July, 2004 archive

The Korg TRITON line has been taken to extremes, with the TRITON Extreme music workstation/sampler. Introduced at the 2004 NAMM Summer show, it delivers all the features that have made the TRITON popular, plus many new sounds and enhancements.
TRITON Extreme has a generous 160 MB of wave ROM, sampled at 48 kHz. It features a [...]

DigiTech introduced five new distortion pedals: the Bad Monkey; the Screamin’ Blues; the Hot Head; the Grunge; and the Death Metal at the 2004 Namm Summer Session. Designed to provide guitarists with a wide range of overdrive and distortion options, these new pedals feature DigiTech’s premium analog circuitry and offer sounds ranging from smooth, classic [...]

dbx Professional Products, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of professional signal processing products and a division of Harman International, showed a new compressor/limiter at the recent 2004 Namm Summer show.
The Purple Series™ 162SL Compressor/Limiter features dbx’s proprietary AutoVelocity attack and release circuit. The 162SL has been designed to provide contractors uncompromising, state-of-the-art compression and limiting, [...]

Audio-Technica used the Summer NAMM Show to launch its new line of Pro Series microphones.
This wide range of vocal and instrument mics comprises both dynamic and condenser models in handheld and specialty designs. The introduction of the comprehensive new Pro Series underscores Audio-Technica’s commitment to leading the market in the ongoing development of innovative transducer [...]

At the 2004 Summer NAMM show, Vestax featured the next generation of its PDX-2000 and PDX-2300 turntables. The three updated models, which include the PDX-2000mkII, PDX-2000mkIIPro and PDX-2300mkIIPro, are part of an ongoing effort to provide DJs with tools that incorporate their most requested features.
The PDX-2000mkII offers the same professional features as its predecessor, including [...]

Vestax introduced the VMC-004 mixer at the 2004 Summer NAMM show, which offers high quality and functionality at an affordable price for beginner and intermediate house and techno DJs. The 4-channel mixer includes a 3-band, 100% cut isolator per channel as well as 5-segment LED meters on each channel.
The VMC-004 includes four RCA line inputs, [...]

Korg released the “mark II” version of its ELECTRIBE•S Rhythm Production Sampler at the 2004 NAMM Summer Session. Designed to provide the same immediacy and ease-of-use as the original model, the new ES-1mkII also features an enhanced soundset, an all-new Modulation Delay effect and a sleek, rugged, metal case design.
The ES-1mkII has 95 seconds of [...]

Roland introduced a new monitoring solution, the DS-8/-7/-5 active reference series, at the 2004 NAMM Summer Session.
The DS series delivers high-resolution performance with precise imaging, ultra-low coloration, and smooth, balanced energy output. Premium-grade discrete amp circuits and film capacitors provide the purest signal path. The new DS line is ideally suited for professional and project [...]

At the NAMM Summer Show, Roland announced that it was shipping the SP-606, a sampling workstation that combines sampling, phrase sequencing, audio editing, effects, performance tools, computer connectivity, and soft-synthesis into a user-friendly package.
Pro-quality digital audio can be captured with the SP-606’s 8-voice sampling engine by recording directly from the built-in stereo inputs and digital [...]

Voxengo has announced that the version update 1.2 for Redunoise PC VST plug-in is now available for download. Redunoise is a high resolution audio noise reduction system which delivers an unprecedented quality and offers the most comprehensive control over the broad-band noise reduction process.
The updated version implements minor bug fixes and offers the user several [...]