@fetzu

I know. By I tried to ignore things that won't be very interesting for our members.

I think it greatly depends on the actual implementation. No one knows BK-5 styles and patches. For example, in BK-7m you have two good SuperNATURAL solo voices, and absolutely different solo voices in SD-50 module. Also you can't edit so much parameters as in Korg or Tyros. As I know Tyros 4 is currently top arranger.

Yes the Tyros 4 is great,the only drawback for me is the implementation of the pitch wheel rather than a pitch bender on the Korg products

Link to Roland BK-5 user manual

http://www.roland.com/support/article/?q=manuals&p=BK%2D5&id=62265052

This guys did well, but removed all Supernatural voices.

First interview of the show - industry icon Teddy Riley talks about how someone new to music technology can get started and about getting a good vocal recording. Recorded with a GH2 and an onboard mic.

The glitch at 8:30 is a VirtualDub splicing re-compression error, not in the original file.

Akai MAX 49

Here's a mic tip, I went through about $70k trying to get the ultimate attributes in micing. It turned out that Bob Heil had the perfect solution and I didn't even need to pay $4k (like the Shure costs) or some other outrageous amount for it. It's the Heil PR-40 which is a Dynamic Voice mic for like $300 at most places (MSRP $375). And in case the name Bob Heil is ringing a bell he was the sound engineer for The Grateful Dead for about 30 or their most productive years - and many high profile gigs after that as well.

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/pr40/i/wnox-fm.jpg

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/pr40/productsheet.pdf

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/pr40/

Specs:

• Absolute most natural voice response for talk show hosts, voice over applications

• Large low-mass aluminum voice coil

• Properly positioned hum bucking coil and heavy steel case insure maximum shielding

• Four rear ports exhibit excellent rear rejection and minimum proximity effect

• Widest frequency response

• Best kick drum microphone ever

• Assembled and tested in Illinois

Casio XW-P1 Demonstration

Garritan Instant Orchestra Demonstration (with a discussion of how the product relates to Garritan Personal Orchestra and pricing)

Universal Audio (Apollo Overview)

MOTU

(Audio was really an issue on this recording, more so than the others, but he really talks about things that matter to film scoring and film audio, so I may just have to sub-title it later on).

http://www.vsl.co.at/en/211/497/1685/1990/1680.htm

Vienna Instruments now supports 7.1 surround, just recently released. If you can find a link to video, feel free to add.

New Features in Vienna Ensemble PRO 5: •Total integration of Vienna MIR PRO •Full ITU surround support •Full plug-in latency compensation •Touch parameter automation •New post-effect plug-in rack •New audio input plug-in •Up to 48 MIDI input ports for ALL plugin standards (including AU & VST)

Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 is a cross-platform MIDI and audio LAN solution that works universally on Macs and PCs, hosting Vienna Instruments as well as third-party 64-bit and 32-bit VSTi/AU plug-ins. Use it as a host on the same computer as your sequencer to integrate all your 64-bit and 32-bit instruments and effect plug-ins from third-party manufacturers (such as Spectrasonics, Native Instruments, Waves, you name it), or use it as a master-slave solution with multiple Macs and PCs, all connected with a standard Ethernet cable. You can easily route the audio streams of a whole arsenal of computers back to your main machine without the need of external hardware. The Preserve function keeps all of your templates and samples loaded while switching from one project to another. As a Pro Tools user you may integrate your favorite AU and VST plug-ins in your sessions!

Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 offers ITU surround support (up to 7.1) and full parameter automation. Control all plug-ins running on slave computers right from your master and even start/stop your sequencer or DAW with the space bar from within Vienna Ensemble PRO 5!

Vienna MIR PRO – our Multi Impulse Response mixing and reverberation software – is automatically installed with Vienna Ensemble PRO 5. If a license (demo or permanent) for Vienna MIR PRO is available, a single click on the corresponding button opens the application within Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 and routes the channel’s signal directly to the Vienna MIR PRO application.

Please find a detailed overview of all the key features and versions in the “Compare Products” menu and don’t miss the new Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 videos!

Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 comes with Epic Orchestra, a 9 GB free Grand Orchestra Sample Pack. You will receive 3 licenses for Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 (and 1 license for the included Epic Orchestra) so you can set up a network of up to 4 computers (one master and 3 slaves, provided there's no Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 Server or a stand-alone version of Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 running on your master computer). The Epic Orchestra sample pack is identical in both Vienna Ensemble PRO 4 and 5 versions, so you don’t need to receive another Epic Orchestra license when you upgrade.