Latest News & Articles
New OS for Akai MPC5000
MPC5000 OS 2.0 is a free, new operating system upgrade that includes more than 25 additional improvements, many of which are developed to accommodate the specific requests of the people who use the MPC5000 every day. MPC5000 OS 2.0 will be available Spring 2009.
Motu BPM on video
Motu shows us their Advanced Urban Rythm Machine, BPM.
News from Cakewalk at this years NAMM
Cakewalk is pleased to announce that SONAR V-Studio 700, the ultimate solution for music production, is now shipping worldwide.
iPhone and iPod Touch controller application for Cubase 5
Steinberg today showcased the development of a remote controller application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch products at Winter NAMM 2009.
Source Elements releases Source-Connect 3.1
Source Elements LLC announces a major feature update to the ultimate solution for perfect quality, low latency, IP based, real-time collaborative recording for the sound industry audio connecting remotely via IP.
Ableton and their plans for 2009
Next to the new Live 8 and Suite 8 announcements, Ableton has a few other iniatives lined up for 2009.
Ableton announces Live 8 and Suite 8
Ableton is excited to announce the agenda for 2009: Ableton Live 8, Ableton Suite 8, new instruments.
Native Instruments announces GUITAR RIG MOBILE
Native Instruments today announced GUITAR RIG MOBILE, a highly affordable all-in-one solution that turns any computer into a powerful and easy-to-use guitar recording and performance setup. Combining the new ultra-compact GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O USB 2.0 audio interface with the versatile GUITAR RIG 3 LE software, GUITAR RIG MOBILE offers studio-grade sound quality and a wide range of creative features that allows musicians and producers to “plug in and play” anywhere without any compromises.
Native Instruments introduces AUDIO 4 DJ
Native Instruments today introduced AUDIO 4 DJ, a performance-optimized USB 2.0 audio interface specifically designed for TRAKTOR and other DJ software. With its versatile feature set, outstanding audio quality, extremely low latency, and its compact and robust aluminium casing, AUDIO 4 DJ is the ideal centerpiece for a wide range of club and studio setups.
Native Instruments announces MASCHINE
Native Instruments today announced MASCHINE, a next-generation groove production studio that makes beat creation and arrangement more immediate and tactile than ever before. The system combines an advanced software sequencer and sampler with a seamlessly integrated,
highly functional performance controller. Finally merging a fast and intuitive groove-box workflow with the power and versatility of software, MASCHINE enables an inspiring and spontaneous creative approach for today’s computer-based music production setups.
Openlabs Gen5 … the images
The company’s new Gen5 series of NeKo and MiKo keyboard production stations, which are based on the award-winning NeKo 64, incorporates new features that are most sought after by today’s artists, producers, and engineers.
Official release of Cubase 5
Cubase 5 comes with fully integrated new tools for working with loops, beats and vocals, such as LoopMash and VariAudio, combining with new composition features and the first VST3 convolution reverb to take musical creativity to new heights. With stunning innovations and additional enhancements that boost productivity and performance, Cubase 5 represents the absolute cutting edge in digital audio workstations.
Going Stealth with Numark
STEALTH CONTROL is professional DJ performance in a sleek, heavy-duty metal chassis. Club DJs and remix artists alike will find STEALTH CONTROL enables them to spend less time with their keyboard and trackpad and more time focused on the music. STEALTH CONTROL’s design is based around Numark’s other popular control surfaces, such as Total Control and OMNI CONTROL. Its intuitive layout mirrors traditional “two decks and a mixer” setups, so DJs immediately feel at home using the controller.
Waldorf introduces Largo software synth
The Largo is a virtual instrument offering the same powerful synthesizer engine as found in the Waldorf Q-, MicroQ- and Blofeld-synthesizers. Many producers and synthesizer enthusiasts asked for a full-blown Waldorf Synthesizer for their virtual rack. Waldorf listened, and now they proudly present Largo. Largo is the first pure software synthesizer with Waldorf DNA. And again, it is the cutting edge sound that makes the big difference.
Spectrasonics NAMM 2009 News
This week Spectrasonics is very excited to be at Winter NAMM introducing three major Spectrasonics Announcements for 2009.