Akai Professional announces the LPD8 laptop pad controller and LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller. The LPD8 and LPK25 will make their debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, and the French developer Game Life today announced DJ Star for Nintendo DS for Europe and Australia. The DJ game for Nintendo’s handheld console will be released later this year.
GUITAR RIG 3 GO is a free guitar software that offers some of the most sought after components from the legendary GUITAR RIG 3: Lead 800, Skreamer and Delay Man. These stunning emulations provide a rack full of professional equipment that lets you dial in signature tones in no time. GUITAR RIG 3 GO features the same easy-to-use interface and uncompromising sound quality that have made GUITAR RIG legendary. With both tuner and tape deck modules this free gear lets you play and record your musical ideas instantly.
Stanton DJ, an industry leader in the design and manufacturer of professional audio products for DJs, announced today that they are now shipping the SCS.3m, the next installment in their award-winning, SC System 3 series controllers.
BPM version 1.04 is now available as a free, downloadable update for all registered BPM users. Version 1.04 includes optimizations and enhancements, plus significant new features introduced in versions 1.02 and 1.01, including new Step Sequencer shortcuts and abilities, MIDI beat clock sync, MIDI modulation, expanded Metronome controls, One Shot pads, slice creation in audio files that don’t yet have slices, and the ability to load sliced loops onto pad banks. For complete details, see the PDF documentation included in the 1.04 updater download.
Yellow Tools released the Independence Pro 2.5 Software Suite that contains the powerful bundle of the new Independence 2.5, Independence Live 2.5 and Independence FX 2.5.
Camel Audio has updated the sample manipulation synthesizer Alchemy to v1.10 and released over 200 free sounds for registered users of Alchemy and the add-on soundbanks.
Steinberg is pleased to announce that the new multilingual Knowledge Base is now available to all registered MySteinberg users. Providing answers to frequently asked questions, effective problem-solving tips and other really useful information, the Knowledge Base currently contains all articles in English and German. Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch articles will be added over time to offer the information you’re looking for in your own language.
Another attempt to start a rumour or someone craving for attention. On the Matrixsynth forums we saw the picture below. The Elektron Comprendor! After a closer look it seems to be just another ‘not so good’ photoshop attempt. Furthermore we asked the guys from Elektron: “… Wazzup?” And they clearly stated that this indeed is a hoax! They are working on something new, but the Comprendor is hardly representative for it!
Toontrack solo is a stand alone application designed to host Toontrack samplers such as dfh Superior and EZdrummer. It is particularly suited for musicians wanting to jam along with a friend (real ones if you are a drummer or a virtual one if you are a guitarist), or to perform live (for your own pleasure or in front of an audience).
Anyone interested in the Waldorf Largo software synthesizer can now get a Largo 30-day evaluation license. Put the Largo synthesizer to the test! Use and abuse it 30 days without any limitation. Simply follow this weblink, complete the form and download the Largo demo version V1.1.0 for PC or Mac. You will receive the demo license code via email. Please note that you will need an internet connection to activate the demo version of Largo.
LinnDrum II is a Beat-Centric Music Production Station being designed in collaboration with Dave Smith Instruments. Following on Roger Linn’s early drum machine products like the LM1-1 Drum Computer, LinnDrum and Linn9000, as well as the MPC product line he originally designed for Akai, the goal of LinnDrum II is be a new musical instrument for the real-time creation and improvisation of beat-oriented music, both in live performance and in the studio.
Without giving us too much details D16 group announced their new Silverline plugin, Toraverb (Space Modulated Reverb). More details about this unit will be revealed next week. D16 have posted a few samples on their web site. Official release is planned on the end of July 2009. Toraverb is now available for 29 Eur (in preorder offer) and its official retail price will be 35 Eur – in a day of release, and that day will be included to their bundles.
SPL has just announced the release of three new plug-ins in its new Analog Code MicroPlugs series: Attacker, Mo-Verb and De-Verb. The MicroPlugs employ the same processing technique like the original Transient Designer. SPL’s Differential Envelope Technology has revolutionized dynamic processing with a level-independent method, according to SPL. This radically different approach allows to forego the setting of a threshold. Other parameters are set automatically and in a musical manner as they follow the characteristics of the input signal.
In an effort to cut down on waste, reuse expensive components, and fight the growing disposability of consumer goods, Livid Instruments is pleased to announce the Ohm recycle program. Current owners of the Ohm Classic (a.k.a Ohm36) can send their Ohm control surfaces in to be converted into Ohm64 Models for $349.