NAMM: Audio-Technica Headphones Actively Cancel Environmental Noise

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Audio-Technica announced the availability of its ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint active noise-canceling headphones. The ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint headphones employ a miniature microphone in each earpiece that monitors ambient noise (such as airplane cabin or traffic noise) and creates a sound-canceling signal that reduces distracting background noise by up to 85%. Ideal for use with… Read More NAMM: Audio-Technica Headphones Actively Cancel Environmental Noise

January 29, 2007January 29, 20071 Comment

Audio Impressions Reveals Realtime Instruments

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Audio Impressions announced a comprehensive new musical library with powerful software that, according to the company, deliver quality, realism and real-time control never before possible. The library uses the company’s real-time orchestration algorithms to change the number of virtual players and even the size of their enviroment to provide optimal sound.… Read More Audio Impressions Reveals Realtime Instruments

January 29, 2007January 31, 2007Leave a comment

New Tangerine Dream Album A Tribute To Pink Floyd’s Syd Barret

Tangerine Dream will celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2007 with the release of their latest album, Madcap’s Flaming Duty. To be released April 2nd, the album is dedicated to former Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett, who died in July 2006. The lyrics for each of the songs on the new album are adapted from English… Read More New Tangerine Dream Album A Tribute To Pink Floyd’s Syd Barret

January 29, 2007January 29, 20071 Comment

Italy Joins Topless DJ Craze

We don’t know why, but Synthtopia is the top site in the world for the search phrase topless DJ. We’re not sure if it was the story on “Erotic Fetish DJ Extraordinaire” Portia Surreal, the story on pornstar-turned-topless-dj DJ Niki Belucci, or the one about DJ Diva, the topless skydiving DJ, but somehow has Google… Read More Italy Joins Topless DJ Craze

January 29, 2007February 22, 20157 Comments

New Site Lets You Find Music By Singing Tune; Not So Good For Electronica

Midomi is a new site, now in beta testing, that lets you search for music by singing the tune into a microphone. The site lets you search for a song by singing, humming or whistling a bit of the tune. The site then offers search results that include commercially recorded tracks or versions of the… Read More New Site Lets You Find Music By Singing Tune; Not So Good For Electronica

January 27, 2007January 27, 20073 Comments

NAMM: Submersible Music Debuts DrumCore 2.5

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Submersible Music previewed the new 2.5 version of DrumCore software at the NAMM Winter Show Show in Anaheim, CA (January 18-21st). DrumCore 2.5 adds new features that increase DrumCore’s capabilities as a MIDI instrument and make workflow easier when writing songs. New Features: MIDI Standalone Mode – Now DrumCore can act… Read More NAMM: Submersible Music Debuts DrumCore 2.5

January 26, 2007January 26, 2007Leave a comment

M-Audio Introduces Studiophile AV 20 Portable Desktop Speaker System

2007 Winter NAMM Show: M-Audio released the Studiophile AV 40 professional desktop reference monitors. The Studiophile AV 40 monitors use the same acclaimed technology that has made M-Audio reference monitors so popular among top-shelf producers, engineers and musicians. The compact system features balanced and unbalanced connections, headphone output, additional aux input, video shielding and more—making… Read More M-Audio Introduces Studiophile AV 20 Portable Desktop Speaker System

January 26, 2007January 26, 2007Leave a comment

Alesis Intros USB Mic Podcasting Kit

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Alesis introduced their USB Mic Podcasting Kit. According to the company, the USB Mic Podcasting Kit allows even the most inexperienced users to quickly record audio into the computer and have their podcast heard on the Internet. Just plug the USB microphone into your computer – the microphone is a plug-and-play… Read More Alesis Intros USB Mic Podcasting Kit

January 26, 2007January 26, 2007Leave a comment

NAMM: Open Labs Intros Gen 3 MiKo Mobile Production Centers

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Open Labs announced the Gen 3 series of MiKo Mobile ProductionCenter products, with powerful upgrades to the MiKo SE and MiKo LX. Open Labs had these on display at the NAMM show, and a little hands-on time revealed that they were more than the sum of their parts. The MiKo is… Read More NAMM: Open Labs Intros Gen 3 MiKo Mobile Production Centers

January 25, 2007January 26, 20071 Comment

Alesis Unveils MultiMix USB 2.0 Series Mixers

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Alesis anounced its new line of MultiMix mixers, featuring USB 2.0 connectivity. Available in 8- and 16-channel configuration, these compact tabletop mixers feature low noise analog electronics, one hundred studio-grade 28-bit digital effects, and rock-solid construction. The USB 2.0 technology incorporated into the MultiMix USB 2.0 Series mixers provides for high… Read More Alesis Unveils MultiMix USB 2.0 Series Mixers

January 25, 2007January 26, 2007Leave a comment