This video provides an overview of the L.L.Electronics Rozzbox. The RozzBox V2 poly w/ tube filter is a 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer with digital oscillators, digital and analog filters on each voice, and one additional all tube filter. In addition to the the classic design of a 4-oscillator polysynth with analog filters, the RozzBox features some… Read More The L.L.Electronics Rozzbox
2009 NAMM Show Update: Focusrite introduced its first collection of VST/AU plug-ins, the awesomely titled Focusrite Plug-in Suite. The Focusrite Plug-in Suite offers a high-end collection of EQ, compression, reverb and gating VST/AU plug-ins for tracking and mixing: The Compressor and Gate have been modeled on Focusrite’s hardware devices, using the measurement of Focusrite’s custom optos… Read More Focusrite Plug-in Suite
2009 Winter NAMM Show: Korg is working its M50 line, adding a new 73-key keyboard version. The M50 features an angled control panel for easy access to its TouchView interface, a new stereo piano, a collection of vintage keyboards and “60’s era tape playback strings and flute.” (Mellotron). The 61-, 73- and 88-note Korg M50 Music… Read More Korg 73-Key M50 Music Workstation
At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show, Access announced the immediate availability of the Virus TI2, an update to its popular Virus line that’s cold, sexy and 25% more powerful. In addition to greater calculating power, the Virus TI2 is lighter and comes with OS3, which features new FX, including Tape Delay, Frequency Shifter and several new… Read More The Access Virus TI2
2009 Winter NAMM Show: SONiVOX announced the release of Playa – a Hip Hop Virtual Instrument for MAC and PC. Playa’s user interface is designed to bridge the gap between MPC style beat creation and computer based virtual instruments. Features: Over 400 SONiVOX Instruments, including fat synths, basses, drums, leads, orchestral instruments, ethnic instruments, guitars, strings… Read More SONiVOX Playa – A Virtual Instrument For Hip Hop
2009 Winter NAMM Show update: Korg announced that the M3 Expanded was getting an expanded sound library. The M3 XPanded features updated internal PCM, plus 412 MB of free sample expansion. New piano and classic keyboard samples — including three acoustic pianos, 3-way tine and reed electric pianos and four velocity-switched clavs, plus vintage tape-playback… Read More Korg M3 XPanded
2009 NAMM Show: Akai Professional announced the APC40 Control Surface – a sexy new hardware controller designed specifically for Ableton Live. Akai Professional partnered with Ableton to make the APC40 an optimal Ableton Live control surface. Because Akai Professional and Ableton designed the APC40 specifically for using with Live, you won’t need to map or configure its… Read More Akai APC40 Controller For Ableton Live
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
Here are a series of demos of the new BugBrand modular synthesizer. The Bugbrand modular synthesizer is a late entry to a crowded field – but there’s still a lot of room for innovation in modular synthesizers, and the Bugbrand modular synthesizer increases the options available for modular synth fans. Take a look at the… Read More The BugBrand Modular Synthesizer
2009 NAMM Show: Alesis has announced that its iMultiMix 16 USB mixer is now available. The mixer is a “prosumer” level mixer that offers recording direct to iPod. iMultiMix 16 USB is the second entry in a new class of iPod mixers that started with the iMultiMix 8 USB. iMultiMix 16 USB features a Universal Dock for… Read More NAMM Show: Alesis iMultiMix 16 USB iPod Mixer
