i'm very stoked about the Emulator X2, it looks like they are really making it into a great combo of sampler & synth...i have the orgiginal EmuX, i understand they will have a usb midi interface that will make it available to everyone w/o Emu hardware (just a dongle?), but the software updates seem like they are realy trying to make it the powerhouse softsampler it should be based on its pedigree...the vst i've been waiting for...
I'M STOKED...MARCH BABY!!!!
Anyone excited by what they heard from NAMM
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- KVRAF
- 5264 posts since 16 May, 2002 from Brisbane , Australia
That's what I was hoping for.kuniklo wrote:I was completely thrilled that there wasn't anything new at NAMM I wanted to buy.
Intel Core i7 8700K, 16gb, Windows 10 Pro, Focusrite Scarlet 6i6
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- KVRAF
- 20916 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Mackie has a new firewire interface coming out for around $249 that features the Onyx mic preamps on-board. It's not very feature-rich but really should be recognized as a breakthrough for anyone interested in mobile recording. I liked the little Edirol recorder, too, but I guarantee the Mackie will provide far better sound quality.
Dave Smith has a new keyboard version of the mono Evolver coming out, I'm surprised people haven't been talking about that more. Also, this might not be a new feature but I was really blown away by the super articulation function of the Yamaha Tyros. Seriously, I studied flamenco guitar in Spain yet never sounded as good as the demonstrator playing a flamenco patch on that keyboard. He went on to play a sax solo that sounded more realistic than what we heard at the Akai wind controller demo. Hopefully Yamaha will find away to build that into a Steinberg product eventually.
All in all, aside from these few items, I was pretty underwhelmed. Last year was definitely better.
Dave Smith has a new keyboard version of the mono Evolver coming out, I'm surprised people haven't been talking about that more. Also, this might not be a new feature but I was really blown away by the super articulation function of the Yamaha Tyros. Seriously, I studied flamenco guitar in Spain yet never sounded as good as the demonstrator playing a flamenco patch on that keyboard. He went on to play a sax solo that sounded more realistic than what we heard at the Akai wind controller demo. Hopefully Yamaha will find away to build that into a Steinberg product eventually.
All in all, aside from these few items, I was pretty underwhelmed. Last year was definitely better.
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- KVRian
- 1442 posts since 30 May, 2005
Yamaha builds something into a Steinberg product? I laughed at first but then ...Uncle E wrote:Also, this might not be a new feature but I was really blown away by the super articulation function of the Yamaha Tyros. Seriously, I studied flamenco guitar in Spain yet never sounded as good as the demonstrator playing a flamenco patch on that keyboard. He went on to play a sax solo that sounded more realistic than what we heard at the Akai wind controller demo. Hopefully Yamaha will find away to build that into a Steinberg product eventually.
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- KVRAF
- 7489 posts since 6 Jul, 2004
Tyros 2 is absolutely stunningUncle E wrote: Also, this might not be a new feature but I was really blown away by the super articulation function of the Yamaha Tyros. Seriously, I studied flamenco guitar in Spain yet never sounded as good as the demonstrator playing a flamenco patch on that keyboard. He went on to play a sax solo that sounded more realistic than what we heard at the Akai wind controller demo. Hopefully Yamaha will find away to build that into a Steinberg product eventually.
. Like you I was blown away when I went to the pre-release launch thing at Yamaha HQ last October. Amazing!