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Roland ships the Fantom XA
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!
Sonic Synth 2 from IK Multimedia is shipping
A new virtual instrument beyond your imagination. IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Sonik Synth 2 plug-in synth workstation, a cooperative effort between IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality, will start shipping in November 2004. Sonik Synth 2 is an integrated synth workstation plug-in offering ten times the sonic power of hardware workstations combined with a virtual museum of vintage keyboards.
Cakewalk updates SONAR with 4.0.1. release
The SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release provides a number of feature enhancements and updates which include Prosoniq’s MPEX3 superior time scaling algorithm, the update to MPEX2 which was not available in time for the initial SONAR 4 launch, and new Yamaha OPT Level 1 support extensions, allowing for bi-directional communication; OPT Editors now automatically read the state of gear via a Sysx bulk dump, improving the Motif and O1X user experience. The update also addresses a number of minor bugs discovered after SONAR 4 began shipping.
Behringer announces editor software for there B-Control series
Behringer, one of the world-leading designer and manufacturer of a full line of professional-audio products, today announced the immediate availability of B-control edi, a JAVA®*-based editor/librarian program specially-designed for the current line of B-control products. The beta version of B-control edit is available for free-of-charge downloading at www.behringer.com.
PreSonus announces FireBox, a compact firewire interface
To expand PreSonus’ offering of standard IEEE1394 FireWire interfaces, the company is introducing the FireBox at the 117th AES convention – a compact yet powerful FireWire recording system with the ability to record and playback six inputs and ten outputs simultaneously at professional-grade 24-bit/96k resolution.
Edirol Introduces 3 new MIDI keyboards
Edirol Introduces 3 new MIDI keyboards, the PCR-M30／M50／M80.
Edirol uses black for the first time in his line of MIDI keyboards.
Edirol Introduces 4-Channel Portable Recorder and Wave Editor
Edirol announces the R-4, a 4 channel portable digital recorder and wave editor – all in one convenient unit. The R-4 is uniquely designed to offer sound professionals a cost-effective, high-quality solution to multi-channel field recording.
Tascam announces new FireWire interface
The new FW-1082 Audio/MIDI Interface and Control Surface from TASCAM not only provides tons of audio and MIDI I/O to small studios, but offers a control surface with moving-faders for a previously unheard-of price. The FW-1082 features 10 inputs, including four balanced XLR mic inputs with phantom power. Two MIDI inputs and outputs are also included, plus S/PDIF digital I/O. Eight channÂel strips each feature a 60mm touch-sensitive moving fader and select/solo/mute buttons, and a moving master fader is also provided. The FW-1082 includes the latest TASCAM software bundle: Cubasis LE 96kHz/48-track recording software, GigaStudio 3 LE streaming sampler and Nomad Factory plug-in demos.
Two new Portastudios from Tascam
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the first Portastudio®, the new DP-01 and DP-01FX 8-track Digital Portastudios make hard disk recording affordable and simple enough for all musicians. Continuing TASCAM’s “Capture Your Art” campaign of making recording approachable to all musicians, the DP-01 and DP-01 FX feature the one-knob-per-function design that has made TASCAM cassette Portastudios the choice of thousands of musicians. Both workstations shatter the confusing page-shift-menu interface popular with most other digital recorders. And at a price that starts under $400, multitrack recording to hard disk has never been more affordable.
M-Audio ships Fast Track USB
If you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results.
Steinberg premiers Nuendo 3 at AES convention
Steinberg, the audio group of Pinnacle Systems Inc. is excited to announce the latest version of its acclaimed Nuendo Media Production System software. Nuendo 3 offers new features and technologies for top-level professionals in post production, surround mixing and high-end studio recording, mixing and editing.
Native Instruments updates Guitar Rig
The free update will add four more stomp boxes to the guitarists arsenal, all painstakingly modelled after popular real world units. Offering two distinctive new flavours of both classic fuzz overdrive and powerful hi-gain distortion, version 1.2 makes NI’s critically acclaimed digital guitar studio even more powerful.
The new features of GUITAR RIG 1.2 in detail:
– Fuzz Ace (fuzz pedal based on Arbiter™ Fuzz Face™)
– Big Fuzz (fuzz pedal based on Electro Harmonix™ Big Muff™)
– Cat (distortion pedal based on ProCo™ Rat™)
– Demon Distortion (distortion pedal based on MXR™ Dime Distortion™)
– More than 40 additional presets which make use of the new components
– Various minor improvements, cosmetic changes and fixes
Native Instruments announces Absynth 3
Native Instruments presented the new Absynth 3 at the Remix Hotel convention, being held in San Francisco from the 28 till the 30 of October. ABSYNTH 3 has been greatly enhanced, surround sound features and a live audio input enabling ABSYNTH to be used as an extraordinary effect unit are just a taste of the extra power in store.
Sony remixes Acid 5.0 Pro
After the release of the Acid 5.0 Musicstudio version, earlier this month, Sony announced today that ACID Pro 5 software, the latest upgrade to its award-winning, professional loop-based music creation tool, will be available for purchase on Nov. 8. 2004.
Enhancements include two new patent-pending technologies: The Media Manager is a powerful new technology for browsing and tagging media assets that greatly enhances the user’s ability to track, label and store media files including loops, video and stills. Additionally, the unique Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning technologies provide enhanced ways for users to sonically interact with their loops and samples collection.
Apple ships Logic Express 7
Apple has announced that it has begun shipping Logic Express 7, the next major release of its music composition and production software.