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...

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...

Native Instruments exposed Kore Player, a free software instrument that was developed to showcase NI’s Kore Soundpack libraries, at the NAMM show today. Based on the Kore 2 host system, the Kore Player enables musicians and producers to access and play any Kore Soundpack material in their host sequencer and as a standalone instrument – opening up a...

KRK Systems has revealed ERGO, a digital room analysis and correction system. ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization) is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems and improves any studio mixing space by correcting for acoustic problems. The ERGO connects to a PC via Firewire when it is performing its room analysis, but since all correction...

Roland Corporation has declared that they are now a major share holder of Cakewalk. Roland and Cakewalk have been working together since 1995, and have cooperated closely on numerous business projects and complimentary product lines, but this is the first time that the Japanese concern has plugged the trigger in acquiring a software company. Several industry...