Monthly Archives: August 2007

No, not Lego but a Tangible Sequencer

Well at first glance it may look like a toy that your child would love to play with, and well … it could actually, but it is a musical sequencer. The Tangible Sequencer is a simple musical instrument. There are 8 colored boxes each with a large triangular play button that lights up in time with music. Press play on any box and it will play a sound. Put boxes next to each other and they become aware of one another. The boxes take turns playing their sounds one after another just as you have laid them out. Just follow the arrows!

DashSignature releases HQS Volume 1 – Ultimate FM

Ultimate FM is a unique sound library for all DASHsnd compatible VST instruments- an extensive collection of sounds from Yamaha’s classic, but notoriously difficult to program, FS1r. HQS Vol. 1 features all the character and sounds you would expect from a top-class FM sample set plus more thanks to the FS1r’s additional waveform features and formant filters. You will find basses, organs, electric pianos, brass, pluck, fx and synthesised sounds, as well as several formant sequences.

Focusrite releases ISA 828

This August sees the unveiling of Focusrite’s new ISA 828 eight channel microphone pre-amplifier. The ISA 828 features eight original ISA transformer based pre amps in a single robust 2U chassis, and offers the Focusrite signature sound at the lowest cost per channel to date.