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On May 19th, the International Music Software Trade Association and SAE Institute Los Angeles will partner to host IMSTA FESTA, a celebration of music technology. IMSTA FESTA brings a collection of top music technology companies together in an environment where they can interact with music makers face-to-face.

IMSTA FESTA is known for bringing heavyweight music industry professionals under one roof for this limited engagement. Our panels bring together an array of industry experts to discuss the state of the music business, technology and much more.

IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to anyone interested in the art of music making; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.

IMSTA FESTA Highlights

• Network with LA’s “heavy hitters” in the music community.
• Get hands-on with the latest music production products in the market.
• Learn tips & tricks from knowledgeable product specialists.
• Gain unique insight into the music industry by attending highly educational panels.
• Win prizes from top audio technology companies.
• Receive a free gift for visiting our exhibiting companies.

Exhibitors and sponsors include Air, Akai, Alesis, Arturia, Blue Microphones, Cakewalk, Celemony Melodyne, d16 Group, Electronic Musician, FableSounds, Gobbler, Grammy P&E, Guitar Center, inMusic, Keyboard Magazine, M-Audio, McDSP, Music Connection, MusicLab, Music Marketing, Native Instruments, Playground Sessions by Quincy Jones, Propellerhead, SONiVOX, SSL, Sonnox, Steinberg, Sugar Bytes, WaveDNA, and Zynaptiq.

Attendance to IMSTA FESTA is free with registration.

More information: IMSTA FESTA

iConnectivity has unveiled iConnectMIDI4+, its flagship next generation MIDI interface for MAC, PC, and iOS.

iConnectMIDI4+ is a multi-host MIDI interface for Mac, PC, and iOS that bridges MIDI and audio between multiple computing devices, instruments, and the network by introducing four new technologies into its design.

The first of these technologies is multi-hosting. iConnectMIDI4+’s multi-hosting capability allows for up to 3 computing devices to share the same interface as well as access and share MIDI resources over its 4 pairs of MIDI DINs and its 60 additional user configurable ports.

As a part of its multi-hosting capabilities iConnectMIDI4+ also features audio pass-through. This technology enables multiple computing devices (Mac, PC, and iOS) to not only pass MIDI data but also act as an audio interface between them, seamlessly bridging each computing device into each other’s audio and MIDI environments.

iConnectMIDI4+ also accommodates for USB MIDI devices such as controllers, synthesizers, drum machines, etc. that have USB ports by including a USB host port that supports, via powered hub, up to 8 USB MIDI synths, drum machines, controllers, etc.

Furthering its connectivity iConnectMIDI4+ also has an Ethernet port. Users can connect iConnectMIDI4+ to a wireless router, Ethernet hub/router, or any Ethernet enabled device via its dedicated Ethernet port. It is network discoverable, allowing for musicians to control any of the devices connected to iConnectMIDI4+ over a network connection via MIDI.

Controlling its expanded connectivity iConnectMIDI4+ includes iConnectivity’s Port Manager software for Mac, PC, and iOS allowing the user complete control over how MIDI is routed, remapped and filtered to and from all devices connected to it, eliminating the need for additional interfaces, extra cables, signal degradation, analog to digital conversion, and added complexity.

iConnectMIDI4+ features

• 4 In & 4 Out pairs of MIDI DIN Connectivity.
• Connect 8 additional MIDI devices via USB Host Port + Powered USB Hub.
• Over 64 user configurable ports of 16 Channels of MIDI per port.
• Audio Pass-Through Between Up to 3 Computing Devices.
• Multi-Host Capability – Connect 3 Computing Devices Directly & More via Network.
• Network Connectivity.
• Integrated MIDI Manager With Snapshot Preset Storage – For MIDI Thru, MIDI Merge, Filtering, and Advanced Routing Control.
• Supports MAC, PC, and iOS Computing Devices.
• USB MIDI Class Compliant.
• Plug and Play – No Drivers Needed.
• Charge iOS Devices.

