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Alesis brings the new QX49 to the extreme
DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Alesis brings the new QX49 to the extreme

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Alesis, a leading manufacturer of professional audio electronics and musical instruments, brings ‘extreme software control’ with the new QX49 USB/MIDI keyboard controller. The QX49 is the perfect choice to take commanding, tactile control over any music production software. Through a standard USB connection, the QX49 receives power while also transmitting MIDI data to Mac or PC software. With its drum pads, rotary knobs, long-throw faders, snappy buttons and velocity-sensitive keyboard, QX49 provides the user with a thoroughly satisfying music-making experience.

AKAI introduces Collection of Ten Premium Guitar Pedals
Studio Hardware

AKAI introduces Collection of Ten Premium Guitar Pedals

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Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announce their new Analog Custom Shop line of guitar pedals. As with previous Akai Professional guitar pedals like the E2 Headrush and SB1 Deep Impact Bass Synth, the Analog Custom Shop line is a collection of pedal effects designed to exacting standards, using the highest quality components. Analog Custom Shop pedals provide rich tone, texture and character to immediately enhance and inspire players of any musical style. 

Numark unveils new NS6 DJ Controller
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Numark unveils new NS6 DJ Controller

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Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, introduces the NS6 DJ controller for Serato ITCH. NS6 is a 4-channel Digital DJ controller with complete built in mixer and 4 decks of software control. This easy to use dual-platter system has been designed in collaboration with Serato to deliver powerful breakthrough performance to a broad range of DJs. NS6 borrows from the popular designs of Numark’s award-winning NS7FX and V7 controllers and delivers substantial new features including the most responsive, high-resolution touch-activated platters ever produced in a DJ product. The wheels on NS6 deliver 3600 ticks of resolution per rotation; when combined with NS6’s automatically adjusted platter sensitivity the result is ultra-precise, high definition turntable control.

Studio Hardware

A-Designs introduces JM-3001 Preamp/EQ

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Equally ideal for both studio recording and live sound use, the JM-3001 from A-Designs Audio is a versatile preamplifier, equalizer and instrument input housed in a single-rack-space frame. Hand-built in the US, the new A-Designs device features three inputs–microphone, instrument and EQ/insert–which may be used together or independently. The product is also equipped with a highly musical three-band parametric EQ and high/low filters, as well as two independent transformer balanced outputs (microphone and EQ).

Steinberg and Rupert Neve team up for Portico plugins
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Steinberg and Rupert Neve team up for Portico plugins

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The legendary Rupert Neve sound can now be heard in VST 3 and AU plug-ins with Yamaha VCM technology ported from the Portico 5033 five-band EQ and Portico 5043 compressor.  Steinberg is delighted and honored to announce the coming release of two pro-audio VST/AU signal processing plug-ins that reflect the overarching alliance between Yamaha, Rupert Neve Designs, Inc. and Steinberg. Both 5033 EQ and 5043 compressor plug-ins will soon be available.

Next DJ Controller – Gemini DJ CTRL-47
DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware

Next DJ Controller – Gemini DJ CTRL-47

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Gemini DJ has posted a few pictures on their Facebook page. It seems to be a DJ Controller. Mainly because the name on the picture says CTRL-47, so related to the CTRL-6 DJ Controller. That’s about all we know till now. Gemini is present at the NAMM so we will hear more in a couple of days. More pictures probably will appear on Facebook till the 13th of january. If anyone knows what the 47 means, let us know or put them in the comments below.

eXplorer – complete software suite from Rob Papen
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eXplorer – complete software suite from Rob Papen

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Just in time to show off at Namm 2011, Rob Papen has released a complete synth and effect collection – eXplorer. Combining all Rob Papen virtual synths plus the company’s two award winning effects plug-ins, eXplorer provides all the tools you need for contemporary music production including thousands of rich, complex, track-ready presets created by Rob Papen and guest artists including acclaimed DnB artists Noisia.

Pioneer unveils new controllers for Traktor and Serato DJ Software
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Pioneer unveils new controllers for Traktor and Serato DJ Software

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Pioneer introduces 2 new controllers: the DDJ-T1, which will offer Pioneer operability to users of TRAKTOR DJ software, while the DDJ-S1 does the same for Serato ITCH. A perfect integration of each software’s functionality and their leading-edge hardware, the Pioneer DJ Controllers offer the same operability and layout as their pro-DJ equipment – whilst enabling DJs to play music files from the computer.

Turn your iPad into a piano keyboard – Ion Piano Master
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Turn your iPad into a piano keyboard – Ion Piano Master

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At the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this week, ION shows the Piano Master which is a midi controller keyboard with a docking station for an iPad. Play along with the free music teaching app or trigger sounds in other music apps thanks to Piano Master’s built-in MIDI support. piano Master has integrated speakers so you can listen to your music and entertain friends or family. Hook up headphones to the 1/8″ jack to practice quietly.