January, 2004 archive

M-Audio is a leading provider of digital audio and MIDI solutions for electronic musicians and audio professionals. They are best known for their peripherals for desktop musicians, including audio and MIDI interfaces, Preamps, and USB controllers.
In addition to manufacturing Delta audio cards, Studiophile reference monitors and USB MIDI controllers, M-Audio also distributes best-of-class products such [...]

Kurzweil – Raymond Kurzweil never intended to become a synth designer. He was an inventor that had developed a machine for the blind that scans written materials and reads them. Kurzweil Music Systems originated when Stevie Wonder, who owned one of the Kurzweil reading machines, challenged Ray Kurzweil to make an electronic instrument that combined [...]

On this release, Steven Halpern creates a musical fusion that combines some of the best ideas of new age music with the timeless appeal of the blues.
Halpern manages to avoid rhythm and blues cliches, and also avoids creating music with no soul. Instead, the music on Deja-Blues seems inspired by the underlying ideas of soulfulness [...]

Instant Music is here. The rise of desktop music production has completely changed the way music is created and distributed. The dozens of remixes of Howard Dean’s infamous “yeaaaaaah” speech show that anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can now quickly and easily publish music to the world.
The problems of creation, recording, mastering, [...]

Are you ready to be Kompressed? Kompressor, the demented deliverer of seriously funny industrial songs, has made his twisted music available for free mp3 download.
Kompressor is artist Andreas K. According to the Kompressor site, he was born in Bremen, Germany and “come to united states of america for computerprogram job. now dedicated to crushing america [...]

Korg has introduced the Legacy Collection, a virtual instrument/effects pack that offers software synthesizer versions of classic hardware synthesizers. It includes virtual analog versions of the popular MS-20 and Polysix analog synthesizers, and the Wavestation advanced vector synthesizer. The coolest feature, though, may be the special-edition MS-20 Hardware Controller.
Korg’s CMT (Component Modeling Technology) models the [...]

Korg has been one of the leaders in electronic music equipment for 30 years. Early products, like the MS series, are analog classics, while their Triton Keyboards are some of the most advanced digital keyboard workstations ever created. Korg is one of the few companies that has consistently made drool-worthy synthesizers for thirty years.
The Korg [...]

JBL Professional Audio makes sound systems for movie theaters, stadiums, and business use. Musicians know them best for their line of portable speakers and studio monitors.
JBL has a complete line-up of portable speakers, stage monitors and subwoofers designed to handle the use and abuse that comes with touring. Their 4200, 4400 and LSR6300 series monitors [...]

The Evolution UC-33e is an affordable USB hardware controller designed to be used with any computer music/MIDI setup. It gives instant access to up to 47 different parameters. It has 33 memory locations, so changing its setup is fast and easy.
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The UC-33e comes with 33 pre-configured presets that support popular virtual instruments and sequencers, [...]

Evolution Electronics is a UK based manufacturer of software and hardware products for the computer musician. Their products include USB Keyboard controllers for computer musicians, hardware interfaces for software synthesizers and sequencers, and even DJ software controllers.
Founded in 1985 by Richard Watts, the company released the EVS-1 synthesizer in 1986, a synth that quickly achieved [...]