Note: The features of iConnectMIDI4+ are patent pending.

iConnectMIDI4+ will be available for purchase in late Q1 or Early Q2 2013 with an expected MSRP of $249.99 USD and street price of $199.99 USD.

More information: iConnectivity

StudioVox is offering rekkerd.org readers a chance to preview its social networking platform for creatives, and invite all readers to join its private, invite-only launch.

StudioVox is built from the ground up for creative professionals, from music producers to graphic designers. It’s not just another profile site. It’s the only social community that encompasses creatives, agencies, industry and fans on a single platform.

Before the site goes public this summer, we’d love for you to help us shape StudioVox into an essential tool for music production professionals and enthusiasts. StudioVox offers unlimited music, image and file uploads, so you can express your creativity without restriction. It’s a place where you can connect with other producers, collaborate with musicians, find that perfect graphic designer, work with a promoter. It’s a place where you can simply do what you love.

You can now check out the StudioVox Private Beta at www.studiovox.com and share you thoughts and suggestions by using access code StudiovoxBetaCode041

More information: StudioVox

Roland has announced V-Drums® Friend Jam, a powerful new social networking tool for drummers.

Since their introduction in 1997, Roland’s V-Drums have been the standard for modern electronic drum sets among players everywhere. Now, the free and easy-to-use V-Drums Friend Jam software app allows V-Drums users across the globe to interact with each other while improving their drumming skills with play-along MP3 songs and practice evaluation features.

Available for both Windows and Mac OS X, V-Drums Friend Jam automatically downloads a suite of practice songs after a user installs the application on their computer. The play-along songs cover popular musical styles including rock, pop, jazz, metal, and more, and feature full-band arrangements minus drums. In addition to these special practice tracks, users can also add MP3 files stored on their computer and jam with their favorite tunes.

By connecting their V-Drums kit to their computer using a MIDI interface (available separately), players can record and evaluate individual performance elements including beat, stamina, and technique. Using their Twitter account, they can share their results and compare how they rank with other V-Drums Friend Jam users around the world. In addition, the included calendar feature records daily playing time, providing an easy and convenient way for players to set and achieve practice goals.

The V-Drums Friend Jam software application is available as a free download from Roland.

More information: Roland / V-Drums Friend Jam

TC Group has announced it will become part of the AVnu Alliance, adding its companies’ expertise to the industry forum’s efforts to establish AVB as the next-generation open networking standard.

AVnu Alliance Marketing Work Group Chairman, Lee Minich, flanked by TC Group CEO Anders Fauerskov (right) and CTO Morten Lave (left)

TC Group – parent company of leading audio manufacturing brands TC Electronic, Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Lake and TC Helicon – announced on Tuesday at the opening of Integrated Systems Europe 2011 that it is to become part of the AVnu Alliance, the industry forum dedicated to the establishment and promotion of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) open network standard. As TC Group is a major player in key sectors of the pro audio market, the move adds further momentum and specific market and technological expertise to the efforts in establishing AVB as the preferred Ethernet-based audio and video networking environment for next generation products.

Interoperability has long been a key consideration for the group, as it strives to align its diverse portfolio of audio products, with the objective of offering the customer ease of integration and complete system compatibility. TC Group is fully supportive of the move towards IEEE 802.1, stating that the establishment of AVB as the leading open standard will benefit customers, manufacturers and the industry as a whole by providing a level playing field for future product development while giving end users greater confidence in, and choice of, network-compatible devices.

TC Group sees networked audio as a critical issue in pro audio – in both the install and tour world – and has already utilized digital audio networking across multiple branded components, such as the implementation of established Ethernet-based protocols in Lab.gruppen’s PLM Series and Lake’s LM 26. Development of technologies intended to be in line with proposed AVB standards is already being carried out by the group’s specialist division TC Applied Technologies and this formal announcement by TC Group to join AVnu Alliance goes some way to underlining those advances. It also gives substance to the company’s continual efforts to provide customers with the latest and most flexible interoperable system solutions – through the development of products that support AVB as well as other relevant network standards.

More information: TC Group

Focusrite has introduced RedNet, a professional audio networking system.

