iConnectMIDI – Powerful New MIDI Interface
Have you ever wanted to connect multiple MIDI devices to USB or your iPhone / iPad? Have you ever dreamt that it would have its own power supply as well incredible networking capabilities? Well stop dreaming, because a brand new company called iConnectivity is introducing a new MIDI interface box that does exactly that!
iConnectMIDI will easily allow you to connect any and multiple MIDI devices to your iPad or iPhone to create all the music you want with virtually no latency. Now you can turn your iPad or iPhone into your own mobile studio. Not to mention that iConnectMIDI is also a stand-alone MIDI interface, allowing you to route from MIDI to USB without a computer in the chain.
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M-Audio Venom
M-Audio Venom: 12 Voice Virtual Analog Synthesizer
MSRP: $599.95
One of several new long line of products that Avid recently unveiled at this years NAMM show in Anaheim, California, is a new (and gorgeous) synthesizer called the M Audio Venom.
The M Audio Venom “combines classic analog synths with modern digital processing to deliver an aggressive, infectious new sound.”
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Avid Announces Release of Torq 2.0 DJ Software
Avid, the makers of Pro Tools, recently announced the release of the newest addition to their long line of audio software. Torq 2.0 is a state of the art DJ Software that allows a user to have the ultimate creative DJ platform.
Microphone Phantom Power
Among people new to the world of audio engineering, there seems to be a misunderstanding about the uses of phantom power for microphones. What purpose does it serve? Do you really need it? When might it be appropriate? What is phantom power? Fear not, the answers to these questions lie ahead, and the path to enlightenment awaits those who keep reading.
Demeter Amplifications HBP-1 Tube Bass Preamplifier
The HBP-1 by James Demeter is a tube preamplifier which uses the same tube front end from the VTBP-201 and combines it with the same circuitry found in the his professional audio H-Series line. This preamp accepts both active and passive inputs and comes with volume, bass, middle, treble, and presence controls. It has a 2 band parametric EQ, an effects loop send and return, as well as a mute switch. All of this adds to the great versatility of the sounds you can achieve with this unit.
iLok Key Lost or Broken? Find the Solution
Has this ever happened to you? You’re at work all day, and you can’t wait to go home to work in your studio, but the moment you get home, you realize that something terrible has happened. Your iLok key is broken. Or even worse: You can’t FIND your iLok key! This can be one of the most frustrating and frightening moments of any musician’s life. Where the hell are my liscenses? Now you have a bare version of Pro Tools, and you can’t use any of those sweet plugins you’ve spent an unimaginable amount of money on. Well folks, it’s happened to me already, and let me tell you what you need to do to get everything squared away. Because of course, there is a solution to every problem.