What's new at NAMM and IAEKM for Music Educators...

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory
Now in 3 Volumes!
Software Includes:
Lessons-Each lesson includes narration, animated examples and clickable elements for aural reinforcement.
Exercises-Randomized questions provide reinforcement of material without duplicating its sequence.
Ear Training-Examples with real instruments can be replayed to help students hear what they are learning.
Testing-Flexible testing options allow for precise isolation of problem areas.
Scorekeeping and Record Keeping - Educator version keeps track of up to 200 students per volume. Students can track their progress. The Educator version also includes a Custom Test generator.
Glossary - Definitions of all terms and symbols with pronunciations, visual and aural examples.

CAKEWALK'S MULTITRACK RECORDING SOFTWARE FOR GUITAR PLAYERS IS NOW EVEN BETTER!

Cakewalk Guitar Studio 2 Provides Tablature, Session Drummer MIDI Plug-in, More Audio Tracks and Effects

E-MU / ENSONIQ® has announced the Virtuoso 2000, a 128 note polyphony MIDI sound module that offers modern a new, definitive collection of expressive orchestral sounds. The Virtuoso 2000 features a comprehensive 64 MB sound set that includes everything from solo and section strings and brass to percussion and more. The Virtuoso 2000 can be user-expanded to a maximum 128 MB of ROM using the Proteus® 2000 family of expansion ROMs. Virtuoso 2000 is a silver, 1U rackmount unit, featuring 6 programmable audio outputs, dual 24-bit effects processors, 32 MIDI and 12 real-time assignable front panel controllers.

Hal Leonard Corporation is proud to present SlowGold™ and SlowBlast!™ from Oregon-based World Wide Woodshed. These two innovative new music programs slow down recorded music to make learning to play or sing songs easier.

Both programs feature studio-quality slowdown technology to let anyone alter the playback speed of music or other audio without a change in pitch, making them ideal learning tools for all musicians. The simple interface allows users to adjust the tempo of any audio passage from 5% to 200% of the original speed, so that they can slow down even the fastest riffs and learn to play solos, pick out chords and other parts, and absorb the phrasing and style of their favorite artists. Once they have learned to play along at a slow pace, they can increase the tempo ­ by as little as 1% at a time ­ and practice along until they can play the music at full speed, or even faster! Regardless of the playback speed, the programs deliver incredible sonic clarity and fidelity.

Korg introduced a cross-platform version of their OASYS PCI, a state-of-the-art computer card that was debuted in July of 1999 for the MAC. The OASYS PCI integrates high-quality synthesis, effects processing, and computer audio input and output into a single, professional PCI audio card that complements any MIDI sequencer or software-based digital audio workstation. It's onboard DSP power helps relieve the burden normally placed on the host CPU when using plug-ins and applications providing similar functionality.

Spring 2001 Newsletter Contents

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