NAMM 2010

  On 1/13/2010 at 9:58 PM, Brandi_B said:

there's gonna be some form of a micro mpc from akai

 

edit: no it's the abelton controller. smaller version.

wristwatch MPC, just like those old casio calculator watches.

  On 1/13/2010 at 10:03 PM, Brandi_B said:

  On 1/13/2010 at 9:43 PM, acidphakist said:

is that metasonix midi->cv for real? wtf?

 

i will say, however, that the metasonix r51 tube vca has become my most important piece of euro gear.

 

yeah metasonix makes good stuff

Well, yeah...the VCA is awesome. I'll be getting the multimode filter next.

But a midi/cv from them is just plain silly. That component is a commodity and I don't know why anyone would pay a premium for a yellow one.

^ i guess so they can have "all metasonix gear" like people say they have a motm system, or a .com system, or doepfer system, i guess so peopel can say they have a metasonix system. idk.

  On 1/14/2010 at 1:08 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 1/13/2010 at 9:58 PM, Brandi_B said:

there's gonna be some form of a micro mpc from akai

 

edit: no it's the abelton controller. smaller version.

 

wristwatch MPC, just like those old casio calculator watches.

I would buy that if it had blue tooth audio and midi streaming and wasn't 2000 dollars.

APC20

http://www.akaipro.com/apc20

Personally this would fit on my desk better.

^moog guitar adds midi

^akai for iphone

I was hoping for even more comptact... Luke encoders for volume, instead of sliders. And/or a bigger grid

Soundcloud and Presonus team up for quick music upload, integrated into your DAW. More in spoiler.

SoundCloud, the online music service, today launches the first in a series of product integrations with professional music software makers which will enable producers to upload their tracks to the web direct from their favourite audio applications. The first partnerships, announced today at NAMM, are with Studio One from PreSonus and Audiofile Engineering's Wave Editor, with Ableton Live to follow.

......

PRS offers a floyd rose bridge. Interesting...

wow, korg's stuff is laem this year...kaoscillator is only interesting thing really.

rumors going about that the new dsi product is indeed not *new*, but a mohpo keyboard. Depending on price and knobbage this could be interesting.

New peavey head, going after British tone. Me likes. Peavey is a great company.

roland stuff

http://www.roland.co.jp/products/jp/...wproducts.html

Brandi said knobbage <3

arturia controllers

roland stuff

http://www.roland.co.jp/products/NAMM2010/index.html

Yeah I kinda have my eye on that Kaosscillator Pro atm

yeah, looks fun.

sad that it seems there will never be new electribes

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This is the Kaossilator Pro. It's one of the best examples of a "user-requested" product we've ever produced. Yes, it looks like a KP3... but it's actually a combination of a synthesizer, sampler, and loop recorder. Each of the four buttons below the pad are like a self-contained Kaossilator. You can record unlimited layers on each button, just like the original Kaossilator... except now, you can also combine it with unlimited layers of live audio recording via the RCA or 1/4" mic inputs! There are 200 programs, with some very cool sampled drum kits (4 samples + modulation per program) and lots of new flavor.

 

We've also added an SD card for storage, and the ability to export your loops via USB, so you can add them to whatever project you're working on in your DAW. There's MIDI in/out for sync, and for controlling (and yes, playing) the Kaossilator Pro via an external controller. It also acts as a MIDI controller, in the same fashion as the KP3.

TENORI-ON OS update in addition to the new orange one:

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# Tighter operation - Through internal software refinements the Yamaha engineers have successfully improved the overall processing performance, giving the Tenori-On player the experience of a ‘tighter’ and more instantaneous real-time performance instrument.

# Improved MIDI sync - A high percentage of Tenori-On owners use their instrument in conjunction with a computer-based DAW. This combination gives maximum sonic versatility. The new Version 2.0 firmware now responds to the F2 MIDI Song Position Pointer message allowing it to be seamlessly integrated into all popular DAW systems.

# Global Mute - Its now simple to Globally Mute the Tenori-On audio output for all tracks by using R4 and L1 top panel buttons. This allows performers, especially when using the Tenori-On with a DAW, to create dramatic mutes (and unmutes) via shortcut keys, without having to enter the deeper menu architecture of the Tenori-On.

