MFB Berlin have just released two new products. The new step-sequencer URZWERG is a universal control-central for KRAFTZWERG, SCHLAGZWERG as well as for future ZWERG models. NANOZWERG is a full-featured monophonic analogue synthesizer. With VCO, an additional sub-oscillator and its 12dB-slope-multimodefilter, NANOZWERG offers multiple bass- and lead-sounds.
Now with two amazing new plug-ins, Decapitator and PanMan, SoundToys V4 brings even more realistic analog sound and unique creative effects to your favorite audio production system. For mixing, sound design, remix and more, SoundToys is the industry standard in professional audio effects plug-ins.
In our Messe preview we have talked already on the possibity of a new Elektron machine glooming at the horizon. For weeks the Elektron forums are buzzing with rumours and ideas. The new product would probably getting its introduction at the coming Messe next week. Elektron have covered themselves in mystery and are replying with the appropriate “no comment”. However … the video below shows us someone making buttons (for the Messe?) that reveals the name of an unknown Elektron product: the OCTATRACK! Be sure to watch the video till the very end by the way…
da la Mancha has announced the release of GTS plus updates for GTO, GTX and GTA (to rev. B). dlM has also announced the launch of a new Group Buy for these four plug-ins plus QB-3 in the Vintage Colour Bundle Group Buy.
With the Soundcraft Vi Series now firmly established as a firm favourite digital desk on both the touring, broadcast and installed sound scenes, Soundcraft have taken this amazing platform to another, more affordable level with the release of the new Vi1 console. Many users have asked for a smaller, lower-priced desk that still has the acclaimed Vistonics user interface, and of course the now-legendary optimal sound quality established with the Vi Series. So here it is, the Soundcraft Vi1.
GotharMusic proudly presents deMOON V 1.4. It now sounds better, has more possibilities, and are easier to operate. If you already own a deMOON, and would like to get it upgraded to the new specs, you will have to ship it to GotharMusic, since it’s a hardware upgrade. Upgrade price: EUR 130,- including shipping.
rekordbox™, the digital music management software collaboration between Pioneer and MixVibes – the ©iTunes for DJs – is being now being made as a free download to all DJ’s after the successful launch of their new club standard CDJs.
Introducing TRIGGER, the next generation of drum replacement by Slate Digital. TRIGGER introduces new features and advancements not found in any other drum replacement plugin. At the heart of TRIGGER is a revolutionary new triggering engine with Slate Digital’s ADVANCED ALGORITHMS. The engine also contains the AMG humanization algorithm. AMG is a physically modeled triggering algorithm that allows the triggered drums to play with an extremely realistic and natural response. Even ghost notes and complex drum fills can now be retriggered with ease, naturally.
And there it is, after a few weeks of teasing Toontrack has announced BeatStation. It plays percussion pads, lead instruments and melodic basses. Beatstation uses a flexible and skinnable open playing surface. It handles custom samples, midi grooves and .rex files. Apart from the video on their website there still isn’t much information but it looks like it is a VSTi that can be whatever you want it be. Although it is firmly planted in the Toontrack legacy of designing the best percussive virtual instruments Beatstation marks a departure for Toontrack, introducing melodic instruments, REX support, and recording capabilities making it the ultimate open surface sampler for sound designers, producers, musicians and songwriters alike.
Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality audio hardware and award-winning UAD-2 Powered Plug-ins for Mac and PC, today announced the release of the Manley® Massive Passive EQ plug-in.
FabFilter Twin 2 is a versatile and powerful synthesizer plug-in with the highest possible sound quality and an ultra-flexible modulation system. This tutorial is an introduction two designing your own sounds with the Twin 2 software synthesizer. Dan Worral explains how to make a cool pad or lead sound, and show how to setup basic modulation using the drag-and-drop system.
OTO Machines is a small french company dedicated to design new tools for music and sound creation. It has been created by two sound engineers & producer, sharing a same passion for sound, music, and electronics. OTO Machines’ first product, BISCUIT is designed, assembled and tested by us in there own workshop, using the best quality parts.
The Precision Enhancer Hz allows the user to selectively add upper harmonics to bass fundamentals, sometimes referred to as “phantom bass”. This significantly enhances the perception of low-end energy beyond the conventional frequency response of small speakers. These harmonics stimulate a psychoacoustic bass-enhancing effect in the listener, giving even the smallest speakers greater translation of low frequency sources. Universal Audio’s unique approach to this common problem combines a simple control set that yields exacting results with minimal adjustment and allows the widest range of tonality available in its class, from subtle to decidedly audible.
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.