Some up-to-the-minute news from the folks at Peter Vogel Instruments: Funky Junk, in conjunction with Peter Vogel Instruments and SNAP! Studios will be showing the CMI-30A for the first time ever in the UK at Snap! Studios this week. Industry professionals will have an opportunity to book an extended one-on-one demonstration session with “the spiritual… Read More Fairlight CMI-30A Demonstration Days This Wed-Fri in London
You might not have known it, but Leon Theremin, creator of the theremin musical instrument and developer of KGB espionage technology, was actually a time-traveling super-spy. At least, that’s the premise of a new digital comic, Theremin: Time travel is real and scientist/inventor Leon Theremin just discovered it. The journey from scientist to super spy… Read More Leon Theremin, Time-Traveling Super Spy
Sonoma Wire Works, makers of the GuitarJack iOS audio I/O, have announced GuitarJack 2 USB, a multi-platform I/O interface for Mac, PC, and select mobile devices. GuitarJack 2 USB eliminates the need for multiple audio interfaces for each device and/or operating system. The company is exhibiting this week at Musikmesse 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. Together… Read More GuitarJack 2 USB Multiplatform I/O Interface For Mac, Windows, iOS & Android
Today music software and hardware company Arturia revealed its new KeyLab range of professional-grade MIDI keyboard controllers with all-new accompanying Analog Lab synthesizer software at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. KeyLab 25 (pictured, right) features 25 keys with velocity sensitivity for performance flexibility. The smallest, most lightweight, and simplest of these three professional-grade MIDI keyboard… Read More Arturia Unveils KeyLab MIDI Keyboard Controllers at Musikmesse
Musikmesse 2013: Beamz Interactive today announced their strategic collaboration with DJ audio and video mixing software developer, Virtual DJ, which has produced a new version of Virtual DJ LE that works with the Beamz Pro laser controller. The Beamz Pro for DJs, which uses lasers as a performance tool, is being shown this week at Musikmesse.
This week at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Numark is unveiling its new Mixtrack Quad, a professional four-channel DJ system that follows on from their NS6 and N4 and this year’s NS7 II (unveiled in January at The NAMM Show). In addition to its four-channel capability, Mixtrack Quad incorporates a “stunning” array of colors on the platters… Read More New Numark Mixtrack Quad At Musikmesse
Musikmesse 2013: Swedish synthmaker Nord today introduced its new ultra lightweight Hammer Action Portable Nord Piano 2 HP, in advance of this week’s Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. The Nord Piano 2 HP lets you play, split and layer sounds from both the Nord Piano Library and the Nord Sample Library and features a versatile effects… Read More Nord Intros New Hammer-action Portable Nord Piano 2 HP
Nord is announcing several new instruments this week at the Frankfurt Musikmesse (April 10-13th), including the Nord Drum 2 and the Nord Pad. The Nord Drum 2 is a 6-channel Modeling Percussion Synthesizer. The Nord Drum 2 sound engine features Resonance modeling, Subtractive and FM-synthesis in addition to a comprehensive Noise section with High-Pass, Low-pass… Read More Nord Announces Drum 2, Nord Pad At Musikmesse
Musikmesse 2013: This morning Novation announced the launch of Bass Station II – a new analogue bass synthesizer that they say is equally well adapted to leads. Based on the classic Novation Bass Station from 20 years ago, the Bass Station II has been “completely re-worked for the 21st Century,” with two filters, two oscillators… Read More Novation Bass Station II Updates Classic Analog Design
IK Multimedia has announced that their iLine Mobile Music Cable Kit is now available. The kit is a set of six cables for users of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, MP3 players) and laptops. The company is positoning the cable collection as “the Swiss Army Knife of the cable world.” The color-coded cables feature 24K gold-plated… Read More iLine Mobile Audio Cable Set Now Available
