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Massive Threat New Kore Powered instrument

The creator of MASSIVE has developed an instrument packed full of the edgy, dynamic sounds of contemporary electronic music, taking its cue point from the dark, brooding atmosphere and raw, aggressive digitalism of dubstep, wonky and future garage. Building on MASSIVE’s reputation for producing sounds that range from brutal to warm and creamy, MASSIVE THREAT is an essential KORE Instrument for the free KORE 2 PLAYER or KORE 2 that can also be used directly in MASSIVE.

V-Plugs releases Echo Trip

V-Plugs is proud to announce the release of Echo Trip – a new flexible echo plug-in that offers an accurate emulation of various classic echo units, along with countless modern unusual echo effects. Echo Trip uses advanced physical modeling techniques in order to reproduce the sonic qualities and artifacts generated by tapes, tubes, and mechanics. Among the classic echo units that were investigated during the development process you can find Space Echo, Echoplex, Oil Can, Memory Man and many others. Each nuance of these enchanting machines was carefully learned and implemented, and even the distinct noise that each unit produces was integrated within Echo Trip for an authentic analog sound and feel!

 

URS releases public beta of new Phat C plug-in

The URS Phat C is a multi purpose analog sounding compressor for individual tracks and buses. It replicates not one but many hardware compressors . Its Input Stage adds saturation to color and effect the compressor’s response to different program material. The six saturation models recreate vintage harmonics and soft clipping that effect transients before compression. Our combination of saturation and compression produces a fat sound with attitude! Phat C.

Coming soon: A keyboard for your iPod

Learn to play music with your iPhone! – iDISCOVER KEYBOARD transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into a music creation studio. Virtually anyone can use it to easily create music. 25 piano-style keys and a custom sound app that includes more than two dozen world-class sounds give you everything you need to learn and create music with your iPhone or iPod touch.

MUSIC ALIVE Dutch Event 2010

Media Satellite proudly presents Music ALIVE 2010 an afternoon around Computer Music products, Audio and Visual Performance. Come and see the latest products and technologies, soft and hardware, touch the latest controllers, watch the workshops and enjoy the music and VJ performances!

Toontrack Music releases new Metal MIDI Pack

Toontrack Music is proud to announce the release of this colossus of a Metal MIDI package, featuring one of the most prominent players in today’s metal scene, Dirk Verbeuren, drummer in Soilwork, Scarve and Aborted. So, ever felt like having insane, extreme world class Metal drumming, executed with such a razor-blade perfection and ingenious brutality that it will hit you like a 20 ton wrecking ball of sheer metal.

Allen and Heath at the NAMM

At the NAMM next week Allen & Heath will be launching the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmountable Control Surface from the iLive digital mixing series. Also the global launch of the ZED-10 and ZED-10FX from the ZED Series of USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording and production and the US launch for the Xone:DX MIDI USB controller.

Elysia mpressor TDM version now available

The mpressor plugin is the as close as it can get emulation of the famous creative compressor. Its all discrete circuitry and its special character have been translated into software in all the painstaking details by the specialists from brainworx. The result is an outstanding universal compressor as well as a dynamics effect machine which will significantly enhance the potentials of your host software.

D16 Group announces Syntorus

D16 Group announce the near release of a new FX plugin. Syntorus is a double path analog chorus plugin. There are many different chorus effect plugins available on the market today. However, finding one which gives the classic analogue chorus sound is easier said than done. Even on expensive units with advanced parameter controls, getting that vintage chorus timbre can be a challenge.

Making Music 21st Century Style

Seven bands set out on a journey to discover what it takes to become successful in the newly converging worlds of music, technology and the Internet. Follow along via the RM64 Artists Record blog as they chronicle their experiences and learn along with them about how music careers are being created in the 21st century