The airpiano is a new musical interface which allows playing and controlling software instruments simply by moving hands in the air. The airpiano introduces a magical user experience, a cool performance element and an experimental instrument to explore.
Slate Digital’s TRIGGER multi channel drum replacement tool for VST, AU, and RTAS has been called the new “GOLD STANDARD” in drum replacement and has already won two awards, earning a 10/10 rating from Computer Music magazine.
In 2008, the VCI-300+ITCH was the beginning for Vestax and Serato to create a new DJ console of the next generation. The goal was clear. To design a light weight and compact digital DJ instrument with the touch of analog control. Preserving the concept of the VCI-300+ITCH, the VCI-300MKII comes with usability improvements based on feedback from VCI-300 customers. Vestax has considered every comment that has been received, and have put them all in act. Simply to give DJs what they want.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, has released their first iPhone App. The ‘Remote Control For X-Patch’ can be downloaded for free from the iTunes™ App Store now. The X-Patch Remote Control searches a network over Wi-Fi for SSL’s X-Patch devices. If your X-Patch is connected to a Wi fi network the Remote Control enables selection and recall of individual stored Logictivity™ Presets. There are up to 128 presets per X-Patch found, and where more than one X-Patch is found, each device can be independently selected and controlled.
FXpansion is proud to present BFD Sleishman, a set of 2 expansion packs for BFD2 and BFD Eco that capture the sensitivity, tone and dynamic range of Sleishman drums. Sleishman’s extraordinary free-floating drums enjoy legendary status by those drummers in the know, and by those lucky enough to own them. The Sleishman system of suspending the shell without any physical contact with lugs and other hardware results in unbeatable sustain and purity of tone. The drums’ patented tuning system keeps both heads precisely in tune with each other, resulting in a very unique sound.
Automap has been updated. The latest version of the software (v3.5) — which enables Novation’s keyboards and controllers to take instant control of DAWs and plug-ins — has a number of new features that make it even more powerful.
Celemony today released a service update for Melodyne editor, Melodyne assistant and Melodyne essential. The update resolves a compatibility problem with the new version 5.5 of Cubase and version 5 of Nuendo as well as offering various minor bug-fixes and optimizations for all three editions.
Finally it arrived! The first official Traktor controller from Native Instruments themselves. This thing is a monster in a tight little box! Never have I used a midi/DJ controller that was so easy and quick to figure out.
Version 1.5.3 of Extreme for Mac OS X has been released. Extreme has got the same changes as we have recently implemented for Ambient Keys and Industrial Tones. It includes fixes for Snow Leopard and Logic 9 and we have moved to an Intel only codebase with optimizations for Intel processors, Power PC isn’t supported any longer. In addition, all soundpacks that used to be optional are now included.
From now on all students and teachers can benefit from special rebate conditions for SKYLIFE SampleRobot, SampleRobot Essentials and WaveRobot products. There are also multi licenses available for universities, audio and film schools. The request can be sent via www.samplerobot.com.
MODARTT releases Pianoteq add-on Celeste which includes a celesta and a glockenspiel. These instruments are appreciated for their pure, bell-like sound, and are still popular today, appearing in everything from marching bands to jazz ensembles.
The Global Konnekt Project started out in London, went on to Denmark, the US and Canada, and now, it is back in London to get mixed by UK producer, Robbie Bronnimann. Get all the best mixing tips from one of the greatest producers around.
FREE upgrade for all users. Stripped down to only 2 parameters and an intuitive graphic design these tools enable you to tune, attenuate or boost the impact of your bass drum sound – even in a final mix(!) or a complete stereo drum-loop.
Steinberg is excited to announce the release of the premier VST Workstation HALion Sonic, the long-anticipated successor to the highly acclaimed Hypersonic 2, which lets you work more productively than ever before. HALion Sonic excels in the studio as well as on stage, featuring a state-of-the-art sampling and synthesis engine, a world-class library and an intelligent user interface.
The StringPort very carefully processes, converts and conveys to the computer the polyphonic audio from industry-standard hexaphonic pickups (like the GK, Graph Tek, Zeta and RMC models) through high speed USB2. We have written custom drivers with extremely low latencies and all our applications take full advantage of multi-threading and multiple cores. High resolution (24bit) converters and impeccable design provide greater than 92 dB SNR from analog in to analog out.