Lets review external sound card Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202, designed for professional use. It can work with sampling rates up to 192 kHz and 24 bits precision. Its frontal panel has : 2 combined XLR/TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) microphone inputs, to which MIDAS preamplifiers are connected and +48 V phantom power can be connected; for … Continue reading Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202 audio interface review
Today we will review external studio audio interface Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX. It is equipped with configurable functions and is oriented on professional work. Frontal panel of card contains : 2 combined XLR/TRS inputs with professional VS Preamps, one of which is switchable instrumental Hi-Z/Lo-Z, second is microphone input, to which phantom +48 V power can … Continue reading Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX – functional studio audio interface
Among audio devices today we will look on external studio sound card Focusrite Scarlett Solo. It is designed for analogue audio recording on semi-professional studio level. Its front panel has : microphone XLR input with Focusrite preamplifier, +48 V phantom power switch and amplification level control; instrumental/linear 6.3 mm TRS jack ( 1/4″ ) input, … Continue reading Focusrite Scarlett Solo – middle-level analogue studio external audio interface
Today in audio section we will meet with Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 – external studio-grade audio-interface with beginner-level functions. It has professional XLR/TRS microphone/linear input and instrumental 1/4″ input; microphone input can be powered with +48 V phantom power and it is connected to XENYX Mic Preamp. Frontal panel of sound card also has 1/4″ output … Continue reading Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 – functional studio level audio interface with acceptable price
M-Audio released external sound card M-Audio M-Track Plus with low power consumption, that is designed for use with laptops and other mobile devices. Card works with 48 kHz sampling rate ( which is not much for modern semi-professional audio interfaces, which able to work with 96 – 192 kHz sampling rate ) and 24 bits … Continue reading M-Audio M-Track Plus – portable audio interface with low power consumption
Lets continue our reviews of sound cards with Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 device. It supports 4 analogue inputs ( 2 are balanced XLR and 2 are balanced TRS ) and 4 analogue outputs ( all 4 are balanced TRS ) and 2 digital channels ( SPDIF and coaxial ). It also has MIDI port … Continue reading Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 – external semi-professional audio card with 6 channels
Sony released new professional camera Sony α7R II. It has built in CMOS back lit sensor with full-frame 35 mm size and 40.2 MP effective resolution; its image processor is BIONZ X; and interchangeable lens are attached to it via Sony E-mount. 5-axis image stabilization is performed by sensor shifting. Camera supports ISO 50 – … Continue reading Sony α7R II – camera with very professional functions and corresponding price
Nikon released new professional DSLR camera Nikon D810A for astro photo. Its CMOS sensor has 35.9 x 24 mm sizes and 36.3 MP effective resolution. Interchangeable lenses are attached to it via Nikon F mount; there is ability to shoot photos and videos by using camera instead of telescope eyepiece, or add Barlow lens to … Continue reading Nikon D810A – very professional camera for astro photo
JVC released JVC HAMR60X XX headset with Xtreme Bass function. They have 50 mm drivers with neodymium magnets, which allow more clear low frequencies sounds reproduction. For comparison : most of monitor type headphones have 40 mm drivers. Headset’s cord is 1.2 m in length and is connected to audio source via 3.5 mm gold … Continue reading JVC HAMR60X XX – headset with Xtreme Bass function
