Yamaha Shuffles Ownership Stakes To Sharpen Musical Instrument Focus

In a somewhat confusing maneuver, Yamaha Corporation will dump part of its stake in Yamaha Motor Company to focus on its core business of developing musical instruments. Yamaha Corp. makes musical instruments and Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles. They are set up as different companies, but each owns a piece of the other. According to a Yamaha Corporation representative, Yamaha Corp, which owns a 22.7% stake in Yamaha Motor, will sell a...

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Steinberg Updates Virtual Bassist VST (Universal Binary)

Steinberg has updated its Virtual Bassist VST instrument for Universal Binary. Virtual Bassist is based on real performances by top studio bass players, it provides all manner of bass guitar phrases, sounds and styles, covering rock, pop, reggae, metal and hip hop to name but a few. This update makes the virtual bass player VSTi compatible with Apples Intel-based Macintosh computers. The Steinberg Virtual Bassist VST instrument...

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