Launching with five brand new products and comprehensive control software, it delivers all the features required for a professional studio environment. Focusrite’s 25-year legacy ensures uncompromised sound quality, while its robust, cutting-edge networking technology makes RedNet the number-one choice for the modern recording studio.

RedNet At RedNet’s heart is the tried-and-tested digital audio networking technology Dante(TM) by Audinate, the leading developer of high-quality media networking. Dante uses conventional IP-based Ethernet switches to carry up to 256 channels (128 inputs and 128 outputs) of high-resolution digital audio over a single, standard Ethernet network. RedNet provides extremely low latency: under three milliseconds analogue-to-analogue at any sample rate when using the optional Focusrite RedNet PCIe card. Dante is reliable: it has been in use for some time in the live sound field where it’s deployed at major events, and live systems are routinely tested for up to a week without the loss of a single sample.

Now, Focusrite brings Dante to the studio as part of a complete, scalable system with a range of extremely high quality digital audio interfaces and components. These provide a diversity of input and output options, with the simplicity and practicalities of Ethernet connectivity. What’s more, RedNet is non-proprietary, meaning it will work with any ASIO- or Core Audio-compliant DAW, including Pro Tools 9, Logic and Nuendo.

RedNet interfaces can operate alongside any supported PC or Mac with an Ethernet port (including laptops), using Audinate’s Dante Virtual Soundcard (DVS) driver, meaning portable RedNet rigs can be configured. However, Focusrite’s RedNet PCIe card, which features its own, single Ethernet socket, is dedicated to communicating with the RedNet network. It’s the technology on this card that yields the extremely low latencies that make RedNet the ultimate studio upgrade.

Each RedNet I/O device includes JetPLL(TM) jitter-elimination technology, and delivers dynamic range of 120dB, with 24-bit resolution at sample rates up to 192kHz. RedNet is the embodiment of the traditional Focusrite ethos: providing the high performance of today’s most advanced digital conversion designs alongside pristine analogue circuitry and implementation, with exceptional value for money and stunning styling.

RedNet features

• 24-bit operation at up to 192kHz sampling rates.
• Very low latency: under 3ms at any sample rate (when using RedNet PCIe card).
• Up to 128 inputs and 128 outputs.
• Superb audio quality with a dynamic range of 120dB.
• Reliable and robust: Dante technology uses standard networking components.
• JetPLL technology provides ultra-low jitter in all RedNet I/O devices.
• Units are hot-swappable, detected and configured automatically on plug-in.
• Included RedNet software provides easy system configuration and control.

The RedNet range will initially comprise five products:

• RedNet 1: Eight-channel A-D/D-A Interface
  • Provides eight analogue inputs and outputs.
  • Front-panel status and signal LED indicators.
  • Analogue I/O on DB25 connectors.
• RedNet 2: 16-channel A-D/D-A Interface
  • Provides 16 analogue inputs and outputs.
  • Front-panel status and signal LED indicators.
  • Analogue I/O on DB25 connectors.
• RedNet 3: Digital I/O Interface
  • Provides 32 digital inputs and outputs.
  • Up to 32 channels of ADAT I/O at up to 96kHz (up to 16 channels at 192kHz).
  • Up to 8 channels of AES/EBU I/O (replaces one ADAT interface).
  • Stereo S/PDIF I/O (replaces one AES/EBU interface).
• RedNet 4: Eight-channel Mic/Line Input Interface
  • Eight Mic/Line inputs for RedNet (XLRs for Mic inputs, DB25 for Line inputs).
  • Eight professional, remote-controllable Focusrite microphone preamps.
  • Hi-Z instrument inputs on channels 1+2.
  • Gain Range: 63dB (0 to 63dB with -8dB pad; 1dB steps from +8dB to +63dB).
  • Front-panel controls plus comprehensive software for remote operation.
• RedNet PCIe Card
  • Required for lowest latency performance, such as tracking.
  • Delivers 128 inputs and 128 outputs with less than 3ms latency.
  • Supports sample rates up to 192kHz.
  • Fits into any PC or Mac with a PCI Express card slot.

More information: Focusrite