Feb 10, 2009 3:30 PM

Celemony Melodyne Editor

Celemony Melodyne Editor
After leaving the industry jaw-dropped at Musikmesse 2008 with its Direct Note Access (DNA) technology last year, Celemony takes the concept to the next level. The new Melodyne Editor ($349) can run as a plug-in or stand-alone, allowing users to edit individual chord tones in audio recordings. The app recognizes and edits pitch, timing and other parameters of notes within the audio material, especially for vocals, guitar, sax or piano. Users can alter the pitch, position and duration of the note detected, make it louder or quieter, copy or cut it and paste it in some other position. Adjustments can also be made to the formant register, vibrato and drift of the notes, as well as any pitch, volume or formant transitions and more. Click here for a video tour of the new Melodyne Editor.

Keith McMillen Instruments K-Bow

Keith McMillen Instruments K-Bow
We were floored by a debut from a new company by Zeta Violin founder Keith McMillen, who launched the remarkable K-Bow Bluetooth Sensor. This wireless, Bluetooth-enabled bow has a sensor that detects and translates bow technique and movements into signals for controlling synthesizers, audio processors and workstations. It’s a brilliant hardware/software system that takes bowed instruments well into the 21st century and beyond. Bravo, Keith! In this video, violinist Marielle Jakobson walks the K-Bow through its paces.

Lexicon I-ONIX U42S USB interface

Lexicon I-ONIX U42S
The I·onix U42S USB interface from Lexicon provides all the tools to transform a computer into a pro-quality 24-bit/96kHz digital studio, including a USB 2 desktop recording interface with MIDI and S/PDIF I/O, four dbx mic/line preamps, monitor control, Steinberg Cubase LE4 software, Toontrack EZdrummer Lite, Lexicon’s Pantheon II VST/Audio Units reverb plug-in, and more. But we also liked the angled desktop package, which tilts all the controls so you can actually see them!

Native Instruments Maschine

Native Instruments Maschine
This next-generation groove production studio from Native Instruments is a hardware/software (Mac/Win) combination offering the flexibility of plug-ins with the ease and standalone operation of a hardware drum machine. The hardware has 16 backlit pads, 11 rotary encoders, two large LCDs, and a host of buttons, and it doubles as a MIDI control surface for your DAW. Real-time polyphonic-keyboard and drum-machine-style record modes make Maschine equally at home with tonal and percussive material. The $699 price includes a 5 GB sound library with Kore-style browser, integrated performance effects, recording on the fly and live sampling/resampling. To see Maschine’s features in action, watch Electronic Musician’s exclusive video.

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