Thinking Of Acquiring A Behringer U-Control UMX490?
The Behringer U-Control UMX490 is a stream-lined keyboard controller with a control section for a gigantic alternative of programs. The UMX490 offers you independent control of hardware synthesizers, sound element and effects units. You can simply use the UMX490 to manipulate sequencing software or PC plug ins from a convenient remote place. The UMX490 keyboard controller present complete versatility and remarkable ease of use, helping you to comprehend your notions without much effort with 49 fullsize, velocity-sensitive keys, 10 programmable MIDI controllers and 8 user-set buttons.
Regarding RC, you have 8 knobs, 10 assignable switches, 2 wheels (Pitch Bend & Modulation), 1 pedal port and 1 fader, for has a grand total of 22 assignable controllers — meaning overall command of your operating setting. After you have issued the parameters for the scenario, simply preserve it in your user preset.
With the assignable switches and rotary controls on the UMX490 you're able to alter, manage, and manipulate lots of the controls on your fave DAW or virtual instrument. Easily delegate MIDI control changes to the mod wheel, volume fader, and pedal port to offer you the most effective control over your virtual instrument. The Behringer U-Control UMX490 is supplied to assume control.
The keyboard seems like a $120,000 automobile surface finish in bright metallic red. The keyboard rotary and buttons operate wonderful and so are highly easy to programme and re-assign controller numbers for the instrument or computer programs you are using. The standard settings function amazing without any physical thinking required. Reverb, Chorus, Cutoff Frequency, Resonance, programme increment or decrement or octave increments buttons are consistent and excellent. Taking under consideration the price, this is a bargain.
Release your talents with over 100 virtual instruments plus more than 50 effects plugins to get you rockin ‘ right from the container! Jam using a virtual e-piano or pull off with spectacular synthesizer sounds. Optimize your sounds with creative tube amps and multi-FX and top-end studio reverbs, equalizers, compressors, choruses and many others.
As an element of the UMX490 controller is the Local Instruments ‘ KORE PLAYER which includes a production ready 300MB sound catalogue. KORE PLAYER includes six Native Instruments sound engines and provides ready-to-play sounds which can on occasion be browsed and altered thru its ultra-intuitive interface. An extra bonus is XT Software’s energyXT2.5 Compact Behringer Edition allowing you to take your recording projects to the next level. This particular DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) makes it straightforward to manipulate your audio and MIDI files, transforming song ideas into stunning CD or web-ready tracks. EnergyXT2.5 includes its own multi-FX processor, in-built synthesizers and a drum machine, both of which could be accessed at once.
Given that they need to be prepared for action in assorted places, Behringer UMX490 MIDI Keyboard Controller can draw operating electrical power from any free USB port on your personal computer or Mac computer, 3 AA batteries or the optional external energy source. If you want aid with your live or recording MIDI environment, the UMX490 puts full control right close to hand.
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Mixcraft 6 Home Studio $39.99 Mixcraft 6 Home Studio provides cutting edge music recording, digital audio technology wrapped into an elegant, easy-to-use simple user interface designed with the sole purpose of allowing all music enthusiasts the freedom and satisfaction to create and publish their own music. Recording and editing tools, virtual instruments, over 2000 loops/sfx, effects, video and mixing capabilities that were o… |
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Native Instruments Maschine MK2 Groove Production Studio, Black $599.00 The ultimate performance tool for creative musicians just got upgraded! Among the best updated features of the Native Instruments Maschine MK2 Groove Production Studio are the multicolored pads that will greatly improve your workflow. Assign colors to the groups, sounds, patterns, and scenes, and see the pads and group buttons light up in the same colors. With the increased sensitivity of the new … |
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Akai – EWI USB – USB Wind Instrument $299 EWI USB is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easy-to-play, easy-to-use controller. Akai Professional’s decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly ? and most affordable ? EWI ever. Akai Professional is the first name in electronic wind instruments. For over 20 years, Akai Professional has studied the art of playing saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and other traditional winds, and developed electronic wind instruments that enable wind players to enjoy the same expressive control as in an acoustic instrument. We designed EWI USB to give wind players the expressive musical capabilities previously found only in much more expensive instruments. EWIs are the only choice for serious wind players looking to make music electronically. While EWI USB is easy and fun to use, it’s also powerful, flexible, and most importantly reliable enough for use on stage and in the studio by professional musicians. EWI USB is the most flexible EWI because it harnesses your computer to generate its sounds. Its USB interface means that all you need is nearly any Mac or PC and the included EWI USB software, and you’re ready to practice, perform, create, and record with a full collection of wind instrument sounds. Aria Player software was produced specifically for use with EWI USB, providing wind players with an unprecedented level of expressive control. You get over 75 different orchestral, concert band, jazz band, and synthesizer sound sets expertly recorded and programmed by Garritan, renowned for its ultra-realistic instrument sound libraries. EWI USB offers multiple fingering