Musikmesse 2014: Nektar Technology has announced “deep integration” between the Nektar Panorama line of MIDI controllers and Bitwig Studio. Here’s what they have to say about it:
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This video, via Asha Tamirisa, is a sneak preview of a Max/MSP version of the classic ARP 2500. Tamirisa notes that this is a ‘work in progress’……
At Musikmesse 2014, Roland is showing a new member of the Roland Aira family, the Sync Box.
Developer Alex Matheu has released Sliver – a new iPad app, designed for soundscape and sonic texture creation. According to Matheu, Sliver works with any audio content and lets you create a playable instrument from any sound.
Musikmesse 2014: Arturia today introduced VOX Continental-V, a new virtual instrument for Mac & Windows that recreates the sound of the classic Vox Continental 300. The Vox Continental 300 transistor-based organ was used on some of the most famous songs of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. It was prominently featured on many hit records of… Read More Arturia Intros Vox Continental-V Virtual Organ
Musikmesse 2014: Cakewalk today announced SONAR X3e – a free update which will be available on cakewalk.com later this month. The update is for all three versions of the SONAR family (X3, X3 Studio, and X3 Producer), and, according to Cakewalk, focuses on direct ‘wish list’ feedback from Cakewalk customers. SONAR X3e features nearly 100 enhancements,… Read More Free Sonar X3e Update Delivers Customer ‘Wish List’ Improvements
Musikmesse 2014: Steinberg Media Technologies today announced WaveLab 8.5, an update to the audio editing and mastering application that includes easy file conversion and batch processing, A/B comparison between encoding formats, AAC encoder implementation and convenient multi-format rendering. Here’s what’s new in version 8.5:
Musikmesse 2014: French gear-maker Arturia today announced the latest (and largest) in its KeyLab series, KeyLab 88, its 88-note MIDI keyboard controller and hybrid synthesizer solution. KeyLab 88 is a MIDI keyboard controller with a hammer-action Fatar keybed, which comes with Arturia’s Analog Lab software synth (for Mac and PC), which has over 5,000 TAE… Read More Arturia Debuts KeyLab 88 Controller Keyboard at Musikmesse
Propellerhead Software is holding a contest: they are asking songwriters to submit a video tutorial (via YouTube), no more than 5 minutes in length, showing how you create a song from scratch. The winner’s video gets featured on the Propellerhead site. Deadline is March 25, 2014. Rules and more information are at this link.
