03 JANUARI 2006
YAMAHA KOMT MET DE MO
MO Music Production Synthesizer - gericht op zowel de semi-professionele muzikanten en home/project studio eigenaren als ook de songwriters en performers. De MO komt met een complete set van authentieke sounds en uitgebreide features Dit instrument heeft een veelheid aan compositie mogelijkheden zoals een Song/Pattern sequencer en een krachtige Arpeggio met maar liefst 1700 sequenced phrases. The MO is uiteraard ook naadloos met de computer te gebruiken, met speciale remote control funkties waarmee je je favoriete sequencer software via de MO zelf kunt aansturen. Verder is de MO ook nog compatible met het Studio Connections system. Door zijn compacte afmetingen en lage gewicht is de MO het ideale keyboard voor live toepassingen
Twee modellen zijn verkrijgbaar: de 61-key MO6 en de full 88-key MO8 (met de BH keyboard technology en mechanisme van de Yamaha S90 ES).
14 december 2005
Korg Introduceert TR Music Workstation
New from Korg is the TR Music Workstation (available in 61-key and 76-key versions), the latest in the company's line of Music Workstations.
The TR features Korg's HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis technology -- the synthesis system found in the TRITON family. With 64 MB of PCM ROM containing 470 multisamples and 518 drum samples, the TR is loaded with new sounds that are well-suited for both music production and live performance, including an all-new stereo, velocity-switched piano. The internal memory offers a total of 512 Programs, 384 Combinations (each consisting of up to eight Programs) and 24 drum kits -- plus an additional 128 GM programs and nine drum kits.
Two master effects, a stereo 3-band master EQ and one stereo insert effect are available, using 89 different effect types. Effects parameters can be modulated in real time, and can sync to MIDI clock or to the internal sequencer.
The TR's 16-track MIDI sequencer holds up to 200,000 notes and 200 songs. Sequences can be recorded in real time or via step entry, with editing tools available. The Cue List feature allows the user to assemble a song from individual elements (intro, verse, chorus etc.), then rearrange them and even store up to 20 variations of the same Song. For songwriters, the Template Song function provides 16 Songs containing pre-chosen programs and effects appropriate to various styles of music, with 16 additional user locations for saving setup favorites. Also included are 150 preset drum patterns that match the provided genres.
For live performance and songwriting, the TR's dual polyphonic arpeggiators enable the creation and playback of intricate pitched patterns and drum grooves. Korg's RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) function allows sequenced patterns to be triggered from individual notes on the keyboard -- useful for difficult-to-play passages, DJ-like performance and quick song creation.