via this auction"Main features * Create your own synthesis patch by connecting independent modules. These modules are either innovative modules we introduced (such as Galaxy) or taken from the best synthesizers ever made (such as the Moog Modular, the Yamaha CS-80, the Roland Jupiter-8, the Minimoog, the ARP 2600, the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 and Prophet VS). * Alternatively, use an existing synthesizer recreation: the Minimoog, the ARP 2600*, the Jupiter-8* or the Prophet 5* * Superb audio quality with TAE® engine in a hardware chassis. 24 bits/44.1 kHz supported. * High-Quality Real time Effects: Phaser, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Distortion, Parametric EQ*, Bit Crusher*. * 500 presets created by a selection of international sound designers * 16/32 step advanced sequencer allowing you to program three sub-sequences at a time and to perform live. * Multi mode allowing you to play 4 instruments at a time, for example a Minimoog, a Jupiter-8*, a modular patch and an ARP 2600*. * Creative Macros, advanced LFO’s, innovative modulation sources, different Joystick modes. * Advanced Preset browser. * Analog Audio Connectivity: 2 audio ins, 10 audio outs. * Digital Audio: SPDIF out, USB 2.0 * Built-in expression pedal and footswitch control inputs * MIDI : In, Out, Thru or USB 2 * Up to 32 voices of polyphony * Also a MIDI controller offering 33 encoders, 21 potentiometers and 1 joystick * Ergonomic hardware design and quality manufacturing in France and Germany. * Origin lets you open dedicated software on your Mac and PC in the form of Origin Connection an ergonomic application allowing to archive preset, exchange data, upgrade firmware. * 160 pages manual in English."
From Prodikeys.com: The All in One, Fun and Easy Music and PC Keyboard
Fancy yourself a rock star – the Creative Prodikeys can make your dream come true.
This interactive music entertainment device not only functions as a full-featured, ergonomic “QWERTY” keyboard but also comes equipped with 37 touch-sensitive music keys and accessible music controls for endless entertainment at your desktop.
Coupled with the Sound Blaster audio card, you can explore a wide array of realistic instrument sounds and have non-stop fun making music right at your desktop.
Designed with different users in mind, Creative Prodikeys features various modes that let you play, learn and even create your very own music. Be it Jazz, Dance or Pop, you can play a tune with all that razzmatazz even without any music background.
What’s more, you can put up a one-man band performance for your loved ones. Even if you can only play the melody with one hand, the Intelligent Rhythm Chord Accompaniment lets you jam your favorite tune easily with a full band to back you up. You can even record and save that masterpiece in MP3, WAV or MIDI format to share with your friends via the Internet.
Need a break from work? Simply flip open the palm rest and you are ready to jam some snazzy classics.
To up the fun level, strap it up like a guitar and perform like a rock star. Impressive music playing with unlimited creativity – that’s the sheer magic of Creative Prodikeys!
Desktop Space-Saving / MIDI Controller Function
You can have so much fun without having to create additional desktop space for this keyboard. For budding desktop musicians planning to purchase a MIDI keyboard for use with a PC, the Prodikeys offers a much more affordable solution as it also functions as a MIDI Controller for most music sequencing software.
For desktop musicians who already struggle with having MIDI keyboards and their PCs on their workstations, they will find the Prodikeys a convenient and complementary instrument to their music creations. There is no need for any neck strain or swivel of chair just to use the music keyboard (which is often placed adjacent to the PC). With Prodikeys, the music keyboard is right where it should be for ease of use.
Ease of Use, Quick Entertainment!
Simply select from the 4 modes of IMPRESS, EASYPLAY, LEARN or PERFORM. Not only will you give yourself hours of entertainment, you'll be making quite an impression on your friends and family too.
Ergonomic Wrist Support
Time to get back to work? Well, slip the music keyboard cover back on and the Prodikeys doubles up as an ergonomic wrist support for your working comfort. You don't have to create additional space just to have a separate wrist pad. When it's time to have fun again, slip off the cover and you're ready to rock the house down."
