Plugin Alliance Black Box
HG-2 Tube Emulation Plug-In
JBL AWC62
All-Weather
Loudspeaker
JBL, a division of Harman Prof-
essional Solutions, has released
the AWC62 all-weather two-way
coaxial loudspeaker.
Like all AWC speakers, the
AWC62 incorporates a coaxial driver with the smallest
possible speaker profile. For venues where larger speakers obstruct
important views of gameplay or entertainment, the AWC62 offers
consistent 110-degree coverage with high output in a cabinet that
measures 10.2 x 10.2 x 10.1 in. A unique design with a coaxial 6.5-in.
low-frequency driver and 1-in. high-frequency compression driver
eliminates high-frequency beaming and extends pattern control to
lower frequencies, delivering a broad frequency range of 70 Hz-18 kHz.
The AWC62 is IP56-rated with a fibreglass-reinforced ABS cabinet and
highly treated grille with multi-layer weather backing. The enclosure is
heavily braced for low-frequency performance, with a Kevlar-reinforced
low-frequency cone and a high-temperature voice coil.
For more information, contact SC Media Canada: 514-780-0808,
FAX 514-518-5643, [email protected],
www.scmediacanada.com.
Plugin Alliance and Black Box Analog Design have released
their first collaboration: the HG-2 tube-emulation plug-in.
An enhanced digital version of Black Box’s high-
end analog processor of the same name, the HG-2
distinguishes itself from other tube-emulation plug-ins
by using models of four very different-sounding tubes in
series and parallel circuits to produce a smorgasbord of
tube colourations on full mixes and individual tracks. By
doing this, the HG-2 produces the full range of tube sonics.
In designing the HG-2 plug-in, the coding team at
Brainworx (Plugin Alliance’s founding development
partner) first worked with Black Box to model the
hardware unit’s tubes and transformers. They then added
a host of digital mods to expand the processor’s tonal
palette and range of saturation effects.
For more information, go to www.plugin-alliance.com.
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