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Though it is common practice to check your mixes on as many devices as possible – earbuds, phone/laptop speakers, car stereo, etc – but it can involve several rounds of bouncing down audio, listening and amending.

Sheaf Remoter is an easy way to check mixes on earbuds, laptop speakers and more.

Sheaf Remoter is a new plugin that is designed to speed this process up, as it promises to stream audio directly from your DAW to any connected device with a web browser. Insert the plugin, start the server, scan the QR code on your device and you should be good to go.

There’s support for lossless audio streaming, and also a highest-bitrate Opus encoded streaming option.

Sheaf says that latency is low enough for you to make mix adjustments in real-time – you can configure the buffer size to find the right balance between latency and stability. Additionally, multiple connections are possible, so several people could be listening to a mix on their phone/earbuds simultaneously.

If you want to test Remoter’s performance and compatibility, you can download a trial version that works in mono and goes silent every 30 seconds. It runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU formats, and a full licence costs €20.

Find out more on the Sheaf  Music website.

Robkoo has introduced the Wind Synthesizer R1, a futuristic MIDI wind controller instrument, with responsive RGB light bars, motion control, Bluetooth connectivity, customizable hotkeys, onboard sound banks, and a dedicated app.

One of the most distinctive design features of the Wind Synthesizer R1 is how its body lights up in response to the performer’s expression. The instrument responds to the player’s breath, glowing to the tune of over 60,000 colors – which can be customized in JamKoo, Robkoo’s performance app for iOS and Android.

Its inbuilt gyroscope lets Wind Synthesizer R1 players add expression with pitch bend and vibrato by moving the MIDI wind controller instrument itself. You can play in octaves beyond the limitations of acoustic instruments thanks to the triple-octave (-1, 0, +1, +2) keys (on the underside of Wind Synthesizer R1), while a mechanical pitch wheel lets performers pitch freely with their thumb – also customizable to trigger other controls like portamento.

It comes with onboard tones sampled from top performers from around the world – working with sound suppliers like Dynamix Audio (Serbia), Impact Soundworks (USA), Kong Audio (China), Sound Magic (China), and Versilian Studios (USA).

Whether wirelessly or cable connected to an applicable device, Wind Synthesizer R1 is also a capable MIDI controller. It supports MIDI input over USB MIDI (Type-C) and Bluetooth (BLE MIDI). Other connectivity options include a 3.5 mm TRS headphone output, 6.35 mm TRS audio output, and Type-C USB port.

In addition, Wind Synthesizer R1 features a (2600mAh) battery-running time of six hours (with the RGB light bars operating), extending to 10 hours (with the RGB light bars turned off).

Wind Synthesizer R1 is available now in China for CN¥2,999.00. Robkoo is currently working to make it available worldwide, with a projected price tag of around $500.00 later this year.