Marathon Flight Road Case MA-APC40 Case To Hold 1 x Akai APC-40 Performance Controller

Marathon Flight Road Case MA-APC40 Case To Hold 1 x Akai APC-40 Performance Controller Review

Marathon Flight Road Case MA-APC40 Case To Hold 1 x Akai APC-40 Performance Controller Feature

• Easy locking fit and tongue, Heavy and powerful ball corners.
• Dual anchor rivets, ATA 300 Style.
• 9mm laminated plywood.

Case to hold 1 x Akai APC-40 Performance Controller. Features: ATA 300, Spring action handles.

Akai MPK49 Semi-Weighted 49 Key USB Midi Keyboard Controller Bundle

Akai MPK49 Semi-Weighted 49 Key USB Midi Keyboard Controller Bundle Review

Akai MPK49 Semi-Weighted 49 Key USB Midi Keyboard Controller Bundle Feature

• Akai MPK49 Semi-Weighted 49 Key USB Midi Keyboard Controller.
• Single-X X-Style Keyboard Stand.
• Midi Cable Black 10ft.

Akai MPK49 Semi-Weighted 49 Key USB Midi Keyboard Controller.

The Akai MPK49 ushers in a new era for USB/MIDI controllers by combining a high-quality, 49-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and 12 genuine MPC drum pads. 48 total pads are accessible via 4 pad banks. The pads feature the heart and soul of hip hop: the MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters. The Akai MPK49 Performance Controller also has its own arpeggiator, for creating quick, creative riffs in seconds.
- 49-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and full-sized keys.
- 8 full-sized, 360 degree rotation pots, each with 3 banks for 24 pots total.
- 12 genuine MPC pads with velocity and pressure sensitivity.
- 8 full-sized sliders with 3 controller banks for each for 24 sliders total.
- MPC note repeat and all-new arpeggiator.
- 8 assignable backlit switches with 3 controller banks each for 24 switches total.
- MMC/MIDI Start Stop transport buttons.
- Large, easy-to-read custom LCD display.

Bundle Also Includes :
- Single-X X-Style Keyboard Stand.
- Midi Cable Black 10 ft.

Novation Nocturn 25 USB MIDI Interface Keyboard Controller, 25-Keys, NOCTURN 25

Novation Nocturn 25 USB MIDI Interface Keyboard Controller, 25-Keys, NOCTURN 25 Review

Novation Nocturn 25 USB MIDI Interface Keyboard Controller, 25-Keys, NOCTURN 25 Feature

• 25 key high quality professional keyboard
• Illuminated controls provide instant visual feedback
• 8 touch-sensitive encoders
• Auto-touch software allows you to instantly assign controllers to plug-ins
• Total of 33 MIDI assignable controls

The Nocturn Keyboard from Novation is an intelligent plug-in/sequencer controller. It is a high quality professional keyboard that plays like an instrument rather than a computer peripheral. With a high quality 'Fatar' keyboard, 8 velocity-sensitive drum pads, and a total of 33 MIDI assignable controls, the Nocturn allows you to get hands-on control of your plug-in instruments, effects and sequencer. Brightly lit 11-segment LED rings around the eight smooth encoders, and backlit buttons throughout provide instant visual feedback for every physical control. All 8 oversized encoders are touch-sensitive, bringing up mapping information and automation data on DAW’s with a ‘touch’ mode. In addition to the high quality hardware, what really sets Nocturn Keyboard apart is the Automap control software, which is included with each Nocturn Keyboard purchase. Automap acts as a software interface for the unit. It allows you to map parameters in your software plug-ins straight to dials and buttons on the controller by simply clicking on a parameter, then touching the controller. The Automap feature also enables you to keep track of what assignments have already been made. Instead of a small monochrome LCD screen, Nocturn Keyboard displays control information where you really need it - on your computer monitor. The Automap software graphically displays Nocturn’s control surface. The controllers themselves also tell you what is going on: LED rings around the 8 encoders show their current settings, and LED’s behind the buttons tell you if they are on or off. The Nocturn Keyboard can be set up for use as a serious DAW/sequencer controller, including its ground-breaking Automap control of all VST/AU/RTAS/TDM plug-ins. The Nocturn Keyboard is powered by USB-saving valuable plug sockets. It can also be powered down without being unplugged, preserving battery power in laptops. Fantastic build quality, true musical instrument feel and intuitive controls are just three of the many reasons why Novation's Nocturn Keyboard is simply a joy to play.

