Alesis Trigger I/O Percussion Interface Tool Now Shipping

Alesis announced today that they are now shipping the Trigger I/O, USB/MIDI, pad trigger interface. The Trigger I/O uses electronic triggers placed on traditional acoustic percussion sources (such as drum heads or cymbals) or electronic drum pad triggers, and converts them into MIDI note messages. With MIDI and USB 1.1 Plug and Play connectivity and… Read More Alesis Trigger I/O Percussion Interface Tool Now Shipping

AudioRealism Drum Machine Offers Best Of Roland 606, 808, 909

AudioRealism has announced a new virtual drum machine, AudioRealism Drum Machine (ADM), that promises to capture the best of the sounds of drum machines of the early 80’s. Features Three realtime switchable drum machine models Internal 32 step sequencer with global accent per step, four prescale selections per pattern, flam and shuffle, 128 patterns per… Read More AudioRealism Drum Machine Offers Best Of Roland 606, 808, 909

PowerFX Releases VDM-1 Drum Machine ReFill

PowerFX has introduced VDM-1, a collection of vintage drum machines for Reason. The VDM-1 ReFill has over 50 Reason Redrum and NN-XT presets containing over 675 samples with Combinator graphics that emulate the original machine’s look. The ReFill also includes “Multi-out” presets for Rewire master hosts like Pro Tools, Cubase and others and includes “All… Read More PowerFX Releases VDM-1 Drum Machine ReFill

SoundJump Releases VDM-1 Vintage Drum Machines Reason ReFill

SoundJump has announced the immediate availability of their first product, the VDM-1 Vintage Drum Machines Refill for Propellerhead Reason. This collection of 12 of the most famous drum machines ever created is for the drum machine “purist” who requires the most authentic recreations for their collection and or production studio client’s needs. It is offered… Read More SoundJump Releases VDM-1 Vintage Drum Machines Reason ReFill

Sexiest NAMM Vaporware: The Dave Smith, Roger Linn BoomChik Drum Machine

Every year at NAMM, some of the sexiest gear and software that is shown is stuff that isn’t available. Typically, about time for the summer NAMM show, companies announce that they are finally shipping the product. In addition to the products that actually ship, though, there are items announced that you never hear about again.… Read More Sexiest NAMM Vaporware: The Dave Smith, Roger Linn BoomChik Drum Machine

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

NAMM Update: ZOOM Intros SB-246 Street Box Hip-Hop Rhythm Machine

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Zoom introduced the SB-246 Street Box, in collaboration with the hot Nashville-based producers Beat Kangz. A dedicated Hip Hop rhythm machine, the SB-246 features a slim, compact design, 529 Hip Hop sounds, studio quality effects, and a built-in sequencer with loop capability. The SB-246 comes with an array of percussion and… Read More NAMM Update: ZOOM Intros SB-246 Street Box Hip-Hop Rhythm Machine

2006 NAMM Show: Akai MPC 1000 Updated

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Akai announced Version 2.0 software revision for MPC1000 Music Production Center. The update, which coincides with a cosmetic change (from blue to black) for new units, is available free of charge from the company’s website and includes a number of significant enhancements that facilitates greater versatility from this popular compositional tool.… Read More 2006 NAMM Show: Akai MPC 1000 Updated