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 | Toolbox, September 2010 : By Mike Rozkin
All prices are MSRP unless stated otherwise
Akai Pro
SynthStation
What Music production app for both iPhone and iPod Touch
Why Built around Akai’s history in synthesis and | | | Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder, ($290 MSRP, $218 street, www.ehx.com) : What: Okay, it’s a
pedal, not a
rackmount—so sue me. The V256
does the flavor-of-the-month pitch correction effect, but more
importantly, does vocoder and drone effects—and a lot more—that
give | | | Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Audio Interface, ($249 MSRP, $200 street, www.focusrite.com) : What: USB 1.1 2.0 audio interface with drivers for ASIO WDM
drivers (Windows) and Core Audio (Mac). Works with 32 64-bit
Windows Vista XP SP2 7, Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher (32-bit
only on Snow | | | Yamaha DTX900K Electronic Drum Set, ($7,199.99 MSRP, $4,400 street, www.yamaha.com) : What: Electronic drum set with pads, mounting rack, and sophisticated
sound module.
Why: So, why are we reviewing a drum set in EQ? Simple. Back in
the day, all studios had a drum kit set up in | | | MOTU Ethno Instrument 2, ($395 MSRP, $374 street, www.motu.com) : What: AU VST MAS RTAS standalone virtual instrument with a 21GB library of ethnic
sounds and loops. Requires Mac OS X10.4.11 or higher, or Windows XP or
higher (including 64-bit operating | | | JDK Audio R22 Compressor, ($1,195 MSRP, $999 street, www.jdkaudio.com) : What: Dual channel (dual mono stereo) hardware compressor with the same circuit
used in the ATI Paragon live consoles. At first I thought JDK ripped off Arsenal Audio’s look, but JDK was | | | Waves JJP Artist Collection, ($830 MSRP, www.waves.com) : What: The latest in Waves’ Artist Collection series, this RTAS AudioSuite VST AU
plug-in suite features six processors designed in conjunction with Jack Joseph
Puig (U2, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Beck, | | | Six Studio Essentials : Yesterday’s option can be today’s essential . . . as we
found out when reviewing these six hot products
These days, what’s “essential” in the studio goes beyond just having mics, preamps, and a | | | Toolbox, August 2010 : By Mike Rozkin
All prices are MSRP unless stated otherwise
Roland Octapad
SPD-30
What Digital percussion pad
Why Trigger technology from Roland's V-Drums, the pads feature an
extremely | | | RoundUp: The Beats Generation : You want beats. Your listeners want beats. And apparently the entire world wants beats, if this international
roundup of beats software is any indication: You’ll find programs from the United | | | ToonTrack BeatStation ($129 street, www.beatstation.com) : Beatstation is Toontrack’s “unified field theory” of
VST AU standalone beat creation: It brings together drum,
bass, and lead sounds into a single virtual instrument that has
the vibe of being | | | FXpansion BFD ECO ($199 list, $149 street, $99 with limited time $50 instant rebate, www.bfd-eco.com) : BFD Eco is a lighter version of BFD, which set the standard
for a huge drum library of multisampled hits. But, considering
how heavyweight BFD is, it’s not surprising that by “light,”
they mean a | | | Monkey Machine : (free, http: rinki.net pekka monkey ) Yeah, well I didn’t quite believe it myself, either . . . but if you
have Internet access, you have a drum machine you can play
with. Seriously.Fig. 7. Here’s | | | Native Instuments Maschine 1.5 ($669 list, www.native-instruments.com) : We reviewed Maschine 1.0 in the 06 09 issue, but
the 1.5 update is a significant feature upgrade, and
well worth covering. Although we won’t dwell on the
basics, Maschine is a hardware software | | | Arturia Hip-Hop (list $129, street $99, www.arturia.com) : People talk about how Moore’s Law relates to hardware, but
consider this: Ten years ago, how much would a software bundle
with a DAW, a pair of virtual instruments, and several hundred
megabytes | | | More |
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