As you know, Allen & Heath have gone through some changes recently, and so is one of their products. The big assed MIDI mixer/controlling xone:3D is getting a facelift and a version number update. The familiar somewhat science project Hammerite feel will be gone, replaced with a darker look and feel. People - the xone:4D is coming in gleaming black and with a few updated details as well.
Information has been trickled out to dealers, that via the medium of the interwebs, has leeched out to the planet. But totally solid info is yet to be released so what we have here is some basic info teasing you with a fairly dodgy pic of the new stylings and some snippets of changes.
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Xone:4D, which will replace the Xone:3D in all shipments made from the end of May 2008 onwards. The Xone:4D utilises the new USB 2.0 soundcard which is now in production in the Xone:2D, which offers much greater capability and flexibility over the previous version. Here’s a summary of the new features:
• Totally new USB2 soundcard
• 24bit/96kHz capability
• Drivers available for both PC and Mac
• 4 stereo outputs plus digital out
• 4 stereo inputs plus digital in
• 8 extra soundcard configuration switches remove the need for the desktop configuration utility of the :3D
• Ability to switch FX2 RCA sockets to be recording outputs
• Unique real-time LFO waveform edit function
• Dual layer control surface with control snapshot allows 225 mappable MIDI controls across the two layers.
• Updated mixer circuitry
• Improved BPM detection system
• Heavy duty chassis and front panel
The new 4D will do everything that the 3D could do, and more. It will enable DJs to greatly extend the capability of their digital setup, e.g. by running 4 simultaneous decks in Native Instruments Traktor, or by being able to achieve genuine multi-track recording of their sets in applications such as Ableton Live or ProTools.
Fuente: http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=947
Information has been trickled out to dealers, that via the medium of the interwebs, has leeched out to the planet. But totally solid info is yet to be released so what we have here is some basic info teasing you with a fairly dodgy pic of the new stylings and some snippets of changes.
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Xone:4D, which will replace the Xone:3D in all shipments made from the end of May 2008 onwards. The Xone:4D utilises the new USB 2.0 soundcard which is now in production in the Xone:2D, which offers much greater capability and flexibility over the previous version. Here’s a summary of the new features:
• Totally new USB2 soundcard
• 24bit/96kHz capability
• Drivers available for both PC and Mac
• 4 stereo outputs plus digital out
• 4 stereo inputs plus digital in
• 8 extra soundcard configuration switches remove the need for the desktop configuration utility of the :3D
• Ability to switch FX2 RCA sockets to be recording outputs
• Unique real-time LFO waveform edit function
• Dual layer control surface with control snapshot allows 225 mappable MIDI controls across the two layers.
• Updated mixer circuitry
• Improved BPM detection system
• Heavy duty chassis and front panel
The new 4D will do everything that the 3D could do, and more. It will enable DJs to greatly extend the capability of their digital setup, e.g. by running 4 simultaneous decks in Native Instruments Traktor, or by being able to achieve genuine multi-track recording of their sets in applications such as Ableton Live or ProTools.
Fuente: http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=947
