Noteworthy updates to Propellerhead's iconic virtual-studio-on-a-screen platform include a new convolution reverb for putting your tracks into real acoustical spaces, integration with the company's mobile apps such as Figure, and more. Get the full scoop here.
ATH-M70x & ATH-R70x Flagship Studio Headphones Audio-Technica Available Now
Audio-Technica introduces two new studio pros: ATH-M70x closed-back monitor headphones and ATH-R70x open-back reference headphones. With 45 mm drivers and extended frequency response, both models offer extremely accurate audio reproduction.
Octavian - Keyboard Calculator Bitnotic Available on the iTunes App Store
Instantly see and hear 500+ scales and 50+ chords on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Also features Circle of Fifths, scale modes, chord inversions, descending scales, and much more. Keyboard Magazine said of Octavian 1.1.0 (Jan 2010): "It's a cheat sheet no keyboardist should leave home without."
Polymetric Puzzles Exercises and Short Pieces for Piano and Keyboard Jeff Fineberg Available now
Polymetric Puzzles is a book containing performance challenges for keyboardists. This method uses a "puzzle" approach, where you are given segments of music that you transform into a completed piece. You will also learn how polymeters and polyrhythms can be applied to your playing.
The book begins with structured exercises and progresses to more free-form approaches to help build technique for experimentation, improvisation and composition.