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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 9 AES Report b y G . J o h n G a r r e t t C A S from New York This isn't complete, or maybe even thorough, but here's what caught my eye at the 139th AES Show in New York in October. Of course, there are tons of great lectures, semi- nars, and demos that only the AES can do, but there are new products and working models of the case/concept pieces that often show up at NAB. I'm not saying the Rycote Cyclone shock- mount/zeppelins are going to be piano-killers, but they come in three sizes, have an isolated internal shockmount, and magnetic closures on the zeppelins. The basket and microphone are separately shock mounted for a reported 15 dB more isolation than their legacy prod- ucts—and at about two-thirds the price of the Cinelas. I'd like to get one out in the breeze and see how it compares. DPA introduced their new Slim 4060/4061 line, with some cool mounting accessories that include a Concealer mount and a snoot of sorts for mounting the mic in a buttonhole. Small, rectangular side-address construction, DPA sound. Tascam had a couple of interesting pieces at the show. First, a single-channel plug-on micro recorder, the DR10X, which will take any mic level signal and make 24-bit 48 kHz recordings, with a safety track at a lower level. Made for handheld mics, no phantom. Then there's the 64-track DA6400, a one RU 64-track recorder with a swappable SSD bay and Dante, MADI, and AES option slots. Available with redundant power supplies. Looks like they will give JoeCo some competition. Rycote Cyclone DPA Slim