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Reason 5 Record 1.5. – Live Sampling

Remember the time when samples were something you sampled and not loaded from your hard drive? When a sampler was a machine that could record samples, not just play them back. As samplers became software instead of machines, they came to rely on external sample editing software for recording and editing the samples and the art of spur-of-the-moment creative sampling was pretty much lost. Now we are bringing it back to Reason 5 with its live sampling input.

More Waves Webinars – Neil Citron and Paul David Hager

Join Waves for three exciting new webinars, with Waves Artists Neil Citron, and Paul David Hager! Neil Citron has brought his much sought-after talents as a producer, recording/mixing engineer, and guitarist to projects ranging from hit movies like That Thing You Do and My Big Fat Greek Wedding to virtuosos such as Steve Vai and Greg Bissonette. In this webinar, Neil will discuss the virtues of Waves GTR, and show you how to get the most out of your guitar tone. 

Reason 5 Record 1.5. – Neptune

Getting a vocal performance right means so much more than hitting the right notes at the right time. Sometimes you get that almost perfect performance with perfect feel and presence, but the singer might have missed a few notes. That’s when Neptune can save the day. Neptune is an advanced pitch adjuster, audio transposer and voice synth for Record 1.5.

Modartt releases PIANOTEQ PLAY

Modartt releases PIANOTEQ PLAY, developed for musicians who want the convenience of a selection of beautiful instruments for an immediate playing session. PIANOTEQ PLAY is a virtual piano based on the powerful physically modelled Pianoteq software instrument, appraised by many musicians for its close intimacy and responsiveness.

Reason 5 Record 1.5. – Blocks Mode

Many musicians tend to think of music in terms like intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, buildup and so on. With the new Blocks mode in Reason 5 and Record 1.5, your sequencer does too. Blocks lets you sequence your songs using a more pattern-based approach, with the segments of your song as individual building blocks to be laid out in your arrangement.

FabFilter releases 64-bit plug-ins for Mac and Windows

FabFilter has released native 64-bit versions of all FabFilter plug-ins for both Windows and Mac OS X. The entire FabFilter plug-in range, consisting of the Pro-Q equalizer, Pro-C compressor, Timeless 2 delay, Twin 2 and One synthesizers, and the Volcano 2, Simplon and Micro filter plug-ins, is now available in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, supporting the following plug-in formats: VST, VST 3, Audio Units, and RTAS (32-bit only).

Propellerheads Reason 5 – The Big Tease

The past few weeks were what somewhat quiet at the ‘music industry’ front. But guess what? Suddenly the internet shot into rumour mode again. The Propellerheads from Sweden had something cooking. With a big teaser on the website we were (politely) asked to wait a few hours. In the meanwhile everyone started to guess what it could be. Would Reason get its next updated version?

Linplug updates Organ 3 VSTi

With the LinPlug Organ 3 you have all the classic sounds as well as a lot of yet unheard organ sounds right at your fingertips. Switchable Foldback, Tonewheel-Sync, realistic drawbar volume relation, the behaviour of the percussion switch, motor noise and keyclick are just a few of the aspects of the “original” sound. In the LinPlug Organ 3 you have control over all of them. Linplug just updated Organ 3 for PC to version 3.1.2.

Audiofile Engineering Launches MIDI Surface for iPhone OS

Musicians and music lovers who use MIDI technology have a remarkable new way to create, control and connect with their instruments. Audiofile Engineering, a leading developer of audio software for Mac platforms, has released MIDI Surface for iPhone OS. Designed for use with Line 6’s one-of-a-kind MIDI Mobilizer hardware accessory, MIDI Surface gives iPhone and iPod touch owners the ability to quickly and easily build their own fully customized MIDI control surfaces. Seamless touch-screen control of MIDI-enabled instruments such as keyboards, drum machines, software synths and more is now available in the palm of users’ hands.

Advanced Frequency Effects with Native Instruments

DEEP FREQ takes you even further into the far-out sonic territory first explored in DEEP RECONSTRUCTIONS and DEEP TRANSFORMATIONS. The latest brainchild of sound designer Denis Gökdag, DEEP FREQ turns the free KORE 2 PLAYER and KORE 2 into a full-on frequency manipulator effect unit. But this is more than just that, with its intuitive control and real-time tweaking capabilities DEEP FREQ uses its highly sophisticated multi-effects as part of the musical flow.

Steinberg launches Nuendo 5

Launched amid the 19-date Nuendo 5 World Tour across 14 countries, Nuendo 5 represents a new state-of-the-art production environment tailored to top-flight production studios in post production, live recording and audio production. The wealth of new features includes an ADR toolset, new sound design features such as the unique Clip Packages system, new plug-ins as well as a range of mixing, routing and automation enhancements.