Steinberg is pleased to announce an upcoming free update to its award-winning Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 Music Production Systems. The free update to version 5.5 adds new features and capabilities as well as a range of enhancements to existing instruments, functionality and workflow. The update will be available in Q2 2010 for all registered customers of Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 at www.steinberg.net.
Arturia announces that its freshly renovated synthesizer anthology line is now available in a new reference pack: the V Collection 2.0. This ultimate bundle offers all the emulations of the most legendary and sought after synthesizers: the Moog Modular, the Minimoog, the CS-80, the Prophet 5, the Prophet VS, the ARP 2600 and the Jupiter-8. Seven legendary machines that complement each other to provide the highest quality synthesizer sounds to the most discerning musicians.
BOSS continues its top-selling tradition of portable, affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800 — a battery-powered studio to go. The sleek new design is made possible by touch-sensor switches and SD-card recording media. Up to four tracks can be recorded simultaneously with eight tracks of simultaneous playback plus an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator.
Steinberg is proud to announce a forthcoming major update to its industry-standard Audio Editing and Mastering Suite. WaveLab 7 represents a new benchmark for audio editing and mastering for Mac, while adding new capabilities to its previous Windows incarnation. Among the new features is a unique GUI concept that allows fast and fluid handling of audio material across multiple windows, montages and podcasts with an intelligent docking and scaling system as well as new VST3 plug-ins and restoration tools, a new CD and DVD-A burning engine and much more. WaveLab 7 will be available in the second half of 2010 from authorized Steinberg resellers, and will cost €599/£510*.
…And here they are, the first pictures from the Elektron Octatrack, sampler and sequencer all in one.
Soundscape V6 is a highly evolved DAW application that benefits from nearly 20 years of development. It specialises in audio only recording, editing and mixing; it does not have MIDI sequencing or offer Virtual Instruments for creative composition, instead it offers a specialised, elegant, versatile, functionally advanced user environment with the capacity to support a wide range of approaches to workflow.
The Pioneer DJM-350 DJ Mixers has 2 channels and offers a lot of digital possibilities for the creative DJ. There are features on the compact DJM-350 mixer that can also be found on Pioneer Club Standard products like the 4 Effects, Looping and Rekordbox compatibility.
In perfect harmony with the Pioneer DJM-350, the Pioneer CDJ-350 CD Player also brings some of the specialties of the Club Standard products to the entry level DJ. The Cue-ing and Looping works on the CDJ-350 identical as on a CDJ-2000 or CDJ-900.
JazzMutant announce Mu for Lemur – controlling Ableton Live has never been easier, faster or more intuitive for the ultimate hands-on live performance and music production experience.
SPL has just announced the Transpressor, a new dynamic processing tool that seeks to surpass the limitations of common compressors – and anybody aware of SPL products ought to know that they are not in the bluffing business.
Presonus will take the opportunity to demonstrate many of the product announcements, made at the past NAMM, to the European audience. At this years Messe Presonus will give an in-depth demonstration of the recently announced version 1.5 of its Studio One™ DAW software. This major free update adds so many important features and enhancements that the company decided to skip the previously planned version 1.1 and go directly to this more advanced version.
ADAM introduced a new top line of studio monitors, the SX-Series, at the Prolight & Sound (Frankfurt, Germany) and at the AES (New York, USA) in 2009. Now ADAM Audio proudly presents a similar evolution to the A series, the AX series. The new A5X and A7X are joined by two new models, the A3X and A8X. All models of the new AX-Series now profit from the technological improvements found in ADAM’s top line monitors.
The iconic Reveal studio monitor is back and better than ever. Tannoy unveil two new models in a range that doesn’t compromise on sound quality.
Dynaudio Acoustics’ BM5A monitors have become something of a legend in monitoring circles, thanks largely to their accuracy, clarity, and that they can deliver a punch well above their weight. Now Dynaudio Acoustics have taken the original design and made it even better. The result: BM5A MKII nearfield precision monitors with ultra-accurate handcrafted driver technology.
SPL’s new software tool looks very promising, specially considering that the German manufacturer has an ace under the sleeve: their proprietary Transient Designer technology.