ARTURIA is proud to announce the upcoming release of ANALOG FACTORY. This powerful yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument comes loaded with 2000 legendary synthesizer sounds that have shaped modern music production. From classic phat lead lines to crystalline digital pads, Analog Factory provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette.
Ohm Force announces that MacIntel compatible versions of Ohm Force plugins will be available on June 6th, 2006. These MacIntel versions will be available as release candidates, so you may still encounter a few problems with them. Ohm Force also announces that these upcoming versions will also fix several bugs and will add some new features.
X-Wheel of Fortune 3 (X-WoF 3) is a multipart integrated algorithmic VSTi music system for creating tracks based on 8 instruments-parts: Pad 1 synthesizer, Pad 2 synthesizer, Bass synthesizer, Hi Sq Synthesizer, Kick, HiHat, Perc3 to Perc5 and Variable Atmospheric Oneshot Sq. Each patch/preset may be a complete musical track, a track for backing a live performance etc. All this can be arranged in two different ways using the algorithmic Wheel mode for free floating or the Scale step mode for harmonically prestructured tracks based on musical scales.
iZotope is pleased to announce the release of iZotope Radius for Logic, a version of their high-end time stretching and pitch shifting algorithm built for Apples Logic Pro. iZotope Radius for Logic integrates directly into Logic Pro Time Machine and offers a separate application for control of additional parameters.
Propellerhead Software AB today announced the availability of Reason 3.0.5 that offers full native compatibility with Apples Intel-based Macs.
E-MU has released Emulator X2 and Proteus X2. Emulator X2 Software Sampler is the culmination of over 30 years of sampler development that offers the sound quality, synthesis and filters of E-MUs hardware samplers and introduces a host of new tools that includes SynthSwipe automated hardware sampling, TwistaLoop non-destructive audio manipulator, Morph Filter Designer to create custom filters, Multi-Function Generator for advanced LFO/envelope/arpeggiator programming, advanced Transform Multiply convolution DSP tool, real-time control of multiple loop points, REX2 and MP3 import, and much more.
A version update 1.4 for r8brain PRO is now available for download. r8brain PRO is a professional sample rate converter that offers a high-quality sample rate conversion (resampling).
Digidesign is pleased to ship two new Trillium Lane Labs plug-ins for the Pro Tools environment: the TL Drum Rehab drum replacement tool and the TL AutoPan panning plug-in. TL Drum Rehab offers a comprehensive set of tools to enhance or replace original drum recordings precisely, automatically, and in real time. TL AutoPan brings Pro Tools stereo and surround effects processing into the twenty-first century with an array of panning effects based on classic analog panning units.
Digidesign is pleased to announce that the new Pro Tools Custom Keyboards are now available. Designed for Windows and Mac-based Pro Tools systems, these affordable Digidesign Pro Tools Custom Keyboards let users work faster by providing direct access to primary Pro Tools transport and editing functions.
ImageLine, famous for Fruityloops and now FL-Studio, have released two new products. First is a softsampler called DirectWave, and the seconds is a software bundle called JuicePack.
CHRONOStream2 Ver.2.25 ,included a DirectX plug-in, is available for purchase from today. New functions, Playback Range Specification and Rendering (Selected Range), have been featured in, and bugs have been fixed.
Native Instruments is excited to announce that KORE is now available in stores worldwide. KORE has been specifically developed to increase the efficiency, flexibility and ease of working with software instruments and effects in the studio and onstage. KORE is an integrated system consisting of a host software for VST and Audio Units plug-ins, and a tightly integrated hardware controller that includes a professional USB 2.0 audio/MIDI interface. It can be used both as a standalone instrument host as well as a plug-in within any Audio Units-, VST- and RTAS- compatible sequencer program. Due to the sophisticated bi-directional integration of the controller with the KORE software, all major functions of the system can be controlled without the need to touch or even see the computer that runs
the software.
Voxengo has updated Marquis Compressor to version 1.4. This is a very small update: number of bands in compressors key filter section was increased to 4. Marquis Compressor is a PC VST plug-in that is suitable for both mixing and mastering. Marquis Compressor offers flexible means of control and is able to create a wide variety of sonic character.
MimiK keyboard cloning software is a simple and easy to use software application for the Open Labs NeKo keyboard production station or MiKo portable workcenter that will automatically clone the sounds of any midi equipped keyboard or hardware sound module.
Apple has updated Logic (Pro and Express) to v7.2.1. This is a maintenance release that addresses isolated reliability and compatibility issues.