January, 2008 archive

NAMM Update: Ecler announced a new line of NUO series mixers.
The new NUO2.0, NUO3.0 and NUO4.0 have been released as replacements for the aging NUO2, NUO3 and NUO4 mixers. The NUO series is designed for all types of DJ’s and any music style.
All new NUO mixers feature upgraded electronics for better sound quality than their [...]

2008 NAMM Show: Pioneer unveiled the latest addition to its family of DJ compact disc players, the MEP-7000, Professional Multi-Entertainment Player and the SEP-C1, Professional Software Entertainment Controller.
“Both the MEP-7000 and SEP-C1 correspond to the trend of laptops being utilized by professional DJs,” said Matt Dever, vice president for Pioneer’s Professional Sound and Visual Division. [...]

Namm Update: Arturia unveiled version 1.0 of Origin Keyboard, a new hardware soft synth that they previewed last year.
“The Origin project has proved much more demanding and complex than we initially thought,” says Frédéric Brun, President of Arturia. “The modularity of the architecture, combined with the nature of the engine, based two TigerSHARC’s, and with [...]

BOSS announced the GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor, a floorboard effects processor designed to offer a big improvement in sound quality, features, and user interface from previous generations.
The GT-10 comes loaded with features including Phrase Loop, and Parallel Effects Chain. The GT-10 also comes equipped with a rear-panel USB port, where audio and MIDI data can [...]

Cakewalk has announced The Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture and Rapture LE.
Created by Craig Anderton, the Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack pays tribute to Bob Moog’s legacy. Using Rapture’s advanced engine, Craig has created a truly innovative collection that blends classic Minimoog sounds with modern synthesis.
It’s hard to get excited about another virtual Minimoog - [...]

EastWest intro’d Quantum Leap Pianos, a detailed collection of some of the world’s finest grand pianos.
Description: 
More than half a million dollars’ worth of pianos are included in this collection, all meticulously recorded by EastWest/Quantum Leap producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix. These include a $225,000 Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand. Other pianos featured in the library [...]

Submersible Music is now shipping KitCore Deluxe, which bundles KitCore (a MIDI drum instrument based on DrumCore) with the drum/percussion sounds and MIDI grooves found in DrumCore Deluxe.
KitCore Deluxe gives MIDI-based musicians (on both Mac and PC) access to the drumkits and MIDI beats found in DrumCore Deluxe at an affordable price. It works with [...]

2008 NAMM Show: Spectrasonics previewed their brand new flagship virtual instrument Omnisphere, and kicked off what looks like it will be a massive hype campaign for a synth that’s not due until September.
Omnisphere combines a wide variety of hybrid realtime synthesis techniques, an epic library of ‘Psychoacoustic’ sounds, and many innovative features. The new [...]

 

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SoundToys today announced the release of V3.02 of their entire software line. This is a free update for current users and features compatibility with Logic 8, Apple’s Leopard OS, and DigiDesign Pro Tools 7.4 on Mac and Windows.
In addition to the compatibility testing, v3.02 also includes improvements in DSP efficiency for native applications, so users [...]

NAMM Update: Roland introduced it new V-Drums V-Tour Series TD-9S/TD-9SX.
They should give Roland some sort of record for having the worst name ever for a piece of cool gear.
I’m not sure if it’s the V-Tour part - which makes it sort of sound like you’d use these to play drums in Second Life, or if [...]