Behringer has introduced the U-CONTROL UMA25S Keyboard controller – a MIDI controller with on-board USB audio interface. The on-board USB audio interface accepts mic or line signals; headphones with boom microphone included. The UMA25S operates on DC, battery or USB power. The UMA25S ships with energy/XT2 Compact BEHRINGER Edition DAW software plus over 100 plug-ins.… Read More Behringer Introduces the UMA25S Keyboard Controller
This is a demo of the H-Pi Tonal Plexus TPX6s, a keyboard designed for creating microtonal music. “Here is a sketch using 2 main ideas. The first is a motive including the 11th and 13th harmonics, and the second is a sequence using natural 7ths. Sorry, the camera angle is not the greatest as it… Read More Bizarre Keyboard Demo
WaveIdea has introduced NeoSynth24, an synth-on-a-card expansion board for CME keyboards (UF and VX series). NeoSynth24 features a built in sound bank (64 MBytes/256 Mbits) that can be updated at your convenience. Various sound banks are available (General MIDI standard instruments set, Grand Piano style, Hip Hop style, Techno/House style, R&B style, etc). Multiple sound… Read More NeoSynth, Synth-On-A-Card For CME Keyboard Controllers
Remember the bizarre C-Thru Music AXiS-64 MIDI controller, introduced at the Winter NAMM Show? At the Summer NAMM Show, they were showing the second Axis product, the Axis 49, a smaller and more budget-friendly version of their debut release. The Axis 49 has the same velocity-sensitive buttons as its bigger brother, but doesn’t have pitch-bend or modulation wheels.… Read More Summer NAMM: C-Thru Music Axis 49 Video
Hamster Sammy enjoys improvising on an Opal Sonome: She gives herself a little wash and clean while holding down a minor 9th chord! The plastic sphere is her means of transport while chasing humans across the kitchen floor, her equivalent to a skateboard or bike. The Opal Sonome looks substantially similar to the C-Thru Axis… Read More Hamster Plays Bizarre Opal Sonome MIDI Keyboard
NAMM Update: Akai Professional announced the availability of its new USB/MIDI performance controller: the MPK49. The MPK49 combines a 49-key, semi-weighted, aftertouch-equipped keyboard with 12 genuine MPC drum pads, complete with the popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters found in the iconic MPC family. Forty-eight total pads are accessible via four pad banks.… Read More Akai Professional Ships MPK49 Performance USB Keyboard
ESI Audio has announced that the K.ON expandable controller is now shipping. K.ON has with 88 hammer action keys and a total of 4 expansion slots, compatible with existing synthesizer modules from other vendors and with forthcoming expansions from ESI. One of the expansion slots is occupied by the standard I/O board featuring support to… Read More ESI Audio Shipping K.ON Expandable Control Keyboard
TerraTec Producer‘s Expandable Controller Keyboard AREA 61 will be available in spring this year. AREA 61 is an expandable keyboard system for studio and live musicians. It offers freely selectable, integrated sound generators (f.e. KOMPLEXER DSP soundboard) that may also serve as a central control unit for all software sequencers and virtual instruments in computer… Read More TerraTec Producer’s AREA 61 Expandable MIDI Controller Keyboard Available This Spring
Korg has announced the newest member of its K-series USB-MIDI Studio Controller keyboards, the K61P. It combines powerful controller functions with 24 onboard keyboard sounds, bridging computer music and stand-alone performance needs. The onboard sound engine includes a high-quality stereo piano that has been sampled to capture all the richness and detail of a grand… Read More Korg Intros K61 USB-MIDI Controller With Built-In Sounds
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: M-Audio announced the release of a complete line of Oxygen USB MIDI mobile keyboard controllers—the Oxygen 61, Oxygen 49 and Oxygen 8 v2. “The redesigned Oxygen 8 v2 features many updates that bring even more power to computer-based musicians. Extending these features to the Oxygen 61 and Oxygen 49 means more… Read More M-Audio Releases Full Oxygen MIDI Controller Line
