Musikmesse sees the release of Liquid Mix V2.0, a new software release for Liquid Mix, Focusrite’s DSP-powered dynamic convolution mix solution, delivering 32 channels of EQ and Compression simultaneously. The new software release will be available for free to download early in April 2007 and delivers a number of improvements over the original software. The… Read More Musikmesse 2007: Liquid Mix v2.0 Released
Continuing their series of innovative, retro-styled tube effects pedals, Effectrode has announced a limited edition of the Phaseomatic Deluxe vacuum tube phaser pedal. That’s right – a vacuum tube-based phaser effect pedal! This version of the PM-2.1 has an all tube signal processing path controlled by a powerful NCO (Numerically Controlled Oscillator) to drive the… Read More Effectrode Debuts Limited Edition Phaseomatic Deluxe Vacuum Tube Phaser
TC Electronic is revisiting its own legacy by reintroducing their Classic Pedal Series from the 1970s. The series consists of reissues of three sought-after TC Electronic effects: the TC XII Phaser the Booster+Distortion; and the Sustain+Parametric Equalizer
NAMM: TC-Helicon announced VoiceWorksPlus, an evolution of the company’s voice and harmony processor Voiceworks. VoiceWorksPlus offers 4th-generation intelligent harmony processing, as well as Voice Modeling, µMod (micromod), and a version of the Transducer block from TC-Helicon’s flagship studio voice processor, VoicePro. For vocalists playing live gigs with a MIDI sequencer for backup or recording songs… Read More TC-Helicon VoiceWorks Plus Voice and Harmony Processor
NAMM: TC-Helicon announces that a plug-in version of its realistic multi-voice doubling and detuning processor, VoiceDoubler, will soon be available for the PowerCore and Pro Tools|HD platforms. A direct port of TC-Helicon’s respected rackmount front of house effects processor, the plug-in’s algorithms create up to four humanized overdubs in real time as well as classic… Read More TC-Helicon Announces VoiceDoubler Plug-In For PowerCore and Pro Tools|HD Platforms
One of the more interesting new technologies shown at NAMM this year was the Hot Hand Motion-Controlled effects system. Hot Hand lets you use hand gestures to control key functions such as Speed and Depth in tandem with the company’s proprietary motion-controlled Hot Hand Wah Filters and Phaser/Flanger effects consoles. While targeted towards guitarists, the… Read More Source Audio Debuts Hot Hand Wireless Adapter
Line 6 announced at Winter NAMM the Floor POD Plus, the latest addition to their POD line. Floor POD Plus offers all the features of the studio-standard POD 2.0, along with additional premium effects in a road-ready floor pedal with real time foot controls. Floor POD Plus can be used as a multi-effect unit in… Read More Line 6 Announces Floor POD Plus; Now Guitarist Can Geek Out Like Keyboardists
NAMM Show: Line 6 announced the Bass Floor POD, the latest addition to their POD line of products. A complete all-in-one solution, Bass Floor POD provides the bass player with premium tone and effects in a portable, easy-to-use package. Bass Floor POD can be used as a front-end multi-effects/tone pedal for any bass amp, a… Read More Line 6 Intros Bass Floor POD
Winter NAMM Show: Roland introduced the MV-8800 Production Studio. Don’t mistake it for a Music Production Center – it’s an MPS. The MV-8800 is a fully equipped sampler and synthesizer with parameters that can be edited and automated with the assignable sliders and/or with an optional VGA monitor and mouse. It’s also an advanced multitrack… Read More MV-8800 Looks Vaguely Familiar
Guitarists may get more chicks – but keyboardists have always had them beat in the technology department. That distinction may not last, though, based on some of the releases at this year’s NAMM show. Roland introduced an advanced guitar processor – the VG-99. With three processors at its core, plus expressive performance controls such as… Read More VG-99 V-Guitar System Almost As Cool As A Synthesizer
