This time on the testbench, Volfram, a multi effects plugin by a relatively young company called Subsonic Labs. Volfram is capable of a wide range of different fx like: Chorus, Delay, Distortion, Filter, Flanger, Phaser and more. With a clearly laid out GUI it doesn’t take a lot of time to get on a roll with this beauty.
iConnectivity, developer of innovative interfaces for musicians, announced the immediate availability of iConnectMIDI2+, their next generation interface for Mac, PC, and iOS. iConnectMIDI2+ is a multi-host interface that features iConnectivity’s unique multi-hosting and audio passThru technology.
FabFilter have just unveiled their new plugin which is a multiband compressor. FabFilter Pro-MB is a powerful yet intuitive multiband dynamics plug-in. This new plugin will be available tomorrow, 17th october, in the FabFilter shop.
Well, … it took Ohm Force a while, but the wait is finally over. Ohm Studio is here! This collaboration application for musicians and producers is the only pro-grade DAW that allows for online cloud-based collaboration – a technical challenge that explains why it took so long and why Ohm Studio is the only DAW to offer online collaboration to date.
Allthough Abbey Road this week announced several plugins that are being discontinued, they will still be working together with partners on other audio software. One example of this is the unveiled J37 Tape Saturation plugin they have developed with Waves. This tape saturation plugin is, a precision model of the very machine used to record many of the greatest masterpieces in modern music.
Dave Smith Instruments best-selling analog synth gets a bigger keyboard and an updated look and feel, with a special edition of the Mopho synth. “The Mopho family of instruments has been ground-breaking for us and for our customers in terms of value,” said DSI’s Andrew McGowan. “And I think it’s pretty apparent from the way the industry responded that we were on to something with smaller, more affordable, but full-featured instruments, whether modules or keyboards. But there is no typical synthesizer user and we’ve gotten feedback from customers who loved the synth’s sound and features, but who wanted an instrument with a larger keyboard. Now there is one.”
“The debilitating loudness war has finally been won,” said mastering engineer Bob Katz on the eve of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in New York City. “The last battle will be over by mid-2014.”
Serato Pitch ‘n Time Pro 3.0 for Avid Pro Tools and Pitch ‘n Time LE 3.0 for Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro are now available and are the latest updates for our professional time stretching and pitch shifting plug-ins. Support is added for Avid Pro Tools 10 / 11 users as well as Apple Logic Pro X for Pitch ‘n Time LE, alongside an updated user interface and some minor feature additions.
As of October 2013, Abbey Road have discontinued the sale of the TG12413 Limiter, TG Mastering Pack and RS124 Compressor plugins. Existing customers with valid licences will be able to continue to use the plugins within compatible DAWs, however, there will be no further updates to the software.
Steven Slate TRIGGER has become the industry standard drum replacement tool and has been used by some of the top mixers in the world to enhance their drum sounds. SLATE DIGITAL’s TRIGGER 2.0 is the next generation drum replacement VST/RTAS/AU/AAX plugin.
IK Multimedia have announced that have stgarted shipping their iRig Blueboard Midi pedalboard. It is the first wireless MIDI pedalboard for iOS and Mac that allows you to control your music apps and more from the floor.
Undertone have announced a new production run of their rackunit EQ, the UTA MPEQ-1. This run of the unit features slight modifications on appearance and sound. The first run of MPEQ-1s were essentially prototypes and required a handful of modifications to the PCBs. All of those modifications are now built into the design of the PCBs, so the units have a cleaner, more finished look inside as well.
Below are some of the new 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.
The guys behind the Mixed In Key harmonic analysis software for DJ, have been quiet for about a year now. But with good reason as they have been working hard on a new software…. A DJ mixing software! And to be honest that is a bold move with several very strong players in this market already like Native Instruments Traktor and Serato. Fully aware of that, MIK have developed a software that does give new features that will give new creative possibilities for a DJ.
Harmony Systems announced the worldwide availability of Delora gbRemote 2.0, an application for the iPhone or iPod touch that functions as a remote controller for the Apple GarageBand music application for the Mac. This major version upgrade brings iOS7 styling and support, as well as significant feature additions. gbRemote is a complementary product to the Delora gbTouch for GarageBand app for the iPad, which now also supports iOS7.