Roland unveils Jupiter-50 Synthesizer

Roland has announced Jupiter-50 Synthesizer, the second release in its contemporary generation of Jupiter family keyboards. Four separate sound engines can be stacked together to create classic fat synth tones and massive voices. The lightweight, streamlined design also makes it an essential keyboard for players everywhere.

Inside, Roland Jupiter-50 comes with a sound engine that is the sonic equal of its big brother, containing all of the SuperNatural synthesizer and acoustic tones found in the Jupiter-80. Users can even import Jupiter-80 sound data into the Jupiter-50 or utilize powerful onboard multi-effects and reverb for studio-quality sound processing.

Arturia announces Oberheim SEM V

Arturia announces Oberheim SEM V, the virtual emulator of Synthesizer Expander Module introduced by Oberheim in 1974. So, the legend now returns as a high-end software, packed as Oberheim SEM V, and gathering all the advantages of the Arturia TAE technology. Faithfully reproducing the tone, waveshapes, multimode 12dB/octave filter and other detailed characteristics, Arturia Oberheim SEM V brings the polyphony, MIDI control, arpeggiation and some innovative functionalities such as the 8-voice programmer.

Audio-Technica and Korg announces Rebates

So, you can get a $100 rebate on Korg R3 Synthesizer Vocoder, a $100 rebate on the Korg PS60 Performance Synthesizer, a $20 rebate on the Korg Monotron Analogue Ribbon Synthesizer, a $20 rebate on the Korg Pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner, a free Monotron with the purchase of a Kaoss Pad Quad, Kaossilator Pro, or KP3 Kaoss Pad, a $200 back when you purchase a Korg M50.

Hamburg Audio releases Nuklear Pulsar Train Synthesizer | The first plugin synthesizer based on advanced – pulsar – synthesis

Hamburg Audio Nuklear comes with unique pulsar oscillators and enriches classic sound synthesis with essential new parameters: by disassociating the note pitch from the waveform length it is possible to create new, previously unheard sounds. As opposed to classic sound synthesis not the waveform length, but solely its repetition rate is responsible for the resulting pitch. The length of the individual “pulsaret grains” is controlled and modulated by a separate parameter, the “pulsaret frequency”.

Access Virus Programming Bootcamp

This summer, Access Music, the company behind the Virus synthesizers will open the doors to their video programming bootcamp. Every week, there will be another tutorial on how to program synth sounds. Virus TI users can even download accompanying patches. And the best news: it’s for free to everybody.

To learn more and watch the latest episodes, point your browser to the Virus’ Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/accessvirus or http://www.virus.info/bootcamp.

Karma-Lab releases new sounds for the Korg Kronos

Karma-Lab introduces Catalyst Volume 1 – Creativity Xplosion!, a new set of 32 exciting and inspiring Karma-fied combis for the Korg Kronos. Priced at only US$32, the sound set includes grooves, backing tracks and sonic textures in a wide variety of styles, ranging from a mixture of Hip-Hop, Dance, Electronica, Trance & Techno categories to Ambient, Jazz, New-Age, Film Score, and World/Ethnic categories. As it is usual for Karma-Lab combis, Catalyst Volume 1 – Creativity Xplosion! pushes the Karma function to the absolute limit. Each combi is composed of 4 complete Karma Modules and 8 fully-voiced scenes for maximum variability, featuring extensive control via the Karma Realtime Controls (8 sliders, 8 switches) and the other controllers (joystick, ribbon, vector joystick, 8 RT sliders/knobs, and 2 switches over joystick). In addition, the Kronos’s Drum Track has been programmed to add an additional complimentary percussion or drum element in every combi.

Keyboard Production Station | Music Computing StudioBLADE (Gen2)

Music Computing, the production and design team for all-in-one music keyboard production stations – StudioBlade Line – announced today the immediate availability of Gen2, the upgraded and updated reality of their computer based music production studio monster. Music Computing StudioBLADE (Gen2) are complete stations with piano keys, drum trigger pads, knobs, sliders, thousands of sound presets and software for live and studio use. They allow you to compose, record, mix, and master songs that are ready for radio or direct … World Wide Web.

New Updates | Spectrasonics Trilian goes to v1.4 and Omnisphere to v1.5.5

Spectrasonics has recently announced new updates for bass instrument Trilian and also for its synthesizer software Omnisphere. So … new updated version of Trilian is v1.4 and Omnisphere is v1.5.5.

New Virtual Synth | TubeOhm Anti-Transpirant 8000

TubeOhm goes “back to the roots” with their brand new Anti-Transpirant 8000 Virtual Synth which they has released. What’s new? Powerfull VA sounds with 8 x oversampling so it looks, feels and sounds like the old hardware synths.

New Synths | Yamaha MOX 6 and Yamaha MOX 8 Synthesizer

Yamaha launches two brand new music production synthesisers MOX 6 and MOX 8 … “heavyweight professional performance with lightweight price tag” as they said. Both comes with over 1200 voices and also over 350 MB waveforms from Motif XS, all the sound material having the possibility of editing with Yamaha’s Expanded Articulation technology.