Monthly Archives: August 2005

Denon announces two new DJ mixers, the DN-X500 and the DN-X900

Denon announces two new DJ mixers, the DN-X500 and the DN-X900

Denon DJ, renowned provider of top-quality equipment for DJs and clubs, is launching two new DJ mixer models. Previewed at next months PLASA Show in London, the two new offerings, the DN-X500 Matrix Mixer and DN-X900 Digital/Analogue Matrix Mixer, are designed to provide the best possible combination of audio quality and features for DJs in both the analogue and digital domains.

Blue now shipping

Blue now shipping

Following the huge success of ‘Albino’, Rob Papen has teamed up with music software developer Jon Ayres to bring you his latest cross-fusion virtual synthesizer ‘BLUE’.
This fresh new synth delivers FM Synthesis, Phase Distortion Synthesis, Wave Shaping Synthesis and Subtractive Synthesis is one creative combination!

Digidesign Acquires Wizoo

Digidesign Acquires Wizoo

Digidesign today announced the acquisition of Wizoo Sound Design headquartered in Bremen, Germany. Wizoo is a pioneering developer of virtual instruments, sample libraries, and real-time effects. Popular Wizoo-branded products on the market today include Darbuka, Latigo, and WizooVerb. Wizoo also provides the essential components of many other influential virtual instrument products throughout the industry with their broad array of synthesis and sampling Engineware Technologies and high quality sound libraries.

SE releases VPN version for Source Connect

SE releases VPN version for Source Connect

Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect VPN, an upgrade to Source-Connect, the recently released Pro Tools networking plug-in. Source-Connect VPN leverages the full potential of your existing network, bringing secure streaming audio directly from one Pro Tools system to another utilizing your leased and privately owned lines. As a complement to Source Connect, the VPN upgrade provides an additional layer of network control. Together, they allow direct to timeline recording with real time, broadcast quality audio using only T1, Cable, or DSL Internet connections, from anywhere in the world.

reFX has updated Vanguard to v.1.5. and Slayer2 to v.2.5.3.

reFX has updated Vanguard to v.1.5. and Slayer2 to v.2.5.3.

Vanguard and Slayer2 have been updated by reFX. VANGUARD combines the good old analog synthesizer idea with the latest technology. All analog devices of classic synthesizers are emulated by high-quality DSP (digital signal processing) functions. SLAYER is a FX plugin that can use up to 16 effects simultaneously; half of them before, and half of them after the amplifier. You can place any of the sixteen available stomp-box effects in any of the sixteen available effect slots.