STUDIO

Universal Audio Sonnox Oxford EQ Plug-In For UAD-2 Available Now

Universal Audio, a leading manufacturer of professional audio recording hardware and software, is pleased to announce the release of the Sonnox® Oxford EQ plug-in for the UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins platform. Sonnox, a highly respected UK-based audio software developer and new UAD Direct Development partner, is best known for its range of innovative mixing and mastering plug-ins — longtime tools of choice for celebrated sound engineers and music producers worldwide. 

Cakewalk SONAR X2 First Look

SONAR X2 Producer – Professional Recording, Mixing & Mastering. From getting a great tone to releasing the final mix, today’s musicians must master every element of the music production process. SONAR X2 is there every step of the way and takes each element to the next level of power and usability. And thanks to the revolutionary Skylight user interface, SONAR X2 lets you move seamlessly among the elements, instantly going from recording to editing to mixing and back again. Dial up the perfect synth sound with Rapture or a searing guitar tone with TH2 Producer. Record it, tighten it, chop it, and drop it in the Matrix for realtime triggering. Shape it with the expandable ProChannel. Warm it with the new Console Emulator. And do it all with a single Smart Tool.

Sony Announces Availability of Spectral Waveform Editing Software

Sony Creative Software, a leading global provider of professional editing and authoring applications, today released SpectraLayers™, the newest addition to its line of award-winning software for audio and video production. An intelligent audio editing program, SpectraLayers operates directly on waveform spectra using a wide variety of smart editing tools. Through this application, users can more accurately edit audio by graphically dividing files into discrete, user-defined layers that can be processed independently and reintegrated to achieve flawless master files.

MOTU Track16 Audio Interface Now Shipping

MOTU Track16 Audio Interface Now Shipping

MOTU have just announced that they are now shipping the new Track16 Desktop Audio Interface, worldwide. Track16 is a 16 x 14 desktop studio interface with mixing and effects. Track16 connects via FireWire or hi-speed USB 2.0 to a Mac or PC computer and features elegant design, compact size, simple one-touch operation, and studio-grade sound quality. Together, the Track16 base unit and included breakout cable provide a total of sixteen inputs and fourteen outputs, hybrid FireWire/USB connectivity, optical digital I/O, MIDI I/O, and SMPTE time code sync. Advanced features include a 16-bus digital mixer (with reverb, EQ, and compression), audio analysis tools such as an FFT with spectrogram “waterfall”, and an instrument tuner.

Arturia announces V Collection 3.0 Instruments Bundle

Music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of V Collection 3.0, a classic collection of ten award-winning software instruments, as of July 25. V Collection 3.0 is the ultimate reference solution for demanding musicians seeking the legendary analogue synthesizer and classic drum machines sounds that have defined modern electronic music-making. Those sounds are proving more popular than ever, and Arturia’s TAE® (True Analogue Emulation) technology-powered software instruments have proven themselves time and again on countless hit records and praised productions around the globe.

Sugar Bytes Turnado 1.5 Update Released

Sugar Bytes Turnado 1.5 Update Released

Since it’s launch in the last year, Turnado has been helping musicians and producers push their sound in new directions. The world renowned beat-boxer and vocalist Beardyman is among them and we’ve been working together with him to bring you this exciting and powerful update. Turnado 1.5 brings you a set of brand new features that have been designed, in collaboration with Beardyman, to improve the live improvisation capabilities of Turnado on stage, and in the studio. Furthermore, Turnado 1.5 supports the new ProTools AAX plugin interface.