electric stimulus to body + myoelectric sensor + OEL test0

YouTube via daito | January 13, 2011 |

"fingers = myoelectric sensors
body = electric stimulation device + OEL"

The Daydream Sound Plays Classic House Music on the EPS 16 Plus

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound | January 13, 2011 |

"Classic House beat on the Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus with alittle bit of Techno LOL!!

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NAMM: Dave Smith and Roger Linn Create a Tempest

YouTube via DaveSmithInstruments | January 13, 2011

Boomchik arrives in a Tempest (click and scroll to see how it has evolved over time).

"Analog Drum Machine a First for Legendary Designers

January 13, 2011—Dave Smith Instruments today introduced Tempest, a new analog drum machine, at the 2011 NAMM Show. Tempest is a collaboration between Smith and longtime friend and fellow instrument designer Roger Linn. Though they've consulted with each other on past projects, Tempest marks the first time a product will carry both the Dave Smith Instruments and Roger Linn Design logos. 'If you're going to make a drum machine, who better to have in your corner than Roger Linn?' said Smith, referring to Linn's legacy as inventor of the digital drum machine.

Though Smith is also responsible for some fine drum machines—most notably Sequential's DrumTraks and Studio 440—Tempest is his first to utilize analog synthesis to generate the sounds. "We've designed a very flexible new synth voice for Tempest," said Smith. Linn added, "The design of Tempest reflects a rethinking of what a drum machine needs to be in the current era. It's not so much a drum machine as a new musical performance instrument for the creation, manipulation, and arrangement of beat-oriented music, with an intuitive and efficient use of human gestures."

Tempest's 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads are arranged in an 8 x 2 array to facilitate both real-time and step entry of beats. Two pressure- and position-sensitive Note FX slide controllers provide a unique new method of performance and control.

"We're very excited about Tempest," said Smith. "It's an instrument with a lot of personality and it's great fun to play. It has been a long time since there has been anything new in the drum machine world."

Tempest is expected to be available by June 2011 with a projected MAP of $1,999.00.

Summary of Features

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NAMM: ARTURIA Analog Experience THE LABORATORY

YouTube via Arturiaweb | January 13, 2011 |

"Analog Experience THE LABORATORY takes everything good about the Player and Factory and adds new features that turn it into a full production suite! In addition to 3500 fabulous sounding presets made from the best synths ever, we've added 200 Scenes offering layers, beats, arpeggiation and more.

And with everything assigned to the controller itself, there's no quicker way to get inspired!"

THE ULTIMATE HYBRID SYNTHESIZER
Analog Experience - The Laboratory is our professional-grade version in the Analog Experience Series. Featuring a top-notch 49-key MIDI keyboard controller and the Laboratory version of our Analog software.

MAIN FEATURES:
* Includes Analog Laboratory with 3500 synths sounds and 200 scenes.
* All presets are carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V, Prophet VS and Jupiter-8V). These TAE® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.
* Fast filter the presets to your requirements: by Instrument, by Type, and by Characteristics.
* In-depth Preset Editing available for the owners of the Arturia Classic Synthesizers (Minimoog V, CS-80 V, etc.). Edit your sounds on the original instruments within Analog Laboratory.
* 200 Scenes organized by musical genres offering complete live sets, including : loops assignation to pads, splitting and layering of two synths and advanced arpeggiation melodies.
* Straight forward Editing, with a complete array of parameters for tweaking sounds : Filter and LFO sections, 4 Key Parameters differing for each preset, Chorus & Delay mix, 2 ADSR envelopes, 4 pads.

