Native Instruments releases new MASCHINE Expansion PRISMATIC BLISS

Berlin, January 23, 2016 – Native Instruments today introduced PRISMATIC BLISS – a new MASCHINE Expansion that picks up where HALCYON SKY left off, featuring textured sounds and atmospheres that reference early electronica.

Incorporating field recordings, drones and layered sounds, PRISMATIC BLISS also contains exclusive PRISM and MASSIVE presets for more melodic elements. The Expansion is ideal for producers working in abstract and dark and melancholic styles, while also providing a rich and deep sound palette for left-field house and techno producers.

PRISMATIC BLISS runs in the latest MASCHINE software on the entire MASCHINE hardware family and is available exclusively at the NI Online Shop.

A compact version of PRISMATIC BLISS is also available as an iMASCHINE Expansion, for sketches on the go. Tracks can be exported to MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE JAM, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO for completion.

PRISMATIC BLISS  is available now at the NI Online Shop for $49 / 49 € / £44 / ¥ 6,280 / AU$ 79 and runs in the MASCHINE 2 software.

The iMASCHINE expansion is available at the iMASCHINE in-app store for $0.99 / 0,99 € / £0.79 / ¥ 120 / AU$ 1.29.

NAMM 2017: AeroSynth

AeroSynth has introduced a new line of electronic wind instruments and accessories! 
 
The AeroSynthTM is >11 ounces and can be picked up and played without a computer or amplifier with its built-in speaker. It is very rugged and great for traveling musicians as well!

AeroPodTM is for those who already own an electronic wind controller or instrument. It adds immediate portability, enhanced sound, and connectivity features. AeroPod is compatible with the Akai EWI-USB, EWI 4000, Yamaha WX5, Roland AeroPhone, and other MIDI/USB controllers.

 

Both AeroPod and AeroSynth feature advanced wavetable synthesis technology, downloadable custom wavetables and firmware, and USB/MIDI and BlueTooth connectivity. An internal rechargeable Li-Ion battery provides many hours of continuous portable operation. Headphone/audio/line-out jacks supports headphones or external amplifiers. 

NAMM 2017: AEA Ribbon Mics and Preamps

AEA created the new RPQ2 and RPQ500 Microphone Preamps!

The RPQ2 includes:

• Two channels with 81db of sweet and quiet JFET gain
• High input impedance of 63k Ohms (with p48 disengaged)
• High frequency CurveShaper EQ and low frequency proximity control
• Switchable phantom power, polarity, and Mic/Line mode
• Front-panel 1/4" Dls (>5M Ohms)
• Balanced Post-Mic and Pre-EQ Inserts

The RPQ500 is:

• One channel with 81db JFET gain with 10k input impedance
• High frequency CurveShaper EQ and low frequency proximity control
• Mic/Line mode for mixdown EQ versatility 
• Switchable phantom power, polarity & Mic/Line mode

The NAMM Show 2017 is Here!

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The 2017 NAMM Show has begun! The show opened with a Breakfast of Champions with Music for Life Award Recipient, Robbie Robertson following a TEC Track Keynote: The Future of Audio Mastering. With some slight rain this year, attendance is still It closed with a few remarkable live acts including: School of Rock West LA, Alice Underground, and Elvis Monroe.

The Dj Social also had its 2nd Annual event presented by Dj Tech, Innofader, ProX and many, giving away all sorts of prizes throughout the night with two stages of open decks for anyone to mix and scratch!

 

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The NAMM Foundation Gifts Anaheim Elementary School District with Music

-Organization and member companies present $10,000 to further music education opportunities for all students-  

ANAHEIM, Calif. – January 17, 2017 – Earlier today, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation and its member companies shared the sound of music with district and city officials and the students of Patrick Henry Elementary School in Anaheim, California as part of the organization’s Day of Service. Held in correlation with the annual NAMM Show, the global music products tradeshow, the service event celebrated the Anaheim Elementary School District’s (AESD) commitment to music education programs and, in collaboration with NAMM Foundation members and school and district officials, helped to further the district’s efforts to provide and enhance music education for all students through a monetary donation of $10,000.

The donation was presented to Superintendent Linda Wagner and other school and city officials, before a crowd of elementary school students by NAMM President and CEO, Joe Lamond; NAMM Chairman Mark Goff; and NAMM Foundation Executive Director Mary Luehrsen.

Upon receiving the check, Superintendent Wagner shared, “Before we started this program and became involved with The NAMM Foundation, we had no instruments, no music teachers and students who were missing the opportunity for a music in the classroom. Now, we have thirteen music teachers, after-school orchestras, choirs, mariachi bands and so much more, and we’re on our way to bringing music to schools across the district.”

In 2014, the Anaheim Elementary School District launched a plan to reinstate its music education curriculum and orchestral program for its 18,500 students. In 2016, the district continued its hiring of new music teachers with a final goal of 28.  In addition, the District’s Exploratory Wheel Model for Instrumental Instruction continues to expose students to a variety of musical options early in their education.

