2006 NAMM Update: Akai Debuts New MPC 2500 Music Production Center

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Akai Professional introduced the MPC2500 Music Production Center. The MPC2500 is the successor to the company’s highly acclaimed MPC2000XL. Featuring an inviting user interface, great-feeling velocity and pressure sensitive pads, twin onboard effects processors with a send for outboard effects, Q-Link controllers, plus 10 outputs and an S/PDIF digital output, the… Read More 2006 NAMM Update: Akai Debuts New MPC 2500 Music Production Center

January 30, 2006June 10, 2007Leave a comment

Akai Intros EWI 4000S MIDI Wind Instrument/Controller

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Akai Professional introduced the EWI4000S Wind Controller. The newest addition to the EWI family incorporates numerous enhancements to its overall design as a wind controller, and adds an integrated analog modeling synthesizer optimized for wind control, dedicated MIDI In and Out ports, an audio output, new performance functions, internal effects processing,… Read More Akai Intros EWI 4000S MIDI Wind Instrument/Controller

January 30, 2006June 14, 20071 Comment

Roland Expands Electronic Hand Percussion Line

NAMM Update: Roland has announced the second member of its HandSonic family: the HandSonic 10 (HPD-10). More affordable and streamlined than its big brother, it offers the same pad response that made the original HandSonic popular, but with a specialized set of features and a fresh batch of sounds, rhythms, and effects. An all-new collection… Read More Roland Expands Electronic Hand Percussion Line

January 28, 2006June 11, 2007Leave a comment

Moog at NAMM

The spirit of Dr. Robert Moog, father of the modern synthesizer, was all over NAMM. There were analog synthesizers galore, and the world of modular synths seemed to be healthier than ever. Nowhere was his presence felt, though, more than the Moog Music booth. Moog Music had a special poster set up for Nammsters to… Read More Moog at NAMM

January 28, 2006June 11, 2007Leave a comment

Future-Retro Debuts XS Analog Modular Synthesizer / Expander

2 006 NAMM Show Update: Jered Flickinger from Future Retro introduced their new XS analog modular synthesizer, designed to expand the sound capabilities of their existing products and other modular synthesizer systems. Housed in a aluminum chassis, the unit can be rack mounted taking up 3U spaces, or used with additional desktop end pieces for… Read More Future-Retro Debuts XS Analog Modular Synthesizer / Expander

January 22, 2006June 10, 2007Leave a comment

Gibson Intros Digital Guitar

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Gibson Guitar has introduced what it calls “the first truly digital guitar”. The Gibson Digital Guitar brings the 1930s technology of conventional electric guitars into the Digital Age, opening a virtually unlimited array of musical possibilities for guitarists. The Gibson Digital Guitar System features: A genuine Gibson guitar, 100% compatible with… Read More Gibson Intros Digital Guitar

January 21, 2006June 10, 2007Leave a comment

NAMM Expo: JazzMutant Lemur Update

2006 Winter NAMM Expo: Cycling ’74 has announced revision software 1.3 for the JazzMutant Lemur Multi-touch control surface. The forthcoming update will be available via download for all current Lemur customers. New software features in version 1.3 allow the Lemur to be reconfigured in powerful ways from a host computer via the OSC (Open Sound… Read More NAMM Expo: JazzMutant Lemur Update

January 18, 2006June 19, 2007Leave a comment

Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine Tube-Based Synth

Metasonix, creators of tube-based analog music gear, has introduced what they call “The Ultimate Tube Synthesizer,” the Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine. Pitch sources: 2 independent VCOs Made entirely of vacuum and gas-filled tubes Range >2 octaves using CV, octave switching allows range from 33 Hz (low C) to more than 2 kHz. 3 waveforms: thyratron… Read More Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine Tube-Based Synth

January 10, 2006January 24, 2009Leave a comment

Add MIDI to a Speak and Spell

Here’s one for the benders & DIY’rs: Highly Liquid is offering MIDISpeak Module – Version 2, a talking toy MIDI retrofit for the Speak & Spell, Speak & Read, or Speak & Math. Features: Adds a standard MIDI IN port to your Speak & Spell, Speak & Read, or Speak & Math. Non-English versions also… Read More Add MIDI to a Speak and Spell

January 9, 2006June 10, 20071 Comment

Building an x0xb0x Synth

Electronica band SubAtomicGlue has a great step-by-step, blow-by-blow account of building and troubleshooting an x0xb0x kit. They call it the xoxl0g. If you’re not familiar with the x0xb0x, it’s a circuit-accurate recreation of the electronics of the popular TB-303 bassline synth, with an updated sequencer and some goodies like MIDI and USB connectivity. The blog… Read More Building an x0xb0x Synth

January 1, 2006June 10, 2007Leave a comment

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