Arturia releases Hip-Hop Producer bundle
Arturia has announced the release of the Hip-Hop Producer, a complete, ready-to-go solution that will get you started in Hip-Hop music production.
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New Sounds and Samples on Sample Sunday
Yes, we know it is supposed to be posted on (sample) saturday, but with all the holidays, we post them today (sunday) for once! These are the releases we have encountered this past Christmas week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
SkyLife updates SampleRobot and WaveRobot products
SKYLIFE updates SampleRobot, SampleRobot Essentials and WaveRobot to version 3.08. Creating your own software instruments on sample base is now a lot easier with SampleRobot V3.08 and WaveRobot V3.08.
DJ Spooky Introduces Novation Launchpad
From humble beginnings as a party DJ in downtown New York, Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky) is today a formidable force in hip hop. But he’s also an acclaimed multimedia artist who’s written on the subject of the history of hip hop and the aesthetics and art of the genre, and has criss-crossed the globe on the search for art and music. His latest Album, The Secret Song, is a fusion of hip hop, dub, rock, house and breakbeat, with snippets of the numerous genres moulded together to form what reviewers have said “may be the only concept recording of the 21st century that can be considered crucial listening”.
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen in Altiverb (Audio Ease)
Arjen and Aram of Audio Ease went by Frank Zappa’s studio, the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, to meet with Dweezil Zappa and together record the acoustics of both the tracking room and the famous Zappa echo chamber. Microphones and speaker in the echo chamber were set up just the way Frank had left them.
u-he has updated Uhbik to v1.1
u-he has updated Uhbik to v1.1, which includes the addition of a new plug-in: Uhbik-G / GrainDad. GrainDad is a Granular pitch shifter and vast audio mangling device. Tape stop effects, reversing effects, weird metallic drones from otherwise harmless material. Try on drum loops first.
Image Line releases Harmless
Harmless is an additive synthesizer doing subtractive synthesis. Or if you prefer, a subtractive synthesizer powered by an additive synthesis engine.
Urs Heckmann releases Zebra 2.5
Urs Heckmann (U-He) has updated Zebra to v2.5, which includes improved preset management, a new contrast rich user interface, unlimited undo/redo for parameter changes, improved filter algorithms, a new Duophonic mode, 100+ new presets by Howard Scarr, and Zebrify, a new effect plug-in that puts all the goodness of Zebra on any audio track.
WaveLab Updates for Windows 7 Now Available
Today Steinberg releases new updates for the WaveLab family. The versions WaveLab 6.1.1, WaveLab Studio 6.1.1 and WaveLab Essential 6.0.1 provide compatibility with the Windows 7 operating system. These updates have not run all quality assurance tests as is the case with regular updates, therefore no additional support is available for these versions.
Two free Live Packs from KJ Sawka from Ableton
KJ Sawka, drummer extraordinaire, has given you something special—two Live Packs, full of live drum recordings, loops and riffs. Ableton likes to share this holiday gift with you. He also produced his own movie to promote the Live Packs and give you an idea of what to expect. Please join us in saying a big thank you to KJ Sawka.
Steinberg HALion 4 Blog Goes Live
Steinberg is pleased to announce that it is working on the fourth incarnation of HALion, its widely acclaimed software sampler, and would like to keep dedicated HALion users posted on important news regarding the development of HALion 4. For this purpose, Steinberg is adding to its social media tools with the launch of a HALion 4 development blog which will feature insights into the ongoing process, interviews and more.
Official Snow Leopard and Windows 7 support for Pro Tools
Avid is excited to announce Pro Tools 8.0.3 software, a free update for all registered Pro Tools HD 8, Pro Tools LE 8, Pro Tools M-Powered 8, and Pro Tools M-Powered Essential 8 users. Get official Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard support, plus over 100 of your most requested software improvements and fixes.
Happy Holidays from Ohm Force
That’s the Ohm Force 2009 Christmas gift for the music production scene: the Performer Edition of their Symptohm:Melohman powersynth is now freeware, you can download freely download it from here. What are you waiting? Don’t be the last to grab it…
Mathew Lane releases DrMS spatial processor plugin version 3
Version 3 of the DrMS spatial processor plugin was re-coded from the ground up in a partnership with Mu Technologies. DrMS is now a true native VST/AU/RTAS plugin for OSX and Windows that no longer requires the Pluggo Runtime shell. V3 is compatible with all major DAWs supporting VST, AudioUnit or RTAS, including the latest versions of Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Live and ProTools, both on Mac and PC.
Step inside and take a look around the Steinberg Museum
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Steinberg welcomes you to the newly opened Steinberg Museum, a virtual museum found on our website, inviting you to learn more about the interesting stories and curiosities that Steinberg has collected over the many years in the business.