Roland is pleased to announce the R-05 WAV/MP3 Recorder, an easy to use, affordable, and compact digital recorder that provides crystal-clear audio quality, enhanced recording and editing features, and an extended battery life of over 16 hours of recording time per charge.

Features :

• High-quality stereo recording (24-bit/96kHz) with the built-in stereo mic or external input
• Records directly to SD card with extended battery life (over 30 hours continuous playback, over 16 hours continuous recording)
• Strong, attractive metallic exterior
• Onboard editing functions; built-in reverb
• Music-practice features (change tempo without changing pitch, loop playback, etc.)
• Auto record start, auto song split, auto level adjust
• Pre Record function (captures 2 seconds of audio that precedes pressing REC)
• Use as a high-quality portable audio player (plays WAV and MP3 files)
• Windscreen and tripod mount included

The R-05 is scheduled to ship in May with a suggested retail price of $299.

Korg offers every musician the ability to enjoy analog synthesis with the all-new monotron Analogue Ribbon Synthesizer. Powered by two AAA alkaline batteries, the compact monotron can be held in one hand. Although small enough to be easily carried, the monotron is packed with Korg's analog technology to generate thick and powerful sounds, plus a true analog filter with audio input. Concentrating on the most important sound parameters, the controls have been streamlined as much as possible. The panel contains only five knobs and one switch. With this level of simplicity, now anyone can easily enjoy the world of analog synthesizers.

Features :

• Full-fledged, true analog synthesizer: VCO, VCF, LFO
• Inspiring, easy-to-play ribbon keyboard
• Intuitive, fun-to-tweak con ...

Apple has updated Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.6.3. This update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

• improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X
• address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
• address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail
• resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or & characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications
• resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers
• improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode
• impro ...

Dynaudio Acoustics unveils a new version of their famous BM5A monitors.

The new BM5A MKII imparts all of the quality and power that you've come to expect from Dynaudio Acoustics but they have been re-engineered to take nearfield monitoring to new levels of performance. New features include handmade drivers that offer the best in quality and accuracy. The woofer offers longer excursions so stays linear for longer, resulting in a cleaner, tighter bass response.

This louder and more accurate bass is matched at the top end with a high-resolution soft dome tweeter. The added waveguide ensures less acoustical reflections and a more accurate sweet spot for the listener, resulting in a much better monitoring experience. These drivers are matched perfectly to the BM5A MKII's custom designed ...

SM Pro Audio has announced the MPatch 5.1, a passive surround volume controller.

Designed to provide true passive analog control over surround studio monitoring systems the MPatch 5.1 employs a newly designed multi gang passive switching system. No power has to be connected in order for the unit to opearate, the power is only needed for LED indication, it is a totally passive surround controler.

A 25 pin D-SUB input connector provides six surround (5.1) and two stereo input channels. In addition to a surround speaker system, a stereo monitoring pair can be connected to the MPatch 5.1. An additional 4 stereo input allows for other unblanaced line level input to be connected to the MPatch 5.1 (such as DVD players, CD players etc).

Adjustment of the attenuation in the MPatch 5.1 is h ...