NAMM Show Update: EASTWEST introduced PLAY 2.0, which adds professional editing capabilities. The editor featured in PLAY 2.0 is the same software that the company uses to program its PLAY-powered virtual instrument collections. “When we originally designed PLAY, it was intended to offer a powerful but easy-to-use interface for users to playback the included sounds,”… Read More NAMM Show: Eastwest PLAY 2.0 Gets Pro Editing Features
2009 NAMM Show: MOTU introduced Volta, a virtual instrument plug-in that lets you play and automate modular synthesizers—or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs—from your favorite host audio workstation software. Volta receives conventional virtual instrument input such as MIDI notes, MIDI controller data or even high-resolution audio track ramp automation and responds by… Read More MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer
At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show, Digidesign introduced two new Pro Tools LE system bundles: 003 Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete Both bundles combine a Digidesign 003 hardware interface with the new Complete Production Toolkit – the new expansion option for Pro Tools LE systems that combines a variety of plug-ins for both… Read More NAMM Update: Digidesign Intros Two Pro Tools LE System Bundles
M-Audio introduced a new series of USB MIDI keyboard controllers at the 2009 NAMM Show. The Axiom Pro family builds on M-Audio’s line of USB MIDI keyboards, but is designed provide musicians with a more responsive playing experience as well as deeper tactile control to mimic the feel of playing a real piano. Available in… Read More NAMM Show: M-Audio Axiom Pro Control Keyboards
2009 Winter NAMM Show: First up, let me state a pet peave: it should be against the law for software makers to advertise their software with awesome 3D models. All the ads for MOTU BPM make it look like it’s an killer piece of hardware, not a virtual instrument. This seems to be a favorite trick… Read More MOTU BPM Software Drum Module
Livid has announced that they will be giving away a limited edition of their Ohm DJ/VJ controller: In celebration of the great response we have had this past year for the Ohm controller with hundreds of users now in over 35 countries, we are giving away an Special Edition Ohm package. This one-of-a-kind Ohm is… Read More Win A Livid Ohm DJ/VJ Controller
Want to know why there aren’t more interesting music apps being created for the iPhone? It’s because developers have figured out that the easy money is in creating mindless apps like the new Fart Piano (App Store link). According to its developers: Why just listen to toneless farts when you can make music? Fart Piano… Read More The Most Unnecessary iPhone App Ever: Fart Piano
At the 2009 NAMM Show, Vir2 introduced Mojo a horn virtual instrument. Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is designed for emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band. More than a dozen articulations are instantly loaded and intelligently handled… Read More Winter NAMM Update: Mojo Horns
At the 2009 NAMM Show, Eastwest/Quantum Leap introduced Quantum Leap SILK – a virtual (software) instrument that features a collection of historic and unique string and woodwind instruments from China, Persia and India. I was able to check SILK out at NAMM, and it’s an awesome-sounding sound library that’s likely to see a lot of work on… Read More Quantum Leap Silk Virtual Instrument
Who is Ableton? What is Ableton Live? What’s so great about it anyway? Who uses Live? Why? All the answers are here, in this one-minute movie from the people at Ableton.
