If you have got an Akai Pro LPD8 and Native instruments’ Reaktor 5, Akai Pro has put together something special just for you. They have compiled some of the best analog drum samples, 120 in all, from their library along with a module for Reaktor that makes triggering them with your LPD8 quick and easy.
TC Electronic’s Impact Twin is a brand new, state of the art audio interface that features ground-breaking technology to ensure that what’s being recorded sounds as good on the inside of a computer as it does on the outside.
Native Instruments today announced a close partnership with Abbey Road, the iconic British recording studios that have shaped the sound of popular music for over 75 years. Combining Native Instruments‘ industry-leading expertise in music software design with Abbey Road’s unique engineering facilities, the two companies will create advanced software instruments of exceptional sonic quality and musical value, with the first product scheduled for release in early 2010.
PreSonus has released a new software driver for its AudioBox USB 2×2 audio interface. The new driver adds 64-bit functionality for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and can be downloaded (free) from the Technical Support/Downloads section of the PreSonus Web site.
Crysonic announced the release and availability of SINDO V3 Stereo image Expander / Narrower. Comprising of industry first new features and additions such as Stereo Width Compression, Dynamic Stereo width changes together with a great new interface and many other great new features.
Elektron have asked ‘Hector’ to show us why the Machinedrum and the Monomachine are so special. For each instrument there are three videos in which ‘Hector’ will give you a thorough introduction to these Elektron instruments.
Funk features a Pearl Reference Series kit with cymbals from Paiste and Sabian, 400 MIDI grooves and over 30 production presets. The Funk ADpak, focusing on contemporary funk beats and sounds, lays down the groove and lets you produce hot funky music in no time. Funk features a granite sparkle Pearl Reference Series kit with a 22″ bass drum and a thick 14″ snare drum. The four included toms range from a small 10″ tom down to a 16″ floor tom. The cymbal section consists of three crashes from Sabian and Paiste along with a 13″ Paiste heavy hi-hat and a 22″ Sabian Artisan ride.
Xylio just released FutureDecks Pro 2.0, this major release including brand new features is now available. Free upgrades for purchases made after Aug 1st.
Urs Heckmann (U-He) is happy to let you know that he has released ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) in version 1.0. ACE is a small, low cost synthesizer plugin with easy but powerful modular features. ACE is *very* hungry on CPU but has a rewarding sound quality that has rarely been achieved in software before. ACE is furtherly ideally suited as an entry level synthesizer for modular synthesis as it’s pre-wired in a familiar standard 2LFO-2VCO-2VCF-2ENV-2VCA fashion.
Since Apple has released Logic 9 some time ago, we have been playing and working with Logic to get to grips with all the new features and functions within this DAW. Below is what we came up with during our time working with Logic 9!
These are the releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Urs Heckman (U-He) recently announced his new synth ACE (Any Cable Everywhere). This software synthesizer delivers top quality sound at a highly competitive price. The selection of modules and clear layout make ACE the ideal instrument for newcomers delving into the fascinating world of modular synthesis. The number of ways to connect modules together is practically infinite, and you will soon discover how much more fun it is to make your own sounds in ACE than in a non-modular synthesizer. Urs now has posted a video which was initially thought to be a demo tune for the new ACE synthesizer, but turned into a pretty funny parody song.
The latest version of Universal Control is available now at the Technical Support/Downloads section of the PreSonus Web site. With this update, Universal Control is compatible with Windows 7 32- and 64-bit.
ReWire VST is a virtual instrument for VST compatible hosts. ReWire VST allows you to record audio from other host applications directly into energyXT, or any other host supporting the VST standard. For instance, you can fire up Reason and record its instruments and devices directly into energyXT for further editing and mixing.