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SONiVOX Releases Eighty Eight Grand Piano Virtual Instrument
SONiVOX, Boston based virtual instrument manufacturer today announced the release of their heavily anticipated Grand Piano Virtual Instrument, Eighty Eight. Conceived and designed as an exceptional virtual embodiment of a Steinway CD 327 grand, Eighty Eight affords piano and keyboard players alike the opportunity to experience a truly world-class grand piano from the relative comfort and proximity of their digital audio workstation.
Zplane Elastique Pitch Plugin 1.1. released
Now available for VST, AU and RTAS – A new version of Elastique Pitch Plugin is available for download. The new version 1.1 brings new features and numerous minor bug fixes. This version adds VST and AU support and removes the need for iLok.
XILS-lab announces the polyKB
XILS-lab is proud to announce its new product : the polyKB. The polyKB is a recreation of a very rare, very powerful polyphonic synthesizer released in the 80’s by a french company. It is a polyphonic substractive synthesizer based on two waveform morphing, aliasing free oscillators and a self oscilating 4 poles low pass filter.
FXpansion Introduce BFD Signature Snares volume 2
FXpansion is proud to present the second instalment of Yamaha artist signature snares for your BFD2 library. With the usual high levels of detail, multiple channels and multiple articulations, BFD Signature Snares Vol.2 is ready for you to sequence and mix using BFD 2.1’s powerful software interface.
Audio Damage Discord3 preview
Audio Damage gave us an preview of Discord3 plugin via their Analog Industries blog. It follows the Discord2. Discord 2 took the vintage pitch-shifting style of Discord 1 and 1.5 to an entirely new plateau. With a full-featured delay section and mod routing system, Discord 2 is a specialized platform for special effects, in addition to its normal skill as a workhorse delay and pitch-shifter. Discord3 will even make more truly bizarre shit happening…
TechnoTrance Soundset for Largo available
Waldorf has announced that a new TechnoTrance Soundset for Largo from sound designer Rob Lee is now available. The soundset contains128 brand new presets and consists of Arps, fat basses, House and Techno chords, searing leads, evolving pads and more, thus giving you all the tools you need to start producing quality Techno and Trance music. The download package contains the soundset as FXB bank as well as all single sounds in FXP format.
Pioneer DJ introducing DJM-2000 Mixer Flagship
The art of DJing is now in the digital age, and the next generation of DJ mixers needs to keep pace with the CDJ revolution. The DJM-2000 truly does that. The brand new DJM-2000 is Pioneer’s most powerful performance mixer and is the perfect match for the new industry-standard CDJ-2000 digital decks. With an innovative touch screen and arsenal of remixing FX, the DJM-2000 forms the ultimate club mixer. No less than six individual effects processors lay the foundation for hundreds of music manipulation combinations, so a DJ can always create their own unique sound.
AAS releases the Starlight sound bank for Ultra Analog VA-1
Starlight is AAS’ third sound bank title for Ultra Analog VA-1 and lands with sounds collected at the confine of the galaxy. Its 149 presets scattered across ambient, arpeggiator, arpeggiator bass, chime, effect, keys, lead, rhythm, and synthesizer categories breach into the outer space for an impregnable intergalactic landscape. Whether you want to teleport your music into another dimension or simply leave for an orbital spaceflight, Starlight is your ideal shuttle.
Voxengo SPAN 2.0 FFT spectrum analyzer released
SPAN is a freeware real-time “fast Fourier transform” audio spectrum analyzer plug-in for professional music and audio production applications. For the most part it was derived from Voxengo GlissEQ dynamic parametric equalizer and reproduces its spectrum analysis functionality.
Steinberg Compatibility Patches and Updates for VST Instruments
Steinberg releases its final set of compatibility patches and updates for its VST instruments, as already announced in December of last year, thus completing the transition to supporting the latest operating systems Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6.
Camel Audio Alchemy Player Free with Soundbanks
Alchemy Player is the perfect solution if you lust after the sounds of Alchemy but don’t want to create your own presets. It’s also extremely affordable at just $59 / €49 / £39. The Player is included free when you purchase any Alchemy soundbank, turning each of these banks into a standalone instrument in its own right!
Livid Block Diablo now available
Block is a compact and programmable MIDI control surface designed for interactive audio performance. Built on the same bi-directional and adaptable platform as the Ohm64, Block provides a powerful interface for creating and interacting with sound in a small easy-to-transport body. Sixty four backlight led buttons provide endless possibilities for visual feedback with the instrument by connecting it to Ableton Live, Max/Msp, our open source sounds apps, or any other software that supports MIDI. The Limited Edition Block Diablo is only available while supplies last. This version has a mahogany body, black faceplate, and red LED’s.
Synapse X-Poly VST/AU released
The X-Poly is a free upgrade to the Poly-850 for Windows and OS X. Apart from being a maintenance update to improve compatibility for the latest OS X and Windows editions and multiprocessor environments, it adds very useful new features.
Native Instruments EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 out now
EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 takes audio-visual sound design to the next level, bringing 2 GB of new and original sounds for composers of film and TV scores, game sound designers and music producers seeking unique effects and textures. Split into four useful categories, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 delivers powerful and dramatic content in a highly convenient package. Created by working pros in the film TV and games industry, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 also contains the debut of the incredible new Trigger FX feature for effortless and inspiring transformations.