Dark Matter Audio claims that its DMA1 is ‘anything you want it to be – guitar effects processor, high-quality studio tool or performance instrument’.
‘We’ve endeavored to create a paradigm shift in the world of audio production and performance,’ says Dark Matter Audio CEO, Jon Stuart. ‘DMA1 is the future of audio and music production precisely because it can be any future that a musician or producer could want. This is a very exciting time for us, and for music production generally.’
The debut product from a new UK company, the DMA1 takes an open architecture approach that uses an Online Store that allows end-users to wirelessly update the unit with a growing range of pro audio apps. It was unleashed on an unsuspecting audience at the Frankfurt Pro Light & Sound show.
Among DMA1’s capabilities are a compact multi-FX processor that can also act as a digital multitrack recorder, an MP3/4 player, a Midi interface and support for (up to) 5.1 channels in its digital mixing desk.
Adopting the smartphone app approach, musicians and producers can download applications to make a DMA1 function as a drum machine, sampler, loop recorder, digital patchbay, video tutorial device, chord and scale matcher, database of transcribed music, lyric organiser or composition sketch tool.
But unlike today’s explosion in Smart Devices, DMA1 is built from the ground up for music making and is entirely focused towards musicians and producers. Rugged construction means it can be used on stage, on the road, in the studio and in outside broadcast situations. It features both high-quality audio processing – by way of a SHARC and an ARM processor for the user interface – and professional connectivity, while the 7-inch Touchscreen makes for quick, intuitive hands-on control.
Alan Greensall, Dark Matter Audio CBDO, adds: ‘In my 35 years in this industry I have only ever come across revolutionary products like this two or three times. This industry is in need of the next big shake up, and we are dead set on making sure its Dark Matter Audio leading the way.’
Features:
7-inch Touchscreen
Wi-Fi and Ethernet
USB, Analogue and SPDIF connections
HDMI support
Four-Channel Architecture
Battery and Mains powered
Open Developer Community
More: www.darkmatteraudio.com
