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 [...]

We don’t usually get excited about cables, but CME (Central Music Company) has introduced a new line of cables which seems to take be taking the idea of USB audio interfaces to a pro level.
The U2 USB Cable Interface Series is a series of USB cables with built-in computer interfaces for easy plug and play [...]

At the recent 2007 NAMM Expo, a trade show for the music industry, Behringer was displaying a prototype of its popular B-Control BCF2000 USB/MIDI Controller in white:

There’s been no official announcement about the product, but it’s designed to match the white cases of Apple’s iMac line perfectly. Our sources told us that the company hoped [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Korg introduced two new mixers, the ZERO4 Live Control Mixer and ZERO8 Live Control Console, designed for musicians incorporating real-time mixing, MIDI control and dynamic effects manipulation into their computer-based production and performance.
The mixers are an interesting new take on the idea of a computer-oriented mixer, offering a great deal [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Korg has expanded its KONTROL series of MIDI Studio Controllers with the introduction of the new padKONTROL. It offers 16 trigger pads and a wide range of control possibilities for expressive MIDI performance onstage or in the studio.
The padKONTROL’s 16 velocity-sensitive trigger pads are responsive to the user’s touch and can [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: M-Audio announced the new Fast Track Pro mobile audio/MIDI interface for use with PC and Mac computers. The Fast Track Pro builds on the success of its sibling, the Fast Track USB, adding even more professional features.
“The Fast Track USB has been an extremely successful entry-level product for us,” said M-Audio’s [...]

Classic Organ Works has announced the availability of its second wireless MIDI product, MIDIjet Pro, first previewed at NAMM 2005.
MIDIjet Pro features an external antenna and a more powerful transmitter than its predecessor, permitting wireless connections up to 500 ft apart. Up to 31 wireless MIDI connections can be made in the same environment.
Using MIDIjet, [...]

The Roland SP-606 sampling workstation packs a tremendous amount of power into a small package. It’s a full-featured sampling workstation; it is a USB audio/midi interface; and its a capable hardware controller.
It follows in the footsteps of other Roland/Boss samplers, like the SP-505. It boasts excellent sample tools, long sampling times, CompactFlash support, sample-chopping and [...]