For keyboardists in need of great background vocals, the new VP-7 vocal processor is ready to sing! Create harmonies instantly, from a single voice to a full-scale choir, with a microphone and a MIDI connection to the keyboard of your choice. It’s simple. Just select a sound type from the front panel, and play.
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Avid today introduced the Digidesign Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack™, a collection of five professional virtual instruments that enable musicians and producers to harness the full creative power of Pro Tools®, while writing, composing, and recording music.
Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces the launch of the A-PRO Series of USB MIDI Controllers for Mac and PC. The A-300PRO, A-500PRO and A-800PRO are a brand new line of keyboard controllers developed in conjunction with Roland.
Steinberg is pleased to announce shipping of a benchmark-setting new hardware sync solution in almost any production situation: Nuendo SyncStation. A solidly-built 19” rack mount unit houses the latest sync technology designed by industry legend Colin Broad to lock with complete reliability to video tape recorders, analog tape machines, other DAWs, house sync generators to name but a few.
Designed for but not restricted to operation with Steinberg’s Nuendo Advanced Audio Production System, Nuendo SyncStation supports an exhaustive list of standards and protocols, including MTC, LTC and MMC as well as VITC and Sony 9-pin via RS422, WordClock, HD/Tri-level sync, Black Burst and Varispeed operation over a huge array of Pull-up/Pull-down settings. Nuendo Sync Station also supports the sample-accurate VST System Link protocol over digital connections such as AES/EBU and S/PDIF. Uniquely, Nuendo SyncStation can offer extremely accurate sync using traditionally less accurate standards like MTC by referencing with sample-accuracy to each video frame.
SoundCloud, the online music service, today launches the first in a series of product integrations with professional music software makers which will enable producers to upload their tracks to the web direct from their favourite audio applications. The first partnerships, announced today at NAMM, are with Studio One from PreSonus and Audiofile Engineering‘s Wave Editor, with Ableton Live to follow.
Alesis announces the Q49 USB/MIDI keyboard controller. The Q49 is a 49-note keyboard controller that works with virtually all music software and MIDI hardware devices. The compact controller features USB-MIDI and traditional MIDI jacks for easy connection to Mac, PC and MIDI hardware.
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the iPK25 keyboard controller and the SynthStation Studio music production app, both for iPhone and iPod Touch. Akai Pro will unveil the iPK25 and SynthStation Studio at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, booth 6400, January 14–17.
The Moog Guitar has opened musicians minds, ears and fingers to a new universe of guitar expression, creating an incredibly intimate experience that connects players directly to the strings of the guitar.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, is proud to announce the release of X-Patch at the 2010 Winter NAMM Convention, Booth 6907 at the Anaheim Convention Center from January 14th to 17th.
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the APC20 Ableton Performance Controller. Akai Pro will introduce the APC20 at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, booth 6400, January 14–17.
Digidesign will introduce and reveal the new Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack at this weeks NAMM. Thanks to the AIR Users blog we have the details for it.
Ultrasone announces the release of its latest special edition headphone – Edition 8 Palladium. Based off the design of the original Edition 8 headphone, these new special edition headphones incorporate lavish accoutrements to create the best sounding and most elegant pair of Ultrasone headphones to date.
The Looperlative LP2 is a new mini looper who will make his debute on the Winternamm 2010.
Peavey has added two new, feature-laden mixers to its long-running PV Series, the PV® 6 USB, and PV® 8 USB. The PV® Series has long been the benchmark of performance and value in audio, and these new PV® mixers reinforce this legacy. With exclusive Peavey reference-quality microphone preamps—featuring an astonishingly low THD (total harmonic distortion) of 0.0007%—these new mixers are equally useful in project studios or live- and program-music mixing situations.