Novation ReMOTE LE Coming in September

Aug 03, 2005

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New from Novation are the ReMOTE LE 25-, 49- and 61-key USB controller keyboards, including some of the best features of the ReMOTE Series, tailored down into a smaller, more portable package. The new Novation ReMOTE LE will start shipping in September and will be seen at the 119th AES Convention in October.

Among the features to be carried through is the X/Y Touchpad, allowing up to four parameters (two per axis) to be modified simultaneously with just a simple finger glide. The pitch bend/modulation joystick is another of the ReMOTE's tools to be featured, enabling a host of interesting performance effects. Dedicated transport control is provided, but now with an additional Loop button.

A total of nine buttons and nine knobs reside on the surface, together with a Group switch that doubles this number to 18, so that any area of the receiving MIDI device (hardware or software) can be modified with ease. The MIDI spec enables any MIDI message to be assigned to any of the controls (buttons, knobs, X/Y Touchpad and joystick). The keyboard is semi-weighted and velocity-sensitive.

And finally, ReMOTE LE will ship with Novation's Bass Station, a VST and Audio Unit plug-in which re-creates the , character and 'oomph' of the Bass Station keyboard and rack analogue instruments.

For more information, visit their web site at www.novationmusic.com.