Members Monkey Mouse Posted June 25, 2006 Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 Normally, the things they show at Remix Hotel are typically available in stores - even if they haven't been covered in magazines yet. Cakewalk was showing Kinetic 2 - kinetic being a beatbox type of program at about $80. What makes K2 so special is the fact that you can use the sampler to import different types of samples - REX in particular, plus some other formats. The UI has been improved and it seems to be sort of a "reason lite" now. Great deal for $80. I also asked about Sonar 6 - the reps said it will be out in the fall and will be a great upgrade from S5 - I'm thinking they will add more effects and synths inot the box, possibly video support too. I think it will put Cubase another step behind when it comes out in another 3 or 4 months. M-audio was showing their new dual 6" monitors (aren't available yet) - very good sounding, yet tremedous bottom end (and tight too), plus digital ins and outs - another good contender in the $1,000 to $1,200 monitor arena. One thing that blew me away (it is available) is the Axiom keyboards - they had the 49 key on display and it absolutely rocks. 8 pads like the trigger finger, 8 rotary knobs, 9 sliders, and a useful display (not the typical 2 digits) and aftertouch make this one scream bargain. Sony was showing Acid Pro 6 - which now is up to DAW standards - even more control over looping and even more features for audio (of course it has full MIDI support in AP6). Apple was there - I don't really care about the machines, it was mobbed anyway. Access was there with the Virus TI - skipped that one too. There were some other manufacturers there too - one had a perfect Quasimidi Sirius sitting there next to theri product; of course I ignored their product (and their name apparently too). Pioneer DJ/VJ was there. Denon DJ was there. Discmakers was there. All in all, it was ok - no free music CDs or even a freebie bag this year - guess the budget is slim for '06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted June 25, 2006 Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 How was the attendance? Also, did you get any vibe that there were changes happening in the music itself, or just the same old/same old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkey Mouse Posted June 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 I went at 12:30 on Friday (the day it opened) and there was a line to get in; but by 1:45 the place was empty. Of course, it was Friday and it runs Fri to Sun - so you know it will be jammed on the weekend days. I think that there were less exhibitors there this year than the past two - for instance Steinberg/Yamaha wasn't there this year at all; neither was there a vendor to buy equipment. All in all I think that the equipment is out there for people to play with and make some decisions. However, it was almost all hip-hop oriented (to be expected in NYC), and that in itself limits the products that vendors are going to bring in. I didn't sit in on any panels (which weren't full) during my time there. I just think the music coming out of the wonderful equipment available these days is piss poor in general. There is no soul in anything "underground" anymore - everyone wants to be the next Scott Storch, P Diddy, or Tiesto - no one wants to stay small and give it their all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted June 25, 2006 Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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