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2016 SUMMER NAMM PRESS KIT Amelia’s Compass LLC is pleased to announce its first attendance as NAMM Exhibitor in Booth #1607 Press Contact: Company Contact: Elizabeth Grove Amelia’s Compass LLC [email protected] 814-777-7863 Steven G. Christensen Amelia’s Compass LLC [email protected] 814-880-8800 Contents: 1.) Amelia’s Compass Announces Its First Attendance as Exhibitor at Summer NAMM 2.) Amelia’s Compass Is Pleased to Announce New ControllerHub 8 Interface 3.) Amelia’s Compass Announces Their New ButtonPusher Footswitch 4.) ControllerHub 8 One Sheet 5.) ButtonPusher One Sheet About Amelia’s Compass LLC Amelia’s Compass designs and manufactures audio-related products that simplify performance. Our products are designed as modular building blocks facilitating the creation and evolution of multi-product, multi-vendor, multi-user audio systems. For more information go to www.ameliascompass.com AMELIA’S COMPASS LLC DEBUTS AT SUMMER NAMM 2016 Amelia’s Compass LLC is pleased to announce its first attendance as NAMM Exhibitor For Immediate Release Elizabeth Grove Amelia’s Compass LLC [email protected] (814) 880-8800 State College, PA - June 6, 2016 — Amelia’s Compass LLC announces its first trade show attendance as an exhibitor. The company will debut two new products at the Summer NAMM audio industry trade show in Nashville this coming June 23rd through 26th. The company was founded by Liz Grove and Steve Christensen with the charter of simplifying performance. Grove is a veteran of the NYC record industry, being one of former principals of indie label/distributor KOCH Entertainment (now Entertainment One.) Christensen was the creator of the ProTools TDM System Architecture, which transformed Digidesign into a market-leading systems house. “Liz and I are both active musicians and see first-hand how staging live performances continues to be difficult in spite of technological advances,” said Christensen. “We tend to be early adopters of the latest products, in an on-going chase toward the ideals of carrying less weight, while increasing the power of our rigs to create cutting-edge sounds. By now we’ve replaced most of our audio processing hardware with software plugins running on laptops, and we’ve networked our bands with AVB. But we basically concluded we’d have to design our own products in order to be able to control our new setups effectively in live performance.” The company’s first product is the ControllerHub 8, which provides musicians with the means to connect as many as eight of their favorite 3rd-party controllers to their rigs (such as expression pedals, footswitches, sustain pedals, etc.), enabling hands-free control of audio software parameters during live performance. The second product, ButtonPusher, is a compact, lightweight and rugged footswitch with dual connectors. This unique feature enables daisy-chain distribution of multiple buttons across a stage. “A modular approach is especially important to a keyboardist,” said Grove. “I can’t use existing all-inone pedalboard products because I need to be able to position the pedals and buttons where I need them. And I need lots of pedals but only a few buttons, whereas pedalboard products have that backwards.” See them in booth #1607 at Summer NAMM. For more information, visit www.ameliascompass.com About Amelia’s Compass LLC Amelia’s Compass designs and manufactures audio-related products that simplify performance. Our products are designed as modular building blocks facilitating the creation and evolution of multiproduct, multi-vendor, multi-user audio systems. AMELIA’S COMPASS RELEASES CONNECTIVITY FOR MULTIPLE EXPRESSION PEDALS AND OTHER CONTROLLERS VIA MIDI AND USB Amelia’s Compass LLC is pleased to announce their new ControllerHub 8 interface For Immediate Release Elizabeth Grove Amelia’s Compass LLC [email protected] (814) 880-8800 State College, PA, June 6, 2016 — Amelia’s Compass announces their new ControllerHub 8 interface, which provides connectivity for eight physical controllers such as expression pedals, footswitches, piano sustain pedals, etc., enabling hands-free manipulation of audio parameters while playing an instrument during live performance. ControllerHub 8 encourages a modular approach to audio control. Designed with inputs that can “switch hit” between continuous pedals or on/off switches, ControllerHub 8 accommodates any combination of pedals and/or switches. As opposed to competing pedalboard products currently available – which force upon the user a fixed number of pedals/buttons in fixed locations – ControllerHub 8 supports connection of any grouping of controllers, optimally arranged to the musician’s preference. And it’s always possible to add “just one more.” If more than eight physical controllers become necessary, simply expand further with additional ControllerHub 8’s. A USB connector and a MIDI in/out connector pair are included so ControllerHub 8 can also replace your stand-alone MIDI interface. It even has a complete internal matrix MIDI patchbay/merger to customize message flow between the controllers, MIDI, and USB. The design is implemented in a blazing fast FPGA chip instead of the typical micro-processor. It dual-scans every input 6,000 times per second to ensure instantaneous connection between your controller movements and the desired audio result, all while running cool as a cucumber. ControllerHub 