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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.
E-MU announces Proteus X
E-MU has announced the Proteus X Desktop Sound Module for Windows PCs that offers the synthesis and Z-Plane filters of E-MU’s sound modules, with the disk streaming, file management and interface advantages of software instruments.
Lynx announces the Aurora 192 kHz AD/DA converters
The new Aurora™ line of digital audio converters from Lynx Studio Technology offers unprecedented audio quality and control in single-rack space eight and sixteen channel models. The Aurora 8™ and Aurora 16™ feature 192 kHz analog to digital and digital to analog conversion with front panel control of all routing and sample rate options. Extended functions in Aurora are accessible via computer with the Lynx AES16 or by infrared using compatible laptops and handheld Pocket PCs. The rear panel has Clock and MIDI In and Out connectors and an LSlot bay, for the optional use of ADAT, Firewire and other audio interfaces.
Roland ships the Juno-D synth
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.
Arturia recreates the ARP2600
The ARP2600 V is the reproduction the analog synthesizer ARP 2600.
Upgraded Plugzilla offers 8 channel performance at lower price
Building on its successful introduction, Manifold Labs today announced that its flagship product, Plugzilla, now ships with 8 channels of audio I/O, additional software features, and a lower price tag.
The enthusiastic response to the delivery of the initial Plugzilla units has fueled our efforts to streamline and improve this revolutionary new product. We are now able to offer a more powerful unit at a more accessible price point, said Don Elwell, President of Manifold Labs.
The world’s first standalone plugin player, Plugzilla extends the capabilities of the most versatile effects processor ever designed by giving users a path to surround sound and the ability to process more channels from a single location. In addition, the new Limited Edition offers tap tempo, more efficient CPU utilization, improved routing, and slot solo.
Tapco announces a new active subwoofer
Just one year after their successful launch, LOUD Technologies is delighted to announce that sales of its TAPCO S•5 and S•8 Active Studio Monitors have exceeded even the company’s high sales expectations. As such, LOUD is celebrating this success by introducing the new SW•10 Active Studio Subwoofer into the TAPCO family at this year’s AES Convention in San Francisco.