Roland Announces SP-555 Sampling Workstation

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 beat-making. The new Loop Capture function (basically a hardware version of Ableton...

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Sony BMG Quarterly Revenue Rises $875 Million

Sony BMG notched a slight uptick in revenue this past quarter thanks to cost-cutting, restructuring efforts and new releases from Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne and R. Kelly. For the fiscal first quarter ending June 30th, revenues notched upward 0.3 percent to $875 million, and earnings hit $21 million, a reversal from losses of $81 million during the same period last year.

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