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New Products - January 3, 2013 2012 PAR Excellence Awards: The Winners » Bettermaker EQ232P 2-Channel Analog Equalizer » Fostex PM0.3 Studio Monitor System » sE Electronics Reflexion Filter Series: Awarded US Patent » Today's Product Reviews: Select PAR Excellence Award Winners Focal SM9 Active Studio Monitor By Russ Long "In a relatively short amount of time, Focal-JMlab, headquartered in Saint-Etienne, France, has grown to become one of the major players in the studio monitor industry and the company is internationally recognized as a world leader in the design and manufacture of drivers and loudspeakers. I admittedly have been a satisfied Focal user since purchasing a pair of Twin6 Be monitors half a decade ago. Focal's latest offering, the SM9, offers the tremendous sound quality that Focal is known for as well as the revolutionary concept of offering essentially two monitoring speakers (a 2-way and a 3-way) in one unique cabinet." More » Radial Workhorse By Rob Tavaglione "Take a great idea -- the API 500-6B and 500VPR Lunchboxes, six- and ten-slot portable modular racks for API's own 500 series module format, respectively -- add an eight channel mixer, extra flexibility, beefed up features and extra slots, and then what do you have? The Radial Workhorse: an evolved choice in 500 series chassis." More » Today's Blog Film Review: Produced By George Martin by Clive Young "There’s a quote by Degas where he says, ‘Drawing is not what one sees, but what one must make others see.’ And in a way, that’s what we do in sound. The recording is not what one hears, but what one must make others hear. That knowing observation comes early in the 2012 feature-length documentary, Produced By George Martin, now out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Having worked over the years with everyone from Elton John to Burt Bacharach to the four lads from Liverpool, the film's charming subject comes to the forefront as he's interviewed by the likes of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Michael Palin and his own son/protégé, Giles Martin. While the elder Martin made his mark on pop music through his work with the Beatles, the film traces his entire career, ably showing how his background paved the way not only for his and the band's success, but for his ability to make the most of their music as it quickly evolved." More »

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