HARDWARE Specifications:
* Keyboard : 49 keys with velocity and aftertouch
* Controllers : 2 encoders with select, 11 standard encoders, 9 sliders, 22 switches, 4 touch-sensitive pads, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel.
* Connectivity : Midi in & out, USB, Sustain pedal, Expression pedal, Aux pedal, Breath controller
* High quality aluminium and wooden case
* Also functions as a universal MIDI controller

Price : USD399/349Eur
Available End in March"

NAMM: iConnectivity Unveils iConnectMIDI

Winter NAMM 2011: iConnectivity Unveils iConnectMIDI, a sophisticated MIDI Interface that integrates computers and MIDI devices like keyboards, drum pads, and synthesizers with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch products.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - January 13, 2011- iConnectivity, a leading innovator of modern MIDI interfaces, introduces the first professional grade, high-speed MIDI interface designed specifically to have plug and play capability between any MIDI controller type device while connected to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch iOS devices using CoreMIDI.

iConnectMidi users will be able to take advantage of a myriad of music apps that enable a user to play, record, and jam. Simply plug in iConnectMIDI into the iOS device like an iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. You can use this versatile connectivity device with your personal computer in the loop and run your favorite MIDI program there.

'We believe the success of the control surface in the iPad and iPod will create a new generation of music makers. We wanted to be the first to open the door to the other wise closed system to get your music out of the iPad. Both beginners and professionals will be at ease with the complete plug and play strategy and the negligible latency.” says iConnectivity CEO Michael Loh. Further, Mr. Loh states, “In opening up the platforms of MIDI and iPads and computers though one device, we want to engage developers to think even more broadly about what their applications can do in the future, the exponentially growing number of music apps is exciting. That being said we had some requests to add lighting control so opened the door for DMX lighting control with the use of small accessory dongle. All of this and more is possible because we are in full support of the new CoreMIDI framework introduced in iOS 4.2.'

Connectivity
2 x mini-USB Device Ports Supports iPad, iPhone or iPod touch Supports computers with Mac OS X or Windows XP or greater
2 x 2 MIDI DIN Ports
Standard MIDI DIN at 31250 bits per second 2 In ports 2 Out ports
1 x USB Host Port
Standard Full Speed USB Type A Host port Hub capable - supports up to 8 devices
Supports USB MIDI Class compliant devices

Power Connector
5 V DC, 1A

Performance / Features
Compliant to iOS 4.2 CoreMIDI framework - compatible with any CoreMIDI application Handles tens of thousands MIDI events each second Capable of extremely low latency MIDI data routing and management Fully configurable MIDI routing engine
Standalone operation, capable of bridging between MIDI devices including DIN and USB Configurable MIDI data filtering on either In or Out ports Non-volatile configuration storage

Supported iOS Devices
iPad WiFi, iPad 3G iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4 iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G

Dimensions
Width: 11.0 cm (4.3 inches) Depth: 7.0 cm (2.75 inches) Height: 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) Weight: 320 grams (0.7 lbs)
Durable Construction
Rugged steel body Black powder coat finish

ABOUT
iConnectivity is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada based design and manufacturer of consumer electronics. iConnectivity introduces iConnectMIDI, the high performance way to connect your iOS device (iPad, iPhone and iPod touch) to digital musical instruments. Professional and amateur musicians with iConnectMIDI and an iOS device can load up an app and start jamming. Enhance your creativity with this state of the art music interface for computers, MIDI Keyboards, guitar controllers, drums, control surfaces and iOS. Now, they can all play together.
For more information about our services or products, visit www.iConnectivity.com or email info@iConnectivity.com"

iPad prices on eBay

Update:

Rob Papen Explorer Edition

"This inspirational bundle holds:

BLUE: Crossfusion synthesis. FM, phase distortion, wave shapping & subtractive
SubBoomBass: Ultra-deep groove bass synth with built-in step sequencer
Predator: Phat analoge synth with killer presets and first class features
PredatorFX: Filter, modulation, vocoder and effects plug-in
RG: Electric & acoustic guitar grooves with sequencer and synth effects
RP-Delay: Delay insanity. reverser, 6 lines, 8 filters, 4 LFOs & more
RP-Verb: An advanced, transparent and musical algorithm reverb with easy controls

Dealers / Distributers:
* UK, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Time+Space.
* USA dealers: Click here
* Canada dealer: SavedByTechnology.com.
* France: UM distribution.
* Italy: MidiWare www.midiware.com
* Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark,Finland & Norway): Luthman Scandinavia www.luthman.se
* South Africa: Sample Division www.sampledivision.co.za
* Spain: Rage Audio www.rage-audio.com
* Polen: www.audiofactory.pl
* Australia: Audio Chocolate www.audiochocolate.com.au
* Korea: GearLounge www.gearlounge.com
* India: www.sudeepaudio.com
* Receptor:Muse Receptor"

NAMM: ARTURIA SPARK Creative Drum Machine

YouTube via Arturiaweb | January 12, 2011 |

"Based on analog synthesis, samples and physical modelling, Spark is offering recreations of classic drum machines, innovative beatboxes and acoustic drum sets.Then Spark lets you break through their sonic boundaries thanks to a highly tweakable controller."