YouTube via CakewalkSoftware. http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/MusicCreator/ "Just plug in your USB microphone or instrument to your PC and start recording with Cakewalk's Music Creator LE. Create your own mixes, record your band's performances, and add music to your home videos without the hassle. Don't have a band? Add your own backing tracks with MC LE's pre-loaded loops. Spice up your tracks with the many virtual instruments and effects, included in the software. When you're finished with your project, print your own sheet music or publish your songs to your website, blog and MySpace page. MC LE offers full support for computers running Windows XP & Vista. Music Creator LE is now available with Belkin's Tune Studio (the first 4-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality recordings directly onto your iPod) and Samson's CO1U Recording & Podcasting Pack."
"Today we are happy to present the debut trailer for Beaterator, as well as Beaterator Sessions: Max & Clay, a live-action video of Max & Clay, two young kids creating original songs and beats using the application – a true testament to the ease-of-use and intuitive nature of Beaterator. The debut trailer features voice-over by none other than Timbaland himself as he outlines the different modes of Beaterator and their basic functionalities in a unique, musical presentation."
"What is Beaterator? Beaterator is a suite of easy-to-use but powerful music creation tools that allows users of all skill levels to create quality tracks quickly and easily.
Live Play gets users started quickly as Timbaland guides you through experimenting with pre-arranged templates of his own loops and sounds to get things going. From there, you can take your track into the Studio to add, delete, and replace loops, or add your own vocals using the built-in microphone, or an attached microphone. When you’re ready, delve into the Song Crafter to create your own unique beats and sounds to use across all three modes. Beaterator has the power and flexibility to allow you to create great beats, stirring melodies, and complete songs to rival today’s hottest producers. When you’re ready, you can export your creation and share it with the world.
Why Beaterator? From the very beginnings of the company, Rockstar Games has always had a very passionate connection to music, whether it be the meticulous selection process for Grand Theft Auto soundtracks, or the artists chosen to work on our original scores such as Bully, music has always played a huge part in shaping our approach to what we make. Beaterator is the culmination of those years of passion for music: an easy to use yet surprisingly deep music creation tool that you can keep with you at all times, featuring sounds created by Timbaland, one of the world’s most renowned music production legends.
Background Beaterator started life in 2005 as a flash application on the Rockstar website, some time before Timbaland’s involvement. Beaterator’s online iteration had a fairly straight forward yet fun interface, that like its modern handheld form, still packed plenty of power and depth for those wanting to get serious about creating music. It featured loops and sounds from well-known and established artists and was a fully functional eight-track song maker.
Timbaland’s involvement was what brought it to the next level. Rockstar has a long standing tradition of working with progressive artists through all mediums, and Rockstar and Timbaland had looked for ways to work together on a project. Recognizing that Beaterator was a set of tools to allow people to create music, Timbaland came on board.
Timbaland has given Beaterator hundreds of loops and sounds from his own personal collection to get people up and making their own songs quickly. Along with the hundreds of loops and sounds that Rockstar composed for the game, Beaterator has become a hugely in-depth and sprawling library of music with which to make full-blown songs.
Beaterator is not a game in the classic sense of the term, and there are no goals or challenges to accomplish. You’re not pretending to make music – you are making music, and everything you need is unlocked and available to you straight out of the box. Whether or not you have experience in song-crafting or studio time under your belt, there is an amazing amount of value packed into Beaterator. It is more powerful and deep than any other portable music application, regardless of console or device. It is also extremely easy for novices or gamers curious about making music to grasp and we’ve taken great steps to remove the intimidation that often inhibits people from entering this world. Rockstar wants to enable people that have always wanted to make music but also make an experience deep enough that experts can use it as well.
Beaterator on the iPhone/iPod touch Create your own songs on the go with the aid of Timbaland and Rockstar. Like its big brother on the PSP, Beaterator on the iPhone/iPod touch features hundreds of loops and sounds at your disposal to create studio-quality, full-length songs. Although the iPhone/iPod touch iteration does not feature the same in-depth editing tools as the PSP version, the experience of creating, arranging, and mixing original music remains intact."