modes including sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI (brass), so whether you’re just starting out as a woodwind student or an old pro wind player, you’ll find EWI USB easy to play. EWI USB is designed for you to spend your time playing music; not learning technology. Historically, electronic wind instruments have fallen into two different categories: high-end, professional instruments and toys. EWI USB breaks the price barrier, bringing professional quality, expressive control, and a studio-ready sound library to a price the professional-wind-instrument world has never seen. Features: Electronic wind instrument controller Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own Powerful, flexible, and reliable Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds Multiple fingering modes: sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI brass Expandable sound palette Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece |
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Akai – MINIAK – Virtual Analog Synthesizer with Vocoder $399 “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.The MINIAK puts up to eight multi-timbral voices at your fingertips, each with three oscillators. You can create interesting and unique sounds and take advantage of the more-than-600 preset sounds and store up to 1,000 programs in the MINIAK. The synth also has two multi-mode filters, three envelope generators, two LFOs, stereo effects, and a 40-band vocoder. On top of all of this sound-melding power, the MINIAK has a comprehensive sequencer with step and dynamic real time phrase sequencing, a drum machine/rhythm sequencer, and an arpeggiator to aid in creating the landscapes and textures you’re after. Rounding out this complete instrument are high-resolution, 24-bit balanced 1/4″” inputs and outputs. The MINIAK has a 37-key semi-weighted keyboard with velocity sensitivity for all-in-one performance. It can also be used as a sound source for MPCs, computer software, and keyboards via MIDI. A MINIAK program is a sound built from the MINIAK’s internal oscillators, filters, and envelope generators. The MINIAK’s more than 600 preset programs span the range of classic analog synthesis sounds. If you’ve heard it before, you will probably find it in the MINIAK’s presets. In a synth, oscillators generate raw sound. Their output is fed into the filters, whose output is fed into the amplifiers. As the signal moves along that path, you can manipulate the mix at several points and apply modulations, envelopes, and effects to create a custom palette of sounds. The oscillators produce very raw sounds. To shape and fine-tune the sound, filters give you tools for dampening certain harmonics and boosting others. Filters alter the frequency content of the signal and can have a drastic effect on the sound. Each of the MINIAK’s voices contains two filters, and each filter can be one of the following different types, each with its own character and sonic flavor. In the output stage, the MINIAK allows you to apply a drive effect and add some compression, distortion, or other amplification effects. The MINIAK allows you to set up twelve modulation routes. Each of these is a virtual connection between some physical or internally generated source and some program parameter. Basically, a mod route tells the synth to automatically grab a knob and tweak it while a note is playing. Although there are quite a few sources that you can use for your mods, the most common ones involve the LFOs and the envelopes. Features: 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” |
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Akai – MINIAK – Virtual Analog Synthesizer with Vocoder – B-Stock/Floor Model $359 “Condition Notes: This is a B-Stock/Floor Model that has a few operating issues but is in otherwise great condition!The MINIAK is a powerful performance and production synthesizer. TheMINIAK empowers creative musicians with phrase and step sequencing, abuilt-in drum machine/rhythm sequencer, an arpeggiator, a 40-bandvocoder, stereo effects, and a virtual analog synth engine developed inpartnership with the world-class Alesis synth team. While the compact,portable synth shines on stage, the MINIAK is also at home in theproduction studio delivering 24-bit audio resolution.The MINIAKputs up to eight multi-timbral voices at your fingertips, each withthree oscillators. You can create interesting and unique sounds and takeadvantage of the more-than-600 preset sounds and store up to 1,000programs in the MINIAK. The synth also has two multi-mode filters, threeenvelope generators, two LFOs, stereo effects, and a 40-band vocoder.On top of all of this sound-melding power, the MINIAK has acomprehensive sequencer with step and dynamic real time phrasesequencing, a drum machine/rhythm sequencer, and an arpeggiator to aidin creating the landscapes and textures you’re after. Roundingout this complete instrument are high-resolution, 24-bit balanced 1/4″”inputs and outputs. The MINIAK has a 37-key semi-weighted keyboard withvelocity sensitivity for all-in-one performance. It can also be used as asound source for MPCs, computer software, and keyboards via MIDI. AMINIAK program is a sound built from the MINIAK’s internal oscillators,filters, and envelope generators. The MINIAK’s more than 600 presetprograms span the range of classic analog synthesis sounds. If you’veheard it before, you will probably find it in the MINIAK’s presets. Ina synth, oscillators generate raw sound. Their output is fed into thefilters, whose output is fed into the amplifiers. As the signal movesalong that path, you can manipulate the mix at several points and applymodulations, envelopes, and effects to create a custom palette ofsounds. The oscillators produce very raw sounds. To shape andfine-tune the sound, filters give you tools for dampening certainharmonics and boosting others. Filters alter the frequency content ofthe signal and can have a drastic effect on the sound. Each of theMINIAK’s voices contains two filters, and each filter can be one of thefollowing different types, each with its own character and sonic flavor.In the output stage, the MINIAK allows you to apply a driveeffect and add some compression, distortion, or other amplificationeffects. The MINIAK allows you to set up twelve modulation routes. Eachof these is a virtual connection between some physical or internallygenerated source and some program parameter. Basically, a mod routetells the synth to automatically grab a knob and tweak it while a noteis playing. Although there are quite a few sources that you can use foryour mods, the most common ones involve the LFOs and the envelopes. Features: 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” |
