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Synth Legends Volume 1, the initial release in the series, features the sounds of seven of Roland's most revered past synthesizers, including the original JUPITER-8, the JUNO-106, D-50, and others. Future volumes will include many other sought-after analog classics.

Each collection consists of single Tones that capture the iconic preset sounds from legacy instruments, plus enhanced Live Sets that sweeten the Tones with modern processing. Additional Live Sets combine the legacy Tones together in a number of expressive ways, using layers, powerful FX, and more. Also included with the collections are many new Arpeggio patterns.

Avanna is Zero-G's first release for the new Vocaloid 3 engine and the first English female singing voice for the new software.

Ideally suited to pop and Celtic music, Avanna can also be used in a myriad of musical styles. The new Vocaloid 3 interface allows you to import wav files so Avanna can sing along with your compositions from within Vocaloid.

Appearing at the International CES (for the first time), RØDE announces the iXY, a stereo microphone for iPhone and iPad with 30-pin connector that allows high quality recording at sampling rates up to 24-bit/96kHz.

The RØDE Rec App is available for purchase from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. The app provides a full suite of features including multiple sampling rates up to 96kHz, equalization effects (compressor/expander, high-pass filter, low pass filter, parametric EQ), non-linear editing, geo and photo tagging, and one-touch publishing to SoundCloud, Dropbox, email, FTP and iTunes.

Combined with the Analog Lab software, you get a real hybrid synthesizer that comes with a collection of 5000 sounds from the Modular V, CS-80V, Mini V, Arp 2600V, Jupiter 8V, Prophet V, Oberheim SEM V, and Wurlitzer V.

Some features:
- 25 note velocity sensitive mini keyboard.
- 16 encoders
- 16 pads (two banks of 8 pads/buttons)
- Pitchbend/Modulation touch strip
- Footswitch input
- Recessed full sized USB jack
- Bus powered, Class compliant
- Works with iPAD (camera connection kit required)
- Comes with Analog Lab software
- 5000 sounds from the best synths and keyboards.

Loom weaves together a unique sonic spectrum, offering between 128 and 512
individual additive harmonics.

Using an innovative modular approach, Loom has made additive synthesis both powerful and easy to control. Loom provides 30 sound modules, each with a distinct function—moving filter, octaver, repeater, second tone, etc. Up to 10 of these modules can be connected in a string.

Apple announces a big version of the iPad Retina (fourth-generation) with a 128GB.

It will be one of the news for the Macworld? (2013-30-01/2013-02-02)