Akai MINIAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer With Vocoder Bundle

Akai MINIAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer With Vocoder Bundle Review

Akai MINIAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer With Vocoder Bundle Feature

• Akai MINIAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer With Vocoder.
• Korg MONOTRON Analog Ribbon Synthesizer With MS-20 Filter Input.
• Coby Ultra-Lightweight Stereo Headphones.

Akai MINIAK Virtual Analog Synthesizer With Vocoder.

The MINIAK is a powerful performance and production synthesizer. The MINIAK empowers creative musicians with phrase and step sequencing, a built-in drum machine/rhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40-band vocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed in partnership with the world-class Alesis synth team. While the compact, portable synth shines on stage, the MINIAK is also at home in the production studio delivering 24-bit audio resolution.
- Eight voices, each with three oscillators.
- Up to eight multi-timbral parts with stereo effects and 40-band vocoder.
- Two multi-mode filters, three envelope generators, two LFOs, sample and hold, tracking generator.
- Dynamic real-time and step sequencers, arpeggiator, and drum machine/rhythm sequencer.
- Stereo bus effects including reverbs and delays.
- 24-bit 1/4" balanced stereo analog outputs and inputs.
- 37-key synth-action keyboard with velocity sensitivity.
- More than 600 preset sounds.
- Sound banks: bass, lead, pad, string, brass, keys, comp, drum, SFX.
- Includes : MINIAK synthesizer keyboard, VPM1 gooseneck microphone, Power supply, Quick start guide

Bundle Also Includes :
- Korg MONOTRON Analog Ribbon Synthesizer With MS-20 Filter Input.
- Coby Ultra-Lightweight Stereo Headphones.

Propellerhead Reason 5

Propellerhead Reason 5 Review

Propellerhead Reason 5 Feature

• DevicesInstrumentsKong Drum DesignerThor polysonic synthesizerNN19 samplerNN-XT advanced samplerMalström graintable synthesizerDr. Octo Rex loop playerRedrum pattern-based drum machineSubtractor analog subtractive synthesizer Combinator, for building chains of instruments, effects, and pattern sequencersEffectsRV-7 digital reverb DDL-1 digital delay line D-11 foldback distortion ECF-42 envelope-controlled filter DF-101 chorus/flangerPH-90 phaser COMP-01 compressor PEQ2 2-band EQ RV7000 adva

The Reason rack comes with all the gear you could possibly need: samplers, analog synths, graintable synth, vocoder, mixer, drum machines, arpeggiator, compressors, EQ and effects. With its generous sound bank and intuitive flow, Reason helps you along in your creative process, and never gets in your way. Version 5 adds the mighty Kong Drum Designer, the versatile Dr. Octo Rex loop player, live sampling input, the Blocks pattern based sequencing mode and more.

About Reason

Reason's heart is its virtual rack of instruments and effects. As you create your track, Reason automatically patches and cables your rack. If you want to get deep, simply flip the rack around and route the cables any way you like.

Finding your sound is an important part of the musical process. With Gigabytes of synths, samples, drum kits, and effects, Reason's sound bank is packed with everything you'll need from the start. Want more? Expand your palette with a world of ReFill libraries.

The thing that strikes new Reason users most is how much they get done in a short amount of time. Reason's legendary creative flow keeps you focused on the music — and the fun. At all times.

Need more gear? No problem. Choose a synth, a drum machine, a loop player or any device from the Create menu and it will instantly appear in your rack, logically patched into the signal chain. And because Reason is designed to go easy on your computer, you can repeat the process until you're more than happy.

