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54 F A L L 2 0 1 8 C A S Q U A R T E R L Y SD Ray ribbon headphones The Grace m908 monitor controller Looptrotter Grace Design has a new surround/multichannel monitor control, the m908, that can provide monitoring from mono to 22.2. Looptrotter has a 16-fader console loaded with API 500 slots that you can mix and match. And finally, in hardware, for the mixer who doesn't quite have everything, SD Ray Associates have some mind-blowing ribbon head- phones available. All you need to pick up a pair of the RAAL Requisites is 100W to drive them and about $3,300. But they do sound amazing! In software, Zaxcom has released new firmware for the Nomad, allowing for audition/re-record functions like the Devas have. dearVR was showing their unique sound-placement editing software for VR while Audioanamix displayed their new vocal/instrument extraction software, the XTRAX STEMS 2. Mark Franken showed the EdiCue, the next generation of ADR aligning tools, which was awarded a Primetime Engineering Emmy. Sound Radix had an impressive demo of their Auto-Align Post, a plugin which can dynamically phase align several mics at once. You can mix your boom with lavs for error-free phase now. If you haven't been to an AES Convention, I recommend it highly. You can get an exhibition pass for free, and there are dozens of seminars and panel discussions available for paying attendees. You can also buy recordings of all the sessions, a great bargain. Check out more at AES.org. Mark Franken of EdiCue dearVR 3D audio software Audioanamix XTRAX STEMS 2 Zaxcom Nomad Sound Radix