The tiniest XLR interface on the market just leveled up with smarter onboard processing that handles gain, noise, and plosives automatically.
Shure MVX2U Gen 2 is here
Shure overhauled its compact single-channel XLR interface.
It remains the lightest single-channel interface available.
Pricing lands at £139 including VAT right now.
USB-C handles both power and audio connectivity.
Fresh DSP tricks steal the show
Auto-Level Mode dials in gain settings automatically.
A real-time denoiser squashes background noise on the fly.
Digital Popper Stopper tames harsh plosive sounds neatly.
Last-used processing settings get stored automatically between sessions.
MOTIV app ecosystem ties it together
Shure's MOTIV apps control EQ, compression...
An ultra-rare Italian broadcast processor just got its definitive software recreation, and this time it is sticking around permanently.
Acustica Pearl 3 officially drops
Pearl 3 recreates a legendary Italian broadcast unit digitally.
Previously a limited-edition download, it is now a permanent product.
Introductory pricing sits at €89 until March 12.
Full retail jumps to €189 after the intro window.
Three plug-ins make up the suite
Pearl 3 EQ emulates a solid-state equalizer beautifully.
Pearl 3 Comp delivers vintage-flavored compression as mix glue.
Pearl 3 Strip bundles a preamp, EQ, and compressor.
Each plug-in mirrors the original hardware's panel layout.
Tech under the hood matters here
Acustica's Hyper modeling captures...
A Eurorack-inspired polysynth just hit the market, and it basically crams an entire modular rig into one keyboard.
Frap Tools Magnolia is officially out
Frap Tools launched the Magnolia after a long dev cycle.
Eight voices and a bi-timbral setup sit under the hood.
Every circuit was designed from scratch, with zero stock ICs.
It retails at €4,199 and is available right now.
Oscillator setup is a nerdy dream
One East Coast oscillator handles PWM duties.
Its West Coast partner packs a wavefolder and through-zero FM.
FM control stays dead simple via one top-panel knob.
A five-octave Fatar keybed delivers polyphonic aftertouch.
Modulation and effects go deep
Sixteen sources feeding into 38 destinations is wild.
Polymove generates...
A gospel veteran's 27th album drops on his birthday, and the whole thing is basically a thank-you note for still being alive.
Hadzixevi's Anye Ne Meku arrives March 10
David Mawutor, known as Hadzixevi, launches the project on his birthday.
Anye Ne Meku translates from Ewe to I Should Have Been Dead.
It packs 11 tracks with two remixed older cuts.
Soukous-flavored rhythms fused with Gospel define the sound.
What the album is really about
Survival and divine grace anchor every track.
Hadzixevi calls it a straight-up testimony of faith.
Lyrics land in both English and Ewe throughout.
Ho in Ghana's Volta Region is his home base.
A year-old award debate just got some closure, with a Ghanaian rapper clarifying his stance had nothing to do with throwing shade at the actual winner.
Edem clears the air on 2015 Artiste of the Year
Edem says he felt he earned that award himself.
Stonebwoy took the prize, and Edem holds zero grudges.
His take is purely about his own output that year.
Career-wise, 2015 was a peak stretch for Edem.
Edem's anti-campaign philosophy on awards
His team never bankrolled any voting pushes.
Edem rejects pay-to-win award strategies entirely.
Merit and actual artistic impact should decide winners.
No beef with Stonebwoy whatsoever
Edem flatly denies that any personal tension exists.
He openly respects Stonebwoy's contributions to Ghanaian...
Rumors about axing the NPP's Minority Leader just got shut down by a former party chairman who says nobody even brought it up.
Freddie Blay denies Afenyo-Markin ouster talk
Blay says zero conversations about removal have happened.
Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin is performing well, per Blay.
His stance is basically leave the guy alone.
Party leadership would need broad consultations for any shake-up.
Why the rumors started flying
Bawumia won the NPP flagbearer race on January 31.
Kennedy Agyapong crushed Bawumia 644-to-79 in Effutu.
Critics read that result as Afenyo-Markin backing Agyapong.
Effutu's MP allegedly tanked support for Bawumia there.
ORAL's big promises are gathering dust, and a United Party official is openly dragging the Attorney General for moving at a snail's pace.
UP blasts AG over ORAL delays
Solomon Owusu says Dr. Dominic Ayine is dragging his feet.
Owusu publicly aired his frustration on March 5.
ORAL was the NDC's flagship anti-corruption campaign pledge.
Its whole point was clawing back allegedly stolen state cash.
Ken Ofori-Atta's absence raises eyebrows
Owusu claims the ex-Finance Minister fled Ghana.
His departure basically screams wrongdoing, per Owusu.
Courts move fast on other stuff but stall here.
That double standard has Owusu visibly fuming.
National Cathedral probe demanded
Owusu wants full-blown audits on the cathedral project.
Recovered...
SONA's entire format is catching heat from an NPP insider who says it plays like a budget-recap highlight reel.
Ghana's SONA format under fire
Kwadwo Poku wants the whole structure overhauled.
Poku argues that presidents just rattle off project lists.
His gripe landed after Mahama's February 27 address.
Article 67 of Ghana's Constitution mandates SONA.
What Poku actually wants from SONA
Real talk on where the country stands.
Honest rundowns of governmental hurdles and fixes.
Progress updates should replace road-name recitals.
SONA feels like a promise dump right now.
Urban boarding schools are getting put on notice as Ghana's education chief floats a major shift toward local day-school access.
Haruna Iddrisu's boarding shakeup talk
Iddrisu wants the city-based boarding scaled way back.
Day schools would ease pressure on boarding facilities.
Several districts still lack proper senior-high infrastructure.
Rural and peri-urban areas need priority construction.
The de-boardingisation concept
Iddrisu coined the term, but clarified that no policy exists yet.
Community-based modern-day schools are the goal.
Students would attend locally without living on campus.
Underserved zones sit at the center of future planning.
