Universal Audio’s first-ever microphone lineup includes the handmade UA Bock tube microphone; the Sphere L22 modeling microphone, which emulates 34 classic studio mics; and the Standard series microphones (pictured), designed for home recordists and serious podcasters. The Standard series mics feature two designs: the SD‑1 dynamic mic for vocal and broadcast/podcast applications, and the SP‑1 pencil condenser mics for stereo recording. All UA microphones include presets designed to deliver album- and broadcast‑ready sound with the company’s Apollo audio interface range.
The latest titles in Hal Leonard’s Jazz Piano Solos series include Coffee Table Jazz (Vol. 62) and Classical Jazz (Vol. 63). Available in softcover and digital versions, each volume features interesting new piano arrangements of songs by various composers that helped define a particular style within the jazz idiom. Coffee Table Jazz features 25 songs, including “Darn That Dream,” “The Man I Love,” “What’s New?” and “You Go to My Head.” Classical Jazz (pictured) consists of 30 classical favorites cast in jazzy new arrangements, including “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy” (Tchaikovsky Op. 71a), “Reverie” (Debussy), “The Swan” (Saint-Saëns) and “Traumerei” (Schumann Op. 15 No. 7).
