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M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro – 88 Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller With Piano Style Weighted Hammer Action Keys, Beat Pads, and Software Suite

A fully weighted 88-key keyboard with pads, faders and knobs on.

The M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro is a full-size MIDI keyboard that will appeal to producers and pianists. Hammer-action MIDI keyboards are usually designed for pianists. Building on the success of the Hammer 88, the Pro version offers an upgraded keybed with graded hammer action keys. These are individually weighted, for a piano-like feel, and there is assignable aftertouch, but with its wide-ranging set of control and performance features, the new M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro has plenty for producers, as well.

On the Hammer 88 Pro top panel you will find 16 RGB velocity-sensitive pads with Note Repeat, nine assignable faders and eight assignable knobs.  In addition, there is an OLED screen that can be used to search for and select sounds, map controls and more. Including the USB port, the back panel features 5-pin MIDI I/O, a footswitch input and three expression pedal inputs.

Additionally, the MIDI keyboard will auto-map to a range of DAWs, including Pro Tools, MPC Beats, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One and FL Studio, and also to the virtual instruments that it ships; – the Pro Tools | First, MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite DAWs are bundled in as well. Also, there is a built-in arpeggiator,

The Hammer 88 Pro MIDI keyboard is price at $799, but when you consider what the MIDI keyboard offers, the price seems quite competitive. Find out more on the M-Audio website.

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Oberheim returns with TVS Pro Special Edition.

The Tom Oberheim new website has an announcement of a new Oberheim-branded version of the classic Two-Voice Synthesizer.

Tom Oberheim lost control of his brand after the initial explosion of interest in synthesizers led to extremely rapid changes in the industry, including Bob Moog and Dave Smith. By 1988, Gibson owned the Oberheim brand, and controlled it for decades.

Back in 2009, Oberheim began reissuing some of his favorite synth designs under the ‘Tom Oberheim’s brand, with the Synthesizer Expander Module. And in 2016, he introduced an updated version of his favorite synth design, the Two Voice, as the TVS Pro. The TVS Pro is an updated take on the original Two Voice design, which packaged two of the SEM all-in-one synth voice modules, together with a step sequencer, in a flexible keyboard design. Additionally, the TVS Pro retained the same synth voice as the original, but added an advanced step sequencer, an improved keyboard and more.

In 2019, Gibson granted possession of the Oberheim brand and intellectual property back to its original owner and founder, Tom Oberheim.

With the new TVS Pro Special Edition, Oberheim is bringing back the TVS-Pro as a Special Edition, with each unit now having the original Oberheim logo badge, plus Tom Oberheim personal signature.

However, we are unable to find any additional details regarding the specifications or pricing on the site, but there is a contact form on the site which enable you to request additional information.

Nevertheless, the Oberheim TVS Pro Special Edition is available for pre-order, with information on delivery scheduling to be announced later this year.

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The Roland JD-800 Model Expansion for Zenology and Zenology Pro Software instruments.

The Roland JD-800 synth is back from the 90s as a Zen-Core Model Expansion. The stuning digital instrument offered analogue-style control. The Roland JD-800 synthesizer was released in 1991 was, in several ways, ahead of its time. Like many synths of that era, it was digital, but with its massive panel of controls, it harked back to the analogue beasts of yesteryear.

However, this was way back before the analogue revival had us in its warm, comforting grip. Today, I still reckon that the JD-800 is one of the greatest synths of all time, and its time might just have come again thanks to a new Roland ZEN-Core Model Expansion. This software reboot combines the original JD-800 waveforms with advanced modelling techniques, and promises 100 per cent authenticity. Additionally, you will get all of the original sound-shaping potential.

The JD-800 Model Expansion works with Roland Zenology and Zenology Pro software instruments, and the Jupiter-X and Jupiter-Xm hardware instruments. It is included with the Pro and Ultimate membership levels of Roland Cloud and any Roland Cloud member can also purchase a Lifetime Key for this or any other Model Expansion title – you are eligible for a 30-day trial of Ultimate with any paid-for plan.

The JD-800 released is to mark the 30th anniversary of the JD-800 birth, and is available via the Roland Cloud. Find out more on the Roland Cloud website.

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