This one sent my way via Calvin. Rock oN has a post up in Japanese on three new products from KORG, the microSAMPLER pictured to the left, the SV-1 Stage Piano, and a new WAVEDRUM WD-X. Below are some excerpts translated from Google. You can find the full article in Googlish here.
On the microSAMPLER: "Last widely popular with beginner to professional sound from a compact and full-fledged micro series "microSAMPLER" is. Sampler of today's street name is not an extension of a drum machine with PAD, KORG keyboard has dared to challenge! PAD to get a limited number of voices on the music really does, it is more a practical clarity even when the keyboard attached is true to scale.
MicroSAMPLER This has been especially created with an emphasis on live performance and recording rather than just ask Shiremasu 1.9kg height of its mobility from where weight and battery that can be. Had pressed the wrong button during a live form it is placed in the sink and cabinet knobs and buttons, that can prevent any problems.
Beat Box crew performance demonstration development Shibuya, BEATSICK.JP was done by two people. Humanly and I do not think the storm of the Human Beat Box呑Mimashita breath venue. microSAMPLER presets are quite enjoy the original sound because it contains two of you for this!
Rotary knob to select the five types of sampling Sampling mode simply press the button! If we could use it without resistance to both novice samplers. This sampling mode is unique, especially as it may KEY GATE mode and press the keyboard that you want to assign Rec sampling as soon as you can! AUTO NEXT can also be sampled in real time mode to overwrite you've locked in the sequence before. These features are such as to stimulate the production Kurieitiviti also a very effective track on the live scene in the immediate asked to received the impression that.
The editor software is also available, of course, has made possible more detailed sound. Release 9 of the flow of time is ever in the price range of mid-January is likely to be the same micro-series."
On the SV-1 Stage Piano: "Modeling should include as part of focus of the sound amplifier. Simulate the VOX amplifier in such a vacuum tube circuit further "Valve Reactor" Vintejisaundo醸Shi出Shimasu a warm and fat with so! Can respond immediately on playing because it is located in a relatively small amount to the optimal control knob to play on stage, you can revert to its previous state by pushing the knob Even if play with the knob, a very It also has a useful feature. The software allows editing by the editors also finer."
On the WAVEDRUM WD-X: "First, a sound system big difference. 24bit/48kHz in high-quality, DSP technology is directly inherited, rather than the previous version of PCM system plus a full modeling approach. This existing real percussion sounds, as well as synth sounds and sound FX are available, such as sound, and the range of expression from spreading. Pressure sensor that is built better. This sensor is very excellent, and very sensitive to the strength of the fingers, and quickly react"
KORG WAVEDRUM WD-X
Update: new pics via shimamura.co.jp via Gareth in the comments. Also working video of the microSAMPLER updated above. That one via A in the comments. iPhone integration. Note the red lights just above the keys. You can see them blink along to patterns being played in the video.
Update: Specs "- 37 key (Natural Touch Mini Keyboard with Velocity) - 8 user bank (A ~ H), 1 ROM bank - 5 types of sampling (LOOP / ONE SHOT / GATE / AUTO NEXT / KEY GATE) - Sample rates of 48kHz - 24kHz - 12kHz - 6kHz - Approximately 160 seconds per one bank (Mono / 48kHz sampling rate at 159.7 seconds) - Up to 14 voice poly (stereo / mono regardless) - 64,000 note sequencer (one per bank notes (16,000 notes max in one pattern)) - 96 ticks / quarter note resolution (real-time recording) - MIDI IN, OUT and USB - DC9V or alkaline 6 x AA batteries = giving 3 hours battery life approximately - 516 (W) x 238 (D) x 65 (H) mm - Weight of 1.9kg
Software editor for Windows: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or late." Update: a bigger shot in the flesh below via sequencer.de via A in the comments. Click on it.
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