Paul Wolff, president of Tonelux: “With great excitement, I am happy to announce that Tonelux Designs, Limited has been sold to PMI Audio as of the 15th of March. As President of Tonelux, I have been designing, building and supplying the world with Tonelux products for 5 years, and I have reached a point where Tonelux and it’s family has grown beyond my capabilities to manage properly as a small business.”
One of the best kept secrets of this years MusikMesse was the Elektron Octatrack. So of course we were excited to get to the Elektron booth this year and see what this new instrument was all about. It is a kind of sampler which turns into a FX machine. Load up sounds and then start mangling, pitch shift, cut up, stretch or re-arrange the sounds which keep in sync all that time you work with them.
The Octatrack is designed to revolutionize the concept of sampling. Recording sounds is a breeze thanks to the intuitive user interface, but the fun really starts once the samples are inside the machine. Loops are now completely elastic. Cut up and rearrange them in real time. They will always stay in sync no matter if they are pitch shifted or if the tempo of the sequencer is changed. Single sounds can be molded into any shape or form. The static nature of samples is finally a thing of the past.
Korg has introduced the PS60 Performance Synthesizer, a new breed of “live-music oriented” keyboard instrument. Designed for gigging and soon-to-be-gigging musicians, the PS60 delivers premium sounds and professional effects in an easy-to-use performance package. Lightweight, stylish and compact, it travels comfortably from home, to rehearsal, to center stage.
Radikal Technologies opens a new chapter in the High Definition DSP domain – Advanced Subtractive Synthesis. The easy to use, expandable 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer “ACCELERATOR” will take the lead on stage and in the studio with an never heard, highly adjustable sonic palette of ultra fat sounds.
Lexicon has again rocked the foundations of the audio industry with the introduction of the LXP Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle. This powerful reverb bundle is a collection of Lexicon’s four most popular reverbs that are now available as efficient, multi-platform native software plug-ins. The LXP Bundle was specifically developed for project and professional recording engineers, as well as artists that want to envelope their mix with that magical “Lexicon sound” that delivers the clarity, depth and fullness that can only be created when recording in a major studio.
Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces the V-Studio 20 recording solution for guitar players and singer songwriters who want an easy way to get start making music with incredible tones.
Consolidate your songwriting tools into one micro format with the new Korg MicroStation, which features an onboard sequencer, a 61-key Natural Touch mini keyboard, effects, dual arpeggiators, and 16 tracks of MIDI recording power.
Roland is proud to announce the CD-2i SD/CD Recorder. From rehearsals to recitals, lectures to live-music events, the CD-2i is the fastest way to capture the moment and render it to CD or SD memory card for storage and distribution.
Korg’s popular Electribe pattern-based music production stations have earned respect among electronic musicians across every genre. Now revitalized with up-to-the-minute patterns and massive SD data storage, these versatile music makers are now better than ever. Introducing the tube-driven ELECTRIBE-MX SD (EMX-1 SD) and ELECTRIBE-SX SD (ESX-1 SD).
Not much new gear this year, but still Novation’s Iain Horrocks walks us through the Novation booth at Musikmesse 2010.
One of the Gearjunkies Team favorit section of the Messe is undoubtedly the DJ gear section. The boys just like their toys (so to speak). Below a short (first) impression.
Here are some pictures of this new synth (or is it?). According to Roland, the GAIA SH-01 is a high-performance value with old-school charm. You decide…
Recently Feeltune announced the Rhizome. It is the only box combining samplers, mixing desk, sequencers and synthesizers, totally open and compatible with VSTs.
The Gearjunkies Team first look at the new synth from Radikal Technologies, The Accelerator. It is a polyphonic Synthesizer with eight powerful subtractive voices. Each voice consists of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO.