MAudio Trigger Finger MIDI Controller with Pads

Trigger Finger puts the power to program and perform expressive percussion and drum parts at your fingertips. Its 16 velocity-sensitive pads are perfect for playing the drum sounds in your favorite software, launching loops and samples, or even controlling video projections -- and applying pressure to the pads can generate any MIDI controller you wish. Trigger Finger also gives you 8 knobs and 4 faders that are freely assignable to MIDI parameters such as volume, pan, pitch, and effects. Pre-programmed maps for Reason, Live, GM Drum, XG Drum, iDrum, and more make setup a snap -- and full programmability lets you customize the unit to fit your needs. Settings are easy to store via 16 presets, and M-Audio’s free Enigma librarian software for PC and Mac lets you create a collection of even more. A simple USB cable is all it takes to connect and power Trigger Finger with your computer. It’s time to take full control of your drum programming—and Trigger Finger is the right tool for the job.

Even if you're not a beat based musician, The Maudio Trigger Finger is still worth buying, as it gives you a different way of interfacing with your software, and at just $199 you'd be mad not to buy one!

MAudio Trigger Finger MIDI Controller with Pads - Here!

Numark CDN90 Dual Rackmount CD Player

The CDN90 is Numark's most advanced dual CD player ever. Starting with a control module encased in a super-rigid aluminum extrusion, the CDN90 delivers bombproof construction for mobile professionals, studio, and club installations, and any other application that calls for "The Best." The CDN90 builds on our renowned line of dual CD players by integrating real-time scratching, multiple simultaneous effects, MIDI in/out for unprecedented creativity and control, user updateable firmware, and digital output. But the real beauty of the CDN90 is the way it performs intuitively, right out of the box.

Features
Real time scratching

Built-in Beatkeeper™ with auto-mixing and synchronization

Multiple DSP effects with direct access including reverse


Saves up to 3,000 cue points in memory, transferable to compatible units

±6, 12, 25, and 100% pitch control

±100% Key Lock with key control

2 complete seamless loops with 3 hot stutter starts

High-speed rotary track access with sequence programming

Adjustable startup and braking speeds

S/PDIF coax digital outputs

MIDI in/out

CDR compatible

Fader/remote start and relay

48 seconds of buffer memory for Anti-Shock™

Transport bay illumination light, all-rubber buttons

User-upgradeable; sleep mode to extend laser life
Numark CDN90 Dual Rackmount CD Player

Ibanez JEM77B Steve Vai Bad Horsie Electric Guitar

Named "Bad Horsie" after a Steve Vai song of the same name, the guitar features a "Rock Mirror" finish with matching mirror pickguard. The new model also features the signature JEM appointments of a "Monkey Grip" handle carved into the basswood body and a scooped tremolo cavity so pitches can be raised as well as lowered with the tremolo arm.

Bad Horsie joins a long line of variations of Steve Vai’s JEM signature models, which were first introduced at the Chicago NAMM show in June 1987. The guitars are considered some of the most important instruments in the history of the electric guitars. Many JEM collectors own one of every model ever made.

A hardshell case is included.

Features
Available finish: RMR Rock Mirror


Body material: basswood

Neck material: 5pc maple/walnut

Neck type/neck scale: JEM Prestige/25.5 in.

No. frets/type: 24/6105

Fingerboard: rosewood

Inlay: pearl dot

Bridge: Edge Pro

H/W color: chrome

Neck pickup: DiMarzio breed humbucker

Middle pickup: DiMarzio breed single

Bridge pickup: DiMarzio breed humbucker

Controls: 1V, 1T and 5-way switch

Other special features: clear pickguard, Lions Claw tremolo cavity, Monkey Grip.

Case: included
Ibanez JEM77B Steve Vai Bad Horsie Electric Guitar

Digidesign Digi 002 LE Rackmount FireWire Music Production System

Direct your creative outlets to the latest Pro Tools project studio innovation: Digi 002 Rack, the first-ever rackmountable FireWire-based Pro Tools product from Digidesign.

Designed with both recording and performing musicians in mind, Digi 002 Rack features analog, digital and MIDI I/O, 24-bit/96 kHz clarity, and powerful 32-track Pro Tools LE software to provide you with a creative playground like no other, on either Mac OS X or soon, Windows XP*.

