Native Instruments Maschine

2009 NAMM Show: Native Instruments today announced Maschine, their next-generation music production workstation – a sort of Akai MPC/computer hybrid. Maschine combines an advanced software sequencer and sampler with an integrated MPC-style performance controller. Maschine is designed to provide a tactile and immediate interface to computer-based music production setups. I was skeptical about Maschine going into… Read More Native Instruments Maschine

Immersive Media Research Debuts Vortex Zoom Encoder at Winter ’09 NAMM

2009 NAMM Show: Samson Technologies and Immersive Media Research (IMR) have announced new technology that lets H2 Handy Recorder owners share surround-sound recordings with the world.  With four built-in microphones, the H2 captures 360° sound into two stereo WAV files. Until now, there was no easy way for H2 owners to share their unique surround recordings… Read More Immersive Media Research Debuts Vortex Zoom Encoder at Winter ’09 NAMM