Apogee Introduces GiO for Guitar Players

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Today Apogee introduced GiO, an audio interface and foot controller for the Mac, designed to work seamlessly with Apple’s new Logic Studio and GarageBand ’09. Powered by USB and built into a rugged aluminum case, GiO gives guitar players hands-free control over recording and many new features in Logic Studio, including Amp Designer, Pedalboard, MainStage 2, Playback and Loopback. GiO is also plug-and-play with GarageBand ’09 making it easy for GarageBand users to connect their guitar to their Mac and control recording functions and stompbox effects with their feet.

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Ronin 1.5 Comes Back to The Future

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The original returns! One of the long-deprecated Audio Damage products, Ronin hails from a time not so kind nor gentle. This remade version features a new UI, full compatibility with current plug-in standards, and on the Mac side, the best news of all: Universal Binary VST and AU.

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Akai Drops New Controllers

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Akai Professional has unveiled the LPD8 laptop pad controller, LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller and MPK61 full-size keyboard MIDI controller. All three will make their debut at Akai’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.

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Alesis Announces Simple MIDI Interface

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Alesis announces the USB-MIDI Cable, a simple and affordable way to interface MIDI instruments with computers via USB. The USB-MIDI Cable will make its debut at Alesis’ booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.

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Waves Introduces CLA Classic Compressors

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Mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge’s massive hardware arsenal includes racks and racks of the most coveted compression units in music history. CLA Classic Compressors are models of his hand-picked favorites—the very best of the best—and they are now available for your DAW.

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Ambrosia Releases Soundboard

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Ambrosia Software today announced the release of Soundboard. Like cart machines in broadcast radio studios, Soundboard lets users map sound effects, audio clips, or musical accompaniment to keys on the Mac keyboard, easily triggered with a single tap.

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Audio Ease Releases Cabinet Amp Plug-In

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Audio Ease has released Cabinet, an affordable convolution-based speaker cabinet plug-in based on their popular Speakerphone collection.

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