Just like it's big brother, Digi 002, FireWire connectivity means your Digi 002 Rack is as portable as you want it to be. Work on Pro Tools LE sessions at home, then take Digi 002 Rack to a gig to record live inspiration. Either way, you get professional, renowned Pro Tools quality, full cross-platform session compatibility across the Pro Tools product family, and the easiest, most powerful way of affordably bringing your music to life. Whether you're a DJ, an electronic musician, a singer/songwriter, or in a band, Digi 002 Rack covers your audio and MIDI bases like only a Pro Tools solution can.

Features:
FireWire connectivity — A single FireWire/IEEE-1394 cable conveys all digital audio, MIDI data, and Pro Tools data between Digi 002 Rack and your PC or Mac

24-bit/96 kHz fidelity

18 channels of audio I/O: 8 analog (with 4 mic preamps), 8 ADAT optical, and 2 S/PDIF

Integrated MIDI I/O (16 channels in/32 channels out)

32-track Pro Tools LE 6.x software

Includes DigiRack plug-ins

Get to setting your creativity free now — check out Digi 002 Rack today!

Digidesign Digi 002 LE Rackmount FireWire Music Production System

Korg Triton Extreme 61-Key Synth Workstation

No doubt about it. This is the TRITON with attitude. The aggressive new TRITON Extreme is bursting at the seams with more of everything that has made the TRITON family the workstation of choice for tens of thousands of performers, producers and musicians the world over. Tricked out with vacuum tube processing, USB audio CD burning and data sharing, CompactFlash data storage, digital I/O and stuffed with sounds, it’s everything TRITON - taken to the Extreme.

Features

61- and 76-key: synth-action

88-key: Korg's RH2 piano-action keyboard and progressive graded hammer action.

120-note polyphony

Open Sampling system

CompactFlash data storage

160 MB of 48kHz wave ROM (1,344 programs, 50 drum kits, 1,280 combis)

New Valve Force(tm) circuitry - an onboard 12AU7 tube

16MB of RAM can be expanded to 96MB

2x USB Port

TouchView Display

Realtime controllers

4x 1/4 in. output jacks

2x 1/4 in. input jacks

S/PDIF digial RCA output

16-track, 200-song, 200,000-note sequencer



Korg Triton Extreme 61-Key Synth Workstation

Roland Fantom-X8 88-Key Sampling Workstation

The Fantom-X Series are the world’s first “Giga-Workstation” keyboards, giving musicians nearly 1GB of wave memory when fully expanded and powerful 128-voice polyphony. The synthesis section has all-new waveforms and room for 4 SRX expansions, while the sampler’s RAM can be expanded to 544MB, with an inexpensive DIMM chip - enough memory to use like a digital recorder. The Fantom-X Series is also the first line of workstation keyboards with a color LCD screen.

Features

128-voice workstations with 61-note keyboard (Fantom-X6), 76-note keyboard (Fantom-X7), or 88-note (Fantom-X8) Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard

Seamless integration of audio and MIDI using gorgeous new ROM waves and sampling with realtime timestretch capability

128MB wave ROM includes quality-focused sounds like 88-key split piano and more

32MB sample RAM expandable to 544MB with optional DIMMs

New color LCD screen - a first in a workstation keyboard!

Innovative features like Skip Back Sampling, Dynamic Pad Bank and V-LINK*

3 MFX processors, plus dedicated reverb, chorus and mastering processor

USB port for MIDI, .WAV/AIFF file exchange and 4x SRX expansion

PC card slot for backing up samples and data with up to 1GB capacity

4 Line outputs (2 stereo or 4 mono), stereo Line input and 24-bit S/PDIF I/O


Roland Fantom-X8 88-Key Sampling Workstation

Focusrite Saffire - Best Audio Interface On The Market?

NAMM Show 2005 saw the launch of the Focusrite Saffire, a new breed of Firewire interface with onboard DSP and 24-bit/192kHz processing. Saffire fuses state-of-the-art hardware with highly integrated software to take audio interfacing one giant step closer to the professional studio experience.

Four inputs (two digital) and 10 outputs (two digital) with unrivalled foldback and monitoring options ensure the engineer has all he needs to navigate through a modern recording session. Focusrite build and sound quality, intelligent front-end design and cutting-edge compression, EQ and foldback reverb software combine to guarantee an intuitive and trouble-free recording experience.

