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He new PK-6 MIDI Pedal controller is the successor to the PK-5A, which enjoyed steady popularity during its near-decade-long run. The PK-6 preserves many of the same popular features of its predecessor, while adding new features and functions that make its use more comfortable to musicians.

Some features:
- Four performance modes: Mono, Poly, Drums, MIDI Controller
- 13 velocity-sensitive pedal keys spanning a one-octave chromatic scale
- 7-segment display for easy and comfortable operation
Transpose over a nine-octave range
- PK Out socket for streamlined pairing with many Roland instruments
- MIDI Merge function
- Battery operation.

Drum Key by 9 Soundware is a collection of presets for the Ultrabeat drum synthesizer within Apple Logic Pro.

Each of the 20 patches of Drum Key are based on a single timbre ("Timbre 0") which harnesses the technical resources of The 2 MB download includes 20 .pst files.

Drum Key version 2 is available now for $29.99.

A GRAND collection of over 3.7 GB of total content
Big explosive Tom Loops, Ethnic Percussion Loops, Cymbal and Metallic Loops, and Big One Shots.

3.7 GB of total content (720 MB of original 24-bit Wav files)
Content:
50 Tom Loops
50 Cymbal Loops
50 Metallic Loops
50 Ethnic Percussion Loops
50 Bog One Shot Hits
Midi Files

50 Acidized Wav Loops
50 Apple Loops
50 REX2 files
6 FULL Kontakt 5 and 3.5 - - mapped patches for time
stretching and performance (recommended: Kontakt 5 to take full advantage of the library).
MSRP $89.95{P]

Oktava has launced at NAMM a new condenser mic, the MKL-111.

The capsule is a center-terminated design,like the MK-102 capsule head for the MK-012 hybrid microphone.
Whereas the MK-102 capsule uses a single diaphragm, the MKL-111 uses a dual diaphragm model.


A multi pattern control (Located on the power supply) offers a selection of Omni, Cardioid, Figure-8 (with intermediate pattern).

GROOVE DRUMS is a VSTi plugin compatible MAC and WINDOWS. Its architecture combines a sampler and an innovative and powerful tool allows you to create easily and intuitively grooves and drums loops.

Some features:
- Sequencer / sampler designed to generate percussion.
- Innovative tool for randomization.
- Ability to create loops that can be used by loops sequencer softwares.
- Drag & Drop patterns.
- 8 channels. Comes with 2 VST, one with 8 independent outputs.
- 16 patterns of 64 steps per channel.
- Equalizer, insertions and effects sends.
- Comes with Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Filter, Flanger, Limiter, Reverb and Overdrive.

AudioThing has released Spheres, a new collection of 64 patches for Native Instruments Massive including pads, leads, basses, soundscapes, synth tuned percussions/mallets, sequences and more.
These patches weren't designed for a specific genre, instead they were crafted trying to follow a leitmotiv: round shapes, bouncing sounds and circular sequences.

Specifications
- 64 Patches.
- Multiformat: KSD and NMSV.
- Size: 1 MB installed.
- Macro Controls assigned to main parameters.

Full version of Native Instruments Massive 1.2.1 or 1.3.0 is required.

Sphere is available for $8.