Monthly Archives: April 2010

Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Euphonix taken over by AVID

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Avid announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Euphonix, a leader in large-format digital audio consoles, media controllers and peripherals.  With the acquisition, Avid will deliver a broad range of audio and video control surfaces and consoles designed to meet the needs of customers ranging from the independent professional to the high-end broadcaster.  Avid plans to continue to support and sell both Euphonix control surfaces and Avid’s existing ICON solution, enabling customers to leverage existing investments in industry-leading hardware.

Studio Software

New Vintage Style Compressor plugin from Mellowmuse

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Mellowmuse have released the vintage styled CP2V, is a track and program compressor, that captures the smoothness and harmonic richness of analogue circuits, in an easy to use package. Turning the Compression control gradually increases the compression ratio while lowering the threshold. The Drive level is then used to adjust for the drop in output and to add saturation to the compressed signal.

Studio Hardware

Genelec now shipping new 8260A Three-Way DSP System

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Genelec, the world’s longstanding pioneer in active monitoring, is now shipping its new 8260A Three-Way DSP System. The 8260A breaks new ground in electro-acoustic design, as mechanical, acoustical and signal-processing designs are linked closely together. The 8260A features major advances in audio driver technology, integrated with a sophisticated enclosure design, and Genelec’s proprietary Minimum Diffraction Coaxial (MDC™) Mid/High driver technology takes a big step in perfecting audio quality in professional active studio monitors.

Synths and workstations

Free workshop booklets for the Fantom-G Workstation

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Roland is proud to announce five new workshop booklets for the Fantom-G Workstation Keyboard, bringing the total of illustrated PDF tutorials for its flagship workstation keyboard to 15. In addition, the first 10 Fantom-G Workshop booklets have been revised to include the many new features added in the recent Fantom-G Version 1.31 System Update. Workshop booklets are available as free downloads from the Roland U.S. website.

Studio Software

More features with Sugar Bytes Effectrix 1.3. update

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Effectrix now offers a swing function, midilearn and automation for the fx lane on/off buttons and more improvements. Effectrix is the perfect tool for sequenced sound manipulations. Tweak your beats, create new rhythms, reverse parts, stretch others, apply delaylines; even create melodies with atonal material. If you like, do it all at once! Have it your way with 14 Candy Effects of Sugar Bytes latest Bang Effectrix, each one providing its own stepsequencer and two modulation-sequencers.

Studio Hardware

Get your trendy Moogerfooger Special Editions

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Novamusik has got some very cool Limited Editions Moogerfoogers for sale. New styles are Special Edition “Whitewash Wood”, Special Edition “Lunar Ash” and Limited Edition “Lunar Whitewash”. On the floor, the desktop or in an effects rack… their great sound, wide control range and extensive CV features make Moogerfoogers show up everywhere from guitar rigs to modular synth setups.And now in your favorit style!

Studio Software, VIDEOS

Softube Valley People Dyna-mite – Video

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The Dyna-mite is perhaps most famous for smashing up drum busses, but if you dig a little deeper into it you’ll see that it’s capable of so much more. It’s actually a very creative piece of gear once you get to know it. We saw many happy faces at Musikmesse when we demoed it and hopefully you’ll like it as well. There’s a lot to be said about it, and much of it is said. Below are some examples of how you can use the Valley People Dyna-Mite plug-in by Softube to squash your drums.

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Benelux Ableton VIP EVENT – Rotterdam Pop Academy

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Benelux Ableton VIP EVENT – Workshops and Showcases of Very Important Projects! The Ableton VIP EVENT is a unique event specifically for Ableton Live users presented by Ableton, Rotterdam Pop Academy (a division of CODARTS) and Media Satellite. Enjoy ‘Very Important Projects’ and watch workshops & showcases around new technologies and smart ways to use Ableton Live as music production software tool, in Sound Design, Live on Stage, for DJ producers or Audio Visual Art projects. For this exclusive Ableton VIP Event only 150 VIP Badges are available!