new Serato Flip expansion pack
Serato is excited to announce Serato Flip. A new Expansion Pack for Serato DJ that allows you to create custom edits, extend and re-imagine your music.
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SPL Phonitor mini Starts Shipping
The newest member in the SPL Phonitor family, the Phonitor mini, is now available in stores. The Phonitor mini features at its core the exact same 120-volt technology as the Phonitor2, the brand’s flagship headphones amplifier, which provides for superior technical specifications and a premium-quality sound. At the same time, the unique Phonitor Matrix enables an authentic music reproduction with headphones.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #209
Below are some of the new 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.
G-Sonique PULTRONIC EQ-50M Mid-Range vacuum tube equalizer
After big success of Pultronic EQ-110P, few years later we noticed there is still something missing. While EQ-110P was perfect for adding deep analog bass and treble color to your mixes, we think you still need tool that can add unique vintage color also to your mid-range. And after precious development, new mid-rande Pultronic EQ-50M is here.
Waves Audio Introduces the Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox
Waves EMP, the electronic music production division of Waves Audio, announces the availability of the Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox plugin collection. Created in collaboration with highly acclaimed DJ/Producer Dave Clarke, this is the third bundle released in Waves’ new EMP product line.
Cutting through the mix: Miles Walker and his Red 1 500s
The journey from tape op to mix engineer is a long one, and most successful mix engineers have spent over a decade learning and refining their craft through the transition between recording studio and mixing environment. Miles Walker, who now has his fourth Grammy under his belt, admits that “five years ago, I just wasn’t ready for mixing; I hadn’t honed my sound enough.”
Studio quality recording on the go with the new Rode NT-USB
Australian audio manufacturer RØDE is excited to announce its newest microphone, the NT-USB — a studio-grade microphone with the convenience of a digital USB interface. The NT-USB is fully compatible with MacOS, Windows and iPad.
Genelec Now Shipping 1237A and 1238A Monitors
Genelec is now shipping its 1237A and 1238A Three-way Smart Active Monitors. The 1237A and 1238A are three-way SAM monitors featuring on-board intelligence that allows them to automatically adapt to their environment by tuning the frequency response to compensate for acoustical room influences, as well as achieve perfect alignment of levels and distance compensation at the listening position.
Novation Launchpad on your iPhone
Launchpad App lets you easily make and remix beats and electronic music on your iPad, then record and share your performances online. Now, in the version 1.6 upgrade, you can do it all on your iPhone too.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #208
Below are some of the new 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.
PreSonus Notion 5 Delivers Many New Tools
PreSonus is shipping Notion 5, a major upgrade to its popular notation software. This new version makes it easier than ever to write your ideas quickly and includes a new video window, new effects from PreSonus Studio One, an enhanced chord library, a custom rules editor, and many notation and publishing improvements. Notion is the only notation editor that supports Mac, Windows, and iPad and the only one that can run 64-bit on both Mac and Windows.
ZAORs MAREA studio furniture for new-gen mixing consoles
studio furniture designer and manufacturer ZAOR is proud to introduce the MAREA media workstation — another addition to its flourishing family of CLASSIC Series media workstations, this time tailored to stylishly and comfortably accommodate a new generation of compact mixing consoles and associated accessories.
Serious Price Drop for Mackie DL806 Digital Mixer
Mackie’s DL Series Digital Live Sound Mixers with iPad Control have gained an amazing reputation in the world of live sound. Proven at millions of gigs worldwide, DL Series mixers combine the power of a full-featured digital mixer with the unmatched ease-of-use of an iPad. Now, more people than ever can finally step into the amazing benefits of digital mixing. On July 1, the 8-channel DL806 got a significant price drop (25% less in the U.S. market, check with your local dealer for pricing details) making it the lowest-priced professional digital mixer on the market.
Fiedler Audio released update for the AD 480 family
Fiedler Audio released update for the AD 480 family of reverbs with free feature testing mode New Version 1.3 of AD 480 Reverb offers new Audiobus support and unique 1 hour free feature testing mode.
New firmware for Ploytecs MIDI powered, duophonic synthesizer
Ploytec, the german makers of ultra small footprint synthesizers „they say the best things come in small packages“ releases a new firmware for the for the Ploytec „πλ² Pi L Squared“ synth. The new “PL02.56 firmware“, comes with a “Vocal Tract” model filter offering formant sounds and speech. It’s a tribute to the General Instruments SP0256-AL2 chip from the early 80s, combined with the ability to play it as an instrument.