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Heritage Audio reckons you should check out the Motorcity EQualizer.

Heritage Audio aims for the sound of Motown with its Motorcity Equalizer. The ‘Motown sound’ is one of the most distinctive in pop music history, and one that contemporary producers are still trying to recreate.

The Motorcity EQualizer is based on Motown units owned by producer and engineer Michael Brauer, and contains custom tone capacitors and inductors that feature the same materials, values and tolerances as the originals.

It is said to be a ‘dead-on’ recreation of the analogue, passive EQ that was used in Detroit on all those classic recordings, and promises punch and warmth to burn.

With its 10-gauge, hand-brushed aluminium faceplate and bakelite knobs, the Motorcity EQualizer certainly looks the part, and the internal circuitry is supposedly identical to the EQ that inspired it.

The unit lets you tweak the EQ at seven frequency points, while further controls include an in/out/off toggle switch and a gain control. The rear panel contains just a power supply jack and XLR in/out jacks.

Find out more on the Heritage Audio website.

The Motorcity EQualizer is available now priced at $1,599/€2,000.

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The Nektar Impact GX Mini is another affordable, portable controller to consider.

Nektar is assuring plenty of unexpected surprise for your mini MIDI keyboard buck with the Impact GX Mini, a 25-note controller that gives you all the features you would expect from a ‘board of this size and a few that might surprise you.

The mini keys are velocity-sensitive, and you can choose from three velocity curves to suit your playing style. An assignable joystick delivers pitchbend and modulation control, there are octave up/down buttons, and a footswitch can be plugged into the 1/8-inch socket with 1/4-inch adapter included.

In addition, there is also the ‘Part 2’ feature which enables you to make momentary setup changes at the touch of up/down buttons.

Hold one of these down and you can instantly transpose the keyboard, switch it to another MIDI channel or layer a second sound on top of the existing one; let go and you’ll immediately revert to the original configuration. This could be handy, particularly in a performance context.

The Impact GX Mini offers out-of-the-box integration with a slew of big-name DAWs, with the seven transport buttons also being MIDI assignable. A shift button opens up a secondary level, giving a total of 14 accessible button functions.

Compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS, the Impact GX Mini is also USB class-compliant and USB-powered.

The Nektar Impact GX Mini now  available priced at $49.99/£60/€70.

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Find out more on the Nektar Technology website.

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Keith McMillen Instruments has introduced the K- Mix BLUE, an 8 in x 10 out digital mixer, USB audio interface and touch sensitive MIDI controller.

The K-Mix BLUE Edition is an updated version of the original K-Mix, introduced at the 2015 NAMM Show.

The BLUE edition features upgraded preamps, an updated tactile control surface and a new ABS-Polycarbonate finish.

K-Mix BLUE Features:

• Programmable Digital Mixer
• High Pass Filter, Three band EQ, Gate, and Compressor on Every Channel
• On-Board Reverb with Dedicated Send/Return Bus
• Flexible Routing to four Stereo Output Buses and USB
• Headphone Monitoring of Channels, Busses, or a Dedicated Mix
• Quad, 5.1, 7.1 and Octo Surround Mixer with Bass Management
• Onboard Preset Storage
• No Computer Required
• Audio Interface
• 8-in/10-out Audio
• USB Bus Powered
• Low Noise Pre Preamps
• “High-End” AKM Converters
• 32-bit Floating Point Signal Path
• Control Surface
• Precision Rotaries and Faders
• User Assignable MIDI Controls in Three Banks
• Supports Ableton Live versions 9-11
• Mackie HUI Control (requires K-Mix Editor software)
• Light Weight and Portable
• Durable ABS-Polycarbonate enclosure
• Rugged Construction, No Moving Parts

The K-Mix has a unique design with no moving parts, so it does not have faders that get could scratchy over time, and it can be thrown into a backpack for mobile mixing without worry about damage to control knobs.

“With K-Mix BLUE, we’ve upgraded the classic K-Mix tactile experience and aesthetic”, said KMI President Eric Bateman.  “The finish feels great and will stand the test of time, the preamps are clean even when powered from a laptop, and with full Ableton 11 support, K-Mix is hands down the most versatile audio Swiss army knife out there.”

The K-Mix BLUE Edition is available now for $599.

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