IK’s instruments and effects software line gets a new make over: new bundles, lowered prices across the board and a facelift on the product boxes! Get unbelievable price reductions of up to 70% on must-have studio tools such as AmpliTube®, T-RackS®, SampleTank®, as well as the entire range of IK software products for Mac/PC.
Man, what a fuss these past weeks since Pioneer revealed the CDJ-2000nexus to the public. A fantastic upgrade form the first version. However one feature shook the DJ scene, and created two opposing sides. The younger DJ’s welcomed the new ‘SYNC’ feature. The slightly older DJ’s were appalled by this feature. “Now anyone can pose as a DJ! Just hit the sync button!” Without taking any side on this matter, the discussion went on for days, weeks. If you want to read more about it, just Google it and you will find lots and lots of editorial thoughts on the ‘Sync fucntion discussion’. Or, … you could watch Laidback Luke doing a performance ont he Nexus!
News from Serato. They have just released three updates for their software products. You can now download updates for Serato Itch, Serato Scratch Live and Serato Video.
The award-winning software Melodyne is used across all genres as the latest videos of the Melodyne artist talk series show. With Kipper, Andy Sneap and Mr. Woo producers of pop, heavy metal and urban music all praise the sound, the usability and the creative possibilities of Melodyne.
After months of development and refinement AlchimieDJ are pleased to announce the release of Alchimie Zinc™. Want to sync your media files with your favorite DJ program and save hours of time in the process? Then Alchimie Zinc™ is for you! Zync is a GUI based program to sync folders to crates/subcrates in Serato Scratch Live, Itch, and DJ Intro.
Propellerhead recently announced that hundreds of companies are developing instruments, effects and utilities for its new Rack Extension platform. The new technology, released in June this year as part of Reason 6.5, has been met with great enthusiasm from the developer community. The list of committed developers working on new devices for Reason grows by the day.
Modartt releases Blüthner Model 1 add-on for Pianoteq 4. Authorized by Blüthner, this is the world’s first physical model of Blüthner’s finest grand piano, widely celebrated for use on the concert stage.
Ableton invites you to take part in one of the free ‘Getting Started with Ableton Live’ workshops – to be held at select dealers in the Benelux this August and September.
Universal Audio (UA), a leading manufacturer of professional audio recording hardware and software, is pleased to announce the release the Thunderbolt Option Card for the award-winning Apollo® High Resolution Audio Interface. Compatible with Intel’s new Thunderbolt technology on the latest generation of iMacs®, MacBook® Pros, MacBook Airs®, and Mac minis, the Thunderbolt Option Card provides greater UAD plug-in instances, improved performance at higher sample rates, and reduced UAD plug-in latency versus Apollo’s standard FireWire connection.
UVI are very proud to announce the release of The Beast, an intuitive luxury instrument, one of the biggest UVI libraries of the year. A diverse suite with a rich and expansive sonic range, The Beast embodies the timeless sound of vintage, luxury electronics. Recapture the past, and let The Beast inspire the sounds of your future.
Figure, Propellerhead’s best selling music app for iPhone and iPod touch, now supports AudioCopy and WIST. Users can paste their Figure tracks into other iOS Apps with AudioCopy. WIST lets two people jam together by syncing apps running on different iOS devices. Available immediately as a free update, Figure 1.2 also adds several other user requested features as well as language localization in Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
Waves have released NS1 Noise Suppressor plugin. According to Waves it is the most intuitive professional noise suppression plugin ever created, the NS1 Noise Suppressor intelligently differentiates between dialog and unwanted noise. Perfect for post production, audio forensics and musical applications alike, NS1 instantly analyzes and adapts to your signal in real-time, bringing the foreground into focus as it eliminates unnecessary background noise. Controlled by a simple single fader, NS1 also features an attenuation meter which shows you just how much overall energy is being removed from your input signal. With NS1, noise suppression is as easy as fading away.
Native Instruments introduced a new collection of high-end effects, capturing the warm, natural sound of tube-driven hardware. PREMIUM TUBE SERIES is made up of three individual effects – PASSIVE EQ, VARI COMP and ENHANCED EQ – available either individually or as a high-value bundle. PREMIUM TUBE SERIES makes these effects available for the first time as native plug-ins that run individually within a DAW in VST, AU, RTAS or AAX format. The effects are modeled by Softube, the renowned team behind Native Instruments’ VINTAGE COMPRESSORS.
Here it is. Something completely different indeed from our friends at Native Instruments. Take a look at the world’s first 2+2 channel mixer and DJ controller in this brand new video. Very soon, DJs will mix tracks, blend beats, and work effects in a whole new way. Name of this DJ mixer will be Kontrol Z2.
Today MOTU released a driver update for all MOTU audio interfaces that enables wireless control of their on-board CueMix mixing features using an iPad. Now available as a free download, the latest CueMix FX software includes TouchOSC templates for Apple’s iPad that give users complete control over the CueMix mixing and effects processing in their MOTU audio interface from anywhere in their home or studio Wi-Fi network. All CueMix-equipped MOTU interfaces are supported, including current and legacy models.