Yellowtools Freedom – announced, released & shipping!
FREEDOM enters a totally new dimension for the entire mastering and post production of your songs, scores and sound recordings.
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Vember Audio updates Surge
Vember Audio has released version 1.1.o of their soft synthesizer Surge.
LiveLab releases update for LiveSlice
LiveLab.dk releases LiveSlice 1.3. Yet another free update to make with stunning new features: LiveSlice now works as an effect allowing you to record loops – live – for instant LiveSlicing. Additionally this release includes a number of workflow improvements the most significant being Drag and Drop support.
Voxengo updates several plug ins!
Voxengo has released updates for five of their plug-ins. HarmoniEQ, Transmodder, GlissEQ, CurveEQ and Voxformer were updated and improved.
WWAYM updates Dynamix to v1.5
WWAYM updated Dynamix to v1.5 and released a Mac OS X version. Available as a VST plug-in, Dynamix is a completely new way to waveshape your sounds. You can use it as a supreme compressor or a mastering limiter, you can distort your sound and if you use more instances of Dynamix at the same time, you can use it as an EQ or as a multiband compressor. Enlarge the stereo space with the stereo knob, give your sound the feeling, you always wanted.
Universal Audio updates UAD-1
Universal Audio announced the launch of v3.9 software for the UAD-1 DSP Card and Powered Plug-Ins system. Version 3.9 includes a 14-day fully functional demo of the first of three announced emulations of vintage Roland effects units; the Boss CE-1 Chorus. Full authorizations of the CE-1 plug-in may be purchased for US$99 from my.uaudio.com
Wave Arts announces a new plug-in: Panorama!
Panorama is a specialized tool for creating stunningly realistic 3-D audio scenes. The DSP technology in Panorama reproduces psychoacoustic sound localization and distance cues, allowing you to pan sounds in three dimensions: not just left and right, but up, down, front, back, near, and far. Panorama combines 3-D audio panning with acoustic environment modeling, including wall reflections, reverberation, distance modeling, and the Doppler pitch effect. While primarily intended for headphone listening, Panorama also includes a crosstalk canceller for playback over conventional stereo loudspeakers.
Steinberg announces virtual bassist
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is excited to announce a new addition to its highly successful “virtual player” range of virtual musicians: Virtual Bassist.
NI releases updates for B4, Pro-53, Guitar Rig & Spektral Delay
Native Instruments recently has released several updates.
B4 v1.1.5 changes:
* AU Validation Hotfix (OSX).
* Various minor issues fixed in the Standalone and plugin versions.
* Total recall behavior improved for the Standalone and plugin versions.
* RTAS redraw problems fixed.
Guitar Rig v1.2 changes:
* Four new Distortion and Fuzz Components: CAT, Demon Distortion, Fuzz Ace and Big Fuzz.
* New Presets in the “- 1.2 Update Bank -“.
* Limiter can be turned off in the Output Component.
* Volume Learn in the Input Component: press “Learn”, play as loud as possible, the input level will be set automatically to the ideal value (takes ca. 5 seconds).
* Reduced time period for switching between presets.
* Gratifier has 20db more gain – this change doesn’t affect existing presets.
* Works as MFX (Music Effect) in Audio Unit Hosts (such as Logic and Digital Performer) – this enables Guitar Rig to receive MIDI as an effect in Audio Units Hosts.
* Various cosmetic changes and minor improvements for the Metronome.
* Controller assignments for the “Mute Sound” button in the Tuner are possible now.
* Now supports Adobe Audition.
Pro-53 v3.0.2 changes:
* Approved host preset handling
* RTAS improvements
* DXi graphic redraw problems solved (Windows).
NI-Spektral Delay v1.5.7 changes:
* LFO reset bug fixed.
* Compatibility with Digital Performer.
* Compatibility with Logic 7.
* DXi and RTAS support (Windows).
Apple introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7
Apple today introduced Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7, the next major releases of its award-winning professional music creation and audio production software applications used by more than 200,000 musicians and audio engineers worldwide. At $999, Logic Pro 7 includes breakthrough new software instruments such as Sculpture, a component-modeling based synthesizer; UltraBeat, an innovative and powerful drum machine; and new plug-ins including Guitar Amp Pro, a full-featured guitar amplifier simulator. Along with over 100 workflow enhancements, new mastering plug-ins and support for Apple Loops, Logic Pro 7 debuts distributed audio processing, a revolutionary technology which allows audio pros to tap into a virtually unlimited number of Macs to expand available Digital Signal Processing (DSP) power.
MOTU Reverse & Phase Plug-in Updates for DP 4.12
MOTU has posted on its support page updates for Reverse and Phase plugins for Digital Perfomer on Mac OS X. These versions of the Reverse and Invert Phase are v.1.0.1 and work on DP 4.12.
Cakewalk announces the Studio Precision & Power Tour featuring SONAR 4 Producer edition
Cakewalk, developer of the world’s best-selling music and sound software for Windows, announces the Studio Precision & Power Tour featuring SONAR 4 Producer Edition. The Studio Precision & Power Tour will feature a real-world view of all the new features found in the industry standard Windows production environment.
Steinberg’s Cubase SX/SL & Nuendo Version 2.2 now available
With version 2.2 Steinberg offers a free maintenance update for its Nuendo Media Production System as well as its Music Production Systems Cubase SX and Cubase SL .
In addition to several standard maintenance fixes and changes, this version also introduces new and improved hardware controller support, as well as three brand-new virtual instruments and effects.
All three 2.2 version updates are available online as a free software update. The Cubase SL 2.2 version includes the same new features and fixes with the exception of the additional plug-ins, which are exclusive to Nuendo and Cubase SX.
Allen & Heath launches latest iDR software
Allen & Heath has launched the latest version of the Windows™ based iDR Software Manager that configures hardware components into an integrated audio distribution system. Version 3.4 has been developed to provide even more flexibility, enabling communication with more third party equipment, allowing holistic control across linked systems, reducing the need for wiring and increasing system capacity with more available connections.
MIDI controller trackpad driver for PowerBook and iBook
FingaMIDI is a replacement driver for the ADB trackpad found in the Apple G4 Ti PowerBook and probably the Snow iBook, G4 iBook and aluminium PowerBooks. It allows the inbuilt trackpad to be used as a three-axis MIDI controller, sending x, y and z (pressure) data as parameter change messages. OK, its not really pressure data but capacitance, which is proportional to the area of finger(s) or palm in contact with the pad. The trackpad button sends middle-C note on and note off messages.