Technical teen, the The Swedish design company has created many strange and beautiful gadgets like Panic’s fun day gaming handhelds and OP-1 synthesizer, has a new device to claim. The TP–7 is a field recorder, used to record audio during interviews, sample nature sounds, record musical performances or record voice notes.
It looks like a retro future MiniDisc music player or, as the designers might have intended, an old-fashioned tape player. Vintage aesthetics aside, Teenage Engineering gizmos are known to be packed with modern features. TP-7 is no different. For starters, it has a transcription mode included when synced with the iOS app, so your voice recordings can be converted to text.
The device is designed to fit in the palm of your hand, so there’s a knob along the edge where your index and ring fingers will naturally rest. Pressing that rocker switch one way or another allows you to fast forward or reverse audio playback. Yes, the disc in the middle rotates like a tape while the TP-7 is playing or recording. The movement is mostly for display (all digital; there’s no actual tape in it), but the wheel can be used to flip through the sound by quickly rotating or pausing the recording with how to grab and stop its movement. Unnecessary? Correct. Cool? Oh yes. It has seven hours of battery life and 128 gigabytes of internal memory for all your audio memorabilia.
While it looks and feels great, it might not be the best choice for your recording needs. The TP-7 does not have an XLR input, the type of connector that is standard in many professional mics and other audio equipment. Of course, there’s an internal mic built into the TP-7, along with three 3.5mm inputs that will use a regular auxiliary cord. There is also a 6.35 mm output, which you can use to connect the recorder to favorite headphones or speakers. It’s also much more expensive than one of the standard recorders sold by industry leaders like Tascam or Zoom. TP-7 will cost – record – $1,500. The company says it will be released this summer.
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Music and Videos on iPad
In other audio production news, Apple is sticking with its previously desktop-only software professional logic And Final Cut Pro on iPad. The iPad has carved out an interesting niche for itself in the beat-making business with its extensive library of music-making apps, so it makes a lot of sense to use the Logic digital audio workstation there. .
Apple is also offering Final Cut Pro video editing software for the device. Both suites include new features and controls that take advantage of the iPad’s touchscreen. You can use multitouch to stretch and move clips around, or change pitch and other audio settings in Logic. Both programs allow exporting to their respective desktop counterparts.
Each plan is available as a subscription service for $5 per month or $50 per year.
Amazon Anywhere All At Once
If you’ve ever felt like buying from Amazon wasn’t easy enough, there’s good news: The retailer has a new service that lets you buy things while playing games. Call Amazon is everywhereit’s a service that can be embedded in partner apps and virtual services to let you make purchases more quickly in real life.
The first game that works with Amazon Anywhere is peridotvia Pokemon go Niantic creator. The game tasks you with caring for and engaging with augmented reality creatures projected in the real world. (Think Pokemon go meet Tamagotchi).
