Volta is now shipping, so you can purchase a copy today from your favorite authorized MOTU reseller. Volta is the ground-breaking virtual instrument plug-in that lets you control modular synths and other CV-equipped gear from Digital Performer and other popular audio workstation software packages, such as Apple Logic Pro and Ableton Live. The very first product of its kind, Volta has created quite a stir among analog synth enthusiasts since it was first announced a few months ago. Even if you've never used analog gear before, but coveted that analog sound, Volta could be just what you've been looking for.

• Published: 2009-04-27 17:06:51

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BPM version 1.02 is now available as a free, downloadable update for all registered BPM users. Version 1.02 introduces more new features, including Step Sequencer shortcuts and abilities, MIDI beat clock sync, MIDI modulation, expanded Metronome controls, and One Shot pads.

• Published: 2009-04-16 10:44:43

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If you own a "mk3" MOTU FireWire audio interface, you also now own a powerful oscilloscope, which graphs the amplitude of an audio signal in real time. This allows you to see audio waveforms dynamically, rather than in the frozen state we usually see them as recorded audio. But how can you put an oscilloscope to good use in your day-to-day recording and music-making activity? Watch the new CueMix FX Oscilloscope movie to find out.

• Published: 2009-04-10 13:22:17

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MOTU products are known worldwide for their quality, reliability and performance. Yesterday, at Musikmesse 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, the 896mk3 FireWire interface for Mac and Windows won the KEYS Magazine Leser Award for the Best Audio Interface in 2009. The award was presented at the PPVMEDIEN Leser Awards Ceremony at the Maritim Hotel, adjacent to the fairgrounds in downtown Frankfurt.

• Published: 2009-04-03 08:36:09

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A new software update is now available as a free download for all owners of MOTU "mk3" FireWire audio interfaces. This new software installer package includes an updated version of CueMix FX, the cross-platform software application that gives users graphic, on-screen access to the many mixing and processing features in their mk3 interface. The CueMix FX software update provides three new advanced diagnostic tools for visual analysis of individual audio signals and entire mixes: a real-time FFT graph, a Spectrogram “waferfall” display, and an Oscilloscope. This CueMix FX software update enables these new tools for owners of all currently shipping MOTU “mk3” FireWire audio interfaces, including the 828mk3, 896mk3, UltraLite-mk3 and Traveler-mk3.

• Published: 2009-03-17 15:59:24

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