Harmony Systems, Inc. announced the worldwide availability of gbTouch 3.1 and gbRemote 1.1, upgrades to their popular Delora line of iPad and iPhone music controller applications. gbTouch, for the iPad, and gbRemote, for the iPhone/iPod touch, offer control surface and remote control capability for the Apple GarageBand music application on the Mac.
Gospel Musicians is proud to announce a partnership with Overloud Audio Tools. The best love to partner with the best and the Vintage Keyboard FX plugin by Overloud is one of the best vintage effects plugins for electric pianos. Teaming Neo-Soul Keys with the VKFX will solidify our place as one of the best electric piano plugins on the market. If you are one of those guys that absolutely have to have the most realistic electric piano Suitcase for your studio or live gig, then pairing these two giants together will absolutely give you the most advanced electric piano experience on the market.
NOTION Music, creators of award-winning music creation software, announce the new NOTION app for iPad. This notation editor and playback app gives musicians the ability to compose, edit, and play back scores using top notch real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. With the mobility of the iPad, NOTION allows users to capture musical ideas at any time and any place. And for the first few days of release, NOTION for iPad is available for only $.99, regularly $14.99! This special offer will be available until December 20, 2011 at 11:59pm.
When a young Benoit Heitz saw a friend’s computer running Reason he had an epiphany: “His computer isn’t better than my parent’s computer. That means I could be making music.” He started out not knowing the first thing about drums or music in general. Three years later he was touring the world as an international DJ.
Agile Partners, a leading developer of iOS apps for guitar players, today announced GuitarToolkit 2.0, featuring an all-new iPad version that is free for existing GuitarToolkit users and the GuitarToolkit+ Upgrade, an in-app purchase that adds Chord Sheets, Custom Instruments, and Advanced Metronome.
MOTU is now shipping the 4pre, a compact, half-rack 6×8 hybrid audio interface and mixer. The 4pre connects via FireWire or hi-speed USB2 to a Mac or PC computer and delivers professional audio quality, straightforward front-panel mixing, and plenty of I/O, including four mic inputs with preamps, alternative guitar/line inputs, four channels of analog output, stereo S/PDIF and two stereo headphone outputs. Advanced features include digitally controlled analog trim, DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) audio clocking for exceptionally low jitter performance, and an instrument tuner.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional analogue and digital audio consoles, has announced that the new RTAS versions of the acclaimed SSL Duende Native plug-in collection are available now from the SSL web site. Existing plug-in owners can download new software installers free of charge from the SSL web site and the new installer will be supplied as standard to all new customers.
TC’s groundbreaking Radar Loudness Meter comes in many shapes and forms, but cutting-edge xApp technology now ensures seamless transition between versions and platforms. LM6, LM5D, LM2 – TC offers several different versions of its Radar Loudness Meter. LM6 is available for e.g. System 6000 MKII, DB4 MKII, DB8 MKII, TM7 and TM9 hardware units, and LM2 is a stereo version bundled with the LM2 hardware unit. LM5D is a TDM plug-in for Pro Tools HD, and recently, TC launched LM6 as a VST, AU, RTAS and AAX Native plug-in.
As a Christmas gift to all Pianoteq customers, MODARTT announces its latest instrument add-on: a virtual copy of a Tubular Bells.
In a move designed to provide full native 64-bit support for DAWs such as Logic and Cubase, Sonnox has announced the release of 64-bit versions of all the native Oxford Plug-ins. In addition to 64-bit compatibility, the new versions also sport updated graphic interfaces.
Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, is shipping now the AcousticLink, new digital recording equipment for guitar players. The AcousticLink contains a no-drill acoustic guitar pickup, the GuitarLink guitar-to-USB cable and Steinberg Cubase LE recording software: everything guitar and bass players need to connect and record from any steel-stringed guitar or bass to virtually any computer.
Last week Audio Damage released the successor of the Kombinat distortion plugin, Kombinat DVA. From mild tone-shaping or adding a bit of grit to full-on total waveform destruction, Kombinat Dva, is a complete toolbox of sonic warfare. Below is a short look at the highlights of Kombinat Dva, AD’s multi-band distortion plug-in.
TASCAM, a well-known veteran for creating home recording devices, today launched the US-125M, an USB audio interface with Mixer functionality. It combines a mic, instrument and line source with a computer audio signal and it feeds the mix to your computer via USB. The US-125M provides up to 16 bit/48 KHz audio resolution and is ideal for broadcasting over the Internet. It features four inputs with dedicated level controls: a Microphone input (balanced XLR/TRS on rear or unbalanced mini jack on front) with switchable limiter and Signal/Overload indicator, a Guitar input (standard phone jack), a Stereo line input (RCA) and a Stereo audio input from computer via USB.
DS3 is the perfect solution if you like to work with samples, loops, hotcues and FX in Traktor Pro 2. The device has 12 extra large keys with a perfect tactile feeling to fire samples and for convenient access to 8 hotcues and all the transport functions.
After many months of creative sound design and intensive script programming Wave Alchemy are extremely proud to announce the release of the Pro II analogue hybrid synthesizer for Kontakt 4. Inspired by one of the most popular synth’s of its time, Pro II combines classic sounds with modern sound shaping tools to achieve a versatile and fully programmable virtual synthesizer.