Most composers, engineers and producers will tell you that while you can get remarkably close with MIDI sounds and plug-in samplers, there are always a few instruments that seem too intricate and complex to be represented accurately in the box. At the top of the list would certainly be drums Read more...
Royalty-free loops creator Soundtrack Loops, has launched the new “Jazzy Chill Out” collection of loops, samples, and MIDI files.
The 24 bit 44.1kHz Stereo loop set, available for $26, is subdivided into 7 construction kits, with 104 loops in total. The construction kit folders contain strings, basses, pads, Rhodes, electric Read more...
Alesis has introduced Vortex, the first-ever USB/MIDI keytar controller. Debuting at NAMM, it will be available in Quarter 2 of 2012, with an MSRP of $399.00 and estimated street price of $249.00.
The Vortex is designed to eliminate the barrier between keyboardists and the audience. Alesis’ new baby sports an Read more...
Avid has announced the availability of the new M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 ultra-portable keyboard controller, as well as the M-Audio BX D2 studio monitor series, the latter of which represent the next generation of the BX Deluxe family.
The Keystation Mini 32 (MSRP: $99.99) is a 32-note, USB bus-powered keyboard Read more...
Fsynthz is an online soft-synth designer that produces a wide variety of instruments including their categories: General Purpose, Live Creatures and Special Items. Their newest addition to the pack – Puncho Groove – is categorized as a “Live Creatures” synth, meaning it is designed specifically for live performance. (Download Puncho Read more...
