New Gear Alert: NAUTILUS Workstations by KORG, Spitfire x Abbey Road Studios, Piano Mics from Remic & More

KORG announces the NAUTILUS Workstations.

The new KORG NAUTILUS Workstations come in 88-, 73-, and 61-key models to suit any application.

Each of the NAUTILUS performance Workstation models provide articulated reproduction of a vast range of sounds (over 2,200), using the full nine-engine muscle of KRONOS, with enhanced SGX-2 Grand Piano and HD-1 High Definition PCM synthesizer engines. New sounds, full-featured sampling, HD audio recording capabilities, and on-board processing are at your fingertips. The fast and agile TouchView 7-inch color touchscreen with gesture support, and a wealth of real-time controllers (a four-way joystick, vector joystick, ribbon control, a dedicated dynamics knob, and customizable buttons) provide intuitive control crafted for speed.

The 88-key NAUTILUS keys feature KORG’s finest RH3 Real Weighted Hammer Action to give an authentic and accurate piano playing experience, while the 73- and 61-key keyboards offer KORG’s Natural Touch ultra-quick and expressive semi-weighted synthesizer action.

The Nautilus88 is priced at $2,699.99; the Nautilus73 is priced at $2,399.99; the Nautilus61 is priced at $1,999.99.

Spitfire Audio and Abbey Road Studios unleash the Originals Jangle Box Piano.

Spitfire and Abbey Road Studios again join forces to deliver more expertly crafted samples from the revered studio.

The Originals Jangle Box Piano is Abbey Road’s iconic “studio” piano, expertly recorded at its legendary home, in Studio Two. Famous for its use on countless ’60s pop era records, including The Zombies, Pink Floyd and The Beatles—featuring prominently on The Beatles’ White Album and Magical Mystery Tour.

The instrument features brass tipped felt strips that can be dropped between the hammers and strings, emulating the sound of a “tack piano”. The result is an instrument of two distinct characters: one mellow and dark; the second, percussive and bright. The Originals Jangle Box Piano features Close, Room and Vintage signals, six presets, six controls, and is available in Spitfire’s easy-to-use, award-winning plugin. It is also NKS compatible, and weighs in at approximately 8GB.

Check out an introductory video to the Originals Jangle Box Piano here.

The Originals Jangle Box Piano is available now, priced at $29.

Remic Microphones releases two new piano microphone kits.

Remic debuts two attractive piano micing solutions, one for upright and one for grand applications.

Remic Microphones has just debuted the the P6100 DUAL (for upright piano) and the P6100 TRIPLE (for grand piano) kits. The microphones work as complementary solutions for more nuanced definition and better control of the sound in a studio setting. It allows you to bring people into the same recording room because the microphones are mounted inside the piano onto the cast iron frame with magnets. This allows for fast, precise and repeatable setup.

For live use, the REMIC P6100s will allow the engineer to close the lid of the grand piano while still maintaining a natural sound and to avoid too many reflections from other instruments on stage.

Check out sound samples of the P6100 DUAL and P6100 TRIPLE here.

For pricing and further information on the P6100 DUAL and P6100 TRIPLE, visit Remic’s website.

Krotos unleashes the Concept 2 soft synth.

Krotos improves upon their popular Concept soft synth with this version 2 update.

Krotos, the company behind the innovative and award-winning Dehumaniser, Reformer, Weaponiser, and Igniter product range, are pleased to announce Concept 2, the latest version of their powerful but simple-to-use synth plugin.

Concept 2 takes the popular Concept synth and supercharges it in exciting and creative ways, making it faster for you to find sounds and make them your own. New features in Concept 2 include (but are not limited to): a new granular oscillator; improved advanced shape modulator, over 700 presets, added and improved impulse responses, workflow improvements, XY capture, and much more.

Concept 2 is available now for a special introductory promo price of $99 (reg. $149).

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