MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer

2009 NAMM Show: MOTU introduced Volta, a virtual instrument plug-in that lets you play and automate modular synthesizers—or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs—from your favorite host audio workstation software. Volta receives conventional virtual instrument input such as MIDI notes, MIDI controller data or even high-resolution audio track ramp automation and responds by… Read More MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer

January 23, 2009January 24, 20091 Comment

NAMM Update: Digidesign Intros Two Pro Tools LE System Bundles

At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show, Digidesign introduced two new Pro Tools LE system bundles: 003 Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete Both bundles combine a Digidesign 003 hardware interface with the new Complete Production Toolkit – the new expansion option for Pro Tools LE systems that combines a variety of plug-ins for both… Read More NAMM Update: Digidesign Intros Two Pro Tools LE System Bundles

January 23, 2009January 23, 2009Leave a comment

MOTU BPM Software Drum Module

2009 Winter NAMM Show: First up, let me state a pet peave: it should be against the law for software makers to advertise their software with awesome 3D models. All the ads for MOTU BPM make it look like it’s an killer piece of hardware, not a virtual instrument. This seems to be a favorite trick… Read More MOTU BPM Software Drum Module

January 22, 2009April 18, 200919 Comments

The Most Unnecessary iPhone App Ever: Fart Piano

Want to know why there aren’t more interesting music apps being created for the iPhone? It’s because developers have figured out that the easy money is in creating mindless apps like the new Fart Piano (App Store link). According to its developers: Why just listen to toneless farts when you can make music? Fart Piano… Read More The Most Unnecessary iPhone App Ever: Fart Piano

January 22, 20091 Comment

Winter NAMM Update: Mojo Horns

At the 2009 NAMM Show, Vir2 introduced Mojo a horn virtual instrument. Inspired by legendary groups like Tower of Power and the big bands of decades past, MOJO is designed for emulating everything from a sultry sax solo to a screaming full big band. More than a dozen articulations are instantly loaded and intelligently handled… Read More Winter NAMM Update: Mojo Horns

January 22, 2009January 24, 2009Leave a comment

Quantum Leap Silk Virtual Instrument

At the 2009 NAMM Show, Eastwest/Quantum Leap introduced Quantum Leap SILK – a virtual (software) instrument that features a collection of historic and unique string and woodwind instruments from China, Persia and India. I was able to check SILK out at NAMM, and it’s an awesome-sounding sound library that’s likely to see a lot of work on… Read More Quantum Leap Silk Virtual Instrument

January 21, 2009February 4, 20092 Comments

Ableton Live In 60 seconds

Who is Ableton? What is Ableton Live? What’s so great about it anyway? Who uses Live? Why? All the answers are here, in this one-minute movie from the people at Ableton.

January 21, 2009January 20, 20092 Comments

Introducing Max for Live

2009 NAMM Show update: This Ableton video offers an introduction to Max For Live.

January 21, 2009January 21, 2009Leave a comment

What’s New In Ableton Live 8

This is an overview, via Ableton, of what’s new in Ableton Live 8.

January 20, 20093 Comments

Arturia Brass 2.0

At the 2009 NAMM Show, Arturia introduced Brass 2, featuring virtual recreations of three wind instruments – a trumpet, a saxophone and a trombone. The characteristics of the real instruments have been analysed and modelled by Ircam Paris using mathematical algorithms. Here’s what’s new in Brass version 2.0: New physical modelling of the saxophone Two… Read More Arturia Brass 2.0

January 20, 2009January 24, 2009Leave a comment

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