inMusic – the parent company to Akai Professional, Alesis, Denon DJ, Marantz, Numark and other pro music brands – has announced that it has acquired FXpansion’s BFD drum software platform.… Read More inMusic Acquires BFD Drum Software Instrument From ROLI
The new firmware delivers control of Ableton Live’s session view, mixer, effects and devices via wi-fi for Force, MPC X and MPC Live. … Read More Akai Professional Updates Force, MPC With Ableton Live Control
Rane DJ today introduced a new family of ‘Battle Ready’ DJ products, the Seventy-Two Battle Mixer and the Twelve Battle Controller.… Read More Rane Intros “Battle Ready” DJ Gear
inMusic’s suit seeks to put a permanent stop to Roland’s sale of products that it says “infringe inMusic’s patented technology and asks the Court to require that Roland compensate inMusic appropriately for Roland’s unauthorized use of patented inMusic technology.”… Read More InMusic Files Lawsuit Against Roland Over Electronic Drum Patents
Akai Professional today announced the MPC X – a flagship standalone MPC that offers extensive MIDI + CV/Gate sequencing. … Read More Akai Pro Intros New Standalone Touchscreen MPC X With Touchscreen Display, CV Support & More
MPC Live expands on the production workflow of the MPC Touch by adding standalone functionality. … Read More Akai Pro Announces Standalone MPC Live
MPC 2.0 works either alone as your main DAW or can also integrate with your current DAW as a VST or AU plug-in. … Read More Akai Pro Intros MPC 2.0 For Mac & PC
DJ equipment maker Rane Corporation has announced that the company is being sold to inMusic and that company co-founders Linda Arink and Dennis Bohn plan to retire once the transaction is completed later this summer. inMusic CEO Jack O’Donnell calls Rane a ‘great addition to inMusic’, adding “Rane is a dynamic, esteemed audio brand.”
Virtual instrument developer SONiVOX announced at The 2016 NAMM Show that they have released the first five of its series of virtual instruments called Singles. SoniVox describe Singles as “bite-sized downloadable virtual instruments” which provide producers “a single high-quality instrument at an outstanding value.” With Singles, artists can choose the specific instrument they need, complete… Read More SoniVox Debuts ‘Singles’ Virtual Instruments at 2016 NAMM Show
M-Audio announced the introduction of their latest controller, the CTRL 49, at the 2016 NAMM Show today . The new keyboard provides advanced control of virtual instruments and DAWs via a full-color, high-resolution 4.3-inch screen. As the name indicates, it features a 49-key semi-weighted keybed, and, say company officials, the directional cluster of hardware controls… Read More M-Audio Debuts CTRL 49 Keyboard Controller at 2016 NAMM Show
