Ableton (http://www.abelton.com) and Serato (http://www.serato.com)
have announced The Bridge at NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, California. The
Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a l
link between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live/ITCH.
The Bridge provides Ableton Transport Control (ATC), giving DJs
turntable-style control of their own multitrack productions.
Boss (http://www.BossUS.com) is debuting two new products at this
year’s NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
The ME-25 guitar effects package sports a built-in sound library that
gives instant access to dozens of classic and modern effects. Users
choose a category, select a variation and play. You can customize
your sound with twits of the Drive, Tone and Volume knobs. The ME-25
has COSM amp models onboard, plus Super Stack and Phrase Loop.
The tuner, the Boss TU-2, evolves and improves with the debut of the
new TU-3.
Ross Video (http://www.rossvideo.com) has released the QSP-8229, a
quad split video processor.
The QSP-8229 monitors up to four video inputs combined into a single
quad split output with configurable quadrant labeling and bordering
with transparency.
Cakewalk (http://www.cakewalk.com) has made several announcements at
this week’s NAMM show.
Cakewalk introduced the new A-PRO Series, USB MIDI Controllers for
Mac and PC. The A-300 Pro (32-key), A-500 Pro (49-key) and A-800 Pro
(61-key) are keyboard controllers developed in conjunction with
Roland.
Cakewalk also introduced the FA-66, a compact and portable 6-in/6-out
FireWire 400/800 audio interface designed for mobile recording and
performance professionals.
Elixir Strings (http://www.elixirstrings.com) is announcing an
expansion of its Elixir Cables line with the addition of a patch
cable at this year’s Winter NAMM show. With the addition of the new
patch cable, players can experience the true voice of their guitar
through their entire signal chain from guitar through the pedal board
to the amp, according to Craig Theorin, Elixir Strings product
manager.
For further signal clarity, Elixir Cables feature a dual shield
construction to protect against both EMI and handling noise.