Suona (the Chinese shawm) was originated from Persia and then slowly adopted by the Chinese in the course of history. By the time of the Ming Dynasty (14th – 17th century), Suona is documented as a prevalent instrument in China.
QuikQuak has released a real-time pitch changing plug-in. The Pitchwheel plug-in changes the pitch of a sound without changing its length. It has a large, easy to use dial and simple parameters making it a fast and creative effect unit.
Schaack Audio Technologies have released Transient Shaper, a new plug-in for shaping dynamics. It is available in Windows VST format with Mac AU format expected shortly.
The MATRIX Vocoder is now compatible to the new VST3 standard, the next major revision of Steinberg’s Virtual Studio Technology. The new side chaining capabilities in VST3 makes the handling of MATRIX much easier.
D16 group now officially released Devastor. Both the full version (for their customers) and the demo version are now available to download as the 1.0.0 version. That means it is no longer available as preorder but as a regular product.
Speakerphone is an audio plug-in that gives you authentic speakers of any size together with their natural environments. AudioEase has released an updated version (1.0.2.).
A new maintenance update for Steinberg’s virtual drummer Groove Agent 3 is now available for download. Version 3.0.2.14 is offering several minor enhancements and is recommended for all Groove Agent 3 users.
With Minimal Techno genre the German Sample company Ueberschall accentuates the resourceful minimalist approach to synthetic club productions.
Brainworx is very pleased to officially announce the release of their first AU plug-in ever. You asked for it, and now you got it. Brainworx will announce this very soon, so you can
start testing it.
bx_control AU will be a FREE add-on for all native customers, just download the new installer from the DOWNLOAD section when available. The SCOPE version is available through their webshop and at www.soniccore.de.
In the first of a series of Studio Specialist plug-ins, db audioware has released a new Vocal Intensifier plug-in.
Syntheway just released a new plugin called Percussion Kit. It is a collection of percussion instruments designed for creating Orchestral Percussion, Auxiliary Percussion, Mallet Percussion, Latin Percussion and African Percussion.
Sound Toys have announced that their plugin bundle soon will be available in VST format. This way Cubase and Sonar users can have fun with them as well.
TriTone Digital is excited to announce a set of new releases for Mac. They have updated all of their plugins with Intel-specific CPU optimizations. The gains are significant, so you can enjoy some extra horsepower.
A new version of Blue Cat’s Remote Control virtual control surface is now available. It brings a lot of new features and improvements to enhance your workstation control experience. Remote Control is a set of plug-ins which let you control and monitor in real time several MIDI controllable plug-ins or devices from a single customizable user interface: the User Interface of your favorite DirectX or VST plugin does not satisfy you? Your favorite hardware device is too complicated to control? Your project contains hundreds of plug-ins and you would like to control them all from a single user interface? You want undo/redo for all your modifications? This product was designed for you.
Wave Arts is pleased to announce the 5.40 update for their Power Suite 5 product line, which features TrackPlug external sidechain improvements, including support for VST.