Akai Professional announces the MPK61, the fourth model in the company’s unique line of keyboard/MPC performance controllers. The MPK61 will make its debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing solutions, continues its emphasis on collaboration with top engineers, producers, and mixers as it presents the CLA Classic Compressors, developed in collaboration with Chris Lord-Alge. With an engineering/mixing career spanning almost three decades, Chris Lord-Alge has worked alongside such artists as Green Day, U2, Tina Turner, James Brown, Nickelback, Rod Stewart, Santana, Steve Winwood, Celine Dion and many others. At the heart of his sound is a command of compression that gives each and every track he mixes its radio-ready punch. During the development process of CLA Classic Compressors, Lord-Alge worked closely with the Waves R&D team, resulting in impeccable models of four compressors considered true classics by audio engineers the world over.
Akai Professional announces the LPD8 laptop pad controller and LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller. The LPD8 and LPK25 will make their debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
GUITAR RIG 3 GO is a free guitar software that offers some of the most sought after components from the legendary GUITAR RIG 3: Lead 800, Skreamer and Delay Man. These stunning emulations provide a rack full of professional equipment that lets you dial in signature tones in no time. GUITAR RIG 3 GO features the same easy-to-use interface and uncompromising sound quality that have made GUITAR RIG legendary. With both tuner and tape deck modules this free gear lets you play and record your musical ideas instantly.
BPM version 1.04 is now available as a free, downloadable update for all registered BPM users. Version 1.04 includes optimizations and enhancements, plus significant new features introduced in versions 1.02 and 1.01, including new Step Sequencer shortcuts and abilities, MIDI beat clock sync, MIDI modulation, expanded Metronome controls, One Shot pads, slice creation in audio files that don’t yet have slices, and the ability to load sliced loops onto pad banks. For complete details, see the PDF documentation included in the 1.04 updater download.
Yellow Tools released the Independence Pro 2.5 Software Suite that contains the powerful bundle of the new Independence 2.5, Independence Live 2.5 and Independence FX 2.5.
Camel Audio has updated the sample manipulation synthesizer Alchemy to v1.10 and released over 200 free sounds for registered users of Alchemy and the add-on soundbanks.
Steinberg is pleased to announce that the new multilingual Knowledge Base is now available to all registered MySteinberg users. Providing answers to frequently asked questions, effective problem-solving tips and other really useful information, the Knowledge Base currently contains all articles in English and German. Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch articles will be added over time to offer the information you’re looking for in your own language.
Another attempt to start a rumour or someone craving for attention. On the Matrixsynth forums we saw the picture below. The Elektron Comprendor! After a closer look it seems to be just another ‘not so good’ photoshop attempt. Furthermore we asked the guys from Elektron: “… Wazzup?” And they clearly stated that this indeed is a hoax! They are working on something new, but the Comprendor is hardly representative for it!
Toontrack solo is a stand alone application designed to host Toontrack samplers such as dfh Superior and EZdrummer. It is particularly suited for musicians wanting to jam along with a friend (real ones if you are a drummer or a virtual one if you are a guitarist), or to perform live (for your own pleasure or in front of an audience).
Without giving us too much details D16 group announced their new Silverline plugin, Toraverb (Space Modulated Reverb). More details about this unit will be revealed next week. D16 have posted a few samples on their web site. Official release is planned on the end of July 2009. Toraverb is now available for 29 Eur (in preorder offer) and its official retail price will be 35 Eur – in a day of release, and that day will be included to their bundles.
SPL has just announced the release of three new plug-ins in its new Analog Code MicroPlugs series: Attacker, Mo-Verb and De-Verb. The MicroPlugs employ the same processing technique like the original Transient Designer. SPL’s Differential Envelope Technology has revolutionized dynamic processing with a level-independent method, according to SPL. This radically different approach allows to forego the setting of a threshold. Other parameters are set automatically and in a musical manner as they follow the characteristics of the input signal.
IK Multimedia and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation are pleased to announce the release of AmpliTube Fender version 1.1, a free downloadable update for all registered users of AmpliTube Fender. Delivered to satisfy requests from players around the world, this new software update of the hottest guitar and bass tone software has several new models and enhanced functionality.
The Waldorf Largo synthesizer has been upated to version 1.1.0. This update is not only a “bug fix”, it also carries a bunch of new features e.g. the Mod Delay, a completely revised Reverb and an extended multi-part function plus several additional enhancements. Largo version 1.1.0 is a free update for all Largo user and available for PC and Mac. Also available is the updated PDF manual.
D16 Group have announced they have updated their drum machines: Nepheton and Drumazon. They also have officially released them as MacOS Audio Units.