5 years ago you never heard audio and USB in the same sentence, well times have changed and now most audio products have USB as their primary interface connection.
« Previous EntriesToday I’m able to report about the Casio LK300 with USB and TV connectivity. I didn’t perform the review, rather my brother did. So lets see what Ned had to say:
I have to say the Casio LK300 is bigger than I expected and definitely more solid and quality built than anyone would expect for the price (about $200). The LK300 keys provide just enough friction to make them feel almost real, but obviously not exactly like a real, piano hammer like feel.
Although I’m not a piano enthusiast, I did pick up the LK300 to learn. After all part of the enticing thing about the Casio is the ability to connect it to a TV and learn along with instructional lessons. During a lesson, the LK300 keys will light-up as the song is played giving you the exact location of which key to hit and when. It’s even got a nice feature to cover any delay you might have in stroking the key…a little late…that’s OK, the sound still matches the lesson song.
With the lessons, the software will provide feedback in the form of a scoring system whereby it calculates the number of (more…)
Is that a PMP in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Sorry, that’s all I could think of for this super mini video player that sports a 2.4″ or 2.8″ full-size bright high-res LCD display. The device can be expanded with a memory card (T-Flash or MicroSD) but comes with 2GB built-in. The battery life will let you play video for 3-4 hours and audio for 6-8 hours.
The device is so simple but really combines many features people look for in a PMP including simplicity of transferring video to the device (supports USB mass-storage mode for easy transfer of video on any OS), expandability memory, charging via USB (when traveling I hate bring extra chargers) and can play FM Radio, Text, Pictures, Games and Videos. (more…)
Ion Audio has continued development of their ever popular USB Turntable to now include a direct-to-CD model version. Forget about connecting the USB turntable to your PC and forget about burning CDs through your computer too.
The LP 2 CD is your one-stop shop. This is the fastest and easiest way to convert your vinyl records to CD. Simply place your record on the turntable, insert a blank CD and record your album.
ION Audio includes EZ Vinyl Convert 2 for the PC user and EZ Audio Converter for the Mac in case you are still interested in compressing the audio to MP3 so you can dump it into iTunes.
I would think ION Audio created the LP 2 CD unit for (more…)
Seems everyone is going green these days. I don’t mind - let the grandkids live longer, better design on products and less impact on the environment. Veiro applied this philosophy to their new hand crank MP3 player.
I’ve seen hand crank music players before, they where specifically design for [lack of better terms] 3rd world countries where batteries are hard to find or too expense. I would think the Veiro is going after the same consumer base…but with solid state memory. Why?
The products I’ve seen before where (more…)
Okay, so that’s a cheezy headline, but here’s the deal - Vers Audio has this all natural cherry-veneered wooden speaker cabinet to add that classic look/feel to your office. Personally, I think there’s nothing better than the sound coming from a wooden speaker box. I still have some solid cherry-wood Bang&Olfsen speakers from 20 years ago - that sound absolutely awesome.
Although the Vers 2X isn’t Bang&Olfsen, the 3 inch full-range speakers backed with 20-watts per channel should livin up your space. At just 11.5″ x 5.6″ x 5.6″ the Vers 2X wont take up much room either.
The Vers 2X supports the entire Apple i-stuff line (including iPhone) and comes with a brushed aluminum remote for the armchair music enthusiast. (more…)
So now ION has some competition and from who else, the monster retailer, Sony. The PS-LX300USB is a vinyl playback turntable with USB output to easily convert those cherished records into MP3.
With a belt drive motor for reduced motor noise and rotational stability - the PS-LX300 USB turntable includes a static balance tone arm with a bonded diamond stylus for precise tracking and low record wear (ok that was straight of the Sony site). (more…)
IK Multimedia is shipping their new USB stomp box, the StompIO for a plug-n-play floor contoller and audio interface for guitars. I’m a bit familiar with embedded designs and especially those related to USB, so the reports of the StompIO being delayed wasn’t a surprise.
None the less, the USB stomp box is a unique product which provides the musician with a host of benefits such as replicating numerous amps, mics, stomps, cabinets and rack effects on the fly.
So here’s the deal, the stomp box is the first of it’s kind with high quality effects in a compact floor control design. You can operate every aspect of the software without connecting a monitor and keyboard. Connecting the box [via USB] to a host computer (Mac & PC compatible) , the StompIO is a powerful tool for recording making it an excellent [portable] solution for the touring and gigging guitarist. The StompIO is the only software-based guitar amp and FX that can truly be used live. Since you need a computer for processing the effects, IK Multimedia sells a nice add-on computer to run the StompIO while on stage.
The IK stomp system comes with five pre-loaded software packages. They are:
The grubby details include StompIO having 51 stomps, 26 amps, 33 cabinets, 11 mics and 23 rack effects.
The IK Multimedia StompIO will set you back $1,050 and is available now. IK Multimedia webpage.
5 years ago you never heard audio and USB in the same sentence, well times have changed and now most audio products have USB as their primary interface connection.
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