Live From NAMM 2008: Day One Overview

There’s still so much more to go… …but here’s what we’ve uncovered so far… Akai Akai Drops Big MPC Bomb – Premiers New MPC-5000 Akai has upped the ante with the new MPC5000 featuring a completely revamped drum sampling engine, and get this, a 3-oscillator analog synthesizer… Read! Spectrasonics Spectrasonics Announces Omnisphere Power Synth Persing claims the Omnisphere breaks completely...

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Roland Revamps Fantom Line With New G8, G7 & G6 Workstations

The rumblings were correct, Roland unveiled a revamped Fantom workstation lineup featuring the G8, G7 and G6. The G8 is easily one of the most powerful workstations to date with 128 tracks, including 24 audio tracks, in a fully intergraded audio/MIDI graphical environment. Front and center is the extra-large 8.5” wide TFT color LCD (800 x 480) for enhanced productivity. A first-class assortment of handson controls is provided as...

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