New UR-80 USB Recording System from Edirol
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March 8, 2003At Musikmesse, Edirol announced their new
assignable
control surface with USB Audio and MIDI - the UR-80.
The UR-80 is an
all-in-one studio box for
computer musicians, combining a fully assignable control surface, USB audio
interface with 24-bit/96
kHz capability, MIDI and the GM2
Hyper Canvas software synthesizer.
The UR-80 control surface resembles a digital
mixer, with transport controls, a time wheel and
assignable switches for quick access to music
software functions. It comes with a Control Map
Editor and eight pre-loaded control maps supporting
popular sequencers, such as SONAR, Cubase and
Logic, plus a variety of soft synths. More control
maps will be available for download on the Edirol
web site.
The UR-80 features include:
- 102 assignable parameters via 43 controls
- Support for any MIDI parameter, including CC,RPN, NRPN and SysEx
- Comprehensive surface layout for assignable switches for plug-ins and soft synths
- Up to 24-bit/96kHz recording via USB Audio Interface
- 2x XLR/TRS combo jack with microphone preamp & phantom power
- Bundled with HQ-GM2, Hyper Canvas software synthesizer
- ASIO2.0, WDM, MacOS X compatible drivers, low-latency support.
- UR-80 Control Map Editor Software Included
- V-LINK for control of Edirol DV-7PR Real-time Video Presenter
Suggested retail price is $545 with availability in early summer 2003.
For more information, visit their web site at www.edirol.com. |
