Universal Audio has released a major software upgrade for its UAFX guitar pedal collection, adding capabilities that expand creative control and connectivity options. The UAFX 2.0 update brings USB MIDI integration for real-time parameter adjustments and preset management, while amplifier emulator models gain four user preset slots with instant tone switching via footswitches. Enhanced app connectivity delivers more reliable Bluetooth and USB-to-mobile cable connections through the UAFX Control application.
Rodrigo Ibieta, the company's director of product, said the upgrade addresses user feedback by providing greater tonal flexibility across performance and recording environments. All existing dual-footswitch pedal owners can download...
Neve has expanded its 500-series lineup with the 88R LBC, a compact compressor and limiter module based on the channel dynamics section of the company's 88RS flagship console. The single-slot unit features automatic makeup gain that adjusts output levels as threshold and ratio parameters change, along with VCA bus-linking capabilities that allow multiple modules to function as a unified compression group while retaining individual controls.
The module delivers over 27 dBu of headroom with 114 dB dynamic range and 0.008 percent distortion, operating on less than 100 mA of current. Controls include threshold, ratio, release and makeup gain knobs, with switches for automatic release, fast attack, bypass and linking functions. A selectable...
The Harare youth division of ZANU-PF has praised the appointment of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei to the party's Central Committee, viewing his addition as beneficial for economic initiatives. Youth chairperson Emmanuel Mahachi stated during a weekend Provincial Coordinating Committee session that Tagwirei's business expertise would strengthen programs aimed at young people and provide financial support to party operations. The youth leadership expressed confidence that his involvement would advance empowerment projects more effectively.
Provincial political commissar Voyage Dambuza announced plans to expand membership drives across urban centers as part of efforts to regain electoral support. The party intends to recruit members...
Matabeleland political activist Mbuso Fuzwayo has dismissed allegations that his Constitutional Court challenge against President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's potential term extension serves Zanu-PF interests. The secretary-general of Ibhetshu Likazulu defended his 25-year activist record and insisted the legal action aims to prevent unconstitutional rule beyond 2028, when Mnangagwa's second term ends. Critics, including former colleague Gifford Sibanda, who resigned in protest, suspect the application may deliberately seek dismissal to establish judicial precedent for extending presidential tenure until 2030.
Fuzwayo rejected claims of receiving payment for filing the case and challenged Advocate Thabani Mpofu's accusations of...
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party selected Freedom Murechu as its unopposed nominee for the Nkulumane Constituency parliamentary seat following incumbent legislator Desire Moyo's October 10 death in a traffic collision. Provincial information secretary Archie Chiponda confirmed that Murechu, currently serving as Bulawayo youth chairperson and shadow representative for the district, submitted the sole candidacy after regional officials solicited expressions of interest.
President Mnangagwa declared December 20 as the balloting date through an official proclamation last Thursday. Nomination proceedings will take place on November 20 at Magistrates' Court Number 5 within Bulawayo's Tredgold Building complex.
Malaysian Muslim restaurant operators plan to implement artificial intelligence systems and digital ordering platforms to decrease foreign labor dependency, according to association president Mohamed Mohsin Abdul Razak. The restaurant owners' group is negotiating with technology firms to deploy comprehensive management solutions covering inventory control, staff monitoring and automated transactions, though adoption costs remain substantial and customer resistance to QR-based ordering persists among patrons preferring traditional service interactions.
Presma leadership estimates the hospitality sector requires five to 10 years for complete technological transition without disrupting operations and requests interim government...
Malaysia will not contest a court ruling granting Sabah entitlement to 40 percent of federal revenues collected within the state, but plans to challenge portions of the written judgment describing government conduct as unconstitutional. The Attorney General's Chambers announced that negotiations with Sabah authorities will commence immediately to implement the Special Grant provision while appealing sections alleging power abuse and constitutional violations since 1974.
Federal officials took issue with judicial characterizations describing the 2021 grant review as unlawful and procedurally defective. The decision follows emergency cabinet discussions after the Kota Kinabalu High Court sided with the Sabah Law Society in compelling...
Malaysia's Finance Ministry rejected assertions that Petroliam Nasional Bhd extracts 95 percent of oil revenues from Sabah and Sarawak, with Deputy Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan clarifying actual distribution mechanisms during parliamentary proceedings. Production sharing contracts mandate that the national energy company remits 5 percent of gross output value to federal coffers and an equivalent portion to regional administrations before covering expenses, which consume roughly 80 percent of total receipts through operational spending and capital investments in exploration and extraction infrastructure.
Amir Hamzah explained that approximately 10 percent remains for division between Petroliam Nasional Bhd and commercial partners...
A Malaysian woman and her adult son sustained serious injuries during a violent altercation with their domestic worker at their KotaSAS residence on Tuesday morning. Kuantan district police commander Ashari Abu Samah reported that the 57-year-old homeowner discovered her 28-year-old son fighting the 44-year-old foreign employee around 8:30 a.m. after hearing his distress calls from downstairs.
The confrontation escalated when the mother intervened and suffered head trauma from a blade strike before disarming the assailant, who then attempted to retrieve additional cutlery from another room. The homeowner disposed of six knives and scissors through an external window before summoning emergency services. Medical personnel treated the son...
