AM KickLab XXL released
Kicklab XXL is the most advanced Kickmaking machine on the market, with the whole vst dedicated solely to the most important percussion element of any electronic track, the KICK.
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Snow Leopard Drivers for RME Interfaces available
RME has released drivers for Apple’s latest operating system, Snow Leopard (Mac OSX 10.6), available on the company’s website. The drivers support 32 bit and 64 bit operation and are available for all RME PCI Express cards, the FireWire-based Fireface 400/800 and the USB-based Fireface UC. They ensure full compatibility of all up-to-date RME interfaces even when booting and working in the 64 bit kernel mode available on certain Mac systems.
Steinberg CI2 in its way…
Today, Steinberg commences shipping of the CI2 Advanced Integration USB studio to countries in Europe. Shipping in North America will follow soon after on October 1 and throughout October in the rest of the world. Please check with the local Steinberg distributor for more information.
New releases on new Sample Friday
These are the releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection. From now on we will give you a selection of the best releases on Sample Friday.
Steinberg VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers Out Now
After introducing Sequel Content Sets with audio content for Cubase and Sequel users, Steinberg is thrilled to present the VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers, boasting high-quality VST instrument sounds alongside a deluge of MIDI loops, now available for Cubase, Sequel 2 and Nuendo 4.2 with NEK users.
Apogee announces Snow Leopard Compatibility for Symphony Mobile
Apogee Electronics is pleased to announce Snow Leopard compatibility for Symphony Mobile. Updated Apogee software is available immediately from their website.
Apple enhance Logic to add full Automap integration
The latest update to Logic Pro, v9.0.1, has been enhanced to include full Automap integration. This full integration means that instrument settings and plug-in parameters inside Logic can now all be accessed from all Automap-enabled controllers, such as the brand new Nocturn Keyboard, an SL MkII MIDI controller, or an Apple iPhone or iPod touch running the Automap app.
Pro Tools prerelease Now Available for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Avid/Digidesign is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a prerelease version* of Pro Tools software that provides expanded Mac OS X 10.6.x Snow Leopard compatibility to Pro Tools 8 users.
TWITTER DJ APPLICATION
Richie Hawtin brings Twitter into the DJ Booth and invites the world to see what’s happening in real time! It’s often the case that the advent of one idea heralds unexpected benefits and developments in other areas, and so it goes with Native Instruments’ Traktor Pro. Having already revolutionized the art of mixing, it could now be about to have a profound effect on the relationship between a DJ and their audience, not to mention the world of performing rights by making sure each and every artist, large or small, is properly compensated for the use of their work.
BALINESE GAMELAN new NI KONTAKT Instrument
The Discovery Series returns for another cultural exploration, this time heading to Indonesia to delve into the world of the BALINESE GAMELAN. This instrument contains 2 GB of pristine samples from several of the essential instruments that make up Gamelan. Powered by the free KONTAKT PLAYER (and also usable with KONTAKT), this instrument brings to life the rich and complex textures of Gamelan in its exquisitely-sampled classical form, yet also contains many features for tweaking and manipulating the sounds into new directions.
Digidesign and M-Audio Introducing Eleven Rack, SBX10, and new Fast Track
M-Audio® and Digidesign® are excited to announce three new products that break down barriers and empower you to make better music faster. The Digidesign Eleven™ Rack is a revolutionary new recording and standalone effects processing solution designed specifically for guitar players. The M-Audio Fast Track® audio interface includes Pro Tools® M-Powered™ Essential to deliver the most accessible entry into the world of Pro Tools ever. And since managing bass can be the hardest part of mixing, we give you the new M-Audio SBX10 subwoofer so you can get the low down on your sessions.
Toontrack Music announces the Custom and Vintage SDX
Toontrack Music is proud to announce the return of a sample library classic. The Custom and Vintage SDX™ is a re-release of the award winning Toontrack Music sample packs Superior Custom and Vintage and Superior Vintage Add-on (both released for the original Superior Drummer software) and they have now been combined to form the Custom and Vintage SDX™ for Superior Drummer® 2.0.
Propellerhead Record 14th micro video tutorial
In this tutorial, we will learn how to hook up Reason’s vocoder to Record for use with a live audio input (aka robot singing). We’ll also learn how to put a vocoder on an existing audio recording.
Waves CLA plug-ins videos
Chris Lord-Alge is a true classic. Over the course of a career spanning almost three decades, he has worked alongside many artists who are classics in their own right. Chris Lord-Alge is a true classic. Over the course of a career spanning almost three decades, he has worked alongside many artists who are classics in their own right. Now, Waves and Chris Lord-Alge join forces to bring you impeccable models of four compressors considered true classics by audio engineers the world over. Chris demonstrates mixing hit records with the Waves CLA plug-ins.
Celemony announces Melodyne assistant and Melodyne essential 2
Celemony is proud to announce two new products: Melodyne assistant, which offers the world-renowned Melodyne technology for the editing of vocals and monophonic instruments in a more affordable yet nonetheless improved format, and Version 2 of the bundle edition Melodyne essential, which now runs directly as a plug-in in the Pro Tools environment and brings with it numerous improvements over Version 1.