“We’re very thankful for this donation. As a teacher, I know firsthand the benefits of getting kids involved in the arts as a means to find their passion” commented Ryan Ruelas, President of the Anaheim School Board. “I firmly believe that NAMM is helping us to accomplish that here, and I am very, very thankful that our children have the opportunity to find their passion through music.”

The event marked the third Day of Service in Anaheim for the NAMM Foundation and its members, many of whom participate each year. “I return each year because this is where music starts,” shared David Jewell, Marketing Communications Manager at Yamaha. “To know that music education, and the opportunities presented as a result of this donation can change or enhance a child’s life for the good is so powerful.”

NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond echoed that sentiment: “Members from over 125 countries will soon be in Anaheim for The NAMM Show, all with a common vision of a world where every child has a right to music and arts education. Our time in Anaheim is enriched by our participation in this Day of Service to the students and in working with the talented teachers who have dedicated their lives to this vision.”

The NAMM Foundation’s Day of Service marks the start of activities for The NAMM Show, the annual gathering of 100,000 music products industry professionals. Held January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, industry leaders from around the globe gather to launch and preview new products from every category of music making and to unite in a common mission to create a more musical world.

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IK Multimedia announces Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube now available

Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube gives players and producers hyper-realistic iconic Fender® tube amp tone from the '57 Custom Amp series, ’57 Bandmaster, '53 Bassman and '65 Super Reverb

January 2017 - IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is now available for Mac and PC from participating retailers worldwide, the IK Multimedia web store, and from the AmpliTube Custom Shop.

Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube brings seven of Fender's dream machines - some of the most toneful and genre-defining amps from the dawn of rock and beyond - to AmpliTube, providing spot-on recreations of the glorious tweed amps and more from the '50s and '60s. Included in the Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube are four amps from the '57 Custom series; the '57 Custom Champ®, '57 Custom Deluxe™, '57 Custom Twin-Amp™, and the '57 Custom Pro™, a '57 Bandmaster™, plus models of an original '53 Fender Bassman® and the iconic '65 Fender Super Reverb®.
Now guitarists wanting that classic Fender tone and power in their digital recordings can easily obtain the unmistakable vintage vibe of classic Tweeds and more with the ease and convenience of the world's most popular guitar and bass tone studio, AmpliTube.   

Dynamic Interaction Modeling™
Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube provides spot-on tone, dynamics and feel thanks to the debut of the evolution of IK's industry-leading modeling technologies. It ushers in a completely new approach to analog modeling, Dynamic Interaction Modeling™, that recreates not only every individual physical component in the amplifier's design, but also the nonlinear behavior between each component and its effect on other components in the circuit. This approach provides a new unmatched level of realism, touch and feel never before realized in other analog modeled products.

Classic Fender tone on the desktop/laptop
Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube recreates the historic and diverse Fender legacy in virtual form. IK software engineers worked painstakingly with the Fender engineering team to ensure that each amplifier and cabinet has been rendered with the same degree of integrity and attention to detail that goes into the company's physical products - all controls and operation have been replicated to provide exacting performance and function. The amplifiers and cabinets available in Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube include officially certified models from the '57 Custom series, including the '57 Custom Twin-Amp, the '57 Deluxe, the '57 Custom Champ, the '57 Custom Pro and the '57 BandMaster. There's also a model of an original '53 Bassman 1x15 featuring an "aging" switch that switches between "new old stock" and a "burned in" model, plus an original '65 Super Reverb.

Built for AmpliTube
Fender Collection 2 within AmpliTube Custom Shop and AmpliTube 4 for Mac and PC giving players the world's best-selling ultimate guitar and bass tone studio for their recordings. For AmpliTube 4 users, it is designed to take advantage of all the additional tone-tweaking features like the effects slot between the amp and speaker cabinet and the hyper realistic full-featured "Cab Room" and more.

Plugging in to a world of sound
With IK Multimedia's range of interfaces for Mac and PC, getting tone from Fender Collection for AmpliTube is as simple as plugging into an amplifier. iRig Pro Duo, iRig PRO and iRig HD 2 are the latest generation of high-quality digital interfaces that allow players to plug in and get pristine, pure sound quality from their Mac or PC (or iPhone or iPad).

Pricing and availability
Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube is available now through January 15, 2017 for a special introductory price of just $/€99.99* from the IK Multimedia online store, the AmpliTube Custom Shop and participating IK retailers. After January 15, 2017, it will be available for $/€149.99.
Fender Collection 2 is also available in the Fender Collection 2 Power Duo Bundle (with AmpliTube 4) at a special introductory price of $/€179.99 from the IK Multimedia online store until January 15, 2017. After January 15, 2017, it will be available for $/€229.99.
*Prices exclude taxes.

For more information, please visit:
www.amplitube.com/fendercollection2

To watch video demos and listen to audio demos of Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube in action, please visit:

www.amplitube.com/fendercollection2/video

www.amplitube.com/fendercollection2/audio