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And who took the cake at this years MusikMesse
9th mipa – Musikmesse International Press Award 2008
Below are the gearjunkies.com relevant categories. Read and decide for yourself if you agree with the jury of 100 magazines from all over the world who got together to vote for the best products of 2007/2008 in more than 40 categories.
Numark introduces DDS80 Rack Mountable Digital Media System
Numark announces the DDS80, the new rack-mountable standard for DJ performance using digital media. The DDS80 comes with two components that make it perfect for DJing weddings, clubs or other performances using CDs, USB hard drives, iPod, or nearly any digital media via USB.
Virsyn releases The Transient Designer
The idea behind the Transient Designer TDESIGN is to give the user direct control over the attack and sustain characteristics of natural sounds. Take a recording of an unremarkable drum kit and dial in some really hard-hitting attack or take a very percussive sound and soften the attack.
Arturia announces v 1.1 of the JUPITER-8V
The Jupiter-8V is the software recreation of Rolands famous Jupiter-8 coupled with a new generation of features.
Chicks and gear at the messe 2008
Gear and girls, good combination….to make a long story short: an overview:
Korg MS10 goes Nintendo DS
The Korg DS-10 is a music-creation software for the Nintendo DS that combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS and the design concept of the famous MS-10 synthesizer.
Prosoniq announce OrangeVocoder Anniversary AudioUnit Edition
Prosoniq today announce that they are introducing the 10th Anniversary AudioUnit Edition of their award winning OrangeVocoder plug in for the Mac at this years Musik Messe in Frankfurt.
MixMeister Control DJ Software Controller by Numark
MixMeister software ignited the DJ world by merging powerful Digital Audio Workstation capabilities and full-featured DJ performance. MixMeister Control is a hardware control surface for real-time performance and control of MixMeister, or other MIDI-capable DJ software.
ADAM announces A5 Studio Monitors
Building on the success of the extremely popular A7, ADAM Audio announces the expansion of the A Series with the new A5 Powered Monitor. Designed using the same technologies as the existing ADAM monitors employed in many top recording studios around the world, the A5s compact size and attractive price point of $699 per pair make it an excellent choice for a plethora of audio applications.
Reloop announces digital vinyl system Spin
Spin is the new virtual vinyl system from Reloop. Spin allows playing, mixing and scratching of digital audio files from a computer with the help of timecode records and cds at the highest level.
Video of the Nord Lead anniversary model
The moment many gearjunkies were waiting for. The unveiling of that new Clavia synth. It turned out to be a special Anniversary model of the Nord Lead.
API announces Model 500-6B Lunchbox
The API Model 500-6B Lunchbox is a six position rack designed to accept all API standard 5.25 X 1.5 modules. This allows an engineer the flexibility to bring along specialized EQ effects to any situation: 550A, 550B or 560. The Lunchbox is self-powered, with a rear panel selected AC voltage switch, and a removable power cord. The input/output jacks are XLR.
Numark announces Mixmeister control
MixMeister software ignited the DJ world by merging powerful Digital Audio Workstation capabilities and full-featured DJ performance. MixMeister Control is a hardware control surface for real-time performance and control of MixMeister, or other MIDI-capable DJ software.
Numark announces the DDS80 media system
Numark announces the DDS80 the new rack-mountable standard for DJ performance using digital media. The DDS80 comes with two components that make it perfect for DJing weddings, clubs or other performances using CDs, USB hard drives, iPod, or nearly any digital media via USB.
Stanton launches new digital control system
Stanton DJ, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio products for DJs, announces the launch of the SC System, a highly innovative new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ.