MESSE 2015: Moog Minifooger Flange - Messe Floor Demo

Published on Apr 15, 2015 sonicstate

"MESSE 2015: Moog Minifooger Flange A look at the new Flange pedal from Moog"

MESSE 2015: Modal Puts The 002 In A Rack & 001 3 Octave Keyboard Messe Floor Demo

Published on Apr 15, 2015 sonicstate

"MESSE 2015: Modal Puts The 002 In A Rack 002R non-keyboard rackmount version of the 002 is available with 8 or 12 voices"

MESSE 2015: 8-Voice Pure Analogue Polysynth - Modal Electronics 008 Messe Floor Demo

Published on Apr 15, 2015 sonicstate

"MESSE 2015: 8-Voice Pure Analogue Polysynth Modal Electronics introduces the 008"

MESSE 2015: Roland System 100M Analog Modules - 500m Messe Floor Demo

Published on Apr 15, 2015 sonicstate

"MESSE 2015: Roland System 100M Analog Modules Made in conjunction with Malekko"

MESSE 2015 AIRA Eurorack System 1M and Digital Modules - Messe Floor Demo

Published on Apr 15, 2015 sonicstate

"Rolands new Eurorack modules - System1M and four new digital programmable effects modules too"

Additional details on Roland Aira's modular line here.

Malekko Behind New Roland System 500 Series All Analog Modules

Roland SYSTEM 500 by Rock oN from musikmesse2015

Published on Apr 15, 2015 RockoNCompany さんのチャンネル

Josh of Malekko Heavy Industry. Note what he says at 1:23.

Rumor is the are modules designed by Malekko with the original designer of Roland's System 100m based on the 100m circuits.

Additional details on Roland Aira's modular line here.

Roland Adds SYSTEM-500 Series All Analog Modules with New Aira Modular Line

See the update in this post for video and details. The official press release for the new Aira modular line with higher res pics and details on the Bitrazer module have been added as well.

Roland Announces JD-XA Analog/Digital Crossover Synthesizer

Roland JD-XA – The Monster Unleashed

Published on Apr 15, 2015 RolandChannel

"Analog. Digital. Magical."

The JD-Xi's bigger brother is officially announced. The JD-Xi includes 4 voices of analog. You'll find the press release and a ton of pics including some of the inside voice boards below.

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Novation // Launchpad Pro Performance at MusikMesse 2015

Published on Apr 14, 2015 NovationTV

"Our Brand Ambassador Thavius Beck takes you through the Launchpad Pro pre MusikMesse 2015. Check out his performance here."

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ROLI Unveils Equator - World’s First Cross-Platform Multidimensional Synth Engine

Musikmesse demo here.
You might remember, back in January, ROLI announced that an alpha version of their new Equator synth engine was available for Seaboard GRAND customers.  That engine was loaded into the Seaboard GRAND for stand alone use.  Unless I am mistaken, it appears ROLI has decided to make the engine available as an OSX stand alone app and plug-in for other multidimensional controllers such as the Haken Continuum, Madrona Labs Sounplane, the Eigenharp, and Roger Linn's Linnstrument as well.

The press release follows:


"ROLI unveils Equator: a groundbreaking new way to shape sound

FRANKFURT, Germany – ROLI, the award-winning East London music technology startup and creators of the innovative Seaboard GRAND, today introduced Equator, the world’s first cross-platform multidimensional synth engine.

Over the last several years, a range of electronic musical instruments and controllers have been released that are beginning to bridge the gap between the expressiveness of acoustic sound and the versatility of digital music creation. The Haken Continuum, the Eigenharp, the Soundplane and the Linnstrument are all examples of a new category of multidimensional instruments, each enabling multiple parameters to be controlled polyphonically on a per-note basis.

Equator builds on these innovations, offering for the first time ever a synth engine that has been designed from the ground up to enable multidimensional sound design which can run identical sounds as a standalone OS X application, as a plugin for a suite of industry-standard DAWs, and also on-board each Seaboard GRAND. This unprecedented functionality has been enabled by JUCE, the leading audio C++ framework which ROLI acquired in 2014.

Roland Lamb, ROLI’s founder and CEO, commented, 'We’re absolutely thrilled to be shipping groundbreaking software that unlocks the full expressive potential of the Seaboard. Equator is a delightful way to to shape sound, and paired with Seaboard GRAND it takes multidimensional digital instruments to an entirely new level. This will introduce a seamless marriage of expressive software and hardware that will expand the creative potential for producers and performers alike.'

Equator also boasts an intuitive interface that makes complex modulations easy to understand and control, and comes with an expansive library of presets, from accurate simulations of acoustic instruments, to synthesised layered effects. This will allow musicians to create their own sound palettes and load these sounds directly onto the Seaboard GRAND, which can now be untethered from a computer for the first time.

From 27th April, 2015, Equator will be made available as a software instrument for Seaboard GRAND owners to use, both as a standalone Mac OS X application and a DAW plug-in. The on-board Equator synthesiser for Seaboard GRAND will be activated on 18th May, 2015 as a standard feature on all new Seaboard GRAND orders. The update will also be supplied to the ever-growing community of Seaboard owners worldwide, via a free firmware upgrade.

Equator will be demonstrated at ROLI’s MusikMesse booth, located in Hall 5.1, booth A61 from Wednesday, 15th April to Saturday, 18th April. Attendees will also have the opportunity of playing and seeing the Seaboard in action, with live demonstrations and performances daily from such artists as Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Bill Laurance (Snarky Puppy), Marco Parisi (HEYMAN) and Heen-Wah Wai (ROLI).

About ROLI

ROLI is a design-led music technology start-up based in Dalston, London. ROLI makes hardware and software products designed to increase the bandwidth of interaction between people and technology.

ROLI’s first product, the Seaboard GRAND, is a radically new musical instrument that reimagines the piano keyboard as a soft, continuous surface. The Seaboard’s polyphonic pitch bend, vibrato and per-note dynamic changes are all available at the user’s fingertips, marrying the intuitiveness of a traditional instrument with the versatility of digital technology. ROLI has brought together years of innovation in several disciplines to realize this powerful concept as an award-winning product."