Published 8/4/09
The everything box
Just over six months after Cakewalk announced their V-Studio 700 audio interface and control surface system, they’ve released a new, smaller V-Studio product. It’s called the V-Studio 100 and, unlike the flagship 700 system, it can operate with or without a computer.
Difficult to classify, the new device is in fact a number of products bundled into a compact, sturdy-feeling box. It’s got an eight-input mixer, on-board effects- and dynamics-processing, a metronome, and a built-in flash-memory recorder and player, but it can also operate as a multi-channel USB 2.0 audio interface and a mini DAW controller for Mac and PC.
Its single fader is motorised and touch-sensitive; two of the audio inputs feature phantom-powered mic preamps, and there’s transport control and assignable buttons for mouse-free computer control. What’s more, the V-Studio 100 comes with a collection of plug-ins and virtual instruments, the VS Production Suite, which work on Macs and PCs and provide tools for everything from instrument-processing to peak limiting; electric pianos to wavetable synthesis.
As you can imagine, there are dozens of potential applications for the new V-Studio. Cakewalk say that it’s perfect for small bands performing live, who could play backing tracks from the SD card, while using the mixer section to feed the PA. Also, for home studio users, who need a basic USB interface, a mixer for signal routing, a stereo master recorder, and DAW control for ease of use.
In the UK, the V-Studio 100 will cost £629. It's shipping in June.
Edirol +44 (0)870 350 1515
www.edirol.co.uk
www.cakewalk.com
Just over six months after Cakewalk announced their V-Studio 700 audio interface and control surface system, they’ve released a new, smaller V-Studio product. It’s called the V-Studio 100 and, unlike the flagship 700 system, it can operate with or without a computer.
Difficult to classify, the new device is in fact a number of products bundled into a compact, sturdy-feeling box. It’s got an eight-input mixer, on-board effects- and dynamics-processing, a metronome, and a built-in flash-memory recorder and player, but it can also operate as a multi-channel USB 2.0 audio interface and a mini DAW controller for Mac and PC.
Its single fader is motorised and touch-sensitive; two of the audio inputs feature phantom-powered mic preamps, and there’s transport control and assignable buttons for mouse-free computer control. What’s more, the V-Studio 100 comes with a collection of plug-ins and virtual instruments, the VS Production Suite, which work on Macs and PCs and provide tools for everything from instrument-processing to peak limiting; electric pianos to wavetable synthesis. As you can imagine, there are dozens of potential applications for the new V-Studio. Cakewalk say that it’s perfect for small bands performing live, who could play backing tracks from the SD card, while using the mixer section to feed the PA. Also, for home studio users, who need a basic USB interface, a mixer for signal routing, a stereo master recorder, and DAW control for ease of use.
In the UK, the V-Studio 100 will cost £629. It's shipping in June.
Edirol +44 (0)870 350 1515
www.edirol.co.uk
www.cakewalk.com
