Korg announces the kontrol49
The Korg Kontrol49 is a ner keyboard controller with 49 key standard size.
It had the same features as his litte brother the MicroKorg.
It comes with the wavestation from the Korg Legacy Collection.
STUDIO
Electrix is back
An official announcement on there website: Not to say we were ever really gone – thousands of artists have continued
MOTU announces new portable FireWire audio interface
The Traveler is everything you need to turn your computer into a mobile 24-bit, 192kHz digital audio workstation. Powered by your computer’s FireWire bus, the Traveler gives you a complete, battery-operated studio wherever your recording projects take you.
Terratec announces the Aureon 5.1 USB MK II
Flexible high-quality sound solutions were, until now, in short supply. Owners of laptop computers, in particular, are tired of having their ears assaulted by bad sound. Whether it is for your next multimedia presentation, the most recent film highlights on DVD, MP3 songs, or a thrilling soundstage for your high-end games: with the Aureon 5.1 USB MK II you can enjoy first-class sound over 6 channels. It doesn’t matter when or where – it is truly mobile. On your home PC or on the go. No complicate installation or configuration required-no special drivers or separate power supply.
Classical MIDI works introduces wireless MIDI
MIDI Works proudly introduces the MIDIjet wireless MIDI adapter. MIDIjet connects any two pieces of MIDI gear. It is designed for live performances or any other situation where laying MIDI cables is undesirable.
Leapfrogs Rephrase is released
It gives Leapfrog great pleasure to announce that Rephrase is now released! You can now order your copy of Rephrase directly from their website. There is also a free 14-day demo version available to try. They’ve been working very hard over the last months, and they hope that you will like the result!
Edirol releases Mac OS X Drivers
Edirol has released Version 2.0.1 of Mac OS X drivers for 10 audio interfaces. These new drivers offer improved performance under high CPU loads as well as a further reduction in the already-minimal latency factors. In addition, Edirol has also added an uninstaller for easy removal.
Edirol audio devices with version 2.0.1 OS X drivers for the following products:
-M-100FX
-PCR-1 S.L.I.M
-PCR-A30
-SD-90
-UA-20
-UA-25
-UA-3FX
-UA-5 USB
-UA-700
-UR-80
M-Audio announces new audio MIDI FireWire controller
Ozonic is a completely integrated audio/MIDI FireWire production and performance tool designed to streamline making music with your computer.
Battery 2 – full and demo versions now available
After the release of the BATTERY 2 full version, the demo version for Mac OS X and Windows XP are now available as well. The extraordinarily intuitive and multi-facetted drum sampler has been completely renewed. The extended and customizable cell matrix, multi-mode filters, compressors and much more make BATTERY 2 the ultimate weapon for firing blazing beats.
Steinberg announces Virtual Bassist
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is excited to announce a new addition to its highly successful VIRTUAL PLAYER range of virtual musicians: Virtual Bassist.
Featuring the talents of the programming team behind Virtual Guitarist and Groove Agent, Virtual Bassist provides all manner of bass guitar phrases, sounds and styles, comments Helge Vogt, Steinberg’s Product Manager for VST Instruments. Steinberg is now in the unique position of offering a whole backing band of intelligent, musically-oriented VST instruments directly within the virtual audio environment, adds Vogt.
Renoise 1.5 Beta1 is released
Renoise is the next generation of music tracker software, combining studio quality sound and virtually infinite expandability with a clear and concise interface putting every parameter and option literally at your fingertips!
Eventide announces H3000 TDM Factory plug-in
In a technology preview of the next offering in a series of H3000-based plug-ins, Eventide will be showing the H3000 Factory™ plug-in for Digidesign TDM ProTools. The H3000 Factory plug-in is based on the Factory algorithms used in the legendary H3000, ubiquitous in music production since its introduction in 1989.
The H3000 has been a staple of music production live and in the studio for fifteen years, said Ray Maxwell, Eventide vice president of sales and marketing. The Factory plug-in brings three of the most versatile and most popular H3000 algorithms to the Pro Tools desktop.
The heart of H3000 Factory is the ability to combine up to 18 effect modules together in completely unique ways using the “anything to anything” patchbay, delivering a virtually limitless array of sounds. Users can create their own signature effects with a combination of effects blocks, including delays, amplitude modulators, envelope followers, pitch shifters, filters, and low frequency oscillators. Each individual delay effect block offers looping capabilities, system tempo lock and high cut filtering. Filters have sweep and modulation capability and are selectable between band pass, high pass and low pass, all with variable Q. A Function Generator for parameter modulation is also included, giving users the options of 19 wave shapes, white noise generator, MIDI control, and side chain inputs.
Way Out Ware software announces a ARP 2600 emulation
Way Out Ware has perfected the first software synth version of the classic ARP 2600 analog synthesizer: the new TimewARP 2600.
Demo version Applied Acoustic’s Ultra Analog VA-1 now available
Applied Acoustics Systems has announced that the demo version of Ultra Analog VA-1 si now available. Ultra Analog VA-1 is a virtual analog synthesizer with 32 voices of polyphony.
Elemental Audio updates Audio EQ plug-ins
Firium 2.1 and Eqium 2.1 now available – Elemental Audio Systems today announced the availability of the newest versions of its two flagship audio equalizer plug-ins, Firium and Eqium. In addition to new features and improvements, these new versions include improved Audio Unit support for better compatibility with Apple Logic 7 and other up-to-date Audio Unit applications. Firium and Eqium support a range of common plug-in formats and are compatible with popular host applications including Digidesign Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, and BIAS Peak. Firium and Eqium are available individually for $129 each or bundled for $169. The updated versions are free to registered customers.