Each unit in Reason's virtual rack is edited from its own on-screen front panel. All the sliders, knobs, buttons and functions are right in front of you, ready to be tweaked, turned and twisted in absolute real-time. And all your front panel actions — filter adjustments, pitch bending, gain riding or panning — can be recorded and automated in the Reason sequencer.

A single key press will turn Reason's rack around, and there you are, in patch cord heaven. Most audio connections are made automatically. When a new device is created, it appears immediately below the currently selected device, and Reason patches it into the system in the most logical way. Repatch by dragging the patch cord plug to the desired connector to build your own sounds — or tweak the included presets.

New in Reason 5

Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player

The upgraded Dr. Octo Rex loop player loads eight REX loops into one player and lets you switch between them on the fly. This makes arranging a breeze — load the drum loops into one player, the guitars into another and use the sequencer to select what loop to play in a pattern-like fashion. With eight loops to switch between, the new loop player also comes ready for the experimental minded. Set the player to retrig the loops on the beat, on the bar or on the 16th note. Or program the loops manually like in the original rex player. For each of the eight loops, the new rex player also comes with an expanded set of per-slice settings. Set pan, pitch, filter frequency and level, reverse slices, use multiple outputs, create alternating groups of slices and much more. The Reason 5 Factory Sound Bank comes complete with guitar and acoustic drums patches for Dr. Octo Rex and a huge selection of techno, house, club, hip hop and r&b loops from signature sound designers.

Blocks

Many musicians tend to think of music in terms like intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, buildup and so on. With the new Blocks mode in Reason 5 and Record 1.5, your sequencer does too. Blocks lets you sequence your songs using a more pattern-based approach, with the segments of your song as individual building blocks to be laid out in your arrangement. Start by creating the discrete parts of your song in blocks mode. When you are ready to start building your song, just switch back to song mode and draw in what blocks should play in the dedicated pattern lane. Use one block for the verse and one for the chorus — or build your song around a single 8-bar loop. Blocks provide a very fast way of creating a musical structure for your song. But the options don't end there. With the basic arrangement laid out, you can see the contents of the blocks and create variations and mute individual parts, or add further musical elements in song mode. A typical use for Blocks is to create your backing track in blocks and then use the song mode sequencer to record vocals or instrumental performances. For music based around a single looped section, one repeated block with automation and mutes of individual tracks added in song mode makes arranging a breeze. You never have to commit to using either mode — you are free to move back and forth between Blocks and Song mode, and any changes you make in your Blocks will instantly be manifested in all instances of that Block. Need some tambourine on that chorus? Add it, and there will be tambourine whenever the chorus block is playing.

Live Sampling

Remember the time when samples were something you sampled and not loaded from your hard drive? When a sampler was a machine that could record samples, not just play them back. As samplers became software instead of machines, they came to rely on external sample editing software for recording and editing the samples and the art of spur-of-the-moment creative sampling was pretty much lost. Now we are bringing it back to Reason 5 with its live sampling input. All sample players in Reason are now samplers. Just hook up a sound source to the rack's sampling input and you are ready to start sampling. Use a mic, a turntable, an instrument or the entire Reason mix. Sampling in Reason is simple and straightforward. Hit the sample button and Reason starts sampling. Reason will detect the sample start automatically. You can sample when Reason is running too if you like — no need to stop the music. If needed, bring up the built-in sample editor to set start and end points, loop points and more. This is possible for all loaded samples by the way — not only the ones you have sampled. As always, Reason lets you focus on music making — and sampling in this case. All samples are neatly stored in our song file and accessible in the new samples pane in the tool window. Here you can easily see what samples are loaded into what machine and delete and export samples as you wish. Live sampling together with pitch detection of root key and automatic zone mapping makes it dead easy to sample an instrument and map the samples across the keyboard. This way you'll create your own multi-sampled instruments for NN-XT and NN-19 in an instant.

