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Designed in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager XL is a sonic powerhouse that pays homage to important milestones in the Moog synthesizer legacy. It starts with the heart of a Minimoog Model D. Fat oscillators and warm Moog filters give it that unmistakable Moog sound and the rugged construction and intuitive user interface design immediately tells you that you're playing a high-quality musical instrument.

From the current Voyager lineage, the XL inherits a 100% analog signal path with stable oscillators, patch storage, touch surface, pot mapping and extensive MIDI control functionality. To all this, add a ribbon controller and 61 note keyboard and you have a monster analog monosynth built on a 40 year legacy of sonic exploration.

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Here is a picture found on the web... It seems like Avid is working on a third version of the Digidesign Mbox.

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Korg is now shipping the tube-driven ELECTRIBE-MX (EMX1SD) and ELECTRIBE-SX SD (ESX1SD), the newest models in the updated Electribe series. Now revitalized with up-to-the-minute patterns and massive SD data storage, these versatile music makers are now better than ever, according to Korg.

"As more and more musicians adopted the Electribes as part of their audio arsenal, Korg teamed up with cutting-edge creative artists from around the world to deliver fresh beats, patterns and even Electribe SX (ESX-1) samples. Ninja Tune/Big Dada artists Emika and the Anti-pop Consortium are contributors, as well as U.K. MySpace artist Shrikednb (Tom Thorpe), plus YouTube stars Denkitribe and Scribej.

The addition of convenient SD/SDHC card storage allows up to 32 GB of sound, pattern, song and samp ...

Here is a picture of the soon to be released Tonelux 1628 Mixing Board. It will have 16 Channels of the famous Tonelux Mic Pres. The EQs and Summing are arranged into a plug and play console format, ready to use, including a professional 192 point patchbay.

Features :

• 16 MX2 Mix Modules
• 16 EQ4P Equalizers
• 16 TR8 Bus Assign Modules
• 16 MP1a Mic Preamps with TILT
• 4 FX2+ Send Master/FX Returns
• 1 SM2 Stereo Master Module
• 1 CR2 Control Room Module
• 1 TB1 TalkBack Module
• 16 P&G Custom Manual Faders, the dB scale matches ShadowMix and ProTools fader scale
• 16 VU Meters in a Removable Bridge, all meters have Peak and VU modes
• 2 Large Stereo VU Meters, with Peak/VU modes
• Custom Designed Wood Sides/Top, made with Bamboo, a sustainable wood
• Leather Bolster
• Complete real TT Patch-bay/Dsub I/O Panel, removable and can swing around the side to mount
• Optional ShadowMix Automation

As shown above: $42,999.99, with ShadowMix Moving Fader Automation, $49,999.99. 8 or 16 channel expanders will be available.

Alesis has announced the upcoming release of a new compact MIDI USB Keyboard, the Q25.

Features :

• 25-note keyboard controller for melodic control of virtually all MIDI hardware and software
• Velocity sensitive keys for expressive, musical performance
• USB MIDI and traditional MIDI for use with Mac and PC, as well as MIDI hardware
• Pitch and Modulation wheels for capturing musical expression
• Backlit Octave Up and Down buttons expand your range
• Assignable volume/data-entry slider enables you to control your most-used parameter
• Sustain pedal input for complete performance (pedal sold separately)
• Comes with Ableton Live Lite Alesis Edition for recording, sequencing, and performing
• Bus powered via USB, so you won't need a power cable
• Includes: Q25 keyboard, USB cable, Software DVD, Quick start guide

The Q25 will be available from musical instrument and pro audio retailers in early Fall 2010 with a U.S. estimated street price of $79.00.

Arturia releases Analog Player, a new virtual synth which features :

• 1000 analog synthesizers sounds that have defined the sound of modern music.
• All presets are carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V, Prophet VS and Jupiter-8V). These TAE® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality
• Fast filter the presets to your requirements: by Instrument, by Type (Bass, Pads, Leads…), and find presets according to these filtered choices
• Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Presets.
• Straight forward Editing, with the most essential parameters for personalizing presets : Cutoff and Resonance, Chorus & Delay mix, ADSR envelope

Analog Player is available for sale on the online store for $99/99€.