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Native Instruments - KB e-News 0508
May 22, 2008

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Garritan's Authorized Steinway Virtual Piano features a variety of microphone perspectives, a cool interface, and gorgeous sound.
Garritan Ships Virtual Steinway D
Steinway doesn't put their name on just any old virtual piano. In fact, the Garritan Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano, Professional Edition, is the only one to bear the legendary logo. It's available now, as you can read about here. Want to know what went into the making of this incredibly detailed virtual piano? Check out the backstory here.

Redmatica Comes to Los Angeles
For you Southern California-based software sampler users, this is an opportunity not to be missed. See Andrea Gozzi, the creator the Redmatica line of soft sampler tools, demo his software in person. Check out dates, times, and locations here.

Native Instruments Announces Kontakt Retro Machines
The newest KORE Soundpack is loaded with cool vintage and retro keyboards and synths. Check it out!

SKB Studio Flyer Cases: Way Cooler Than Those Flight Attendant-Thingies
These racks seem to really protect your rack gear, and they roll. The new 4U case expands the line started by the 2U; check them out here.

KRK Announces New Rokit Powered Monitors
The new Rokit G2 powered monitors come in 5, 6, and 8-inch versions, and look pretty dang cool. Check 'em out.


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Keyboard's Tech Editor Stephen Fortner puts the new Hammond XK-3c to the test; watch his video tour of this awesome virtual organ here.
How Does the Hammond XK-3C Stack Up? Watch and Find Out!
Keyboard's Tech Editor Stephen Fortner puts the hottest new clonewheel through its paces, and you can watch it all here on Keyboard TV!

Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Jazz Genius
Gonzalo Rubalcaba has matured into a leading light of the jazz world. Read Jon Regen's thoughful interview here, and learn to play like Gonzalo with Keyboard's lessons for beginners, mid-life players, and hotshots. Then check out audio of Gonzalo's amazing solo, which is transcribed in the May 2008 issue of Keyboard.

Korg Kaossilator: Pocket Synth Powerhouse
Once Francis Preve got his hands on the Korg Kaossilator, he wouldn't give it back. So, is it a loop tool? A synth? What the . . . ? Read what he thought of it here.

Akai Brings the Keys and Pads with the MPK49 Controller
Affordable, packed with controls, and includingg those legendary MPC drum pads, the MPK49 seems like quite the cool controller. Ken Hughes throws down and gives the lowdown here.



Sibelius - KB e-News 0508

G7 — The ultimate tool for creative guitarists! G7 Kontakt Edition is the world’s first program to offer true and complete support for guitars — acoustic, classical, and electric. With G7 it’s easy to compose, arrange or simply write out an existing song and then print it, publish it on the internet, and burn it to CD. Buy it now at the great low price of $99! Visit http://www.sibelius.com/products/g7/index.html now!


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Get reviewed in the pages of Guitar Player magazine!
Broadjam and Guitar Player magazine are excited to announce a unique new contest that will put five Broadjam artists in the pages of Guitar Player magazine. Broadjam members will submit songs to be evaluated by the editors of Guitar Player, who will then select the track with the most incendiary guitar playing plus four runners up. The winner of this contest will receive a photo and full review, and each runner up will receive a photo and short review, which will be published in the August '08 issue of Guitar Player magazine. Submission deadline: 5/31/2008. Enter the Guitar Player Picks Contest here.


Are  you the Next GUITAR SUPERSTAR?
Presenting Guitar Player's fourth annual guitar competition: Ten finalists will compete LIVE before a panel of celebrity judges and a sold-out house in San Francisco on September 13. Only one will be named Guitar Player's Guitar Superstar 2008.
ENTER here!


Presenting the Music Production Technology Webinar Series
Introducing a new series of FREE music production technology webcasts from EQ & Keyboard magazines that give you how-to tips and technique for the latest recording applications. In these one-hour web sessions you will learn how to maximize your music production with top software tools.

Digidesign Pro Tools LE 7.4
In this educational webcast, we share some choice tips and tricks for utilizing Digidesign’s Pro Tools 7.4 LE in the home studio.

Propellerhead Reason 4 

In this webcast Keyboard editor at large John Krogh takes an in-depth, real world approach to making music in side Reason 4, the premiere all-in-one software studio.

Native Instruments Kontakt 

Native Instruments’ Kontakt is the top soft sampler of choice for in-the-know songwriters and producers; Keybaord editor at large John Krogh shows you the ins and outs of making real-world music with this powerhouse.


The Music Player Network Artist Master Class Webcast Series
Ever wish you could have a private lesson with the pros? You can! Check out these webcasts: Keyboard's Jeff Lorber: The Art Of the Groove, Guitar Player's Larry Carlton: 335 Blues, Bass Player's Victor Wooten: Slap Techniques, and EQ's Master of Your Studio Domain with editor Craig Anderton. New! Check out the newly archived versions of our webcasts "Full Range Bass" with bassist Michael Manring and Keyboard Wizardry with Jordan Rudess.  Check it out here.
UP NEXT: EQ's Craig Anderton on The Secrets of Signal Processing, Tuesday May 13 at 6:00pm PST (9:00pm EST)!
Coming Soon: Marcus Miller, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, and many more to be announced soon!



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Product Spotlight

Special Advertising Section

DV-Solo Portable Organ Keyboard
Diversi Musical Instruments
Now Available

Diversi now offers a portable organ keyboard featuring our new technology, Tonewheel Clone Modeling Technology. Five cloned tonewheel organs! Incredible rotary simulation, SpectraSound, alleviates need for rotary speaker. As Joey DeFrancesco says, "The new Diversi products will blow your mind."

SRP: $2,795-$2,995
www.Diversi.us
610-579-9047

20th Anniversary of the Music Workstation Promo
Korg USA
Offer ends June 1, 2008

Last chance -- purchase a new TR music workstation and receive your choice of one: padKONTROL, mini-KP or EXB-SMPL option. Purchase a new R3 synth and receive a $200 Rebate. See website for details.

SRP: N/A
www.korg.com/promo
631-390-8737

Raven H10 Workstation
by ARGOSY
Now Available!

Raven's stealth profile provides sonic transparency so you can see, hear, and feel the music without distractions like reflection or masking. Easily organize and integrate your essential gear with Argosy.

SRP: $899.00
www.argosyconsole.com
(800) 315-0878

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