# Reset Loop Timing - When changing loop speeds and accessing the unique Tenori-On layer loop points, its possible to have different tracks running out of sync with each other. This can create a unique musical feel however, at some musical moment, its good to be able to reset all loop points. In the original Tenori-On firmware this feature was buried deep within the menu structures however, with Version 2.0, this is now available from the top panel buttons. Simply by hitting the combination of L4 and R1 all tracks will reset to their original loop timing points.

# User Scale - A feature that has been highly requested by the Tenori-On enthusiasts is the ability to expand and edit the instruments global note scaling. Rather than being confined to a range of 16 consecutive notes per layer, its now possible to create a global ‘User Scale’ allowing different notes from different octaves to be accessed and sequenced within one single layer. This new function will open up many new musical dimensions for the Tenori-On player as any note can now be assigned to a layer.

# Swing - With a new ‘Swing’ function implemented in Version 2.0 its now possible to give the entire instrument a new level of musical ‘feel’. With a -23/+23 swing parameter its also possible to fine tune this ‘feel’ using the jog wheel in real-time. The new Swing feature is especially creative when Slaved to an external DAW as it allows the Tenori-On to swing while the DAW remains rigid

i want to know what gforce is announcing darn it

  On 1/14/2010 at 2:27 PM, Brandi_B said:

^ i guess so they can have "all metasonix gear" like people say they have a motm system, or a .com system, or doepfer system, i guess so peopel can say they have a metasonix system. idk.

 

  On 1/14/2010 at 1:08 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 1/13/2010 at 9:58 PM, Brandi_B said:

there's gonna be some form of a micro mpc from akai

 

edit: no it's the abelton controller. smaller version.

 

wristwatch MPC, just like those old casio calculator watches.

I would buy that if it had blue tooth audio and midi streaming and wasn't 2000 dollars.

they should base one on wave twisters, one button you push to sample or spin to scratch, it'd be hot.

that's sad there won't be new electribes, the electribe-s is the only thing ever I regret selling. those new kaossilaters do look pretty sweet though, anyone try one?

these look pretty neat. prolly expensive though.

  On 1/14/2010 at 5:42 PM, spraaaa said:

  On 1/14/2010 at 2:27 PM, Brandi_B said:

^ i guess so they can have "all metasonix gear" like people say they have a motm system, or a .com system, or doepfer system, i guess so peopel can say they have a metasonix system. idk.

 

  On 1/14/2010 at 1:08 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 1/13/2010 at 9:58 PM, Brandi_B said:

there's gonna be some form of a micro mpc from akai

 

edit: no it's the abelton controller. smaller version.

 

wristwatch MPC, just like those old casio calculator watches.

I would buy that if it had blue tooth audio and midi streaming and wasn't 2000 dollars.

they should base one on wave twisters, one button you push to sample or spin to scratch, it'd be hot.

 

that's sad there won't be new electribes, the electribe-s is the only thing ever I regret selling. those new kaossilaters do look pretty sweet though, anyone try one?

I'm sure Sonic State will have a video demo of it by this weekend.

Barritone 8 string from taylor. Very nice.

about to head down to anaheim now. those arturia controllers look - well - needlessly expensive is my guess. trying to grab the analogue-styled wood-paneled market... but they look an awful lot like axioms to me. i'll check them out though.

stopping by the EKS booth to check out the otus DJ controller, and of course all the usual suspects (dave smith, ableton/c74, analogue haven...)

i'm bringing the iphone so i'll send pictures of anything awesome.

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PRESS RELEASE: E-MU Systems has announced that its new E-MU LONGboard 61 and SHORTboard 49 keyboards are now shipping. These completely new instruments combine great feeling 61-note or 49-note MIDI controller keyboards with a 128-voice professional sample-based instrument with 32-bit effects and a world-class 64MB sound set.

 

"We're very excited about the release of these high-performance keyboards," said Michael Lee, E-MU Systems Marketing Manager. "The key beds feel great and the sound set is really outstanding, containing all the essential instruments a working keyboard player needs."