The brand new software accompanying the Saffire hardware is a revolutionary new platform from the team that produced LiquidControl and the Forte Suite. This stylish application floats comfortably over any recording software and allows extensive control over the sound of the recorded signals and the multiple (monitor and headphone) output paths.

Compression, reverb, amp modeling and EQ Saffire-powered plug-ins are included. All four are also available as a suite of plug-ins from within the recording platform in use. Up to five separate user-defined stereo mixes can be created of all incoming signals and recorded tracks from the recording platform. With such comprehensive monitoring/foldback options and onboard high quality signal processing and effects, the Saffire is truly the interface of choice for the serious recording engineer.

Saffire features at a glance:

* Ultra-low latency Firewire 400 interface with onboard DSP
* 24-bit, 192kHz integrated A-D/D-A
* Four inputs; two Focusrite preamps and SPDIF I/O
* Eight balanced outputs for creating separate headphone/monitor mixes or 7.1 surround monitoring
* Suite of Saffire-powered plug-ins; compression, EQ, amp modeling and monitor path reverb available on analogue inputs, for recording wet and or monitoring
* Free accompanying software allows the engineer to create up to five unique stereo mixes of all incoming and recorded tracks
* Plug-ins also available for use within the user's software platform
* MIDI I/O


Focusrite Audio Engineering

M-AUDIO - ProKeys 88 - 88-Key Hammer-Action Premium Stage Piano

88 hammer-action keys
stunning 3-layer stereo grand piano
large 64MB sound bank with 14 world-class instruments
built-in MIDI controller functionality
best digital stage piano value on the market
details
The ProKeys 88 is the premium digital stage piano that doubles as a great MIDI controller. ProKeys 88 gives you a lot more sound bank memory than even the closest competitor, loaded with larger, more realistic samples—14 world-class instruments in all, including split/layer capabilities. We paired those great sounds with an 88-key hammer-action keyboard, delivering a realistic feel to satisfy the most demanding pro. The ProKeys 88 is also a great master controller keyboard, including a built-in USB MIDI interface for easy direct connection to your PC or Mac, MIDI In and Out jacks to communicate with other MIDI gear, pitch and modulation wheels, sequencer controls and more. ProKeys 88 pulls out all the stops in creating the ultimate playing experience in an affordable digital stage piano.



M-AUDIO - ProKeys 88 - 88-Key Hammer-Action Premium Stage Piano

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TuneTribe is a music shop run by music lovers for music lovers. Consequently we champion the best in new music as well as classic tracks and albums.

We are committed to helping independent record labels and unsigned artists get their music to as many people as possible. We offer a fair trade policy that gives labels or bands who sign up to TuneTribe a better deal than they are likely to find elsewhere.

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Numark - iDJ Mixing Console for iPod

The iDJ is a 2-channel mixer that enables mobile DJs and iPod enthusiasts to seamlessly integrate their portable music libraries with other music and sound reinforcement systems�transforming the iPod from a personal music player into a source playback device. With its compact form factor, comprehensive feature set, and a blue on white aesthetic appeal that blends perfectly with the iPod, the iDJ makes the music more accessible and the party better than ever.


Numark

Propellerhead Software

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Combinator - part II

As an aspiring Combinator aficionado you will probably go through these two phases:

Phase 1: Awe. "Woah, I'm gonna build like the biggest, baddest, meanest synth evverr!".

Phase 2: Sanity. "OK, that was fun... but now I want to create something truly useful".

Combinators don't have to be gargantuan, complex CPU hogs - they can be lean and efficient too. We're going to continue with the theme we started in part one of this article and build a few more "replacement" Combinators; the term 'replacement' signifying that these Combinators can do everything that the original devices do, and then some - so why not let them replace the standard devices in your compositions?

Propellerhead Software

Bargain Tascam US428 For Sale

Tascam and Frontier Design Group have partnered together to create the first major innovation in USB-based audio. Start with a fully 24-bit front end, with 2 XLR inputs, 2 balanced 1/4 in. TRS inputs, 2 unbalanced 1/4 in. inputs (switchable to Hi-Z), and S/PDIF I/O. Four channels of audio in and 2 out simultaneously via USB. No opening your computer, no sound card to install — it's USB, so you can even hot-plug it.

