New in stock at Sweetwater Sound: Opcode’s MIDIPort 96 USB MIDI interfaces have arrived. The 6 x 6 interface fully supports Sysex and MMC commands as well as beat clock and MTC. For a limited time they are coming with a free copy of Musicshop software for Mac and Windows. Retail price $349.95.
SEK’D has released version 5.3 of Samplitude 24/96, their award winning DAW software. New features include greatly enhanced surround sound editing, native reverb, and an updated mixer screen. Owners of 5.2 will get the upgrade free of charge. Otherwise it is $99.
In other SEK’D news they have announced a new PCI audio card with eight 24-bit/96kHz inputs and outputs. The Siena (ARC8896) also has two MIDI ins and outs and should be a great surround sound hardware platform for Samplitude 24/96, though it is compatible with a number of other popular programs as well. Retail price will be $699.
Here’s a killer deal. Buy an Emu Proteus 2000 and we’ll include a free Protozoa board, a $249 value. The Protozoa is a 16 MB ROM board that adds every sound from the original Proteus 1, 2, and 3 to your Proteus 2000. Not only are there tons of great, usable sounds in it, but it also makes you compatible with tons of other people who’ve been using these sounds for the past 10 years. It’s a great board, and we’ll even install it for you. No waiting and no hassle. What could be better?