 

Both instruments feature a 64MB sound set containing a complete range of classic keyboard instruments such as: Grand Pianos, Electric Pianos, B3s, Clavinets, Solina-Moog-OB-Prophet-Juno-TB synthesizer leads and basses, as well a General MIDI sound set. Sounds can be modified during performance using six controller knobs, pitch and mod wheels, controller pedal, footswitch and the octave transpose buttons.

 

The LONGboard and SHORTboard are based on the new E-MU 8030 platform, which performs super high-quality pitch interpolation for 128 voices, as well as generating 256 envelope generators, 128 LFOs, 128 low-pass filters (12dB/octave with resonance), 128 DCAs and 32-bit effects processing. "The advanced technology contained in this keyboard is astounding," said Michael Lee. "Because of the 8030 chip, we're able to offer a truly professional keyboard at an unbelievable price point."

 

PIPEline wireless audio transmission is also included, and under battery power, allows completely cordless operation up to 49 feet away. PIPEline is E-MU's new wireless stereo transceiver system designed for musicians.

 

Prices for the LONGboard and SHORTboard are as follows:

 

LONGboard:

$499.99 including PIPEline receiver (US only)

€399.99

 

SHORTboard:

$399.99 including PIPEline receiver (US only)

€299.99

  On 1/14/2010 at 6:01 PM, maus said:

about to head down to anaheim now. those arturia controllers look - well - needlessly expensive is my guess. trying to grab the analogue-styled wood-paneled market... but they look an awful lot like axioms to me. i'll check them out though.

 

stopping by the EKS booth to check out the otus DJ controller, and of course all the usual suspects (dave smith, ableton/c74, analogue haven...)

 

i'm bringing the iphone so i'll send pictures of anything awesome.

awesome!

  On 1/14/2010 at 5:25 PM, Brandi_B said:

 

sad that it seems there will never be new electribes

yeah that is a shame. i'd love to see them combine the esx and emx into one box and add some flexibility to the sequencing timing.. and maybe update the filter chaining capabilities while they're at it.

thanks for posting all of this info, it's been great to read.

edit: anything new there from vermona, jomox or future retro?

  On 1/14/2010 at 6:47 PM, uptowndevil said:

  On 1/14/2010 at 5:25 PM, Brandi_B said:

 

sad that it seems there will never be new electribes

 

yeah that is a shame. i'd love to see them combine the esx and emx into one box and add some flexibility to the sequencing timing.. and maybe update the filter chaining capabilities while they're at it.

 

ALli've ever wanted from the electribes is usb (get rid of smart media), more memory, and individual outputs for each channel (or stream the audio thru usb). As far the the esx goes they can leave it the same tbh, Yeah some of the fx are lame and there's other stuff that could be changed. But those are the only things that have been an issue to me. Basically, I make a song in the electribe, then I want to port it to cubase so i can mix it, etc. It is a royal pain in the ass to do that separately for every channel, on every program, within the song. Not to mention that the electribe likes to be the master clock which can occasionally introduce probs.

Speaking of electribes, I saw Braintree play the other night, and he rocked that shit!

  On 1/14/2010 at 6:47 PM, uptowndevil said:

  On 1/14/2010 at 5:25 PM, Brandi_B said:

 

sad that it seems there will never be new electribes

 

 

 

thanks for posting all of this info, it's been great to read.

 

edit: anything new there from vermona, jomox or future retro?

These will likely show up later in the day or tomorrow. I'm counting on sonic state and matrix synth for those reports, and sonic state usually does only major updates thru the day, then posts massive amounts of video and news in the evening.

  On 1/14/2010 at 7:09 PM, Kcinsu said:

Speaking of electribes, I saw Braintree play the other night, and he rocked that shit!

Nice! I really like braintree's music. Didn't know he was a triber. I love electribes. Especially live, they are a god send. Which is why it is so confusing korg hasn't re-upped. I think the current emx, esx, came out in 2002. Been a while.

holy crap, harmony central news just exploded with stuff.

holy crap sonic state just exploded too.

I'm glad i've got easy stuff to do at work today. It's like Christmas for stuff i'll never have!