STUDIO

Win a complete bedroom studio from Steinberg

Steinberg today announced a competition for users of its Sequel Music Creation and Performance Software. The composer of the best, most creative track submitted before February 1, 2008 will win the impressive first prize: a complete beginner production studio including all the hardware and software needed for serious music production.

Spectrasonics Stylus RMX Xpanded released

Spectrasonics has released a new product package called ‘Stylus RMX Xpanded’ which includes the acclaimed Stylus RMX Realtime Groove Module virtual instrument software, with all five of the company’s award-winning S.A.G.E. Xpander expansion libraries: Backbeat, Retro Funk, Metamorphosis, Burning Grooves and Liquid Grooves.

SugarBytes announces WOW filter plugin

WOW is a superversatile filterbox with an extraordinary analog sound and lots of possibilities. 10 Filtertypes, including Vowel Mode, Overdrive and an inspiring modulation system, where the modulators can modulate each other, where each parameter has its own modulation mixer coming in with a single rightclick, make WOW to an everyday tool which is once more an outstanding example of innovation and sound.

Arturia announces that Analog Factory 2.0 is now shipping

Analog Factory is a powerful, yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument. Loaded with 3500 legendary sounds (instead of 2000 in the first version) carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths, Analog Factory provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette. It is also a very versatile instrument: all sounds are dramatically modifiable, which makes this software stand apart from any sample -based collection of sounds.

ARC System from IK Multimedia is now shipping

ARC System is the first room correction system in a plug-in for DAW-based studios. ARC System (Advanced Room Correction System) is a combination of a professional calibrated measurement microphone, a measuring software and a multi-platform plug-in that can be integrated with any DAW-based studio, capable of correcting the distortion caused by room acoustics and able to improve how a studio will sound forever.

Ableton releases Live 7 and Ableton Suite

Ableton Live 7 renews the core of Live with enhancements to the audio engine, new and improved devices, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. We have also included the most-requested features and much more. Version 7 marks the arrival of the new ‘Drum Rack’ which streamlines beat production, bringing endless creative possibilities to beat lovers.

VirSyn VTAPE – The Analog Tape Suite version 1.01 update

Virsyn just released version 1.01. VTAPE is a set of two plugins based on a thorough simulation of the famous sound of analog tape machines. VTAPE Saturator simulates the recording and playback on an analog tape mastering machine. VTAPE Delay combines this sound with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped delay engine which leads the tradition of the tape echo machines into the 21st century.

BIAS updates and ships Master Perfection Suite

BIAS announced today that the Master Perfection Suite, a powerful ensemble of six professional audio processing plug-ins, has been updated to version 1.2 and now supports additional host applications on Mac and Windows computing platforms. The Master Perfection Suite is aimed at musicians, recording and mastering engineers, audio and video editors, sound designers and other audio professionals.