Spectrasonics‘ flagship virtual synth has received a major new update that includes a wealth of new features and additions, the most prominent being the inclusion of a fantastic new interactive interface called “The Orb” which delivers real-time synthesis manipulation capabilities.
Making its heralded debut at NAMM 2011, the CTRL-47 is a departure from other “Digital DJ” products. Designed for DJs by the company who knows them better than anyone, the CTRL-47 is a powerful and fluid professional Digital DJ system.
Steinberg today is pleased to announce a new update to its HALion Sonic VST workstation. Adding brand-new features, enhanced functionality and performance as well as more sample content to its massive library make HALion Sonic the ideal tool for composers, producers, musicians and sound designers in virtually any production setting. Update 1.5 is now freely available as download from the Steinberg website.
Encompassing refinements and new capabilities, such as extended composing features available in VST Expression 2**, phase-accurate multitrack drum editing** plus a wealth of effects and instruments, Cubase 6 and Cubase Artist 6 are now shipping and will be available at dealers and in the Steinberg Online Shop for EUR 599*/GBP 508* and EUR 299*/GBP 253*, respectively.
Rane and Serato are pleased to present the Rane SL 4, a revolutionary new five-channel DJ interface, designed for the discerning DJ. The Rane SL 4 is the first standalone DJ interface with two high-speed USB 2.0 ports, for seamless DJ changeover and back-to-back performances, as featured in the award winning Rane Sixty-Eight mixer.
Roland is pleased to announce the TRI-CAPTURE UA-33 and DUO-CAPTURE UA-11 USB Audio Interfaces, the latest additions to the growing lineup of USB audio capture devices for computer-based recording. The new portable interfaces offer both high performance and affordability for computer audio enthusiasts using either Windows or Mac OS platforms.
Rebuilt from the ground up by Avid’s acclaimed software development teams, Torq 2.0 is a high-performance solution featuring advanced professional features and new flexible workflow options for creative DJ performance and real-time remixing and production.
RedNet is Focusrite‘s new professional audio networking system. Launching with five brand new products and comprehensive control software, it delivers all the features required for a professional studio environment. Focusrite’s 25-year legacy ensures uncompromised sound quality, while its robust, cutting-edge networking technology makes RedNet the number-one choice for the modern recording studio.
Focusrite‘s latest innovation is VRM Box, a headphone monitoring system featuring the patent-pending VRM (Virtual Reference Monitoring) technology. With VRM Box, you can mix in your studio, wherever you are.
Amongst other products, Torq is one of the new products M-Audio (AVID) will be showing at the NAMM. We don’t know for sure if it is a updated Torq Xponent or a new Torq DJ controller. Details will be released any day now. The pictures below are already posted on the AVID Flickr page just to ‘tease’ us!
ARTURIA announces the upcoming release of a highly creative drum machine: SPARK. It is a complete drum solution made of a software application and a dedicated hardware controller. Combining the power of analog synthesis, physical modelling and samples, through the intuitive workflow of a hardware drum machine, Spark is a highly creative beat production center. Spark will save you time when looking for the right drum kit, will get you hooked by its amazing simplicity and will surprise you by its sonic possibilities.
Pioneer and Serato yesterday introduced the DDJ-S1, a new DJ controller for Serato ITCH software. Combining Pioneer’s renowned DJ hardware design with world leading software development by Serato, the DDJ-S1 offers familiarity, innovation and pure controllerism in one inspired package.
Serato are pleased to announce the release of Scratch Live 2.2 – a highly optimized version of the popular DJ software that provides rock solid performance and new ways to control DJ FX. Scratch Live 2.2 now supports the VFX-1 as a native controller for Serato DJ-FX. Now DJs can plug their VFX-1 into their computer, and have it instantly control the Ultra/Super knobs inside Scratch Live.
Eventide take the wraps off their little black box – genuine Eventide Reverb in a compact and rugged case for Guitar, Stage and Studio. And since it’s Eventide, that means gorgeous sounding Room reverb is only the beginning.
It’s been a long time coming, but Universal Audio are incredibly excited to be able to announce that UAD Plugins are finally coming to the legion of users who only have Firewire ports available. Introducing the UAD-2 Satellite, shipping this month!