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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 43 Focusrite announced the launch of its second generation of Scarlett USB audio interfaces. The second generation of Scarlett USB audio interfaces has several improvements, including delivering faster USB, with roundtrip latency measurements as low as 2.7 ms. The controls are now metal, giving the units a more solid feel. It also features a new gain structure, and the instrument input has also been completely redesigned with increased headroom so it can handle even seriously hot guitar pickups. The Scarlett range also now operates at sample rates up to 192 kHz. Mix magazine and Pro Sound News, the Pro Audio Group of Future US, announced their "Best of Show Award" winners for InfoComm 2018. Among the winners were the Audio-Technica 3000 Series UHF wireless systems. The 3000 Series offer new improvements. The 3000 Series systems have an operating range of 300 feet and are available in two frequency bands—DE2 (470 MHz–530 MHz) and EE1 (530 MHz–590 MHz)— that provide a 60 MHz tuning range—more than twice that offered by the previous 3000 Series models. The transmitters have a multifunction button that can be set to switch to a backup frequency in the event of unexpected interference. •