PC and Music News

Yamaha debuts new apps for iPad and iPhone that help keyboard players get the most out of their instruments: NoteStar, a digital sheet music application for iPad.

Song Chords, an application for iPhone that provides interactive songs with built-in chord charts, Page Turner, an application for iPad with wireless page-turning ability for the Yamaha EZ-220 keyboard and Scale Tuner, an application for iPad and iPhone that allows users to change the tuning of a compatible Yamaha keyboard.

Tascam has launched the US-125M, an USB audio interface with Mixer functionality. It combines a mic, instrument and line source with a computer audio signal and it feeds the mix to your computer via USB. The US-125M provides up to 16 bit/48 KHz audio resolution and is ideal for broadcasting over the Internet.


Some features:

- Microphone input (balanced XLR/TRS on rear or unbalanced mini jack on front) with switchable limiter and Signal/Overload indicator
- Guitar input (standard phone jack)
- Stereo line input (RCA)
- Stereo audio input from computer via USB
- Stereo audio output to computer via USB or directly to RCA output jacks
- Monitor output(RCA)and headphones output(mini-jack)with level control
- Zero-latency hardware monitoring.

Muse Research Announces MUSE OS2.0 for the RECEPTOR2+PRO and PRO MAX models.

They launche a Receptor VIP (Virtual Instrument Player) , new chassis, new audio I/O, and new front panel design, new OS and host environment.

Muse Resaerch also announce Receptor Komplete 8 for all Receptor 2 models.

Nomad Factory has announced a comprehensive new effects plug-in suite designed for premium quality processing, flexibility, and unprecedented ease-of-use.

MAGMA is an advanced plug-in suite that features 50 unique "single-rack" audio processors, each with a friendly and familiar interface, which can be "mounted" into a user-customizable rack interface. Categories include Dynamics, Equalizers, Modulation, Reverbs, among others, with more currently in development.

Mastering Essentials is a new tool designed specifically for Acoustic Mixcraft Pro Studio 6. By licensing elements from Ozone, iZotope‚s flagship mastering suite, Acoustica is delivering a basic mastering solution approachable for musicians of any level.

Mastering Essentials Key Features:
- Valve EQ module: high-quality 4-band EQ
- Room Simulation (Reverb) module: controls for reverb and stereo widening, including a vectorscope for visualizing the stereo spread of the audio
- Tube amplifier module: Bass Compression, a Tube Limiter, and Tube Saturation components
- Over 80 presets, including presets for general use, special FX, audio enhancement, restoration, and over 40 different genre presets.

Mastering Essentials is available from iZotope for third-party and OEM licensing for Mac or Windows applications.

Following in the footsteps of the Kaoss Pad KP3 and Kaoss Pad Quad, the Mini Kaoss Pad 2 (Kaossilator 2) is played by sliding or tapping a finger on the X-Y touchpad. These finger motions allow multiple effect parameters to be easily controlled at the same time.

The Mini Kaoss Pad 2 contains 100 diverse, ready-to-use effects. These include standard effects such as Flanger, Filter, Delay, and Reverb; multiple effect programs; cutting edge effects; as well as three new DJ-style effects borrowed from the Kaoss Pad Quad: the powerful Looper, Vinyl Break, and Ducking Compressor. For live performance, the Mini Kaoss Pad 2 provides three Program Memories for instant recall of any favorite effects.