Today, M-Audio has announced a new audio interface: M-Track Duo HD. It’s a versatile audio interface that provides value and ease of use without sacrificing the pristine quality.
Aimed at musicians, producers, podcasters and content creators, the 2-in/2-out M-Track Duo HD boasts improved audio – 24-bit/192kHz converters compared to Duo’s 16-bit/48kHz – providing 55dB of gain through M-Audio’s low-noise Crystal preamps, both equipped with +48V phantom power. It also swaps out Duo’s USB-B input for a USB-C.
Compatible with Mac, PC, iOS and Android, Duo HD features dual Combo XLR/TRS inputs that can handle mic, line or instrument signals, along with two 1/4″ TRS outputs and a 1/4″ headphone output with an independent level control. Duo HD’s Direct/USB monitor switch offers zero-latency monitoring of its inputs.
The interface arrives with a software bundle that includes the MPC Beats music production software, along with a selection of virtual instruments and effects plugins from AIR.
M-Track Duo HD is priced at $99. It’s also available as part of a Producer Pack bundle with M-Audio’s HD41 headphones and M100 studio condenser mic, priced at $179.
Find out more on M-Audio website.
At Superbooth 2025, held May 8-10 at the FEZ-Berlin, Analog Sweden & Nyström previewed the Crum 2 Generative Percussive Harmonic Machine.
The Crum 2 drum machine is a collaboration with Sweden instrument designer Love Hultén.
In this video, via Christian Halten, Fred of Analog Sweden and Albert of Nyström tell the story behind the creation of the Crum 2, and offer a quick demo.
Features:
4 channels with 6 sound engines each
Percussive and melodic modes with master scale
Extreme parameter range switch per track
Scale key center offset-able per track pitch or relative to bass channel pitch
Probability beat generation, step and live record
1-64 steps, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, TRI input
Randomizable parameters
Master offset performance control section
10 live performance chainable snapshots with breakbeat recall
Master reverb, delay & drive fx
Extensive dimensional I/O: MIDI, CV, Separate outs, clock in/out
Details on pricing and availability are to be announced.
sonicLAB has introduced Protean, a new software synth and audiovisual instrument for macOS & Windows that uses fluid dynamics and particle forces/interactions to render and organize hundreds of sine waves.
Protean creates an immersive experience where particle interactions within a non-gravitational fluid simulation generate evolving soundscapes. As particles flow, coalesce, and interact, they trigger sound synthesis events; and these relevant particle forces/interactions render and organize hundreds of sine waves.
The official playlist of Protean demo videos:
Protean is available now for € 89 through May 31st, 2025 (normally €139).
