CME Launches ASX Advanced Synthesis Expansion for UF and VX Series Keyboards
January 18, 2008
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The ASX is a DSP board which goes into the expansion slot of UF
and VX series keyboards and provides a flexible synthesis engine, turning the CME MIDI controller keyboard
into a stand-alone synthesizer.
The ASX does not rely on playback of sampled sounds but brings sufficient DSP power to run dedicated synth
modelling plug-ins. Four plug-ins are included with the ASX, which can be dynamically loaded one at a time: the
Minimax - a polyphonic replica of the analog synth legend, the LightWave - a wavetable based virtual analog synth with
plenty of modulation possibilities, the B4000 organ - a precise model of the famous tonewheel organ and the Vocodizer -
a complex vocoder which is controlled via a dedicated microphone input.
Next to the microphone input, the ASX provides stereo line out, stereo headphone out and a USB port to connect to the
ASX Editor Software. The Editor provides graphic interfaces to each plug-in and allows access to all settings of the plug-
in. Sounds can be managed, exchanged via an online server and uploaded to the ASX hardware.
Listed at $369 USD, the ASX is now available.
For more information, visit their web site at www.cme-pro.com.
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