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Native Instruments release Maschine Expansion Platinum Bounce

Native Instruments release Maschine Expansion Platinum Bounce

Native Instruments today introduced PLATINUM BOUNCE, a new MASCHINE Expansion featuring a versatile toolbox for producers working in the area of contemporary urban club music. For instant use with MASCHINE or MASCHINE MIKRO, PLATINUM BOUNCE was created by cutting-edge music producers and sound designers – processed to achieve the distinctive upfront sound of contemporary hits for the radio and the hottest clubs. 

MOTU MicroBook II Now Shipping

MOTU MicroBook II Now Shipping

MOTU have announced that they have started shipping their new ‘personal studio recording’ solution.  The MicroBook II provides simultaneous inputs for a microphone, a guitar, and a keyboard or other stereo line level device. The mic preamp delivers neutral coloration and pristine sound, with 20 dB pad and 48V phantom power for condenser mics. Programmable outputs provide flexible monitoring options.

Pioneer DJM-850 Performance Mixer Walkthrough

With two colour choices, four channels, one hundred effect combinations and endless creative possibilities, the new Pioneer DJM-850 is set to become home and mobile DJs’; most sought-after mixer. The DJM-850 is primed and ready for plug and play, with preconfigured, studio-quality effects accessible at the touch of a button. The mixer rivals software’s creative possibilities liberating DJs from their laptops and allowing for a more natural DJing experience.

Electro-Harmonix Special Edition SuperEgo Synth Engine – Video

Below is the latest installment of Electro-Harmonix Effectology. This special edition episode features out brand-new SuperEgo Synth Engine which expands the tonal possibilities of your guitar.  Audio alchemist Bill Ruppert demonstrates some extremely innovative and inspiring sounds while mixing the SuperEgo with other EHX pedals that are already known and loved for their incredible tone.

G-Sonique MSX5 – Headphone monitoring system released

G-Sonique MSX5 – Headphone monitoring system released

G-Sonique have released their take on headphone monitoring system software, called MSX5. These days, more and more hobby and professional musicians and mix-engineers are producing and mixing on headphones. Why? Simply because the facts are: highest quality studio headphones are much cheaper than mid-range studio monitors. There is no negative influence of room acoustics on the sound. You don’t need to invest so much money into correcting studio room acoustics and damping systems, all good headphones have almost linear frequency response starting at the deepest sub-basses, 20 hz (while only the most expensive speaker systems with sub-woofers in ideally acoustically treated rooms can reproduce these frequencies correctly). 

iZotope Iris – General Overview Video

Recently iZotope released its sampling re-synthesizer plugin Iris. Driven by iZotope’s award-winning visual selection technology, Iris is a groundbreaking sample-based synthesizer that harnesses the power of both your eyes and your ears. Fuel your creativity with Iris’s new spin on sound design, perfect for musical inspiration and sonic experimentation.

Sasha Soundlab – Gearjunkies Review

Sasha Soundlab – Gearjunkies Review

Anyone into music production will be familiar with the production software tools from Native Instruments. Their sampler software Kontakt is one of the best outthere. That’s just a fact. Native Instruments provides very high quality instrumenst for Kontakt. From drums, basses, synths, brass instruments, strings, etc. Plus there are many third-party instruments that run on the Kontakt sampler software. There are almost too many to mention. However, sometimes something comes across your desk that immediately triggers your interest. Personally, for me that was the Sasha Soundlab by AudioRaiders. Maybe I should mention that I am a big Sasha fan. His Airdrawndagger, Involver and Involv2er artist albums are instant classics and part of my all-time favorits.