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Digidesign Enters Live Sound Market with New Digital Mixing Console
Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced plans to enter the sound reinforcement market with a
Access Virus Powercore and Virus Classic now shipping
The worldwide shipping of the Virus Classic and the Virus PowerCore has begun. Expect both new products to hit the stores by the beginning of May.
Tascam 2488 Awarded industry honors
TASCAM’s newest cutting-edge Portastudio—the 2488—was named “Product of the Year” by Music Trades magazine in its April 2004 issue. Debuting at this year’s Winter NAMM conference in January, the 2488 is the latest in TASCAM’s line of Portastudios, offering 24-track/24-bit digital audio at a musician-friendly price point. 2004 marks the 25th anniversary of TASCAM’s first Portastudio introduction—the 144— the world’s first portable four-track cassette recorder. The 2488 also garnered “Desktop Recording Workstation of the Year” from M.I.P.A., whose nominating and voting academy includes 58 music trade magazines from around the world.
Digidesign and Apple presents the Motivated by Music Tour
Join us at a special Digidesign® and Apple® event near you during our 20-city, worldwide tour, and learn why there’s
MOTU MachFive ships for Windows
The Windows version of MachFive, MOTU’s
universal cross-platform sampler software, is now shipping with disk streaming and
several additional enhancements. MachFive now supports all major Windows plug-in
formats (VST, DXi, RTAS and HTDM) and Windows host applications, including Pro Tools,
SONAR, Cubase SX and Nuendo.
Antares Auto Tune 4 is now available
Antares Auto-Tune 4, the next generation of the worldwide standard in professional pitch correction, is now available for Mac RTAS (OS 9 and OS X), Mac VST (OS 9 and OS X), MAS (OS 9 and OS X), PC RTAS, and DirectX. (PC VST and Audio Units versions will follow in the not-too-distant future – watch this space for news.)
Propellerhead announces: Teaching Music is now shipping
The much awaited new educational package “Teaching music with Reason” is now shipping. This product provides a new way of
TC-Helicon announces co-operation with PG Music
TC-Helicon is proud to announce a licensing agreement with PG Music. The agreement brings TC-Helicon voice technology to PG Music’s
Native Instruments announces: Elektrik piano is now shipping
We are pleased to announce that ELEKTRIK PIANO is now
available at authorized dealers worldwide and in the
NI Online Shop. With this extraordinary software
instrument you can recapture all the warmth and charm
of the four most beloved e-pianos of all time.
ELEKTRIK PIANO is a sample-based instrument that
delivers the famous sounds of the Fender Rhodes MK1
and MK1, E7 Clavinet, and Wurlitzer A 200, each
meticulously sampled for a completely unprecedented
authentic sound and unrivalled playability. An incredible
range of classic presets for all styles, from rock to
funk to house, as well as extremely intuitive operation
make ELEKTRIK PIANO the perfect choice for stage, studio,
or at home.
Acoustics Systems announces official release of Tassman 4
Tassman 4 offers musicians and sound designers an even broader range of creative possibilities
with a new synth and preset library created by top sound designers, the possibility to process live
audio inputs, sync to host capability and improved acoustic modules. Tassman 4 also includes new
functionalities for the management and design of presets such as an output effect section, new
effect modules and a performance mode.
Allen & Heath launches latest iDR software
Allen & Heath has launched the latest version of the Windows™ based iDR Software Manager that configures hardware components into an integrated audio distribution system. Version 3.4 has been developed to provide even more flexibility, enabling communication with more third party equipment, allowing holistic control across linked systems, reducing the need for wiring and increasing system capacity with more available connections.
Mackie’s dXb 400 Digital Console Worldwide Debut at NAB
April, 2004 – Las Vegas, NAB Show – At this year’s NAB show, Mackie is unveiling their latest digital recording console based on the versatile dXb platform that was unveiled at the AES show last October. The new dXb.400, which joins the dXb.200 that was introduced at the NAMM show last January, incorporates an up-market feature set designed with professional recording and post production applications in mind.
Presonus announces: Central Station is now shipping
Baton Rouge, LA, April 5, 2004 – PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. is now shipping the Central Station, a comprehensive control center, featuring five stereo inputs and outputs (two digital and three analog) and a street price under $500, the Central Station is the ultimate studio-monitoring interface for the modern digital studio.
MIDI controller trackpad driver for PowerBook and iBook
FingaMIDI is a replacement driver for the ADB trackpad found in the Apple G4 Ti PowerBook and probably the Snow iBook, G4 iBook and aluminium PowerBooks. It allows the inbuilt trackpad to be used as a three-axis MIDI controller, sending x, y and z (pressure) data as parameter change messages. OK, its not really pressure data but capacitance, which is proportional to the area of finger(s) or palm in contact with the pad. The trackpad button sends middle-C note on and note off messages.
MIDI controller trackpad driver for PowerBook and iBook
FingaMIDI is a replacement driver for the ADB trackpad found in the Apple G4 Ti PowerBook and probably the Snow iBook, G4 iBook and aluminium PowerBooks. It allows the inbuilt trackpad to be used as a three-axis MIDI controller, sending x, y and z (pressure) data as parameter change messages. OK, its not really pressure data but capacitance, which is proportional to the area of finger(s) or palm in contact with the pad. The trackpad button sends middle-C note on and note off messages.