8 is phantom-powered via USB or MIDI. For larger connected arrays requiring more power, a wall-wart connector is provided. Manufactured in the USA, ControllerHub 8 is housed in a rugged architectural-grade brushed aluminum extrusion. ControllerHub 8 is available now. For more information, visit www.ameliascompass.com. About Amelia’s Compass LLC Amelia’s Compass designs and manufactures audio-related products that simplify performance. Our products are designed as modular building blocks, facilitating the creation and evolution of multi-product, multi-vendor, multi-user audio systems. AMELIA’S COMPASS RELEASES DAISY-CHAIN FOOTSWTICH Amelia’s Compass LLC is pleased to announce their new ButtonPusher footswitch For Immediate Release Elizabeth Grove Amelia’s Compass LLC [email protected] (814) 880-8800 State College, PA, June 6, 2016 — Amelia’s Compass announces their new ButtonPusher footswitch. ButtonPusher is a generic momentary footswitch (normally-open) that features an exceptionally wellmade switch component and parallel-wired 1/4″ connectors. It can be used to control any product that has a 1/4″ input for momentary footswitch control. Because it has two jacks instead of one, you can daisy-chain multiple ButtonPushers across the stage to engage the target function from wherever you’re standing. ButtonPusher was created for use with our ControllerHub 8 product. The ControllerHub 8 has eight inputs to connect all types of expression pedals and on/off switches to your rig, providing hands-free control of audio parameters in your hardware or software. While ControllerHub 8 works great with your favorite 3rd-party footswitches, we suggest you consider our ButtonPusher. It’s made in the USA using architectural aluminum extrusion with 1/8” wall thickness, so it’s lightweight yet extremely durable. The footswitch itself has a satisfying but soft click. You simply can’t buy a better footswitch. ButtonPusher is available now. For more information, visit www.ameliascompass.com. # # # About Amelia’s Compass LLC Amelia’s Compass designs and manufactures audio-related products that simplify performance. Our products are designed as modular building blocks, facilitating the creation and evolution of multi-product, multi-vendor, multi-user audio systems. MORE EXPRESSION Introducing the ControllerHub 8 While using both hands to play your instrument through audio hardware or software, you need a hands-free way to manipulate parameter settings for maximum expression. Yet existing “all-inone” pedalboard products force you to use a set combination of low-quality pedals and buttons in a fixed layout. ControllerHub 8 from Amelia’s Compass ControllerHub 8 is the central hub for a modular foot control setup. Connect any combination of up to eight of your favorite expression pedals and footswitches, or expand to multiple ControllerHub 8’s if you need even more. You have complete freedom in the placement of all your controllers on your board or even around the room. ControllerHub 8 converts your pedal movements and button presses into MIDI message streams over USB and MIDI cables. With a programmable MIDI patch bay and merger, it provides customized routing between controller inputs, MIDI and USB. The input jacks even switch-hit between pedals and buttons Amelia’s Compass LLC www.ameliascompass.com 814 880-8800 [email protected] ControllerHub 8 vs All-In-One Pedalboards Features ControllerHub 8 All-In One Modular and Expandable • Customize your pedalboard - mix and match up to 8 of your favorite 3rd party controllers (pedals, buttons, sustain pedals, etc…) • Add additional controllers one at a time as your needs change • Expand to accommodate more controllers via multiple ControllerHubs  Ergonomic and Flexible Layout • Locate your controllers exactly where you want them, whether that’s in front of you or across the stage Switch-Hit Controller Inputs • Inputs accept either buttons or pedals   MIDI Patch Bay & Merger • Programmable MIDI patch bay and merger provides customized routing between controller inputs, MIDI and USB  Additional Features • Compact and Light • USB and MIDI Connection • Phantom Power Specifications Dimensions 4.5” wide x 1.75” tall x 4.325” deep (11.4 x 4.4 x 11 cm) Weight 15.1 oz (0.428 kg) Power Input Phantom-powered via USB or MIDI (if daisy-chained to another ControllerHub 8) 400mW @ 5V (80mA.) Wall-wart connector 9-24VDC (if phantom power unavailable) Amelia’s Compass LLC www.ameliascompass.com 814 880-8800 [email protected] BUTTONPUSHER from Amelia’s Compass ButtonPusher is a generic momentary footswitch that features an exceptionally well-made switch component and parallel-wired 1/4” connectors. It can be used to control any product that has a 1/4” input for momentary footswitch control. Because it has two jacks instead of one, you can daisy-chain them across the stage and engage the target function from wherever you’re standing. We created ButtonPusher for use with our ControllerHub 8 product. ControllerHub 8 allows you to connect all types of expression pedals and on/off switches in order to control audio parameters in your hardware or software. ButtonPusher is made using architectural aluminum extrusion with 1/8” wall thickness, so it’s lightweight yet extremely durable. The footswitch itself has a satisfying but soft click. You simply can’t buy a better footswitch. Amelia’s Compass LLC www.ameliascompass.com 814 880-8800 [email protected]