Roland Releases Windows 8 USB Drivers

Roland Corporation U.S. has released new Windows 8 USB drivers for a wide range of Roland products. Products getting Windows 8 drivers include their audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, MIDI keyboard controllers. New 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 drivers are available for these Roland products:

Focusrite Announces Scarlett 2i4 Audio Interface

UK audio engineering manufacturer Focusrite today announced its latest USB 2.0 bus-powered interface, Scarlett 2i4. Designed for Mac and PC, Scarlett 2i4 features a pair of Focusrite’s award-winning mic pres with mic, line and high-impedance instrument inputs. It has precision converters — with up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution — and is capable of a dynamic range… Read More Focusrite Announces Scarlett 2i4 Audio Interface

Focusrite Launches Portable ‘Forte’ Audio Interface

British audio equipment manufacturer Focusrite has launched Forte, its new flagship portable audio interface. Forte pairs Focusrite’s analogue audio circuit design with digital conversion technologies. Forte is a two-input, four-output USB 2.0 audio interface that works with both Mac and PC. It has two remote control mic preamps, as used in Focusrite’s RedNet range of… Read More Focusrite Launches Portable ‘Forte’ Audio Interface

Mackie Onyx Blackjack v3.0 Driver Update ‘A Freaking Happy Occasion’

Reader aymat (Joel Carlo) wrote in to let us know that Mackie has released updated drivers for the Onyx Blackjack that finally deliver on the device’s promise: For the thousands of Onyx Blackjack users on the Windows platform who have had nothing but frustration for the last 2 years since Mackie released it back in… Read More Mackie Onyx Blackjack v3.0 Driver Update ‘A Freaking Happy Occasion’

Universal Audio Apollo Recording System Now Shipping

Musikmesse 2012: Universal Audio (UA) has announced worldwide shipment of Apollo, a high-resolution audio interface that combines UA’s analog design heritage with UAD Powered Plug-Ins for a complete recording system for Mac and Windows*. “Apollo is the culmination of 10 years of analog and digital audio development here at UA,” said Bill Putnam Jr., Universal… Read More Universal Audio Apollo Recording System Now Shipping

Steinberg Intros CI2+ Production Kit (Cubase + WaveLab + Audio Interface)

At this year’s NAMM Show, Steinberg unveiled a new hardware/software bundle – the CI2+ Production Kit. The kit combines the CI2+ audio interface with the music production software Cubase AI 6 and the audio editing suite WaveLab LE 7. Features: Hardware: The CI2+ unit is interface and controller in one. It offers two phantom-powered microphone… Read More Steinberg Intros CI2+ Production Kit (Cubase + WaveLab + Audio Interface)