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February 3, 2005 ../ 2005 NAMM Report: NovationNovation has always been a company on the edge. They were one of the only companies to cash in on the Acid craze of the early nineties with their BassStation Keyboard and rack. Unfortunately, they were never able to truly leverage their early momentum here in the States due to quality issues and poor customer service. Making matters worse, they then decided to handle stateside distribution duties themselves, a major mistake. The company plodded along in fits and starts that usually coincided with a new product launch, but their products were always handicapped by some of the worst marketing and advertising in the business. It's a shame a company like The Attik didn't take pity on them and develop a campaign that positioned them as the innovators they really are.
The Remote and X-Station keyboards have a great feel and each come with a programmable pitch/mod wheel joystick. The built-in,
three oscillator virtual analog synth, based on their KS technology, has 8 note
polyphony. The X-Station has a total of 55 assignable knobs, sliders, and buttons to satisfy all your controller desires, and has a
dedicated audio section with traditional tape controls such as play, stop, fast forward, etc. But Novation didn't stop there, they added a full-on
DSP multieffects unit. Two channels of multieffects are available with up to six
simultaneous effects on each channel. Effects include, Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Chorus, EQ and a Compressor. The X-Station can be powered
by batteries, the USB bus or by an external power supply. The best part of the X-Station is its price. The 25 key two octave model starts at
just $499.
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Be the first to hear about Experiments In Sound by joining Futuremusic Direct.
Part of Experiments In Sound, TestDrive will feature the lab results of our DJ Experiments so that everyone can get in on the action. Take the latest electronic music releases, mix vigorously with bleeding-edge DJ technology in a large beeker, and then cook the hell out of it! Be the first to hear about TestDrive by joining Futuremusic Direct.
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is...
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