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Speaking of mic preamps, Millenia has repackaged its outstanding HV-32 and HV-35 into portable preamps (HV-32P and HV-35P respectively). They run on 12V DC for around $750 for the mono HV-35P and $1,250 MSRP for the 2-channel HV-32P. Direct Out was showing its $1,200 EXBOX.MD, a MADI-DANTE converter with four ports and Power Over Ethernet. I'm sure that will come in handy for some! SSL had an interesting new DAW control surface, the Nucleus 2 , which will talk to all major DAWs, speaks DANTE, has SD card project storage, a couple of mic preamps and monitor outputs, and other nice features for about $6,000. I also spotted the Lynx Aurora high-end converter with 32 channels of I/O, improved processor performance and cooler running. Another surprising microphone was the Sanken CSR-2 short shotgun rear-rejection microphone. The rejection off the back of this mic was astounding and, at $1,450, an attrac- tive tool for the field. The Core Audio folks have gone one (well FOUR) better than their TetraMic 360 surround mic by introducing the OctoMic. Featuring a bigger sweet spot and lower self-noise than the TetraMic, along with better image localization in the 3D space. Around $2,000. While I stuck with hardware, there was also, as always, a plethora of software innovations this year. See my article "What's new in Pro Tools?" to read about my interview with Avid's Director of Digital Business Development Rob D'Amico where I find out what Avid has revealed this season in its version 12.8.2 and the benefits of the new subscription-based licensing. SSL Nucleus 2 Sanken CSR-2 Core Audio OctoMic Direct Out EXBOX.MD