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Kenton Electronics has introduced the USB Solo – a MIDI to CV converter for analog synthesizers. The USB SOLO replaces their 14 year old MIDI to CV converter, the Pro Solo.
The Kenton USB Solo is available now for £130. Details below.
Musikmesse 2009: Cakewalk announced that its new line of cable-based audio & MIDI interfaces is now shipping. The UA-1G USB audio interface, and UM-1G, UM-2G, and UM-3G MIDI interfaces are Mac and PC compatible and USB-bus powered. Read more…
Akai MPK 25
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Filed under: Controllerism, MIDI Controllers, MIDI Interfaces, User Reviews
2009 NAMM Show: Akai has announced the MPK 25, the latest addition to its MPK series of keyboard controllers with MPC pads.
Features:
- 25-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
- 12 MPC pads
- Q-Link controls
- MPC technology
- Arpeggiator with six different modes
- USB class compliant which means it does not require custom drivers to work with Mac or PC computers and will work with all MIDI recording
- Comes with Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition software
The MPK25 offers extensive assignable controls through its Q-Link section. The MPK25 gives players 32 parameters of hands-on control through 12 virtual knobs and four virtual buttons, each of which can access two different banks of assignment via a bank-change control.
The MPK25 will be available in Q2 at an MSRP of $399.99 and an estimated street price of $299.99.
MIDImplant is described as the smallest MIDI to Control Voltage (MIDI2CV) converter ever made. As long as your vintage synthesizer has volt/oct response (in contrary to Hz/volt) you can use this little board to add MIDI to it.
It’s calibrated at 1V/oct, but any ratio is possible, from 0.3V/oct to 2V/oct. Hz/V response will be available too, as one of the features of new firmware being under development now. You only need to drill a hole for MIDI DIN socket, and connect a few wires inside your synthesizer. Basic soldering skills are needed as well as a bit of knowledge about your synth. Its service manual, or at least schematic is most helpful. Read more…
Winter NAMM Update: ESI Audiotechnik announced the availability of the brand new updated MIDIMATE and RoMI/O II MIDI interfaces.
The new MIDIMATE hardware revision is an extremely compact MIDI interface cable with one MIDI input and one MIDI output, offered at MAP $49 US. The electronics are so small that they fit inside one of the MIDI connectors. This means that MIDIMATE looks like a simple cable with USB connector on one end and two MIDI connectors on the other end.
Based on the same USB 2.0 technology, RoMI/O II is the replacement for the RoMI/O MIDI interface. The affordable interface (MAP $69 US) features 2 MIDI inputs (one more than the original RoMI/O) and 2 MIDI outputs.
“With the new MIDIMATE and RoMI/O II we made our two top selling MIDI interfaces even more affordable and pushed them to USB 2.0. We will adopt the same technology also for our other MIDI interface products in the future.” says Claus Riethmuller, Managing Director of ESI Audiotechnik.
