January, 2007 archive

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Arturia, a company known for its software emulations of classic synths, has announced Origin, a hardware synth that features their software emulations of classic synth hardware.
It sounds a little confusing, but what Arturia has done is put the flexibility of their software synths into a hardware package.
Origin is loaded with [...]

NAMM Show Update: Cakewalk announced a free update to SONAR 6 which introduces native Windows Vista support, new features, refinements, and more. SONAR 6.2 will be available as a free download for registered SONAR 6 Producer Edition and Studio Edition customers at the end of January.
The SONAR 6.2 update incorporates specific features requested [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Native Instruments announced Traktor Scratch, a new professional DJ system designed to be the ultimate computer-based DJing solution for digital music files with turntable and CD control. According to the company, Traktor Scratch provides supreme audio quality and performance, high reliability, straightforward setup and operation, and a host of creative features [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Yamaha introduced a new portable synthesizer featuring sounds from the popular Motif Series, real-time control, street-smart grooves and computer integration in a portable 61-note keyboard.
The MM6 synthesizer not only features sounds from the Motif, but the quick edit knobs and arpeggios to control them. You can jam over the top [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Responding to the massive popularity of the Little Phatty Tribute Edition, Moog Music has introduced The Little Phatty Stage Edition.
The new synth has the same features and sound engine as the original limited edition Little Phatty designed by Bob Moog, and also boasts improved software and a unique auto-calibration [...]

What would the world of electronic music be like without the inventions of Bob Moog?
Bob Moog’s namesake analog synthesizers have affected popular music in ways he might not have expected back in 1954, when he began building theremins with his father. But 50 years later, Bob’s musical instruments have catapulted so many styles of music [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: IK Multimedia announced AmpliTube 2 Jimi Hendrix Edition, the first authentic software recreation of the complete guitar amp and effects rig of Jimi Hendrix.AmpliTube 2 Jimi Hendrix Edition is a cooperative effort between Authentic Hendrix and IK Multimedia]
Authentic Hendrix was founded in the late ‘90s by Al Hendrix and his [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: CME (Central Music Company) unveiled the latest additions to the UF series: the new UF 50, 60, 70, and 80. The new UF Series features a redesigned front panel providing more convenient control with many new shortcut functions and the addition of CME’s unique U-CTRL functions.

New MIDI features include a [...]

Gibson has released a 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive – the first in a collector series of flash drives that are miniature replicas of iconic Gibson guitars.
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul is the first edition to be offered. Each drive comes with a miniature case and USB cable for connecting the drive to a USB [...]

PistonSoft has introduced Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter, an audio utility that allows you to convert MIDI files to MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG formats. The audio converter can render MIDI files into an audio format that you can burn on an audio CD and play on a regular CD player.
ust drag and drop your [...]