Egosys (ESI) has started shipping their new MaXIO XD recording system. The basic MaXiO XD system consists of the MaXiO PCI host card and one EX8000, a 2U-rack space unit with the 8 channel analog I/O and multichannel ADAT and digital I/O. The PCI card is equipped with four FireWire-like E.D.I(ESI Digital Interface) ports, each capable of individually supporting one breakout box with E.D.I connection like the EX8000.
Nearly all Native Instruments products are fully compatible with the new Apple Mac OS 10.4 operating system without the need to install any NI update. If you would like to upgrade to Mac OS 10.4, we recommend choosing the installation type “Upgrade Mac OS X”, which will not require new authorization of your Native Instruments products.
Important notes:
– TRAKTOR DJ Studio 2.6 and TRAKTOR FS 2 require an NI update, which is now available in the NI Updates Manager.
– Finalscratch 1 and 1.5 were designed for use with Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8) and do not run on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x)!
– NI KOMPLETE 2: If you intend to install NI KOMPLETE 2 on Tiger, you first need to install a small update in order to authorize NI KOMPLETE 2. The patch is not needed if you have an existing NI KOMPLETE 2 installation and choose “Upgrade Mac OS X” when upgrading to OS 10.4.
In addition NI recommends:
Before you upgrade to Tiger please make sure that you collect Tiger upgrade information from the manufacturers of the hardware/software you use in combination with your Mac OS system and download possibly available driver (compatibility) updates for your audio/midi devices etc.
Camel Audio have released PhatSpace – a bundle of two new multi-effects, designed for musicians not engineers.
Stunning graphical user interfaces grace both plugins, putting all the controls at your fingertips, while the X/Y pad controllers allow easy real-time manipulation of the most important parameters.
If you enjoy clicking through layers of windows to create music, then Tracktion software is definitely not for you. It won’t pretend to be a mixing console… It doesn’t have cute 3D racks or patch cables… It doesn’t contain a single instrument icon… Instead, Tracktion lets you get right to the business of making music using a single interface for everything — from audio recording and MIDI production tools to mixing and mastering. It’s revolutionary concept, as evidenced by thousands of fervent users and dozens of glowing reviews. And now we’ve made it even better.
Inspired by the classic tube amps that defined the sound of rock, the GXStack VST is a custom-crafted tube amp collection for your digital audio workstation. From the gritty blues of late 50s “Tweed” era amps, to the high gain sustain of modern classics, GXStack contains 6 stunning amp models designed to deliver the most sought after amp sounds of all time. Painstakingly recreated by Polarity tone boffins, GXStack exploits our acclaimed physical modelling technology – real tubes and circuits!
MOTU and Apple have been working closely together to ensure a smooth transition to Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) for you. Tiger compatible versions of MOTU products are now shipping. In some cases, you may need to download the latest driver package or software update.
Updates for the following products:
The FireWire audio interfaces, PCI audio interfaces, MIDI interface, Digital Performer, MachFive, AudioDesk, MX4 and the Unisyn
Bias announced today that the current shipping versions of SoundSoap 2 and SoundSoap Pro audio restoration products are compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger – Apple’s latest update of it’s ultra-modern operating system.
Bias will release free downloadable updates in May with full Tiger compatibility for Peak, the award-winning stereo editing, processing and mastering application – and Deck, the popular multitrack surround-capable digital audio workstation software.
BIAS established itself early on as a leading developer of Mac OS X-native audio software with the release of Peak DV 3.0 (the digital video edition of the award-winning digital audio editing application) in November 2001, the first commercially available pro audio application available for Mac OS X. Bias continues the cutting edge Mac OS development with SoundSoap 2 and SoundSoap Pro that are running on Mac OS 10.4 the first day that it is available, as well as the forthcoming free Tiger-compatible updates for Peak and Deck.
Pricing and Availability
SoundSoap 2, and SoundSoap Pro are available now through the worldwide network of authorized BIAS dealers and distributors. Peak 4.14, and Deck 3.54 – free updates with full Tiger compatibility will be available in May 2005
With the coming of the latest Mac OS-X version Tiger, Edirol has released new drivers supporting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for eleven current and legacy devices. Edirol posted these drivers on the morning of the release of Tiger to ensure that Mac customers could continue to work and enjoy their Edirol products with the latest OS.