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Akai – MPC Series – MPC5000 Pro Sampler Workstation $1999 Introducing MPC 5000: the most advanced MPC ever. MPCs are the unquestioned standard in studio and live beat and track production, mixing expressive pressure and velocity-sensitive pads, a comprehensive compliment of assignable tactile controls, and powerful sequencing, sampling and effects. MPC5000 takes the MPC even further with over 100 new capabilities, most notably internal, streaming multitrack recording and onboard virtual analog synthesis. The advances in MPC 5000 are numerous. Just a few include a new, high-resolution sequencing engine, 64-track continuous sampling, a newly engineered effects engine, random and cycle-sample playback, turntable preamp, the completely new virtual analog synth, the eight-track direct-to-disk recorder, and 650MB of premium sounds. MPC5000 is the first MPC ever to include 8-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, 3-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 ppq resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks. There’s even a new FX engine with 4 FX buses and 2FX per bus. In addition, MPC5000 features a 64-voice drum/phrase sampler with 64MB memory – expandable up to 192MB. The display is twice the size of MPC2500 and MPC1000 so waveforms appear crystal-clear. Integrated Chop Shop 2.0 now supports stereo chops and Patched Phrases. MPC5000 is also the first MPC to include Random and Cycle sample playback in addition to velocity Zone Play. A turntable preamp is also included. MPC5000′s virtual analog synth eliminates need for external analog synth modules or buggy software based synthesizers. The new 8-track direct to disk recorder lets you produce your whole song in the MPC and then mix it down with the internal sequenced programs and any input thru material. Add the optional CD/DVD drive and you can then burn an audio or data CD or your mix. Over 650MB of premium-quality sounds from Loopmasters are included to get you up and running with pro-quality production in seconds.Features: 64-voice drum/phrase sampler with 64MB memory built-in. Expandable up to 192MB RAM Three-oscillator virtual analog synth engine with built-in arpeggiator Over 300 Virtual Analog synth presets included Eight tracks of Direct-to-Hard Disk recording Over 40 all new effects available within a modular 4-bus effects processor Master compressor and equalizer 960 ppq resolution Built-in hard disk drive Optional CD-R/DVD drive USB 2.0 port for computer connectivity CF Type-2 card slot (up to 2GB) Chop-Shop 2.0 – slices a stereo loop into individual samples with automatic pad assignment Patched Phrases – creates multiple splits in looped samples to ensure proper tempo sync without changing pitch Continuous Sample Track – ensures samples play in perfect sync no matter where you start the beat in a loop 12 Q-link controllers for internal automation, external MIDI control and quick parameter editing 240 x 128 hinged backlit LCD 10 built-in analog outputs, plus 8 ADAT-optical outputs and stereo S/PDIF IO Powerful new multimode filter Two MIDI inputs and Four MIDI outputs Turntable phono inputs with RIAA pre-amp XLR / 1/4" combo jacks with selectable mic/line levels Sample library provided by Loopmasters.com |
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Akai – MPC Series – MPC5000 Pro Sampler Workstation $1999 Introducing MPC 5000: the most advanced MPC ever. MPCs are the unquestioned standard in studio and live beat and track production, mixing expressive pressure and velocity-sensitive pads, a comprehensive compliment of assignable tactile controls, and powerful sequencing, sampling and effects. MPC5000 takes the MPC even further with over 100 new capabilities, most notably internal, streaming multitrack recording and onboard virtual analog synthesis. The advances in MPC 5000 are numerous. Just a few include a new, high-resolution sequencing engine, 64-track continuous sampling, a newly engineered effects engine, random and cycle-sample playback, turntable preamp, the completely new virtual analog synth, the eight-track direct-to-disk recorder, and 650MB of premium sounds. MPC5000 is the first MPC ever to include 8-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, 3-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 ppq resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks. There’s even a new FX engine with 4 FX buses and 2FX per bus. In addition, MPC5000 features a 64-voice drum/phrase sampler with 64MB memory – expandable up to 192MB. The display is twice the size of MPC2500 and MPC1000 so waveforms appear crystal-clear. Integrated Chop Shop 2.0 now supports stereo chops and Patched Phrases. MPC5000 is also the first MPC to include Random and Cycle sample playback in addition to velocity Zone Play. A turntable preamp is also included. MPC5000′s virtual analog synth eliminates need for external analog synth modules or buggy software based synthesizers. The new 8-track direct to disk recorder lets you produce your whole song in the MPC and then mix it down with the internal sequenced programs and any input thru material. Add the optional CD/DVD drive and you can then burn an audio or data CD or your mix. Over 650MB of premium-quality sounds from Loopmasters are included to get you up and running with pro-quality production in seconds. |
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