Studio Software

Dr. Dre and NI team up with Hewlett Packard for high-performance laptop

Dr. Dre and Native Instruments have teamed up with HP to release a super high-performance laptop dedicated to audio production and DJ’ing. The result is the HP Eny 15 Beats Limited Edition. This high performance machine comes with NI’s award-winning AUDIO 2 DJ soundcard and Traktor LE software. And the best thing is that you can WIN one by simply send an email marked ‘Envy‘ before december 31, 2009 to: wintraktor@native-instruments.com

URS announces URS Strip Pro V2.0

The URS Strip Pro v2.0 update combines powerful modern features with vintage analog sound to enhance the mixing experience. All 30 Input Stages have been upgraded to add a more weighted effect with improved vintage odd and even harmonics. The Input Stage Bypass makes it easy to keep your settings and A/B the Input Stage effect. The Compressor section gets a lightning Fast AttackAlgorithm that recreates the fast attack range of vintage Fet and Opto compressors. The Compressor’s Wet/Dry mix control allows adding just the right amount of source material dynamics to the Compression mix.

Lexicon shipping PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle

After meeting extremely favorable reviews at its AES introduction in October, Lexicon today began shipping the new PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle. The newest addition to Lexicon’s legendary processing family provides seven Lexicon reverb algorithms that are designed to deliver the highest level of sonic quality and function while offering all the flexibility of native plug-ins.

Waves introduces MultiRack

MultiRack is a software host that gives FOH and Monitor engineers the power to run the same acclaimed Waves plug-ins used in recording studios and mixing rooms the world over. Armed only with a laptop, an I/O and MultiRack, you can now shape your Live sound at a fraction of the cost of hardware, and do away with racks of heavy effects units.

Sonnox Restore RELEASED

Sonnox is delighted to announce the release of Sonnox Restore, a brand new suite of plug-ins for professional audio restoration. Sonnox Restore contains three plug-ins, Oxford DeClicker, DeBuzzer and DeNoiser and is available for all native platforms.

MixVibes VFX CONTROL released

On October 29th, MixVibes presented its new VFX CONTROL Video-DJ solution at the MixVibes 10 years’ event. The unveiling of the product was supported by 3 performances, including a 1 hour performance by world-acclaimed DJ Zebra. After premiering his Video-DJ performance, DJ Zebra said “VFX Control is a blast! I’m only a few days into using VFX CONTROL, and am already able to bring all the visual inspirations I have collected over the past few years into my [Video-DJ] set!”

Sugar Bytes Artillery 2.1 update released

With 4 new effects and many improvements, Artillery2 still represents the benchmark for innovative effects. 32 different effects can be stacked, modulated and triggered without limitations. Artillery2 is your first choice for looping, scratching and mashing up your live gigs, as well as for expensive sound clouds in the ProstPro Studio.