EDITORS CHOICE AWARDS AUDIO, RECORDING & DJ
AUSTRIAN AUDIO OC-S10 MICROPHONE Austrian Audio has launched the OC-S10 Reference Recording Microphone. The culmination of years of design and engineering in high-end microphone develop- ment, the brand’s new flagship product is a creative tool for artists and engineers with a crisp, modern voice and intuitive feature-set. OC- S10’s versatility makes it equally ideal as a vocal and instrument mic. The heart of OC- S10 is Austrian Audio’s
specially selected CKR12 capsule,
which is a free float - ing design that utiliz- es an Open Acoustics Technology approach
to capture sound with minimal obstructions. OC-S10 utilizes a new electronic design
for a low noise floor, which captures all of the nuances of the capsule in a modern production environ- ment. {austrian.audio}
ALPHATHETA CHORDCAT
AlphaTheta Corporation has rolled out Chordcat, a new type of groovebox featuring the Chord Cruiser function. Designed to help producers find new ideas for progressions, and to enable musicians to quickly capture and develop their ideas in the studio or on the go, Chord Cruiser suggests seamless, musically intuitive chord transitions. Users can use Chordcat to select recommended chords while play- ing, enabling them to compose original and expressive tracks without needing advanced musical knowledge. Chordcat includes an eight- track sequencer musicians can use to record and play back multiple performances, and features 145 instrument sounds, 16 drum sounds and advanced music arrangement tools to experiment with. All this lets users craft not only chord progressions, but also melodies and rhythms, exactly the way they’ve envisioned them. {alphatheta.com}
52 I MUSIC INC. I APRIL 2025
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