Tuesday, March 20, 2007
SBD Music Acquires Electrix
Laguna Hills, California (March 19, 2007) - Newly formed SBD Music, Inc., based in Laguna Hills, Calif., has acquired Electrix Pro, Inc., a leader in manufacturing professional audio equipment.SBD Music, Inc. also announces they have appointed a board of directors consisting of Mark Buhler, Charles Dotson and Adam Scolaro.
"We saw a tremendous opportunity to acquire a very well respected brand name in Electrix. We are planning to re-introduce new versions of the Electrix products over the next twelve to twenty four months", says Adam Scolaro, president of SBD Music, Inc.
"We are going to continue manufacturing high quality products that Electrix is known for, and try to build and expand the product line", added Mark Buhler.
http://www.electrixpro.com/community/PressRelease31507.html
via Mark Pulver on AH.
KORG VC10
Title link takes you to more shots pulled via this auction. I couldn't pick between these two shots for the post, so they both go up. I don't usually use the cute word when describing synths but that first shot... I think the VC10 wins the cutest synth gear award. It's like one of these in the flesh.via mavertronix on the Matrixsynth forum.
Physical Sound Composition Ver1.5
YouTube via kojimajunya. I ran into this one on sendling. If anyone knows more about this, feel free to comment.
miniMusic MixPad Press Release
Remember MixPad? The following is the official press release:
"MINIMUSIC MAKES MOBILE MIDI MUSIC MIXER!
MixPad plays and remixes MIDI files on any Palm handheld or phone.
San Francisco, Calif., March 19th, 2007 - The new MixPad application
from miniMusic plays standard MIDI files on any Palm compatible
handheld or phone and can remix the songs as they play. Songs can be
played on most modern devices using miniMusic's Krikit Audio Engine
for rich polyphonic audio. Some handhelds can be connected to
external music hardware like synthesizers, samplers or tone modules
and MixPad can control those. Handheld computers with dedicated
sound cards are also supported, including models from Sony, Tapwave
and Handspring. The mixing board inside the software can adjust the
volume and panning of individual instruments while a song plays, or
solo or mute tracks.
Although MIDI files are not usually used for passive listening, they
remain a primary tool for music studios and live performances; they
provide backing tracks, control instruments remotely and quickly
configure music hardware. MixPad lets professional musicians carry
all of these tracks and settings in their pockets at all times.
Also, music students can rehearse pieces by muting out a part they
want to play themselves, or soloing a part they want to listen to
more carefully. MixPad is a powerful tool for performers, DJs,
songwriters and music hobbyists.
"This has been a major missing piece in our journey to bring desktop
music tools to handheld computers," says Chad Mealey, chief developer
at miniMusic. "Musicians ask all the time if they can put their
whole MIDI library on a Palm or use the Palm to play backing tracks
in live performances. With the release of MixPad the answer is
finally 'yes you can'."
MIDI files are an industry standard format for music that predates
MP3. Containing no actual recorded sound, MIDI files instead contain
detailed instructions for performing the music (details like how hard
a piano key is struck, or the subtle bending of a guitar string).
Although MIDI files cannot include vocals, the instrumental songs are
MUCH smaller than MP3s and much more flexible. MixPad's ability to
change levels or panning of individual instruments would be
impossible with a standard MP3 file. A MIDI file is easily 1000th
the size of an MP3! Due to their small size they are still used
widely on the internet, in computer games, and for ring tones.
This first version of MixPad only plays and mixes MIDI files and
requires a handheld or phone running Palm OS version 3.5 or higher
(Palm OS 5.0 or higher is needed to use the Krikit Audio Engine). A
Pro version of MixPad will be offered later this Spring adding
recording and editing capabilities -- a complete portable MIDI
studio. Since MixPad uses the Krikit Synth, you can use sounds
designed with miniMusic's SoundPad to play songs in MixPad.
Pricing, Availability, and Distribution
MixPad is available now for $29.95 US. However an introductory sale
at miniMusic.com brings the price down to only $19.95 US. MixPad is
also included in the miniMusic Pro Suite, bundled with the NotePad,
BeatPad, AxisPad, and SoundPad applications; the suite retails for
$89.95 US. A free demo of MixPad is currently available for download
from the miniMusic web-site at www.miniMusic.com.
