Studio Software

TP Works releases Drumhound

This week TP works released a new VSTi plugin, the Drumhound. A powerful 16 stereochanneled drumsampler with sounds of almost every famous drumcomputer included for use in Windows based VSTi hosts. The Drumhound has 128 presets with over 2000 sounds onboard. Next to that, the extensive filtering options provide users with unlimited creative possibilities!

NI announces new Komplete range, Kontakt 3 and Guitar Rig 3

Big news from Native Instruments today. They announce the October arrival of five first-class new products destined to enrich your studio or live set-up. Three brand new KOMPLETE bundles, KOMPLETE 5, KOMPLETE SYNTHS and KOMPLETE CLASSICS, deliver the very best in software instruments, luxury items at incredible prices. Not only this, but KONTAKT 3 and GUITAR RIG 3 herald the arrival of the third generation of two industry leading products, both with immense new features and maximum ease-of-use.

Logic 8 released as part of Logic Studio

A comprehensive suite of professional tools, Logic Studio provides everything musicians need to create, produce and perform in the studio and on the stage. Logic Studio features Logic Pro 8, a major upgrade that combines an intuitive new interface with Logic’s renowned sound quality and rock-solid timing, and introduces MainStage, an innovative new live performance application that turns the Mac into a streamlined live rig.

PreSonus FireStudio Project shipping

PreSonus Audio Electronics is proud to announce that the FireStudio Project will be shipping this week. Great for studio recording, live sound recording, performance, podcasting and more, the FireStudio Project is designed for flexibility and ultra-high sonic performance. With the new FireControl Mixer/Router you can send up to five individual mixes to different musicians during recording so that every band member can have a custom headphone mix. Whether you need to mic a guitar amp, record a drumset, or a complete band, the FireStudio Project is ready and more than able.

Steinberg introduces WaveLab Essential 6

Steinberg is proud to present a new member of the WaveLab product family. WaveLab Studio 6 combines a streamlined audio editing, mastering and CD burning features with a complete podcasting module. Professional 96kHz/32-bit audio quality, Audio CD Montage environment and a range of studio-grade effect processors make WaveLab Essential an ideal editing application for anyone on a budget.

More news from Numark

Numark has launched a new version of their web site. The new site features blogs, forums, news stories, all-new instructional videos and a greatly improved interface. Furthermore they announce the bundling of MixMeister EZ Vinyl Converter 2 for vinyl-to-digital conversion that includes Gracenote song lookup technology. The new version will ship with Numark’s TTUSB and TTXUSB turntables for streamlined conversion of vinyl. And lastly they are now shipping the industry’s first DJ mixing console with Universal Dock for iPod, that features the ability to scratch, control pitch, key lock, and simultaneously play two songs from a single iPod with a stunning full color screen, the iDJ2.