NAMM Update: Roland released the new SR-G01 G-70 Upgrade kit for the the G-70 Music Workstation, shown at right.. The SR-G01 contains the G-70 Version 2.0 update which includes over 20 new features and 10 new Music Styles (plus 10 Music Assistant registrations). With the release of Version 2, Roland expanded keyboard player’s horizons thanks… Read More NAMM: SR-G01 G-70 Upgrade Kit for Roland G-70
At the 2006 Winter NAMM Show, Edirol introduced the UA-4FX portable USB audio/MIDI interface. The UA-4FX features low-latency audio and MIDI performance, 24/96 audio resolution, and built-in effects. Route audio in and out of the UA-4FX via analog I/O or take advantage of its S/PDIF optical output. Windows XP users can use the optical output… Read More NAMM: Edirol Intros New Audio/MIDI Interface
NAMM Update: Edirol introduced a new hardware/software combination that they call “a breakthrough product that integrates the flexibility of software with the hands-on ease of hardware.” Edirol’s “motion dive .tokyo performance package” consists of the visual software “motion dive .tokyo” bundled with Edirol’s MD-P1, a dedicated control console that connects via USB. Together, this package… Read More 2006 Winter NAMM Update: Edirol Motion Dive .Tokyo
NAMM Update: A new looping unit from BOSS was turning heads at the recent Winter NAMM Show. BOSS calls it “the most feature-laded looper in the company’s history.” (We’ll take that as feature-laden!) The RC-50 is housed in a seven-footswitch floor unit, and allows three stereo loop tracks to be manipulated simultaneously. Each loop track… Read More NAMM Update: Boss Loop Station
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: BOSS introduced a new Compact Pedal; the AC-3. This new-generation compact pedal employs COSM modeling technology to transform any electric guitar into a variety of acoustic guitar sounds. BOSS’s COSM Acoustic-Modeling technology is showcased in this small but powerful pedal, which simulates an acoustic guitar much more precisely and realistically than… Read More NAMM Update: Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
At the recent 2006 NAMM Winter Show, iKEY-Audio, introduced the iKEY PLUS – a device that records live audio and converts it into high quality MP3 and WAV files and saves them directly to an iPod or another USB compatible storage device. While incorporating the technology of the original iKEY, the new iKEY PLUS takes… Read More NAMM Update: iKey Plus Turns Audio Into MP3s
The spirit of Dr. Robert Moog, father of the modern synthesizer, was all over NAMM. There were analog synthesizers galore, and the world of modular synths seemed to be healthier than ever. Nowhere was his presence felt, though, more than the Moog Music booth. Moog Music had a special poster set up for Nammsters to… Read More Moog at NAMM
At the NAMM 2006 Winter Show, held recently in Anaheim, California, Cycling ’74 had its core apps, Max, MSP and Jitter, running on an Intel-based Macintosh OS X system. We talked with Cycling’s Darwin Grosse about the new versions. He said that they were running on one of Apple’s Intel development boxes. He also noted… Read More NAMM Secrets: Cycling Running Core Apps on Intel Macs
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the X2 (X-squared) Professional Direct Drive Turntable / MP3 CD Player, a new concept in professional DJ equipment. Equipped with a full size 12-inch aluminum platter, tone arm, and CD drive, the X2 is the one piece of equipment capable of controlling a DJ’s vinyl, CD, or MP3 collection—and… Read More NAMM Update: Numark X2 Pro Turntable/MP3 CD Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show Update: Numark announced the new TTUSB Turntable. Packaged with all the necessary cables to interconnect with both a computer and a stereo playback system, along with software to remove clicks, pops, and other undesirable characteristics of vinyl, the TTUSB is a comprehensive package that breathes new life into older recordings while… Read More Numark Intros USB Turntable
