting both precision and versatility.

  • The Sonifex AVN-CU4-RAV is a configurable portable commentator unit using Ravenna/AES67 AoIP. It is a dual version of the AVN-CU2-RAV providing four mic/line inputs with a wide, adjustable gain range and four stereo headphone outputs with lockable jack sockets, suitable for operation by three or four commentators.

  • Nugen Audio’s Reverb Map is a web-based platform for location sound professionals, field recordists, Foley artists and audio broadcast teams looking to incorporate real reverberation into their projects. Inspired by the Paragon and Paragon ST reverb plug-ins, the interactive map highlights locations across the globe that are known for having unusual acoustic characteristics – from historic tombs and cavernous concert halls to quirky modern structures and hidden urban gems.

  • Kali Audio has announced the HP-1, its first over-ear DSP-powered headphone for mixing and QC, promising users ‘a neutral, accurate representation of their mix, as well as the ability to hear how their work will sound on the most popular headphones in use today’.

  • Already established in staging, live sound and broadcast, UK manufacturer Glensound has expanded its Dark family of microphone interfaces with the Dark2MAI (with two inputs) and the Dark4MAI (with four), both sharing the same high-quality mic amps as the rest of the range for use as critical inputs or to quickly be added to a network.

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