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12 S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 C A S Q U A R T E R L Y WISYCOM was showing off their MTB40S plug-on transmitter with phantom. Gerry Formicola, hand model. SHURE had two very impressive conference mic products. The MXA810 is an eight- element ceiling mounted steerable array, and the MXA310 is four-element steerable array for the tabletop. Both auto mixed, with soft- ware for tuning patterns and customizing your setup. The demo was quite convincing. TIMECODE SYSTEMS was showing a GUI that runs a Sound Devices 688 and integrates their product as well as their new SyncBack for timecode sync of GoPro cameras. This will have an impact in the multi-camera GoPro production world. LECTROSONICS had their SRC line of slot receivers at the show, as well as the wide-tuning HMa plug-on transmitter, which was announced in January. There's now a 12-slot 1RU charger for SSM batteries and they've updated their nice Wireless Designer software, too. RDL has a line of Dante interface boxes that looks pretty interesting, from bidirectional mic/line converters to one-way devices, some with VCA control, and converters from Dante to/from their own Format-A. SANKEN was featuring their CSS50, a short stereo shotgun with mono, narrow, and wide stereo output, which was lightweight and sounded very nice. $1,795 MSRP EARTHWORKS had a pair of great-sound- ing large diaphragm mics that they're planning to price around $1,700. They have also man- aged to take most of the "table thunk" out of boundary mics with their IMB30 boundary mic. CEDAR has introduced their DNS 2, a por- table two-channel noise-reduction system for field use. There was a lot of interest from field mixers. At $4,000 MSRP, it may be more of a rental item, but a potential game-changer. Thanks to innovators like these, the world of sound keeps getting more interesting—and maybe even better! Cedar DNS 2 Shure MXA310 Mozegear Mini Mozegear Pip Lectro SSM charger Lectro HMa Lectro SRC5p Earthworks