76-Key Version of NeKo Keyboard AnnouncedAvailable Versions For New 76-Key Models Include NeKo LE, NeKo GS, and NeKo64
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61-key NeKo GS
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April 10, 2005
Open Labs announced at Musikmesse
show a 76-key Windows-based computer keyboard production station, the
NeKo 76-Key. The NeKo 76-Key offers both 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor and dual Opteron
processor (1.4 GHz and 2.0 GHz) versions. The NeKo 76-Key is integrated with
the recently-announced mFusion, a set of software technologies
from Open Labs that allows users to control different musical keyboard
devices and software packages through a single interface.
Open Labs will also make full 76-key versions of all its current
models, including the NeKo LE; NeKo GS, and NeKo64.
The NeKo76-Key will ship by June 30, 2005 and will retail for a
suggested manufacturer's price starting at $2,895.00 USD.
About mFusion
mFusion is the latest software component of the Open Labs
OpenSynth platform, which is used in the Open Labs NeKo and OMX lines of
keyboards and digital audio workstations. mFusion is a set of software
technologies along with a control panel that allows the user to easily
navigate, access, and remap control surfaces for all Open Labs control
panels as well as all third-party Musical Instrument Digital Interface
(MIDI) control devices.
mFusion will be shipped preinstalled in all Open Labs products as
well as future products from Open Labs' growing list of development
partners.
With mFusion, users merely need to touch a knob or slider to begin
the process. A wide variety of options are available for each control type.
For example, a button can send a MIDI note-on, initiate a program change,
keystroke, or even launch an application. This versatility extends to
encoders, knobs, faders, drumpads, and many other common control types, with
the ability to address and remap up to thousands of controllers
simultaneously.
mFusion's unified approach further benefits existing music
computing applications. mFusion takes multiple MIDI devices and exposes the
system to only one device, creating a virtual gateway with multiple
extensions, thereby making it possible for music programs that can only
access one controller to gain full access to multiple controllers.
For more information, visit their web site at www.openlabs.com. | 
