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UPDATE: Coming NAMM 2008, any rumours going around?
From January 17 to January 20 the NAMM Show is the largest music products trade show in United States. Held every January in Anaheim, California, USA the show brings together all facets of the music products industry to reveal new musical instruments/products and ideas. And every year rumours start to emerge on the internet on what the manufacturers have cooked up for us. What can we expect for the coming year. We tried to gather some totally unfounded and unauthorised ‘rumours’ for you.
Radikal teknologies announces Hybrid Elements
Radikal teknologies announces Hybrid Elements. Now much info, only a picture.
ARTURIA announces version 1.2 of the Prophet V
The virtual emulation offered in the Prophet V is an exact replica of the original instrument and uses the same subtractive synthesis model. Subtractive synthesis refers to the filtering of sounds in a specific way in order to create harmonically rich waveforms and new timbres. Our reproduction of Subtractive synthesis with TAE guarantees the sound quality of the instrument. Arturia has announced update-version 1.2. which is free to all registered users and can be downloaded at their website.
reFX NEXUS 1.3.8 available
NEXUS is a next generation rom synthesizer of the highest quality. reFX have released update version 1.3.8. of this VSTi plug-in.
Sugar Bytes announces Effectrix FX Plugin
Sugar Bytes announces their new plug-in as a effect sequencer. Effectrix will be featuring 13 effects and a 32step sequencer with 12 sub-patterns. Effectrix is the ideal tool for grooving sound mutations and exciting breakbeat effects.
ESI starts shipping the new K.ON controller
ESI Audio starts shipping their new keyboard controller K.ON this month. K.ON is ESI’s new expandable USB controller keyboard with 88 hammer action keys.
Access announces the TI snow [update]
Access Music today announced Virus TI Snow, their new table-top synthesizer based on the award-winning Virus TI series of synthesizers.
Bosendorfer announces stage piano
Thanks to the Vienna Symphonic Library’s non-looped samples, the CEUSmaster sounds like a genuine Imperial, yet that in itself would hardly satisfy our requirements for product innovation. Only the fact that we could incorporate our computer piano know-how and our profound knowledge of grand piano construction led us to develop the CEUSmaster.
Plugiator Synthesizer features modular DSP plug-ins
At the coming NAMM show Use Audio is launching their new Plugiator tabletop synthesizer which utilizes modular proprietary plug-in technology to run various different synthesis models in a convenient compact hardware form factor.
Skylife intros SampleRobot 3
For the first time SampleRobot 3 will be publicly presented at the NAMM Show in Anaheim. After a longer period of development, SampleRobot 3 is now ready for musicians and sound designers that are in need for a creative all-in-one sampling and sample playback solution.
SSL expands plug-in portfolio for Duende with X-Eq
Solid State Logic will introduce their new X-EQ plugin for Duende at the coming NAMM next week. X-EQ is a creative equalising tool combining the best of both the analogue and digital worlds. SSL recreated the most legendary analogue equalisers and added a few experimental characteristics only possible the in digital domain. By using proprietary filter algorithms, they have achieved a huge dynamic range as well as extremely low noise and distortion level, and thus unparalleled sound purity, impossible with any analogue circuitry.
CEntrance announces AxePort USB Direct Box
CEntrance today announced a new CEntrance hardware product: the AxePort Pro USB Direct Box, ideal for all guitar and bass players who want to record at home or on the road.
Euphonix announces MC Mix and MC control
Euphonix celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with two controller surfaces, the MC Mix and MC control, for everybodys wallet
Doepfer showing new products at coming NAMM2008
DOEPFER MUSIKELEKTRONIK GMBH, will be showing new products at the coming NAMM exhibition in Anaheim. Most prominent will be the new A-100 CV/Gate Keyboard. The A-100CGK is a monophonic keyboard with CV and Gate outputs. The main application is the control of an A-100 system but even other modular systems or synthesizers can be controlled provided that they use the 1V/octave standard. In addition the A-100CGK has a Midi output available to be able to control the planned A-100 keyboard controller.
Yamaha announce new series of Keyboard Controllers
Yamaha will be showing us their new series of ‘Keyboard Studios’, the KX series. The KX25, KX49, KX61, and KX8 USB Keyboard Studios were conceived and designed to support creativity and MIDI music composition without getting in the way. Based on a range of innovative features with advanced software integration and connectivity via a single USB cable, these control keyboards help create an efficient environment that supports traditional music production workflow.