Arturia releases the Vintage Collection
The Arturia Vintage Collection brings to your studio the four legendary synthesizers recreated by ARTURIA : the ARP 2600 V, the Minimoog V, the CS-80 V and the Moog Modular V.
Studio Software
M-Audio Extends Pro Tools M-Powered Compatibility
M-Audio, a leading provider of creative tools for computer-centric musicians, is proud to announce that Digidesign® Pro Tools M-Powered™ software, an exciting new version of the award-winning Digidesign Pro Tools® software designed to work with select M-Audio hardware interfaces, has extended compatibility to six additional M-Audio peripherals. Now even more M-Audio hardware enthusiasts have access to the recording industry’s most popular audio/MIDI production software for recording, editing, and mixing music.
Pro Tools M-Powered software now supports M-Audio’s FireWire Solo, FireWire Audiophile, Delta 1010, Delta 1010LT, Delta 44, and Delta 66 in addition to the previously supported FireWire 1814, FireWire 410, