Together with the release of the new Padshop Pro synthesizer Steinberg released released its virtual analog synthesizer, Retrologue. Alongside Steinberg’s Padshop Pro granular synthesizer, Retrologue is the second release this week. First introduced in Cubase 6.5, Retrologue is now available as plug-in compatible with VST 3, VST 2 and AU hosts.
Griffin Technology, one of the world’s foremost creators of innovations for everyday life, is excited to announce the availability of MIDIConnect, a MIDI in and out interface for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.
This week Steinberg released the new Padshop Pro granular synthesizer. Padshop Pro offers extended capabilities that meet the demands of discerning sound designers. Steinberg first released a basic version of Padshop in February of this year with the larger Padshop Pro already planned for professionals to delve deeper into the possibilities of granular synthesis.
Recently under heavy ‘teasement’ with some teaser videos, it’s now time to unveil what Hercules was teasing about, … The DJConsole RMX2! According to Hercules the DJ Console RMX2 is the ideal instrument to express your creativity, to work on your mixes, to turn your ideas into music, and to hone your performance and conquer your audience.
Loopmasters; the world leaders in professional royalty free sound samples have teamed up with Rocudo to present music makers, Djs and Producers worldwide with a fantastic new FREE app for the iPad, DJ Studio. DJ Studio for iPad brings DJ-ing to a different level, for beginners and professionals alike.
Blue Cat’s FreqAnalyst Multi is a unique tool that enables the visualization of the spectrum of multiple instances on a single screen in order to compare them or detect overlaps or conflicts. This new version comes with a completely redesigned user interface with improved workflow and readability as well as many new features and enhancements: a new presets manager, new MIDI and automation mapping capabilities, many new presets, Windows AAX support, multiple display sizes, and much more (details below).
Oxium is a performance oriented synthesizer, offering both classic instruments with a pure analog sound and modern ones, and unseen real time modulations capabilities, allowing you to play a synthesizer in some musical ways you could never have imagined. It will come with more than 250 first class presets, done by famous sound designers, including Lotuzia, Kelvin Ford, Nori Ubukata, Ingo Weidner, Tzadi, Sami Rabia.
Propellerhead has released an update to Figure, its best selling music app for iOS. Available immediately, Figure 1.1 now adds saving, browsing and loading of songs, as well as variable loop lengths and export of audio through iTunes file Sharing. These new enhancements provide users with the most requested additions.
Last year we had a video in this section from Ko Matsushita where he used a Pioneer DJM-900, CDJ-2000, EFX-1000, Ableton Live, an iPad, Korg Kaossilator and Touch OSC to do a ‘mash-up’ of “Diabla (Metrik Remix)” by Funk D’ Void and “Flashback (Accapella)” by Calvin Harris. And now he returned with a new demonstration video but this time he uses the new Pioneer RMX-1000 FX controller to show his magic. We wanted to post this video as it is a simple hands-on video showing and, for us, seeing the little tricks and moves he makes to create a live mash-up.
Soniccouture is very pleased to announce that their Crowdchoir project has been a great success.The ‘Crowd-choir’ was an idea for a crowd-sourced sampled instrument, partly inspired by the 10cc track ‘I’m not in love’, which famously featured a vocal pad sound created by painstakingly overdubbing a single vocal note over and over again.
Arturia is proud to announce availability of ‘Next Generation’ versions of its Analog Classic software instruments as of July 6. Ten of Arturia’s most popular Mac (OS X 10.5 or higher) and Windows (7/Vista/XP) software instruments have had a complete makeover. Slick new packaging coincides with 64-bit compatibility for all, together with MIDI assignment improvements and better performance.
The channel strip that always works. Take any track, any bus or any mix – the Summit Audio Grand Channel always sounds right. The Grand Channel combines the warm and smooth tone sculpting EQF-100 passive equalizer with the rich sounding and dead-easy-to-use TLA-100A compressor.
The DigiTech iStomp is an entirely new concept in pedals. It works just like a traditional stompbox with one huge exception. It can be completely reconfigured by loading it with any of the 32 (and growing) e-pedals available in the Stomp Shop app.
Tek’it Audio has announced the release of Genobazz Pro, an advanced version of their monophonic synthesizer plug-in. Genobazz Pro is designed to be as simple to use as Genobazz but with more control over your sound, better filters and a more effective modulation system to create a new range of sound for your music.
Ableton are pleased to announce the beta version of Live 8.4, featuring native 64-bit support. With 64-bit support, Sets in Live 8 can now accommodate much larger memory usage, and third-party plugins that support 64-bit. Registered Live 8, Suite 8, Live Intro or Live Lite 8 users can download the beta now.