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This first video is finally out and we get to hear how it sounds! Read more about it at ,u>M-Audio.

A peek at the M-Audio NAMM booth…

Gus Lozada with the venom..

The Venom and software editor..

Gus Lozada and Dave Bryce..

Sources on the inside confirm the details regarding the Venom as posted previously are true and accurate as well as the street price being set at 499$.

Lets review what you’re getting:

A 4 part synth with drums and programmable “phrase sequencers” that are MIDI synchable.

A VST editor that streams audio from the synth engine.

An on board audio interface with mic and line inputs.

I’ll be honest, based on specs and price alone, it’s all but impossible to get all that in one package from anything on the market. Although, like anything else, the engine is what’s going to sell it. Our man on the inside seems quite excited about though and hopefully we’ll have some video of this from NAMM 2011.

Rumor has it in this post from Bernard (AKA SonicBern locally).

Any one care to confirm?

If it’s true, it’s a good bet that the Venom will an instant success.

New details on the M-Audio Venom have emerged! It will retail for 599$, pitting it directly against the Roland’ Gaia and Novation’s UltraNova. Can it compete? Will it sound like a virus? Only time will tell, but I’m feeling a bit of excitement as this is a first for M-Audio and anything could be possible.

Launched at Namm 2011 and now reported by sites such as Music Radar and Gear Junkies, the new M-Audio synth may be one Venom that has no antidote. This could be the sound of 2011 and the hottest property not only being a very cool synth but also a Pro Tools audio interface compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered 8 and higher.

The M-Audio Venom is a 49-key synthesiser that combines the classic analog synths with modern digital processing to deliver in their words ‘an aggressive new sound’. Venom offers 12-voice polyphony, three oscillators per voice, ring mod, tube-style saturation, six resonant filter types, on-board effects, and a built- in Pro Tools® M-Powered compatible interface.

• 49-key, full-size, synth-action keyboard
• 12-voice polyphony, each voice including: – 3 oscillators with 41 waveforms and 53 drum sounds sampled from vintage analog synths, FM digital synths, and drum machines
• pulse-width modulation, sync, FM, and ring modulation
• resonant multimode filter with tube saturation limiting
• 12 dB/octave (2-pole) low pass 12 dB/octave (2-pole) band pass 12 dB/octave (2-pole) high pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) low pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) band pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) high pass
• 3 LFOs with selectable sample-and-hold – 3 AHDSR envelopes
• 4-part multitimbral operation with independent MIDI-syncable phrase sequencers
• 512 onboard Single patches
• 256 onboard Multi (layered) patches
• 2 global bus effects
• Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser
• 1 insert effect per multitimbral part (4 total) – Compression, EQ, Distortion, Bit Reduction, Decimation Tremolo, and AutoPan effects
• classic arpeggiator with up, down, and alternating patterns
• tap-tempo and manual BPM control from top panel
• built-in USB 2.0 audio/MIDI interface (USB 1.1 backward compatible)
• 2 x 2 24-bit, 44.1 kHz (CD audio quality) operation – mic, instrument, and stereo line level inputs route to DAW – synth sounds route to DAW – DAW audio output mixes into main outputs – stereo main audio outputs (1/4” TS) – stereo headphone output (1/4” TRS) – master volume knob; instrument and mic gain knobs – MIDI In and MIDI Out (5-pin DIN)
• large custom LCD
• 4 rotary encoders and 1 button for matrix-assignable performance control and editing
• dual-function octave up/down and transpose controls • assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
• sustain (1/4” TS) and expression (1/4” TRS) pedal inputs
• included Vyzex Venom software editor
• arrange sounds into banks, rename patches, and save backups
• patch collider feature mashes up multiple patches to create new hybrid sounds
• 16-cell modulation matrix offers comprehensive routing configurations