Eleven new drivers have been released to ensure support for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. This includes the complete complement of Edirol’s current USB audio and audio+MIDI devices, as well as some legacy devices.
Edirol’s current OS X MIDI drivers require no update to function fully on Tiger allowing USB MIDI Keyboards, USB MIDI Interfaces, Sound Modules, and Hardware Synthesizers (23 models in all) to function with previously compiled drivers. In addition, a number of Edirol Audio Devices are supported natively in Mac OS X so therefore require no driver update with Tiger, namely FA-101, FA-66, UA-1X, UA-1D and UA-3D.
MAWZER presented their customizable midi controller at the MusikMesse in Frankfurt last week. The Mawzer is the only MIDI controller on the market allowing an infinite customizable combination of controls.
May you work in the Audio field or as a VJ, the MAWZER will help you do the job faster and easier. Simply plug *MODULES* in the Backplane, assign midi controls in your favorite software, and you’re ready to play.
Announcing the newest addition to the FXpansion range: GURU, the enlightened beat box for major realtime mangling, sequencing, and much more! Advanced step sequencing, groove manipulation, sample editing, and beat slicing – an inspirational, all-in-one workstation. Based on an enlightened approach to drum loop creation, GURU makes building that perfect beat faster and easier than ever.
Silverspike R2 has been released for VST on Mac OS X. It has been tested with all major audio software including Cubase SX, Ableton Live and Logic Pro (using fxpansion’s VST/AU adapter). R2’s high quality reverberation at low CPU consumption is finally available for the Mac.
Beginning May 9th McDSP will be shipping LE versions of FilterBank, CompressorBank, and Chrome Tone, each for $195 (USD). The LE versions are RTAS/AS only, Mac OS X and Windows XP. In all other aspects, the LE line operates identically to the full line. Presets created in LE versions are readable by the full versions. Sessions using the LE versions will restore on TDM systems with the TDM versions, and vice versa.
The LE versions have a subset of the total number of configurations available in each full version product.
With the release of CUBE 2 the award winning additive synthesizer Virsyn opens an exciting new world of sound design: take your samples as base material and shape them into an entire new instrument by modifying the spectral evolution of it’s sound characteristic with simple painting operations. The exceptional resynthesis quality of CUBE 2 let you manipulate your samples in ways no sampler can ever dream of!
WWAYM Team announces a competition – You get a mixdown. You have to show your mastering skills by optimizing it to 0 dB. The result must be as loud as possible but with taste. Quality is your goal. You can use any software or hardware except WWAYM Dynamix to achive the best result. The only condition is that the used software/hardware must be legal because winners will have to explain the chain they used.
Before the winner announcement WWAYM will reproduce the winner’s work by using only WWAYM Dynamix to demonstrate the value of the plugin.
Winners will be chosen by WWAYM’s jury.
1st prize: WWAYM Dynamix + NWSynth + NWRCFil license key
2nd prize: WWAYM Dynamix + NWRCFil license key
3rd prize: WWAYM Dynamix license key
Rules:
– Competitors must use legal tools!
– Competitors are not allowed to use WWAYM Dynamix!
– Competitors must provide the detailed description of the used tools and the way
they achived the result!
– Competitors agree that WWAYM can publish the list of their tools and the way of their work!
– Competitors must accept the deadline!
– Competitors must provide the file as described below!
– We accept only one file from a competitor!
The jury’s decision is final. Competitors violating the rules will be disqualified.
The deadline is 7 May 2005. Winner will be announced in one week after the deadline.
For more information on how to enter this competition please visit www.wwaym.com/loudness_competition.html
Spectrasonics announced the release of Burning Grooves a Groove Control™ activated S.A.G.E. Xpander library for their acclaimed Stylus RMX virtual groove instrument. The company recently released four other Xpanders based on their award-winning Backbeat, Retro Funk, Liquid Grooves, and Metamorphosis collections. The release of the Burning Grooves Xpander is the first time the popular drum groove collection has been available with Spectrasonics Groove Control™ development technique, that allows playing the audio loops in an extremely wide range of tempos with no loss in audio quality. All the S.A.G.E. Xpanders, including Burning Grooves, have a US retail price of $99.