The new XPC Expansion Controllers extend the realm of control of Block or OhmRGB. These hand-held controllers plug right into your expansion jack and don’t require any special setup. Housed in a sleek anodized aluminum case, these handy modules come in a variety of configurations that adds more continuous control to your rig. This video shows two basic examples using Ableton Live and Arkaos GrandVJ.
When Jordan Atkins-Loria (DJ Lucky Date) was introduced to Reason, he instantly recognized the potential of its synths and set about to master them. Originally following tutorials he found online, Lucky Date began making his own tutorials which showcased his penchant for modern electro dance synths in Reason. As his tutorials grew in popularity, so did his career as a DJ and Producer.
The new Pro Tools 10 software adds major new features to the world’s leading digital audio workstation, delivering on top requests from both audio post and music professionals.
Avid today announced the all-new Pro Tools|HDX digital audio workstation. The Pro Tools|HDX system enables customers to mix bigger, more complex productions, with the rock-solid performance and stability that Pro Tools|HD customers have come to expect.
Celemony Software GmbH is proud to present Version 2 of Melodyne editor at the AES in New York. The new version offers unique possibilities for working with different scales and temperaments, more powerful timing tools, Rewire integration, and numerous other improvements. As a result, Melodyne is even more musical, allows you to go even deeper when editing your material, and is even more widely compatible than ever before. Melodyne editor 2 will be available in November for US$/€ 399, the update costing US$/€ 99.
Universal Audio (UA), a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio recording hardware and software, is proud to announce new development partnerships with API and Thermionic Culture. These relationships will allow Universal Audio to expand the range of unique audio processing plug-ins for the popular UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform.
Native Instruments has just introduced TRUE SCHOOL, a new entry in the series of download libraries for the acclaimed MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO groove production systems. Combining classic hip hop sensibilities with futuristic sound aesthetics, the expansion provides an arsenal of original drum and instruments sounds that can lay the basis for organic yet profoundly modern-sounding productions in Hip Hop, Dubstep and various left-field electronic genres. A compact version of the expansion will also become available for the recently released iMASCHINE smartphone app.
Steinberg is excited to add four new loop collections to its growing range of VST Sound Loop Sets. Dubstep, Indie Rock, Nu Metal and Urban each deliver hundreds of studio-grade loops and sounds for Cubase and Sequel — conveniently laid out in construction kits and easily accessible through the MediaBay.
PreSonus announced version 2 of Studio One, its groundbreaking, easy-to-use DAW for Mac OS X (Snow Leopard and Lion) and Windows XP/Vista/7 (and soon, Windows 8). Version 2 offers more than 100 new features and enhancements, including fresh takes on multitrack comping, multitrack MIDI editing, transient detection and editing with groove extraction, and Folder Tracks. And only Studio One 2 offers exclusive, tightly integrated Melodyne pitch correction. Yet the software is still uncluttered and easy to use.
Filterstation is the Audio Damage take on the classic serial/parallel/stereo dual filter topology, made famous (and some would say “indispensable”) by the Sherman Filterbank and its many clones. With twelve filter algorithms (including our all-new MS20 lowpass and highpass emulations), an envelope follower, saturation, and an easy-to-use interface, Filterstation has everything you need to get your noink on!
Are you looking for a basic Ableton demo you’d like to use with the AudioCubes? Download now the Operator Jam Sound Pack for AudioCubes (Sound Packs & Demos) (1.0). The set comes in 2 versions: one for people who have Operator and one version for people who don’t. It works with Ableton Live Intro 8 and up.
Groove Machine is a virtual groove box designed with live performance or composition in mind, or use it as a synthesizer/drum-machine combination. Groove Machine’s power lies in its ability to automate every parameter of the sampler, synth and effects channels on a PER-step basis. Get a groove happening quickly and trigger samples, loops and bars/patterns on the fly from your MIDI controller or DAW software.
Available for free download, Serato’s new “DJ Intro” software is fully compatible with the Vestax Typhoon and VCI-100MkII midi DJ controllers.
With the Elek Drums VST Sound Instrument Set you can take your beats to the next level. Created by the sound design experts at Sample Magic, Elek Drums comes with hundreds of electronic drum and effect sounds, including deep kicks, crisp snares and harmonious chords and FX. With 28 drum kits and a collection of inspiring groove patterns, Elek Drums is the perfect choice for creating club-worthy electronic dance tracks.
Korg has revolutionized the musical instrument world with their dynamic line of Kaoss products, using an intuitive X-Y pad to provide expressive musical control. The palm-sized KAOSSILATOR synthesizer placed modern music-making in the hands of thousands of musicians and non-musicians alike. Now that same excitement has been captured in the iKaossilator app for iPhone!