Every year at Frankfurt , Germany , the international Musikmesse trade fair brings together some of the most innovative and reputed names in the music , pro-sound and lights business to showcase wide variety of products and ideas . Having major retailers , musicians , professionals and enthusiasts from all over the world , Musikmesse serves as a grand platform to network as well as build businesses . Here are some of the most interesting and innovative products that were launched at Musikmesse 2018 .
MALIK ARSHAQ
Products launched at Musikmesse & ProLight and Sound 2018
Every year at Frankfurt , Germany , the international Musikmesse trade fair brings together some of the most innovative and reputed names in the music , pro-sound and lights business to showcase wide variety of products and ideas . Having major retailers , musicians , professionals and enthusiasts from all over the world , Musikmesse serves as a grand platform to network as well as build businesses . Here are some of the most interesting and innovative products that were launched at Musikmesse 2018 .
Metal Drum Power
The only known drum kit whose drum shells are forged using stainless steel . Since the vibration characteristics of the shells are of utmost importance , the microstructure of the rings is of a very high consistency . The manufacturing precision and the homogeneity of the drum ring material together with the hard coating of the outside of the ring give the drum a very particular vibration behaviour , which results in a unique sound character . A ceramic coating of approx ¬ imately 0.2mm thickness is applied over the shells to shorten the vibration time and eliminate unwanted extra oscillations . These meticulously crafted German drums are definitely one-of-a-kind and caught the eyes of a lot of music enthusiasts .
Steingraeber & Söhne transducer piano
Steingraeber & Söhne has demonstrated that there are a multitude of professional applications that electronics can offer music . The transducer technology employed in this piano was born out of a collaboration between Robert HP Platz and IRCAM Paris , and optimised in SWR ’ s Experimental Studio in Freiburg . The rich grand piano sound is achieved using the physical modelling approach . The various features of the transducer piano include the ability to play in all temperaments , perform quarter-tonal music as the sound of the piano ’ s own strings is mixed flawlessly with that of the transducer . The Transducer Grand Piano is controlled by both the pianist themselves and the sound engineer at the computer . The need for an external loudspeaker is eliminated as the transducer acts as a ‘ booster ‘ to the sound of a live piano , perfect for open-air concerts .
GEWA Drum Workstation G9
The GEWA Drum Workstation is nothing like your run-of-the-mill e-drum module . The multichip architecture separates the trigger processing , sound engine and the 10 inch direct-touch user interface , resulting in optimum performance and easy navigation . The 4GB flash memory allows to load multiple samples from your library without any loading latency . A massive number of samples can be downloaded from the GEWA Electronics cloud or accessed from the 128GB internal storage memory . This device has master XLR outputs , 8 individual outputs as well as a headphones jack . Using the open routing matrix , any of the signals can be assigned to the desired outputs . The GEWA Drum Workstation can also be used as an interface to track drums directly into your favourite DAW via a multi-track USB port . The cutting-edge technology paired with the DW drum shells , the multi effects processing and the exceptional build make the GEWA Drum Workstation G9 an absolute powerhouse .
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