Roland is proud to announce that the
Fantom-Xa is now shipping. Roland’s Fantom-X series has redefined the
cutting-edge of sample-based workstation technology. For musicians who want the famous sound and power of a new-generation Fantom, but desire a more cost-effective way to Fantomize their rigs, Roland proudly announces the Fantom-Xa — a multifaceted sampling workstation with an affordable price tag!
Roland proudly announces it is now shipping the Juno-D — the most competitively priced and full-featured synthesizer in its class. Hundreds of radio-ready sounds are packed into the Juno-D’s jet-black metal chassis, along with a world-class array of expressive multi-effects, realtime performance controllers, and tools for groove creation and composition.
Roland is now shipping the DR-880, a rhythm-programming powerhouse that’s loaded with world-class drum, percussion, and bass sounds from Roland’s famous SRX library. It also includes a stunning collection of original waveforms. From rich, sparkling studio drums and deep-dish electronic kits to standard and exotic percussion instruments, the DR-880’s sounds can be played and programmed as is, or customized with powerful tools such as independent compressors and EQs for the kick and snare, and a compressor and selection of COSM amp models for the bass.
Only three months have passed since Focusrite’s acquisition of Novation, yet so many improvements to Novation have already been made; Fantastic news for the thousands of Novation customers, present and future, worldwide. Not only have unit prices been reduced across the board, including the latest addition to the family, the fabulous X-Station, but the now expanded Research and Development team are also busy working on updates, software giveaways and new product development.
Moog Music announces the Etherwave Pro, a fully professional
theremin with unexcelled tone and response. Its features and portability
make it ideal for both stage and studio use. It is the latest development
in Moog Music¹s fifty-year history of building high quality Theremins. Bob
Moog calls it his best sounding theremin ever. ³The Etherwave Pro will set
a new standard for design and workmanship for electronic instruments.²
After the Boreas, Akai presents the DS1000 a topclass 24 bits/192 Khz sampler, 256 MB of RAM,
a hard disk, 36 filters and an multi-effect 4 channels
The price is a shock: around € 4800 incl vat
More specs you will find on the DS1000 product page.
This new version of the MPC2000XL is called MPC2000XL-MCD
The MCD stands for Multiple Card Drive
Roland news: the new Fantom XA, where the A stands for Advantage
Macbeth Studio Systems has introduced the latest in its line of modern analog synthesizers, the M5 Analogue Synthesizer.
The M5 combines features found on several synth classics, including the Minimoog and the Roland SH-101. It’s patchable, but has internal default routings that also lets it be used without any patch cords.
Korg is now bundling the microKONTROL USB-MIDI controller with three software products suited for dance music creation and performance: Ableton Live Lite 4 Korg Edition; SampleTank 2 Korg Edition; MDE-X – collectively known as the Kreative Control Pack.
Yamaha Corporation of America, in cooperation with Broadjam.com, a provider of Internet and desktop tools for musicians, record labels and publishers, announces the launch of The 2004 Yamaha International Music Production Contest.
Muse Research announced that its first product, Receptor, is shipping today, and will be available through music retailers worldwide. Receptor is a dedicated music device designed to run VST™ plug-ins in both studio and live applications. Using proprietary Muse software, Receptor can run VST software from the best developers in the world without the complexity and fragility of a computer. In addition Receptor has been optimized for super-low latency, which provides ultra-high performance in real-time environments. Receptor represents a break-through in ease of use, making the task of using plug-ins as easy as “dial and play”.
Roland is proud to announce they are now shipping the SP-606–a new-generation sampling workstation that does it all. It combines sampling, phrase sequencing, audio editing, effects, performance tools, computer connectivity, and soft-synthesis into one sleek, user-friendly package.
Moog Music is pleased to announce an exciting new software editor for the Minimoog® Voyager, available this summer.
Roland’s MV-8000 sampling workstation takes a quantum leap forward with the new MV8-VGA expander option and Version 2 software, which transforms the MV-8000 into a complete digital audio workstation with mouse and VGA monitor control.