New Gear Alert: Steinberg Announces Nuendo 8, De-Noising with a Single Knob, Whale Sounds & More

Steinberg announced the upcoming release of Nuendo 8, which will be showcased at the 2017 Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Users will be able to enjoy the benefits of Offline Processing, along with many other newly added features in the coming Nuendo 8 software.

Greatly expediting workflows, Nuendo 8 features Direct Offline Processing with its ‘Live!Rendering’ capability, allowing users to easily apply frequently used processes in an offline plug-in chain and render offline processes in real time. Another highlight is Auto ReNamer that automatically assigns new names to all events, which is a common workflow in game audio.

Nuendo 8 lays emphasis on sound design, providing users with the necessary tools to create and manipulate audio. The Sound Randomizer plug-in creates different variations of a sound instantaneously, adjusting its pitch, timbre, impact and timing.

The newly introduced Sampler Track is an easily accessible tool that allows users to drag and drop audio from the MediaBay into the track and play and manipulate the sample. Also included is the virtual-analog Retrologue 2 synthesizer, HALion Sonic SE 3, over 80 effects processors, including the new eight-band fully parametric Frequency EQ, and an assortment taken from the 2017 Hybrid Library by Pro Sound Effects, plus the newly developed video engine that replaces the former Quicktime-based engine.

Wisdom Audio introduces new audio interconnect kits.

The new interconnect kits by Wisdom Audio provide reliable, insulated connectivity for audiophiles seeking superior sound reproduction.

Designer and manufacturer of loudspeaker systems Wisdom Audio announces standard and custom interconnect cable kits as part of its high-end audio product lineup. Complementing the high-fidelity performance of Wisdom Audio’s loudspeaker systems, the new interconnect kits deliver reliable, durable connectivity required for superior sound reproduction.

Each kit features oxygen-free, high-conductivity copper conductors and high-grade foam polypropylene insulation for high-speed transmission and resistance from cracking and wear. The cables’ Star-Quad design offers maximum protection against electrostatic interference. Each wire is numbered for ease and efficiency of installation.

The Wisdom Audio WWK-BB kit includes 10 balanced XLR female to XLR male numbered 1.0 meter cables; 17 balanced XLR female to XLR male numbered 1.5 meter cables; six 1/8-inch mini DC trigger cables; and two balanced XLR Y-adapter female to dual male XLR. The WWK-CUSTOM is a special ordered kit that can be customized to any length and/or termination to fit any application.

Further information about Wisdom Audio is available on their website.

Sonnet will showcase new Thunderbolt™ 3 editions of its Echo™ Express SEL and Echo Express SE I Thunderbolt-to-PCI Express® (PCIe®) expansion systems at 2017 NAB Show.

A close-up look at Sonnet’s sleek Echo Express SEL and SE I.

The compact and lightweight SEL and SE I chassis harness Thunderbolt 3 to enable data transfers up to 2,750 MB/s for both Mac® and Windows® computers, supporting a wide variety of high-performance PCIe cards. Differing only in size, the single-slot SEL and SE I systems are ideal for use in situations in which users only need to connect a single PCIe card. With the new interface, both systems enable users of computers equipped with 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, such as the new MacBook Pro®, to take advantage of Thunderbolt 3’s 2,750 MB/s of PCI Express bandwidth to support the most demanding, highest-performance adapter cards.

WhaleSynth lets animal and music lovers create unique whale sounds.

Harness the sounds of some of the ocean’s most unique music-makers with WhaleSynth.

Whales are some of the most acoustic mammals on our planet, communicating frequently in a distinctive way. Now music lovers can be be transported to the sea, and create songs similar to the way that water carries sound waves so beautifully.

WhaleSynth is a customizable, interactive experience that allows you to choose from a number of different whale sounds to make real music reminiscent of the ocean’s depths. But WhaleSynth isn’t just an app, it’s actually a musical instrument. WhaleSynth is available as a sample pack and Ableton Live instrument here.

Accusonus releases ERA-N, a single-knob de-noise plug-in.

De-noising is now made super-simple with ERA-N’s single-knob GUI.

ERA-N is a low-latency de-noise plug-in based on the ​Accusonus multi-patented audio-repair technology. The unique ​ERA-N algorithm automatically estimates the noise profiles of common noise sources and enables the users to adjust the noise reduction amount by the movement of a single knob. In addition, it provides 5 spectral presets for deeper control of the audio repair process. Ideal for rescuing dialogue, vocal tracks or other noisy recordings, ​ERA-N proves that precision-grade audio restoration can be efficient and affordable.

ERA-N (AU, VST, AAX for Win and Mac) is immediately available at an intro price of ​$39 (reg $59).

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