Ableton is pleased to announce that the upcoming Live 9.1 update, is now available as a public beta. This update will be free for all owners of Live 9, and provides several significant improvements for users of Live 9 and Push.
The recently introduced East River Drive is Electro-Harmonix’s first overdrive pedal built around the JRC4558 IC. Its symmetrical overdrive delivers edge and bite without compromising tone. True bypass for maximum signal integrity when the effect is not engaged.
2013 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, and to honour the occasion, the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice decided to perform Verdi’s famous opera ‘Otello’ in the stunning outdoor environment of the 15th century courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale, in the heart of Venice. The event revived a tradition of presenting outdoor performances at the Ducal Palace that ran from 1949-67, and the work itself is a passionate tribute to the city.
Blue Cat Audio has released several updates for Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer 2, their multiband processing plug-in with VST hosting capabilities.
As ADE celebrate 25 years of dance music in the Netherlands, Novation celebrate an equally impressive period within the scene, as they clock up a grand 21 years of providing the community with some of the best in production and performance gear.
The Electrodyne 2501 is a two stage discrete transistor, transformer coupled preamp with active DI, using classic 1969 / 1970 design technology. Each amp stage is individually optimized for peak performance using Electrodyne factory engineering notes and selected high performance components identical to the originals.
Apple today updated iMac with fourth generation Intel quad-core processors, new graphics, next generation Wi-Fi and faster PCIe flash storage options. The updated iMac brings the latest technology to the stunningly thin design and gorgeous display of the world’s leading all-in-one desktop.
FXpansion has released a video showing us the new BFD software. Three is the magic number this time. BFD3 delivers stunning acoustic drum tracks powered by ground-breaking features. Its deep but intuitive engine lets you sculpt all kinds of sounds with a library of mix-ready presets providing instant results. BFD3’s interface has been revamped to be more ergonomic with a new mixer and sound browser for the easiest BFD experience yet
Gibson Brands, the number one company in music and sound, has entered into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk, Inc. for Gibson to acquire Cakewalk pursuant to definitive acquisition agreements to be negotiated by the parties.
UK producer Paul Epworth has recently installed the ultimate Antelope Audio clocking solution for his DAW interfaces and converters with the Isochrone Trinity and 10M Rubidium Atomic Clock. The Isochrone Trinity high-definition master clock has a total of nine independent clocks employing Antelope’s 4th Generation of Acoustically Focused Clocking with 64-bit Digital Signal Processing (DSP) 3 of which are audio generators with up to 384kHz sample rate and +/- 200 cents varispeed.
In the early nineteen seventies, electronic musician Wendy Carlos programmed a Moog modular synthesizer to perform Baroque pieces. Her albums explore new timbres, and she called one of them The Well–Tempered Synthesizer.
UVI is proud to announce availability of its first effects plug-in, Sparkverb, a revolutionary reverb geared up towards achieving a fine balance of striking sound quality and copious CPU efficiency. Having first memorably made an audible appearance last year in UVI’s critically-acclaimed Darklight IIx — a stunning software instrument inspired by the quintessential ’80s high-end sampling/sequencing dream machine much beloved by the likes of Kate Bush, Thomas Dolby, Peter Gabriel, Jan Hammer, Trevor Horn, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Steve Levine, amongst many more top-tier recording artists and record producers playing a significant part in really revolutionising music production.
Steven Slate has released the Terry Date Drums expansion pack for the Steven Slate Drums Virtual Instrument and Steven Slate Trigger Drum replacer. They are introducing the expansion pack for SSD4 and Trigger at a time limited lower price of 99 dollars.
A few years ago DaDa Life released a software plugin called the ‘Sausage Fatner‘. This week another big name in the EDM scene introduced a plugin. No other then Nicky Romero partnered up with the Cableguys and together they developed Kickstart. This plugin is the fastest way to achieve that sidechain compression effect.
If you’re looking for the very latest thinking and innovations in website design and website usage, or want to know how the live scene is changing, or if you need to find new ways to get your music and message to the world in a DIY-style, there’s only one place to be on the 17th and 18th of October: ADE Tech.