Yamaha is marking the tenth birthday of its Motif synthesizer by offering a free 10th Anniversary Motif Pack, to anyone who buys a Motif XF, the latest version of the the company’s best-selling synthesizer keyboard, before 8/31/12. The 10th Anniversary Motif pack includes: a 512MB Flash board (FL512M) for uploading customized sounds and expanding the… Read More Yamaha Motif 10th Anniversary Bundle
On of the more interesting introductions from the 2012 Summer NAMM Show is the Kinektron Digital Synth Cube, a small self-contained synthesizer & sequencer. Newly-formed company Kinektron is introducing its first piece of synth gear, the K-DSC-1 ‘Digital Synth Cube’. Featuring a self-contained general MIDI synthesizer engine and 16-step step sequencer, the device is, according… Read More Kinektron Digital Synth Cube Features Gestural Control, x0x Style Sequencer
At the 2012 Summer NAMM Show: Griffin Technology has announced the availability of MIDIConnect, a MIDI interface for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. “MIDIConnect offers musicians a compact and portable solution to create and edit music on the go, at a fraction of the cost of a recording studio,” said Ethan Opelt, Line Manager of… Read More Summer NAMM 2012: Griffin MIDIConnect
At the 2012 Summer NAMM Show, Korg is showing the latest models in its series of microKEY USB-Powered Keyboards and MIDI Controllers. The microKEY-37 (available now; MSRP $79.99) is now joined by the portable microKEY-25 (expected ship date: September ’12; MSRP $69.99) as well as the five-octave microKEY-61. Geared for the studio musician, the microKEY-61… Read More Summer NAMM 2012: Korg Demos microKEY USB-Powered Controllers
Nord has released a free update for the Nord C2 that gives it everything from the C2D Organ but the drawbars. New Features: New Rotary Speaker simulations of a vintage 122 unit with a new Drive. Redesigned B3 Key Click simulation Improved B3 Percussion when playing near legato Improved B3 bass response Additional sounds settings for… Read More Nord C2 Owners Get Free B3 Organ
Writer-musician Dave Hunter has published a new book, The Home Recording Handbook, ($29.99), through publisher Backbeat Press and distributed through Hal Leonard Books. With a microphone, some headphones and monitors, says Hunter, “anyone can have a home studio capable of making professional recordings worthy of airplay and release.” Hunter’s book aims to help the reader… Read More Home Recording Handbook
At the 2012 NAMM Show, PreSonus introduced a new iPhone (and iPod Touch) app for remotely controlling monitor mixes for up to 10 musicians, using the PreSonus StudioLive products. QMix works by networking one or more iPhones wirelessly with a Mac or PC, enabling QMix to remotely access Virtual StudioLive to control one or more FireWire-connected… Read More PreSonus QMix Lets You Control Your Mix With An iPhone, Lets Everybody Have ‘More Me’
At The NAMM Show 2012, Audio technology developers iZotope have announced Mastering Essentials, a new tool designed specifically for Acoustica Mixcraft Pro Studio 6. iZotope Mastering Essentials will make its debut as part of Acoustica’s Mixcraft Pro Studio 6, the latest edition of their popular Windows-based DAW. By licensing elements from Ozone,iZotope’s flagship mastering suite,… Read More iZotope Teams With Acoustica, Unveils Mastering Essentials For Mixcraft Pro Studio 6
Applied Acoustics Systems, developer of “software based synthesis tools,” has expanded its Sound Bank Series with new titles for its Chromaphone percussion synthesizer. Chromaphone combines acoustic resonators to create drums, percussion, mallet, string, and synth-like instruments. Drum skins, bars, marimbas, plates, strings, and tubes form pairs that are “sparked to life” by a configurable mallet… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems Expands Chromaphone Sound Bank Series
At The NAMM Show 2012: This week, audio gear manufacturer Alesis introduced three new USB MIDI keyboard controllers, the Q61, QX61 and QX25. The Q-series USB MIDI controllers are the relatively inexpensive tools for adding expressive MIDI control to music production or performance. Each controller features USB MIDI for connection to Mac, PC, and Apple… Read More NAMM 2012: Alesis Rolls Out Three USB MIDI Keyboard Controllers: Q61, QX61, QX25