About miniMusic
Based in San Francisco since 1999, miniMusic creates handheld
computer software for music composition, education, performance, and
entertainment so that musical ideas can be explored anywhere and
anytime, giving individuals the freedom of musical expression on
their own terms. Shipping applications include NotePad, BeatPad,
SoundPad, MixPad, AxisPad, EarTrain and BugBand. Upcoming products
will tackle multi-track editing and innovative new musical interfaces.
All prices listed are in US Dollars. For more information please
visit the miniMusic website at: www.minimusic.com"
"MINIMUSIC MAKES MOBILE MIDI MUSIC MIXER!
MixPad plays and remixes MIDI files on any Palm handheld or phone.
San Francisco, Calif., March 19th, 2007 - The new MixPad application
from miniMusic plays standard MIDI files on any Palm compatible
handheld or phone and can remix the songs as they play. Songs can be
played on most modern devices using miniMusic's Krikit Audio Engine
for rich polyphonic audio. Some handhelds can be connected to
external music hardware like synthesizers, samplers or tone modules
and MixPad can control those. Handheld computers with dedicated
sound cards are also supported, including models from Sony, Tapwave
and Handspring. The mixing board inside the software can adjust the
volume and panning of individual instruments while a song plays, or
solo or mute tracks.
Although MIDI files are not usually used for passive listening, they
remain a primary tool for music studios and live performances; they
provide backing tracks, control instruments remotely and quickly
configure music hardware. MixPad lets professional musicians carry
all of these tracks and settings in their pockets at all times.
Also, music students can rehearse pieces by muting out a part they
want to play themselves, or soloing a part they want to listen to
more carefully. MixPad is a powerful tool for performers, DJs,
songwriters and music hobbyists.
"This has been a major missing piece in our journey to bring desktop
music tools to handheld computers," says Chad Mealey, chief developer
at miniMusic. "Musicians ask all the time if they can put their
whole MIDI library on a Palm or use the Palm to play backing tracks
in live performances. With the release of MixPad the answer is
finally 'yes you can'."
MIDI files are an industry standard format for music that predates
MP3. Containing no actual recorded sound, MIDI files instead contain
detailed instructions for performing the music (details like how hard
a piano key is struck, or the subtle bending of a guitar string).
Although MIDI files cannot include vocals, the instrumental songs are
MUCH smaller than MP3s and much more flexible. MixPad's ability to
change levels or panning of individual instruments would be
impossible with a standard MP3 file. A MIDI file is easily 1000th
the size of an MP3! Due to their small size they are still used
widely on the internet, in computer games, and for ring tones.
This first version of MixPad only plays and mixes MIDI files and
requires a handheld or phone running Palm OS version 3.5 or higher
(Palm OS 5.0 or higher is needed to use the Krikit Audio Engine). A
Pro version of MixPad will be offered later this Spring adding
recording and editing capabilities -- a complete portable MIDI
studio. Since MixPad uses the Krikit Synth, you can use sounds
designed with miniMusic's SoundPad to play songs in MixPad.
Pricing, Availability, and Distribution
MixPad is available now for $29.95 US. However an introductory sale
at miniMusic.com brings the price down to only $19.95 US. MixPad is
also included in the miniMusic Pro Suite, bundled with the NotePad,
BeatPad, AxisPad, and SoundPad applications; the suite retails for
$89.95 US. A free demo of MixPad is currently available for download
from the miniMusic web-site at www.miniMusic.com.
About miniMusic
Based in San Francisco since 1999, miniMusic creates handheld
computer software for music composition, education, performance, and
entertainment so that musical ideas can be explored anywhere and
anytime, giving individuals the freedom of musical expression on
their own terms. Shipping applications include NotePad, BeatPad,
SoundPad, MixPad, AxisPad, EarTrain and BugBand. Upcoming products
will tackle multi-track editing and innovative new musical interfaces.
All prices listed are in US Dollars. For more information please
visit the miniMusic website at: www.minimusic.com"
Synare STAR PS1
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Details:
"Here is a very rare Synare PS-1. It has 4 pads which can be individually tuned. Everything works, the pad rubber is a bit worn and the pads need to be hit with sticks to be activated (not your hands unless you hit very hard) One of the sliders is a bit sticky (the envelope decay), regardless of these problems it still functions and is a really cool and great unit. It sounds amazing, very fat...you can make percussion sounds with this that are truely unique and you can also get your classic 808ish sounds, great rare unit and collectors piece."
There's also two Synare 3s up for auction.
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