M-audio presents Trigger Finger, a USB surface controller with 16 touch sensitive pads, 8 rotary buttons, and 4 cursors which can be assigned with any parameter such as volume, panoramic, pitch, effects etc.
Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect, the first Pro Tools plug-in capable of streaming audio directly from one Pro Tools system to another. Source-Connect enables audio connections between Pro Tools systems anywhere in the world, allowing direct-to-timeline recording with real-time, broadcast-quality audio using only T1, Cable, or DSL internet connections.
Source-Connect eliminates the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware, subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable high-quality connections between studios, voiceover talent and musicians. Incorporating a high-quality AAC codec, Source-Connect requires a minimum upload and download bandwidth of 300kbs and allows for communications at bit rates up to 160kbs. It has been successfully tested in sessions between studios around the world.
Whilst the Retroverb and its endless spectrum of sonic possibilities was designed for those who enjoy experimental sound tweaking, the Re-tube verb is for lovers of the traditional tube sound … not that either of these sonic tastes should exclude the other.
Egret is an 8 channel D/A convertor with a stereo mixer. The stereo mixer has level, cue send, and a pan control on each channel. Each channel also contains a solo and mute button.
Dear fellow Gearjunkies, today is a special day, for we have a confirmed winner of the Gearjunkies Native Instruments Absynth
Leading electronic musical instrument and equipment manufacturer Roland Corporation has sued Behringer International GmbH and its subsidiaries to enforce Rolands
Digidesign is excited to announce that the Digidesign® VENUE live sound environment is now shipping. Digidesign VENUE is a purpose-built, modular live sound mixing and production environment. Basic VENUE systems start at $55,000 and expanded configurations come with up to $10,000 in TDM effects processing plug-ins for free.
TRIO integrates all essential outboard components for quality recording and monitoring. TRIO is now shipping to dealers worldwide from Mindprint’s German home base. The innovative concept provides all features for high quality recording projects in one box: A great sounding channel strip with true analog EQ and compressor, essential mixing features, an additional EQ-equipped stereo line input, AUX and DAW inputs, a truly comprehensive monitoring solution and even a digital interface.
“We are really excited about TRIO, and honored by the overwhelming reactions the concept received at the Winter NAMM show. It is great to see that our excitement is shared by the market.”, says Mindprint’s Product Manager Rüdiger Forse. “ And it’s fun to see our vision become a reality!”
Edirol Corporation today announced beta 64-bit drivers for several devices in support of the latest hardware and software for Windows-based computers. Audio devices now offering direct support of 64-bit processing include the world’s first and most powerful Hi-Speed USB Audio Interface, the UA-1000 and the UA-25 USB Audio Interface. Edirol has also updated several MIDI device drivers to support 64-bit processing including the UM-880 8×8 MIDI Patchbay/Interface, the UM-1 series MIDI interfaces, and several PCR Series keyboards – PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80.
These driver updates arrive as Microsoft’s Windows XP 64-bit Edition goes into prerelease trials. In addition, software companies such as Cakewalk are also offering beta versions of their audio recording applications in 64-bit. This will allow Edirol users to use their devices for beta testing as well and ensures that Edirol hardware can take full advantage of the next generation of recording applications and operating system.
More info available at www.edirol.com
Continuing with Gemini’s brand new line of rackmount CD players is the CDX-01 Professional Single Deck CD Player.
E-MU® Systems has announced its new 1616M and 1616 CardBus Digital Audio Systems – the most powerful and portable laptop audio systems ever created. The E-MU 1616M and 1616 include a PCMCIA card and compact MicroDock audio/MIDI interface that deliver the same powerful DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and pristine 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU’s best selling PCI Digital Audio Systems.
dbx Professional Products is introducing the new DriveRack 4800 System Processor. The dbx DriveRack 4800 provides incredible versatility, sonic excellence and intuitive control for live performance applications and is the next generation of the critically acclaimed line of DriveRack processors.
BEHRINGER steals the show with 78 new products at NAMM 2005. Among those 78 new items were the new Digital Monitor Speakers MS20 and the MS40. Both speakers are 24-Bit/192 kHz Digital Stereo Near Field Monitors with respectively 20 and 40 WATTS.
Lexicon Pro announced the MX200 Dual Reverb/Effects Processor at the 2005 Winter NAMM show. This new single rack-space, two-channel unit combines an intuitive front-panel design with a unique USB connection and VST interface for use with software recording platforms. Featuring a wide array of the reverb algorithms Lexicon is noted for, with delays, effects and dbx dynamics, MX200 is the intended for the home studio or the concert hall. In any application, the MX200 offers versatility and instantly accessible reverb, dynamics and special effects with the signature Lexicon sound.
Mackie announced today the upcoming release of Tracktion 2, the first major update to their critically acclaimed recording and MIDI production software.
The new update, dubbed T2, is a major step forward, adding numerous new capabilities, while still maintaining the core feature set that has made the original Tracktion a runaway success. The program’s clutter-free, single-screen design and intuitive user interface still offers unparalleled productivity, combining multitrack digital audio, MIDI programming and automated mixdown into a simple yet powerful package. T2 continues to offer full VST instrument and plugin support, import and export compatibility with all major audio file formats, and cross-platform Mac and PC compatibility.
The new T2, which will soon be available in a boxed version through major music retailers, introduces an enhanced, more powerful MIDI editor, more comprehensive keyboard control and the ability to map hardware MIDI controllers to filter parameters. T2 also brings a new high-definition 64-bit mix engine, improved external synchronization support, eight auxiliary sends and returns, and full integration for Mackie Control Universal and C4 controllers.