You'll spend a lot less time mousing your mix with the US-428. It's got real tactile controls for the most-used functions in your DAW applications. Transport, mute/solo, and locate keys, unlimited banks of 8 faders, an EQ module that supports control of up to 4 bands of fully parametric EQ, plus 4 aux sends and a panpot. It's even got 32 channels of MIDI I/O. Use one for your keys and modules and the other for MTC to lock your MTC-capable tape tracks to your computer.


Features

PC or Mac compatible via USB interface
24-bit D/A and A/D converters
4 in (analog or S/PDIF) and 2 out simultaneously
2 independent MIDI I/O
Supports unlimited banks of 8 faders
Dedicated EQ, Aux, and Pan controllers

Why I'm Selling It

This has been my audio interface for the last couple of years but I'm moving to Canada in a couple of months where the voltage is different. I have looked after it well and the condition of the unit is very good. It comes with a AC power adapter, Installation CD with a version of Cubase and a USB lead. I will also copy the latest drivers and manual onto a CD.

I will be sorry to see it go and it has been an excellent piece of kit for the following reasons:-
1. The audio quality is brilliant. I've recorded everything through it guitar, bass, vocals etc. and the results are excellent, as you would expect with Tascam.

2. Using the Tascam as a midi controller allows you 'hands on' control of your software such as Reason, Logic or Cubase. I can't tell you how much fun a sequencer is once you have 9 sliders to play with!

3. The unit is solidly built and the drivers are very stable - I've had no compatability problems and I've used it on four different PC's.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to pick up a piece of pro audio for a fraction of the original £399 I paid.

Go on treat yourself!

eBay.co.uk: Tascam US428 USB Audio Interface & Midi Controller (item 7342866696 end time 21-Aug-05 18:11:49 BST)

Ableton Live 5 Released!

Ableton is proud to announce the release of Live 5, the team's biggest development effort since the initial release of Live in 2001. The version 5 feature set extends each aspect of Live - from creation to production to performance - while making the program easier and even more fun to use.

DAW Features. Live 5 includes advanced and creative DAW features to satisfy any audio professional. Read more about clip Freeze, plug-in delay compensation, launchable Arrangement locators and Mackie Control support. Details...

Remix Features. Get ready to remix! Live 5 includes a host of new remix-minded features, assuring instant remix and mash-up gratification. MP3 support, automatic tempo-matching, Complex Warp Mode and the new clip transport make remixing a breeze. Details...

Organizational Tools. Never lose ideas again! Live 5 features simple tools for saving, previewing and accessing any idea on your hard drive. Explore the new "Live Clip" file format, better browsing, new preset management, Device Groups and the new library. Details...

Instruments and Effects. Live 5 introduces a selection of innovative new devices, bringing even more creative possibilities. Check out Beat Repeat, Phaser, Flanger, Auto Pan, Saturator, Arpeggiator and the updated Simpler. Details...

Live 5 also brings countless improvements to existing features; for instance, you can change the properties of multiple clips at once, resize and minimize the width of tracks in the Session View, use right-click context menus for most functions and use a count-in for recording. Version 5 is even easier to learn thanks to a new set of lessons and an improved lesson reader.

On this occasion, we would like to express our special gratitude to the Live users. Your support has allowed us to augment the development team with new talent, helping us to make Live 5 such an early reality!

Ableton Live 5 Here!

SOS Home

SOS Home: " Get your free 50-page live sound supplement with the September issue of Sound On Sound
The September 2005 UK/EU edition of SOS is on sale from Thursday the 18th of August and includes the free quarterly Sound On Sound LIVE supplement, packed with live sound gear news, reviews and techniques."

Peff.com (v3.4.1)

Spectralis Filter - SF10.cmb No - not based on the device Spectralis. The name is derived from the filter spectrum modulation patch. Vocoder Bands randomly modulated to create a dancing filter effect.

Peff.com (v3.4.1)

Combinator HQ

OK! The time has come. We have had six entry to the contest. It is now up to the fate of the community to decide the best. The voting period is open for two weeks and will end on 21 August so be sure to cast your ballot. Good luck to the participators.

Combinator HQ

reason - Digital Village

reason - Digital Village