Sales launch of the DrumXchanger is in three weeks but you can already try the public beta version now. The new Analog Code® software tool has an ace under the sleeve: it uses SPL’s proprietary Transient Designer technology for drum hit recognition. Hence, all drum hits, including the faintest ghost notes, are faithfully recognized regardless of their dynamic level!
Toontrack Music announces the next product in the Toontrack Software Tools line, EZmix. For all the track and songwriters with tight deadlines and a mobile work situation out there, Toontrack, in collaboration with DSP developers par excellence Overloud, has developed EZmix.
The guys from Saitara Software have told us that they are 99% sure, the iPad DAW Controller app AC-7 Pro will be released next week (April 3d) with an introductory price of $ 9,99. This new app turns your iPad into a wireless remote control of your recording and mixing software.
loophole is a midi-triggered loop sampler, which allows you play sections of up to 4 different loops using midi notes to control which section of which loop plays. This can be a great way to mash up 4 different loop styles or add quick variations on 4 similar loops. As well as having full control of which sections to play, you can also trigger random sections too (well this is a de la Mancha plugin!).
Line 6, the industry leader in modeling technology for music-creation products, released POD Farm™ 2 and POD Farm™ 2 Platinum software plug-ins. The pair of AU/RTAS®/VST® plug-ins builds upon the foundations set by their predecessors to deliver extensive model counts, a simple yet powerful workflow and world-renowned POD® tone for any digital audio workstation.
Wusik has released version 6.0 of Wusik Station. The new installer now comes with all previous Wusik Sound Magazine sounds, all converted to the new WusikSND 16-bit compressed file format, which loads up faster and takes less space. All organized and in a much easier way to install. A total of 15 GB of Sounds, compressed into a 7.5 GB installer.
PreSonus announced version 1.5 of its Studio One™ DAW software. This major free update adds so many important features and enhancements that the company decided to skip the previously planned version 1.1 and go directly to this more advanced version.
Yesterday we got the press release from Apple that the iPad will be available from saturday on. However only in selected countries, so we probably have to wait a few more months in Europe. But, that said, we have already seen a few manufacturers developing control app’s for DAW’s.
RZA of Wu-Tang challenges iDrum users to remix his beats with the iZotope’s iDrum app. and utilize RZA’s music to create a brand new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, RZA is encouraging you to mix your own beat and share it with friends. RZA will choose the winning beat to be featured in iDrum for all the Disciples to hear.
Walfrom Franke from Waldorf, and one of the driving forces behind this Wave Virtual Instrument, was on the Messe this year to introduce version 3.0. of the VSTi PPG Wave. This is the emulation of the PPG Hardware synth from the early 1980’s.
Version 2.5.3 of the Independence Pro Software Suite and Independence Free come with major performance and stability improvements for all platforms, operating systems and interfaces. These updates are free for all registered users and are available for download in the yellow tools User Area.
Squash drums, get a snappy baseline, enhance track dynamics, duck, gate, key or de-ess – the Valley People Dyna-mite is a swiss army knife limiter/expander design with unique character that inspires to new sounds! The Valley People Dyna-mite was designed in the 80’s and has become a secret weapon for some. For others, it’s still a hidden treasure just waiting to be discovered. It features a limit mode, an expander mode, a gate mode, a de-esser mode and on top of that, two sidechain modes that let you duck or follow a track. All the options breathe of the Dyna-mite’s very special vibe and flavor. This new Softube plugin is set for release on may 3.
Flux:: Sound and Picture Development in collaboration with IRCAM proudly presents the forthcoming IRCAM Tools product range. The IRCAM Tools products express the result of over twenty years of fundamental research within the realms of music related digital signal processing. First out, Flux present a series of products evolved from two major fields of technology, Acoustic & Cognitive Spaces, and Sound Analysis & Synthesis.
Five months in the making, my new Refill “Fairlight CMI Legacy” is now available from PowerFX.com. All music examples and sound programming by Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley™. This library collects an awesome amount of ultra clean recordings of the original sounds from the Fairlight CMI II, the world’s first real sampling based workstation as premiered some time before 1980. And this entire Reason 4 library costs much less than 64 kilobytes of memory did in 1980.
The software synthesizer ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) delivers top quality sound at a highly competitive price. The selection of modules and clear layout make ACE the ideal instrument for newcomers delving into the fascinating world of modular synthesis. The number of ways to connect modules together is practically infinite, and you will soon discover how much more fun it is to make your own sounds in ACE than in a non-modular synthesizer. Torley is a Youtube user that gives demonstrations on a regular basis of new and interesting software instruments. The video below is on the ACE synth from Urs Heckmann. We think it is a very interesting synth with some really cool sounds. But … you deicde for yourself.