At the 2008 Winter NammShow, Korg introduced the Pa2X Pro, a $4600.00 keyboard workstation that uses the same EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound engine that powers the Korg M3 workstation, Pa800 and the new Pa500. Also included are a motorized/tilting full-color TouchView display (with contextual Help screens in seven languages) and a set of assignable… Read More Korg Debuts Pa2X Pro Music Workstation
NAMM Update: Roland announced what they call the most powerful and luxurious live workstation in Roland history. Luxuriate in the details: The Fantom-G offers an advanced sound engine, the ARX SuperNATURAL expansion bay, a large color LCD, a new audio/MIDI recorder, 88-note Ivory Feel weighted keys (Fantom-G8), 76-note keys (Fantom-G7), and 61-note keys (Fantom-G6). The… Read More Roland Fantom-G Workstations
2008 NAMM Show: Roland announced the new E-09W interactive arranger. The popular E-09 boasts 870 sounds, 70 drum kits, interactive music style including Western, Middle Eastern and Asian, and, 47 Multi-FX, 64-voice polyphony and more. Roland equipped the board with a built-in 16-track recorder for capturing and developing musical idea.An Easy Mode provides quick, friendly… Read More 2008 NAMM Show: Roland E-09W Interactive Arranger
NAMM Update: The MPD32 is Akai Professional’s latest pad controller for musicians and DJs. Using a USB cable to connect to a PC or Mac, the MPD32 is designed for hardware control of programs like Reason, Ableton Live and GarageBand. The MPD32 is the only pad controller on the market to feature the MPC Note… Read More I Want An Akai MPD32 Software Pad Controller
At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Akai Professional announced the MPC5000, the first MPC to include eight-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, three-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 PPQ resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks and 12 Q-Link controllers. There is even a new… Read More Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center
Open Labs decided to make their Winter Product Release virtually this year, instead of at the 2008 Winter NAMM Show. “We have had great success using the world-wide web and wanted to give back to the virtual community by allowing them unprecedented access to our products, staff and artists,” said Victor Wong, Founder and Chairman… Read More OpenLabs Blows Off The NAMM Show
Kurzweil has published several videos on the new PC3: PC3 Sneak Preview VA1 PC3 Sneak Preview Pop Keys PC3 Sneak Preview Mellotron PC3 Sneak Preview EPs 1 PC3 Sneak Preview EPs 3 In addition to Kurzweil’s renowned Triple Strike Grand Piano, the PC3 features hundreds of new basses, drums, guitars, and synths sounds. Many features… Read More Kurzweil PC3 Videos
M-Audio is now shipping the KeyStudio 49i music production system, the first-ever USB keyboard controller to integrate a 2-in/2-out audio interface and on-board premium piano sound. In designing the KeyStudio 49i keyboard, M-Audio engineers focused on the needs of songwriters: a keyboard controller, on-board premium piano sound, software General MIDI sound bank, audio/MIDI recording interface… Read More M-Audio KeyStudio 49i Offers MIDI Controller, Realistic Piano Sound
The guys at Open Labs offer this bizarre video that shows how a NeKo is born:
Sinevibes has announced that their complete line of products for Roland V-Synth series is now fully compatible with the new V-Synth GT. This allows all GT owners to supercharge their synthesizers with new sound materials and greatly improve their knowledge of the internal sound building technologies. V-Synth GT compatible products are: V-Motions: 96 highly-inspiring patches… Read More Sinevibes Announces V-Synth GT Compatibility
