MXL® Microphones to Bundle Mixcraft(TM) 4 LE Recording Software with Select USB Microphones


MXL Teams with Acoustica to Include Virtual Multi-track Studio Software

El Segundo, CA - MXL Microphones, the Pro Audio division of Marshall Electronics, announces a joint agreement with Acoustica, the manufacturer of Mixcraft(TM) recording software. As part of the joint agreement, MXL will be shipping select USB microphones with a free version of Acoustica Mixcraft 4 LE Virtual Recording Studio software for Windows XP®, Windows Vista® and Windows 7® operating systems. The joint venture was announced by Perry Goldstein, MXL Sales & Marketing Manager and Derek Schaefer, VP of Sales for Acoustica.

As a start, the free software (valued at $40.00) will be included with the MXL Studio 24, MXL USB.009, MXL USB-77, and the soon to be released MXL UR-1 USB ribbon microphone. Other microphones will be added at a later date.

"When we analyzed who was buying our USB microphones, it became apparent that
Mixcraft 4 LE would be the perfect product to bundle with our microphones," said Roy Harper, Product Specialist with MXL. "With Mixcraft 4 LE and MXL USB microphones, you have a true 'plug and play' virtual recording studio at your disposal ready to record and produce professional music."

This promotion will begin June 1st, 2011.

Mixcraft 4 LE features:

o Clear, colorful, and intuitive interface

o Custom loop library with hundreds of royalty-free sounds in dozens of musical styles

o Works with ACID® and GarageBand® software loops

o Record and play back up to 8 audio tracks or unlimited MIDI tracks simultaneously

o Piano roll view to inspect and edit MIDI

o High quality built-in effects: Reverb, Delay, EQ, Compressor, Flanger, Chorus,
Distortion, and more

o Includes support for unlimited VSTi instruments as well as VST and DirectX effects (including plug-in delay compensation)

o Mix down to WAV and other audio file types

o Included virtual instruments:

o "MinimogueVA" classic analog synthesizer

o VB3 virtual tone wheel organ with rotary speaker

o Impulse polyphonic analog synthesizer

o Large collection of high quality Acoustica multi-sampled instruments organized in general MIDI format

For more information, please contact:

Perry Goldstein

Sales and Marketing Manager

Marshall Electronics

(800) 800-6608 x104

perry@marshallelectronics.net

A division of Marshall Electronics, Marshall Pro Audio/Video is a leading supplier of LCD monitors, cameras, business microphones, cables and accessories for A/V professionals around the world. With over 30 years of experience servicing the industrial, broadcast and OEM electronics industries, Marshall Pro A/V offers unique system solutions, flexibility, superior customer service and the latest technologies for the professional audio/video market. Discover the Marshall advantage at www.marshall-usa.com

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