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Roland has announced the GW-8 which is the next generation of Roland's GW-series workstations with intelligent backing-track functionality.

Features :

- Contemporary music workstation with high-quality 128-voice sound engine derived from Roland's renowned sound-module lineup
- Wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligent backing styles, plus additional banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world
- USB Memory Player feature allows direct playback of MP3, WAV, AIFF, and SMF files from USB key; Centre Cancel feature for audio files enables karaoke-style sing-along
- Newly designed graphical display, plus Style Select button, Analogue Modify knob, and D-BEAM
- Style Converter and Playlist Editor software included
- Onboard 16-track sequencer for saving your interactive performances

Native Instruments has just released Deep Transformations and FM8 Transient Attacks, two new Kore Soundpacks for Kore 2 and the free Kore Player. FM8 Transient Attacks delivers 200 newly created FM8 sounds with a raw, edgy style while Deep Transformations represents the first multi-effect Kore Soundpack.

These release confirm NI determination to firmly establish the Kore Soundpacks line as the most valuable, diverse and inspiring range of sound material for studio and stage.

Deep Transformations and FM8 Transient Attacks are available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for a suggested retail price of $79 / €69 and $59 / €49 respectively.

Rode unveils the NTG-3, the latest result of years of development by RØDE engineers.

Features :

- Designed to withstand adverse environmental conditions
- 50% less self-noise than the majority of shotgun microphones
- True condenser (externally RF biased)
- Extremely low handling noise
- High level of immunity to radio frequency broadcast
- Superior broadcast sound quality
- Weather resistant aluminium storage cylinder included

Roland has announced the Juno in a stage version at the London International Music Show.

Designed from the ground up for live performers, Juno Stage is a 128 voice expandable synthesizer which features an extra-large display, USB backing-track functionality, a Click output for drummers, dedicated performance knobs, hands-free patch select, instant master MIDI control functionality, and much more.

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Sonoris Audio Engineering has announced the release of its Sonoris Equalizer and Sonoris Linear Phase Equalizer VST effect plug-ins.

Sonoris Equalizer features :

- 7 filter bands.
- Lowpass and highpass filters up to 48 dB/octave.
- Peaking and shelving filters.
- Stereo, L, R or MS processing and monitoring.
- No pre-warping effects, that is, correct response up to Nyquist.
- HQ mode with upsampling for an even more accurate response.
- Soft Engage technology on all filters to prevent pops and crackles.
- Mousewheel support.
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