"BEAT THE FUTURE
Combining the power of analog synthesis, physical modelling and samples, through the intuitive workflow of a hardware drum machine, Spark is a highly creative beat production center.

Spark will save you time when looking for the right drum kit, will get you hooked by its amazing simplicity, and will surprise you by its sonic possibilities.
With a complete library including vintage drum machines, electronic analog kits, acoustic & physical drums, Spark is your weapon of choice to create unique grooves whether you are producing in the studio or performing on stage.

MAIN FEATURES:
* Pristine quality sound engines including : TAE® Analog synthesis, Multi layered sampling delivered by reference third-party companies, Physical modelling
* 480 Instruments / 30 Kits :
o Vintage drum machines : Analog recreations in the spirit of the TR-808, TR-909, Simmons SDS-V, and Eprom based LinnDrum, Drumtraks, DMX, and more*.
o Electronic kits covering the most popular modern music styles : Dub, House, Techno, Hip Hop, RnB… as well as experimental fields thanks to the physical modelling engine.
o Acoustic drum kits subtly mixing physical modelling and samples for high audio realism.
* 16 key – 64 step sequencer
* 8 velocity & pressure sensitive pads
* Touch sensitive FX Pad with Repeat, Tape, Reverse, Strobe, Pan, Mix, 3 mode Filter and Roller
* Advanced Loop mode with divide and move functions
* Real-time automation on all parameters
* 16 track mixer with 9 high quality effects : compressor, reverb, bit crusher, multiband EQ, chorus, delay, distortion, phaser, plate reverb
* Song Mode with up to 64 patterns by song
* Shuffle and Shift modes to humanize grooves
* Assignable encoders
* Aluminum enclosure
* Works as a universal MIDI controller towards any third-party software

*The use of trademarks is only meant as a reference to clarify the instruments whose sound was modelled after and doesn’t imply any endorsement.

Price USD599/499Eur
More information on February, 15"

http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/spark/intro.html







Update:

Arturia SPARK


Update:

NAMM 2011 - Arturia Debuts Spark Percussion Synthesizer

YouTube via SynthMeTV | January 16, 2011 |

NAMM: Eventide: Space is the final frontier...

"SPACE IS THE FINAL FRONTIER!

Eventide take the wraps off their little black box – genuine Eventide Reverb in a compact and rugged case for Guitar, Stage and Studio. And since it’s Eventide, that means gorgeous sounding Room reverb is only the beginning…

Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combination effects taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4 along with some startling new magic. These unique effects, previously available only in Eventide rack processors, are now available in a compact, roadworthy package. Never before has there been a more dazzling collection of reverb algorithms combined with delays, pitch shifting, tremolo, modulation, and special effects in such a compact and affordable package. Space will begin shipping mid-February…

Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combo algorithms:
Room Plate
Spring Hall
Reverse Shimmer
ModEchoVerb DualVerb
Blackhole™ MangledVerb™
TremoloVerb DynaVerb

* Wide variety of spatial effects including basic reverbs, delays and unique combination effects
* Studio quality sound
* Compatible with any source material - solo instruments, drums, vocals, or complete mixes
* Software upgradeable via USB 2.0
* MIDI control via USB or MIDI in, out/thru
* Instant program change
* Real-time control with 10 knobs, MIDI, or Expression Pedal
* Tap tempo and MIDI clock sync
* 100 factory presets, unlimited through MIDI
* True analog bypass
* Rugged cast metal construction
* Reliable metal footswitches for instant preset access
* Mono or stereo operation

