PreSonus has released a new software driver for its AudioBox USB 2×2 audio interface. The new driver adds 64-bit functionality for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and can be downloaded (free) from the Technical Support/Downloads section of the PreSonus Web site.
Crysonic announced the release and availability of SINDO V3 Stereo image Expander / Narrower. Comprising of industry first new features and additions such as Stereo Width Compression, Dynamic Stereo width changes together with a great new interface and many other great new features.
Funk features a Pearl Reference Series kit with cymbals from Paiste and Sabian, 400 MIDI grooves and over 30 production presets. The Funk ADpak, focusing on contemporary funk beats and sounds, lays down the groove and lets you produce hot funky music in no time. Funk features a granite sparkle Pearl Reference Series kit with a 22″ bass drum and a thick 14″ snare drum. The four included toms range from a small 10″ tom down to a 16″ floor tom. The cymbal section consists of three crashes from Sabian and Paiste along with a 13″ Paiste heavy hi-hat and a 22″ Sabian Artisan ride.
Xylio just released FutureDecks Pro 2.0, this major release including brand new features is now available. Free upgrades for purchases made after Aug 1st.
Urs Heckmann (U-He) is happy to let you know that he has released ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) in version 1.0. ACE is a small, low cost synthesizer plugin with easy but powerful modular features. ACE is *very* hungry on CPU but has a rewarding sound quality that has rarely been achieved in software before. ACE is furtherly ideally suited as an entry level synthesizer for modular synthesis as it’s pre-wired in a familiar standard 2LFO-2VCO-2VCF-2ENV-2VCA fashion.
Urs Heckman (U-He) recently announced his new synth ACE (Any Cable Everywhere). This software synthesizer 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. Urs now has posted a video which was initially thought to be a demo tune for the new ACE synthesizer, but turned into a pretty funny parody song.
The latest version of Universal Control is available now at the Technical Support/Downloads section of the PreSonus Web site. With this update, Universal Control is compatible with Windows 7 32- and 64-bit.
ReWire VST is a virtual instrument for VST compatible hosts. ReWire VST allows you to record audio from other host applications directly into energyXT, or any other host supporting the VST standard. For instance, you can fire up Reason and record its instruments and devices directly into energyXT for further editing and mixing.
Audio Damage’s first instrument, Tattoo, is a drum synthesizer where everything old is new again. Featuring 12 independent “voice-tuned” synthesizer topologies loosely based on the X0X series, and an incredibly sophisticated step/mod sequencer, Tattoo is at home in all forms of electronic music production. Tattoo is not out yet but will be released soon.
The Analog Code® Vitalizer® plug-in is available for MAC and PC in all main formats: TDM, RTAS, VST and AU. A VENUE version is already available, too!
The Vitalizer is a unique and comprehensive tool to add character and life to any music production. All different models together, the hardware version was sold more than 30.000 times. Now we have transferred this legendary, patented filter technology for sound optimizing to the digital domain. Using the latest component modeling methods, the unique Analog Code sound quality is simply amazing.
The latest update to Novation’s market-leading MIDI control application, Automap, has been released. Automap v3.4 brings with it dozens of new mappings for plug-ins and instruments, and also carries firmware updates for Novation keyboards and controllers.
Source Elements announces the release of Source-Zip for Mac OSX. Source-Zip allows for audio projects to be compressed, then easily uncompressed, using lossy or lossless codecs for easy and quicker delivery via the Internet. It is useful for file collaboration, archiving, and final delivery of projects and is 100% automatic and transparent to any audio workstation including Pro Tools.
Toontrack has updated EZplayer to version 1.0.5 and is now available from the “Downloads” section of your Toontrack account. This update is recommended for all users.
Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE JAY-BASS, a new software instrument that provides an authentic rendition of the legendary Fender® Jazz Bass®. JAY-BASS is based on the acclaimed Scarbee Red Bass library, and is the latest release in the partnership between Native Instruments and sampling expert Thomas Hansen Skarbye, complementing the available PRE-BASS and MM-BASS instruments.
World Beatz, Electronic Dance and Groovy 70s are three new Sequel Content Sets that Steinberg is releasing today. Each set contains hundreds of top-quality loops and is compatible with Sequel 2 and all Cubase versions from 4.5 and up.