A new attractively priced entry point into the world of DSP: scopeFX contains all SCOPE project features, except for synthesis. Included with scopeFX is a collection of processors such as MasterVerb Pro, Vinco, PSY-Q, OptiMaster, Vocodizer and a library of 50 more very usable effects.
General Vibe music software recently released a software (VSTi) version of the legendary Sequential Prophet VS synthesizer. At this moment only the Win XP version is available but a Mac OSX version and additional host configurations are under development.
The XP202 is a great all-round 24-bit 96kHz enabled USB audio interface for Mac or Windows PC’s that provides quality solutions for today’s musicians, DJ’s, audiophiles, and multimedia content developers alike. Perfect for musicians for use as a professional audio interface with recording applications like Cubase, Logic, Wavelab, Nuendo, and equally at home for audiophile users wishing to transfer their precious vinyl album collections to CD, the XP202 performs like no other.
RTcessories™ is proud to introduce the USB Micro•PRE – a high quality USB audio interface with a standalone Phono preamplifier.
There’s been a lot of speculation about the future of Electrix and its award winning products. Now the wait is nearly over, Electrix is proud to announce the launch of 7 new products for 2005. The new gear is expected be available in April/May. To be the first to own the new products, contact your local dealer to place your special orders as initial quantities are expected to be limited.
At the Frankfurt Musikmesse/ProLight+Sound, Celemony Software GmbH and the Hanoverian sample specialists Ueberschall are presenting a series of highly original virtual instruments, each bearing the word ‘Liquid’ in the title. The first in the series is the Liquid Sax, which offers a multitude of saxophone phrases that you can adapt using the integrated Melodyne technology to create songs of your own. Further instruments are due to follow shortly.
Liquid Sax contains many hundreds of first-class saxophone phrases, the pitch, tempo and timing of which you can adapt to your own requirements using Melodyne’s unique function set. The samples benefit from the exceptional sound quality of the Melodyne engine and nothing of the feel, expression or phrasing of the human performance is lost.
This was not the case in the past. Until now, all that was possible was the time-stretching or pitch-shifting of entire phrases and these were inevitably accompanied by artefacts and tonal discolouration. With the Liquid series, on the other hand, you can change even individual notes within a phrase at will, without this being in any way detrimental to the quality and character of the sound. This can even be done automatically — Liquid simply picks up the tempo from the sequencer and (as early as the auditioning phase) adjusts the files to fit.
Through the combination of first-class samples and the unique Melodyne functions, the phrases and licks can be combined in a myriad of ways and adapted to a wide range of applications. These can range from deft fills and licks to the creation of entire solos. The selection of samples covers all styles of music, playing techniques and tone colours. And there’s more good news for Melodyne users: the samples can be loaded into Melodyne for additional editing.
Comments Ueberschall CEO, Uwe Kinast: “The Melodyne engine permits the Liquid instruments to make entirely new use of the sampled phrases and vastly increases the possibilities of a sample VST instrument. Even within the same sample, the pitch, tempo and timing of the licks can be adapted to your own songs using this technology, so that the same sample can be used in a hundred different ways. This is something remarkable and unique.”
The Ueberschall VST instrument Liquid Sax is due to start shipping in June and will be distributed worldwide by Best Service. It will cost around 159 Euros.
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Celemony Software GmbH is presenting its new audio editing software Melodyne Uno for Windows and Mac OS X at the coming NAMM show. This small version of the unique audio software Melodyne works in a similar fashion to a sample editor — except that it offers characteristic Melodyne functions and is therefore the ideal tool for pitch correction, vocal production and the editing of melodies.
Celemony Software GmbH is now shipping Version 2.6 of its unique audio software ‘Melodyne’. The emphasis is upon numerous improvements in the handling of keys and scales, enhanced compatibility with Apple Logic 7 and DP4.5 and better pitch recognition. Registered Melodyne users can now download the new update free of charge from www.celemony.com
Büro , proudly presents the new VST plugin crusherX-Studio! for PC Windows. CrusherX-Studio is the pure VST version of the famous crusherX-Live! stand alone granular synth that is developed and worldwide distributed since 1998 by Büro . Based on traditional granular synthesis, crusherX-Studio can be used as a multichannel granular morphing effect on every kind of sound sources. Its powerful vapor synthesis algorithm creates very complex and unheard cool waves that are processed in real-time.
I.V.I. FOUNDATION – 8 track Rex2 player – Virtual Instrument -PC/MAC – RTAS/VSTi/AU – is ready! Scheduled release set to the 24th of January 2005.
What is new?
FOUNDATION is more than drum loops – Funky Cracklin’ HipHop Breaks, Percusion this time mixed with Rhodes Chords, Gtrs, Basses, Horns & Flutes, FX and more. The 3,7 GB DVD is filled with 3000 drum & percussion loops and music elements, together with 5000 drum & Percussion samples!! Most likely all you ever need to start creating that downtempo chill-out trip-hop monster you always dreamed of making.
FOUNDATION continues to define new standards for loopbased Virtual Instruments; an easy to use interface, giving you total tempo independance, realtime playback control, and creative freedom with separated drum loop parts effectively removing all limitations of handling breakbeats and loops. And with possibility to import your own Rex2 files.
Apple released version 2.0 of Garageband recently. However this new version makes now part of the complete Multimedia bundle Ilife ’05. It will not be sold seperately. iLife ’05 is a suite of tightly integrated applications:
– iPhoto 5
– iMovie HD
– iDVD 5
– GarageBand 2.0
– iTunes 4.7
Audioƒile Engineering is officially announcing version 2.0.0 of Sample Manager. Many new features have been added including comprehensive AppleScript support, a first for any audio batch processor for the Macintosh.
Imagine being able to harness the power of Machinedrum’s synthesis engine with your Mac. This dream is now a reality! MD Machine Lab allows you to create, tweak, and save individual machines (drum sounds) on your Mac! It provides a slick, easy-to-use interface, giving you complete control over your sonic design.
Ohmforce just recently released a Performer Edition of the Symptohm:Melohman. The Sympthom has been brought lovingly into this world to open musical doors, put the passion back into music making and ensure that, above all, music is fun. If you are bored with synths, this will revive your flagging spirits. If, on the other hand, you’re a synth addict, you may want to check with your doctor in case the excitement proves too much. Whatever your state of mind, if you are a musician, you will be inspired.
Symptohm Performer Edition gives you access to the large Symptohm: Melohman library. Warm your keyboard, and choose you melohman mode.
The Samchillian is a patented keyboard MIDI controller based on changes of pitch, rather than fixed pitches. This design gives the performer the ability to perform extremely quick, rhapsodical lines in any key or scale without having to learn new fingering.