Source was privileged to receive two beta demo units just ahead of NAMM, so we had a quick play with a Moog Voyager through one. Please visit our Soundcloud page here for a lengthy preview of the kinds of results you can expect:

http://soundcloud.com/sourcedist/moog-voyager-thru-eventide-space-reverb-pedal

Incidentally, those two demo units have gone on to the hands of a Mr Jonny Buckland and Mr Johnny Marr:

hopefully more to come on that front soon…"



Update:

Eventide Space - Sneak Peak

Eventide Space - Sneak Peak from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Sneak peak of the new Eventide "Space" Reverb stompbox. Running a Roland TR-808 and TB-303 through some of spatial effects including basic reverbs, delays and unique combination effects."

Zenhiser Press Release 2011 - January

"Ultimate Deep House Beats Hits The Zenhiser Shelves

For those who specialize in Deep House you will not be disappointed in this latest collection of deep house drum beats. Zenhiser supplies another audio assault of perfectly looped and mastered deep house beats that crosses the realms of both deep house and tech house. With every attention to detail taken into consideration these deep house beats are supplied in different variants offering the producer multiple options to cover breakdowns, fills and driving sequences. Supplied with and without kick drums as well is simply the icing on the cake for deep house and tech house producers.

Link 01
Link 02"


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NAMM: UAD goes Firewire!

UAD ON FIREWIRE!

It’s been a long time coming, but we are incredibly excited to be able to announce that UAD Plugins are finally coming to the legion of users who only have Firewire ports available.

Introducing the UAD-2 Satellite…shipping this month!

Launching at NAMM 2011, the UAD-2 Satellite is Universal Audio's answer to the long-standing request for a Firewire-based UAD Card. No longer must a customer have PCIe slots or an ExpressCard port to be able to use UAD, now anyone with a Firewire 400 or 800 port will be able to bring the class-leading family of UAD plugins to their productions, wherever they go.

The UAD-2 Satellite is a rugged metal enclosure containing either the power of a UAD Duo or UAD Quad card inside. Slim yet reassuringly solid and sporting an illuminated UA logo on the front, the UAD-2 Satellite is powered with an included adapter and provides either FW400 and FW800 connectivity. Full PCIe-equivalent performance is available via FW800, with FW400 provided for total flexibility with a trade-off made in available bandwidth. Initially UAD-2 Satellite will support Mac only; PC development is underway and will come as a free update when complete. UAD-2 Satellite will share a FireWire port with an Audio Interface or Hard Drive, again for a trade-off in bandwidth. For more information please visit the Universal Audio site, linked below.

'This is a really exciting announcement, both for UA as a company, and for legions of musicians and engineers wanting to tap into UAD-2 plug-ins via Firewire,” commented Universal Audio President Matt Ward. “The UAD-2 Satellite is a sleek, high-quality product that delivers even higher quality results.'

'UAD-2 Satellite is the result of UA listening to our customers, and giving them a processing solution that is both elegant and powerful,” added UA Senior Product Manager Lev Perrey. “Coupled with our roadmap of exciting new plug-ins, we anticipate this product expanding our 40,000-strong UAD user base significantly in the years to come.'

Notable UAD-2 Satellite features include:
* Access the UAD Powered Plug-Ins library on select Firewire 800 and 400 equipped computers
* Compatible with a wide range of modern Intel-based iMacs and MacBook Pros (PC support in development)
* Run larger mixes in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Performer and more — without taxing host computer CPU
* 5 models to choose from: DUO (Core); DUO Flexi (w/ $500 Plug-In Voucher); QUAD (Core), QUAD Flexi (w/ $500 Plug-In Voucher), and QUAD Omni v.5.7 (w/ 50 UAD plug-ins)

Best of all, the complete line of UAD-2 Satellite DSP Accelerators is shipping late January and the price for UAD-2 Satellite is the same as for the equivalent PCIe card!

For all details, FAQs and latest release information on the UAD-2 Satellite, visit UA’s website: http://www.uaudio.com

For our news story please visit:
http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/uk/source/news/article.php?aid=610"