July, 2007 archive

Yamaha has announced new driver, editor, and firmware updates, making a host of products compatible with Intel-based Macs (Universal Binary) and Windows Vista operating system.
Among the updates are V1.1.0 updates of Yamaha’s Vocal Rack, Pitch Fix, Final Master, and 01X Channel Module VST plug-ins for Mac OS X. These updaters make current Yamaha VST effects […]

The latest in our series of Chicks That Mix is Viktoria Rebeka Kokalj, aka DJ Viktoria Rebeka. Originally from Croatia, Viktoria Rebeka is known for mixing house tracks, ranging from progressive house to electro-house.
She’s worked around the world, including Austria, Vienna, The Netherlands, Barcelona & Slovenia.
You can get a taste of Viktoria Rebeka’s work with […]

 

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2007 Summer NAMM Show: Notion Music announced Notion 2.0 Music Composition and Performance Software, with added features and workflow enhancements.
Introduced in 2004, Notion is a music software program designed for composers, performers, teachers and students as a tool for composition, live performance and education. It combines a full-featured score editor with a built-in playback engine […]

Here’s the question of the day - why do synth ads have to suck?
Here’s how Korg sells synths:

Here how Jackson sells guitars….

Nothing against Moby, but axe-wielding über-babes beat bald-headed metrosexuals.
Even worse, it looks like Jenna Jameson could kick Moby’s ***.

Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeam is an ambitious 2-disc set of moody downtempo tracks from Philadelphia band Nucultures. Nucultures is a project of lyricist/vocalist Ellie Perez, guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan.
The tracks on this CD are a solid collection of jazz-tinged vocal numbers. The tracks are primarily acoustic, but feature frequent use of loops, […]

The 2007 Summer NAMM Show has wrapped up, and while there was some interesting new gear introduced, the show itself seems to be in decline.
Attendance at the annual summer event is in freefall, with only 12,845 people attending. This is a significant drop from 2006, which had a much lower attendance than 2005.
NAMM is putting […]

NAMM: BOSS introduced the ME-20B, a powerful multi-effects unit optimized for live performance
With the same performance-based design as its guitar-focused ME-20 counterpart, the ME-20B is aimed at the bassist who wants stage-friendly effects and solid construction at an affordable price. Mix, match, and customize a wide variety of effects, including compressor, overdrive,distortion, T-Wah, phaser, flanger, […]

Summer NAMM Update: Roland introduced the new HD-1 V-Drum kit, a entry-level V-Drums set.
Description:
The HD-1 is equipped with an external input for connecting CD-players, iPods, and the like. Jam along with your favorite songs, and control the blend of music and your live drumming through headphones or an amplifier.
Additionally, the HD-1 is equipped with a […]

Tascam introduced the CD-GT2, CD-BT2 and CD-VT2, latest members in its portable CD trainer line. The devices let you slow down the speed of a CD without changing the pitch - letting you learn and teach fast licks, rhythm parts and solos.
“With its ultra-compact design and new functionality, these CD trainers from TASCAM are the […]

NAMM: Yamaha announced today its rollout of six upgraded MG Series analog mixers, adding to the four models introduced earlier this year.
The new mixers include features inherited from the company’s professional mixing consoles and offer intuitive operation, crystalline sound and components that are optimized to work together.The new mixers come with easy-to-use compressor controls. Conventional […]

Tascam today announced three new drum libraries developed by multiple Grammy award winning musician and recording Engineer Larry Seyer.
The new POWERkits Volumes 1, 2 and 3 libraries from Larry Seyer Digital, focus on providing high quality musical instrument drum sounds with very low computer processing power requirements. POWERkits is the first plug-in library to be […]

At the Summer NAMM Show, Tascam introduced the new MP-BT1 Bass trainer and the MP-VT1 Music and Vocal trainer. The new MP3 trainers feature Tascam’s VSA technology (Variable Speed Audition (pitch control w/o affecting key).
“Tascam’s family of MP3 trainers is the world’s first music player for musicians, and we’ve completely designed it to fit your […]

The Super Mario Bros. AudioSound Super-Synthesizer isn’t as cool as you’d think from the title, but it’s still worth checking out.
Brings back things, doesn’t it?

Summer NAMM: Roland introduced a new desktop hardware synth today, the SonicCell. According to Roland, the SonicCell puts the power and legendary sound quality of a Roland hardware synthesizer on your desktop. According to us, it’s the most hideously ugly synth we’ve seen in a long time.
Here’s the details…..

2007 Summer NAMM Show Update: Alesis has begun shipments of the long-awaited DM5 Pro Drum Kit. Alesis announced the DM5 at the 2006 Winter NAMM Show.
Description:
The DM5 Pro Kit includes an updated DM5 sound module which contains a wealth of pre-programmed sounds and drum kits; ultra-sturdy hardware; and a professional tubular rack set-up.
The five-piece DM5 […]