Gold Standard
Waves, Inc.
2800 Merchants Drive
Knoxville, TN 37912
(865) 909-9200
www.waves.com

Waves’ Gold Native is part of a new bundle along with the full Ableton Live 7. It comes with more than 20 plug-ins, including Waves Tune LT, IR-L Convolution Reverb and Doubler. Additional features include reverb and dynamics processing equalization. Ableton Live 7 offers built-in software instruments, REX and ReWire support and real-time time stretching.

How Now, Brown Cow
HowAudio.com
P.O. Box 3875
Orange CA 92857
www.howaudio.com

A how-to DVD for Mixcraft 4 is now available from howaudio.com. Mixcraft 4: The Essentials is 81minutes long and features engineer Jeff Dykhouse teaching topics like soundcard setup, creating a song using loops, adding markets, using virtual instruments, recording audio, using effects plug-ins, creating mash-ups, remixes and DJ mixes, automation features, and sharing your project.

It’s a Small World
Nady Systems
6701 Shellmound Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 652-2411
www.nady.com

Nady’s HM-20U miniature uni-directional electret condenser headset microphone is designed to be worn with or without glasses, hats, or headphones. It sports a thin metal frame, 5 x 8mm capsule, and an extendable boom that’s adjustable by 100 degrees. There are two sizes of foam windscreen included, and users get the option of a mini-XLR, 3.5mm phono plug or standard XLR adapter.

RoKit Ship
KRK Systems
3000 SW 42nd Street
Hollywood, FL 33312
(954) 316-1580
www.krksys,com

KRK updated its RoKit monitors with curved edges that provide a wider sweet spot and eliminate diffraction. The unit also has true bi-amplified and active crossover systems for more accurate reproduction in the studio. Additional features include high-frequency level control, input volume control that offers an adjustable gain range from +6dB to -30dB, and rear- and front-firing ports.

ILearn to Flyer
SKB Corporation
1607 N O’Donnell Way
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 637-1252
www.skbcases.com

SKB’s Studio Flyer line now includes the Studio Flyer 4U, which fits transport laptop computers, disk drives, audio interfaces and other rack-mount remote recording equipment. It’s got a laptop compartment with convoluted foam interior in the lid, as well as a cable pass through. The case is made with polyethylene and features removable doors in the front and back, as well as four in-line wheels, a trigger-released latching system, and two cushion grip rubber over-molded handles.

P.S.—I Love You
Gemini Sound Products
1 Mayfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 346-0061
www.geminidj.com

Gemini’s PS series of professional mixers has expanded to include the PS-626EFX and PS-828x. The PS-626EFX is a 10-inch, three-channel mixer featuring one-touch effects control, an adjustable EFX parameter wheel, and built-in digital effects like filter, flanger, and trans effects. The PS-828x has four channels, each with three-band rotary EQ. Additional features include balanced XLR outputs, assignable crossfader with curve control, and a separate microphone volume with two-band EQ and talkover.