Kong Drum Designer

Analog synthesis, physical modeling, sampling, REX loops, support sound generators, effects, flexible routing, multiple hit types and more. The Kong Drum Designer is not your regular drum module. It's the drum module focused on letting you get exactly that drum sound you're after. Kong has 16 pads and 16 drums. Build your drum sounds based on any of the nine different drum modules. Flavor the sound with 11 support generators and effects. Program automation, create alternating groups and let Reason's powerful sequencer control the beat. Reason 5 ships with a sound bank with a generous supply of kits for Kong across a wide variety of styles.

System Requirements

Windows

• Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon or better (multiple cores highly recommended)
• 1GB RAM
• DVD drive
• Windows XP SP3, Vista or Windows 7
• 2 GB free hard disk space
• Monitor with 1024x768 resolution or larger
• A 16 bit Windows compatible audio card, preferably with an ASIO driver
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended
• Requires any version of Reason or Record Reason Duo

Mac

• Intel Mac (multiple cores highly recommended)
• 1 GB RAM or more
• DVD drive
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later
• 2 GB free hard disk space
• Monitor with 1024x768 resolution or larger
• CoreAudio compliant audio interface or built-in audio hardware
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended
• Requires any version of Reason or Record Reason Duo

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller Review

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller Feature

• bus powered 49-key USB MIDI controller - easy computer cnnnectivity
• 8 assignable knobs, 9 assignable sliders - control DAW and virtual instrument parameters
• DirectLink mode - instant controller mapping to DAW functions
• dedicated transport and track slected buttons - streamlined session control
• Pro Tools compatible - extends industry-standard functionality
• Bus powered 49-key USB MIDI controller - easy computer connectivity

The Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller delivers next-generation functionality from M-Audio, the leading innovator in mobile music production technology. Oxygen 49 features eight assignable knobs and nine assignable sliders, plus dedicated transport and track select buttons. directLink mode aotomatically maps these controls to common DAW functions including ransport, mixer, track pan and plug-in parameters. Built-in factory preses offer support for popular virtual instruments right out of the box - no complicated setup required. Velocity-sensitive keys and a sleek , compact design round out a portable keyboard that's perfect for both production and performance. No other MIDI controller in this price range has so much functionality while remaining easy to use.

Akai Professional EWI4000S Electronic Wind Controller

Akai Professional EWI4000S Electronic Wind Controller Review

Akai Professional EWI4000S Electronic Wind Controller Feature

• Touch-sensitive keys Customizable sax-style fingering Preset sounds with 2 VCO + 2 VCF, dual-voice analog modeling 2-Digit 7-Segment LED program display Chorus, reverb, and deverb effects Octave roller Breath sensitivity for expressive dynamics Onboard analog-modeling synth sound module MIDI output PC and Mac editor software for internal sounds MIDI output for use with sound modules Lightweight and portable MIDI I/O Battery power (AA x 2) or optional AC adapter

The Akai EWI 4000S wind instrument is a big step forward in the development of MIDI controllers and synthesizer instruments. It offers customizable sax-style fingering with advanced controls and functions for expressive performance and makes a number of higher-end synth features available. For more information on fingering options, download the PDF Manual on this page that contains fingering charts. Most significant on the MIDI wind controller is an onboard sound module so you no longer have to play tethered. By using MIDI and an optional wireless transceiver, you can move freely onstage and switch between stored programs from the instrument. Its internal sounds are based on a virtual analog synth sound module and are very responsive to nuances of your playing. Breath, vibrato, glide time, and bend width are easily adjusted to suit your musical style, and you can send multiple MIDI messages via breath for expression and aftertouch changes. The Akai EW14000S MIDI wind controller is also an octave key and mode that automatically doubles below the note you play, a Hold Mode which sustains a note while you play around it. It has 2 oscillators with separate volume controls, and a voltage controlled filter that can go from 2 to 4 pole filters. The EWI4000S improves breath noise emulation and also has sostenuto. The EWI 4000S also has a sweep function that is more effective than typical envelope generators. By changing the force of your playing you can alter the sweep parameter to give dynamic shape to your sound. To keep controls to a minimum, the Akai EWI 4000S comes with a MAC/PC editor program on which to customize your sounds. You can store edited programs and recall settings instantly during performance.