SONiVOX announces new DVI Strings, Brass, and more
SONiVOX, Boston based virtual instrument manufacturer today announced the availability of their latest batch of DVI® products (Downloadable Virtual Instruments), for both MAC and PC platforms.
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Avid releases Pro Tools Essential bundles
Avid Technology today announced three new Pro Tools Essential bundles, hardware-software combinations that target consumers and hobbyists who are interested in musical composition, editing, and production, or who want to create and share music, podcasts, narrations, and other audio content. The packages are: Pro Tools Vocal Studio, Pro Tools Recording Studio, and Pro Tools KeyStudio.
Tascam Audio Interfaces ready for Snow Leopard
TASCAM has tested all of their audio interfaces for use with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple’s latest operating system. TASCAM certified the US-122L, US-144, US-1641, FW-1082 and FW-1884 as being fully functional in the OS. The newly-announced US-100, a stereo USB 2.0 interface priced under $100, is also compatible with OSX 10.6.
Voxengo releases TransGainer
Voxengo has released TransGainer – an audio plug-in suitable for a wide range of professional music production uses. TransGainer implements audio signal envelope adjustment algorithm that reacts on transients rather than on signal’s loudness level. This algorithm allows you to adjust volume of attack and sustain stages of any sounds you use it on. TransGainer was designed in a way to be suitable for all possible sound sources – be it individual tracks or full mixes.
Sugar Bytes Eloquence renamed to Thesys
Unfortunately Sugar Bytes has to rename their midi sequencer product Eloquence. The owner of the trademark Eloquence has been pretty clear about the mighty power of their lawyers, so Sugar Bytes changed the name rightaway.
Loops and Samples for your productions
Prime Loops have announced the release of their new Combo Pack ‘Drum n’ Bass Foundations, which contains both releases ‘Drum n Bass Drum Loops’ and ‘Rasta Vocal Samples (which was used on Will baileys hit release ‘Big Dirty Bass’) These 2 releases together are available at a special discounted price, and suited to producers looking for solid vocals and drum breaks as the core to their D&B productions. In the making of this collection, Prime Loops got their UK based team together in London, and tracked down top producers in the scene today. Taking influence from a wide range of artists such s DJ Hype, Clipz, Hospital Records, Dillinja, Andy C, Nicky Blackmarket, John B, TC, Ed Rush & Optical, Aphrodite, and a host of up and coming and current artists.
BIAS releases SoundSoap Pro 2
BIAS today released SoundSoap Pro 2 — a major upgrade to the award-winning professional audio noise reduction and restoration software suite for Mac and Windows computing platforms. SoundSoap Pro 2’s comprehensive approach provides four advanced restoration tools — Broadband noise reduction; Click and Crackle removal; Hum removal; and a Noise Gate. SoundSoap Pro 2’s super intelligent broadband noise reduction features new adaptive algorithms from BIAS — offering far more power than most competing solutions, while maintaining its relatively low cost and ease of use.
ImageLine FL Studio 9 released
ImageLine is proud to announce that FL Studio 9 is officially released. FL Studio 9 is a complete software music production environment, representing the culmination of more than 10 years of sustained & focused development. FL9 is the fastest way from your brain to your speakers.
Propellerhead Record available worldwide
Propellerhead Software today released for sale worldwide Record, the recording software that puts the musician in focus. Record, software for both Mac and Windows, combines effortless recording and a stunning software mixer console with a limitless rack of audio processing gear that builds itself or can be infinitely customized. Over 50,000 users tested Record during its beta test period, which began in May.
Waves Gold Certification Program announced
Over the past few years, thousands of aspiring producers, engineers and musicians the world over have completed the Waves Certification Program and learned the basics of five essential Waves Audio plug-ins. Now, the new Waves Gold Certification Program takes Waves training to the next level, providing a hands-on, interactive educational experience for 18 additional acclaimed Waves processors. A comprehensive course that digs in deep, the Waves Gold Certification Program will give participants the audio knowledge and competitive edge they need to succeed.
T-RackS 3 Workshop in Rotterdam
IK Multimedia would like to extend a special inviation to you to visit Producers Conference at SAE Rotterdam and get a close up on IK Multimedia’s T-RackS 3 Mastering Suite.
Presonus DAW software finally arriving
Many of you have been asking when you will finally get to try Studio One Pro and Studio One Artist, the groundbreaking new music-creation and production applications for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. Presonus is pleased to announce that they expect to ship Studio One in mid September 2009.
Get your Line6 POD Farm for free!
Line 6 is giving away POD Farm, the premium tone plug-in, a $99 value! Get the tones you need for pro-sounding recordings. For FREE! To take advantage of this great opportunity all you need is an Internet connection and an iLok USB Smart Key or a compatible Line 6 product*. Don’t wait! This offer ends September 30, 2009.
KongAudio ChineeHuluSi released
HuluSi is a free-reed wind instrument of China. “Hulu” is the Chinese name for bottle gourd; “Si”, silk, used here to describe the unrelenting characteristic of HuluSi’s vibrating tail tone.
ASK Propellerhead RECORD and Ableton Live 8 Tutorial DVD
Over 3.5 hours and 45 videos of instruction on Propellerhead’s new audio recording software RECORD and 6 hours and 66 videos about Ableton LIVE 8 (2 DVD series!) – by Morgan Pottruff aka Morg.