Yesterday Ableton released official details on the next version of Live. Live 9 will be available in the first quarter of 2013, so we still have to wait a while till we can get our hands on it ourselves. The video below is about what’s new in Ableton Live 9.
Big announcement from Ableton today. Not only did they release the details for Live 9 but they also introduced a specific Ableton controller, named Push. Ableton did the design of Push but they got help from the engineers at Akai Professional for this controller. Push combines Ableton’s vision for music making with Akai Professional’s years of experience making instruments.
Unity Audio have announced they will preview the forthcoming Avalanche sub-woofer at the AES San Francisco 2012 show. The Avalanche subwoofer is the third product in the monitoring range and is designed to compliment the brands existing Rock and Boulder for those that want extra SPL and low frequency extension but also can be used in conjunction with other monitor brands.
Zynaptiq announces version 1.5 of UNVEIL, their realtime de-reverberation and signal focusing plug-in. This free update adds VST, RTAS and AAX support for both MacOS X and Windows systems, as well as several workflow enhancements, and will be available November 15th, 2012. Zynaptiq will be showing the new version at the 133rd AES Convention in San Francisco, October 26th-29th, 2012, booth 639.
Eowave Instruments have annouced that the synth which was firstly introduced at the MusikMesse 2011, under the name Koma, is now available as Magma. The Magma is an analogue bassline synthesizer inspired by classical synths from the 1980s. It offers the possibility to mix 4 different waveforms (saw, square, sub, noise). The 24 dB low-pass filter is also inspired from classical filters from the 80s.
Only last week we showed Mario Jurisch’s latest project an Animoog controller. This week he finished a demonstration video you can watch below. The Anicontrol has become a stunning Minimoog double, but this time with an iPad inside. The video is an overview and function test of the Animoog controller.
The H3000 Factory native is a re-creation of several algorithms from the venerable H3000 that combine pitch, delay, modulation, and filtering in a new modular interface. The H3000 Factory for AAX, AU, and VST supports 64-bit and features over 450 presets including over 100 new presets from Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails), Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle), Colin Newman (Wire), Damian Taylor (Bjork), Dave Darlington (Bass Hit Studios), Kerry Leva (EDM Producer), Richard Devine (Sound Designer), and Scott Martin Gershin (Soundeluxe). It also includes over 100 original presets from the H3000.
Reloop have let us know that their active DJ & producer reference monitor station RELOOP WAVE 5 and WAVE 8 are available now. These active reference monitor speakers are in a class of their own due to their precise playback and powerful rich output. The innovative design makes them ideal for DJs monitoring live in the mix, and thanks to the linear frequency-response curve, producers will also appreciate the Reloop Waves series as reference monitor speakers for studio applications.
Apple today introduced iPad mini, a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad. The new iPad mini features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch™ display, FaceTime® HD and iSight® cameras, ultrafast wireless performance¹ and an incredible 10 hours of battery life²―every inch an iPad, yet in a revolutionary design you can hold in one hand. Apple today also announced the fourth generation iPad featuring a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina™ display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance. Both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad come with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features.
At next week’s AES 2012 show Fairlight will introduce and debut their new Fairlight QUANTUM, an Audio Post Console. QUANTUM is a complete Audio Post Production System combining the power of Fairlight’s hardware and software, recording, editing, mixing, plug-ins, MIDI and video with a fully integrated, 12 or 24 fader console perfectly suitable for film, video and music studio and post production facilities.
Blue Cat Audio is happy to unleash Blue Cat’s Oscilloscope Multi 2.0, the new version of our unique multiple tracks oscilloscope plug-in. This new version comes with a completely redesigned user interface with improved workflow and readability, as well as many new features and enhancements: a new presets manager with new presets, Windows AAX support, multiple display sizes, and much more…
Hiroaki OBA belongs to the younger generation of electronic artists originating from the heart of Tokyo. He is frequently heard among the finest clubs around Shibuya, Minato and Meguro. Not limited by the borders of Japan, he has also played at festivals and parties around Europe.
Below is an overview video of Sonic Charge’s ‘Permut8‘ signal processing VST plugin with producer Dom Kane. Permut8 is an effect plug-in that embraces the sounds of primitive digital signal processing hardware. It is programmable to produce a wide range of effects from traditional delays and flangers to beat-repeaters, bit-crushers and yet unheard of circuit bent madness. At its core is a 12-bit digital delay with variable sample rate from 0 to 352 khz. The delay is controlled by a programmable processor with an assortment of operators, allowing you to create almost any type of effect you can imagine and many more that you can’t. The input and output stages offers virtual analog components for saturation, limiting and filtering. The output can be fed back into the input to create echoes, comb-filter effects and never-ending chaos.
Just last week we had the pleasure to see mr. Dave Clarke performing at the Amsterdam Dance Event. It was quite the night and we enjoyed the performance of him and all the other DJs. Next to showcase ringmaster Dave Clarke, the Melkweg venue underwent performances by Chicago’s finest Green Velvet, one of house music’s true pioneers DJ Sneak, the Detroit collective Octave One, Berlin based Marcel Fengler, Dutch leading tech lady Estroe, Clone Records artist Blawan and Dutchman Roger Gerressen.
Serpent Audio is proud to announce the “Splice” Dual FET Compressor. Inspired by a classic, the goal was to deliver, as close as possible, “that famous FET sound” in a 500 module, while also developing something new and unique. After over a year of research and development, the Splice was born, combining premium vintage sound and a vast array of features, truly pushing the limits of what is possible in the 500 format. With the ability to switch between Classic “Black” and “Blue” modes, or splice different input and output sections of the audio path together for entirely new sounds [completely unique to the Splice], the Splice brings new meaning to flexibility.