In the continuing saga for its buyout of EMI, which will definitely be a book one day, Terra Firma Capital Partners was furnished with a last minute extension for shareholder approval by the U.K.’s Takeover Panel until 1PM on Wednesday. The reason is because Citigroup has a loophole in its contract with Terra Firma, that if the concern did not acquire 90%...

Taking direct aim at Roland’s SPD-20, Alesis has introduced the Performance Pad, a tabletop and kit mountable drum controller with a built-in drum machine. Performance Pad features 233 drum sounds from the Alesis SR-16 percussion module, 50 Presets and 50 User definable drum kits. A large LCD display is included with an easy-to-navigate interface that...

Sound Ideas has released X-treme Whooshes, a collection of 686 unique dopplers, lasers, hits and zaps, whooshes, atmospheres and ambiences, data flips, metal moves, intros and hundreds of other sounds for moving objects. Sound Ideas X-treme Whooshes will set you back $129. More information on Sound Ideas Releases X-treme...

Roland has released the RH-D30 headphones, which are clearly a licensing dealio, since these are carbon-copy’s of pretty much every other DJ headphone on the market. Why at this stage of the game is Roland coming out with these headphones? No idea, but if you rather rock the Roland brand instead of another concern, then you can pick these up at your...

Roland has released the SP-555, a Sampling Workstation complete with 16 velocity sensitive pads, 37 Fantom-quality effects, a new Loop Capture function, and total computer integration with USB MIDI/Audio connectivity. Created for DJs, loop based performers and sampler junkies alike, the SP-555 model offers customers a simple and stress-free approach to...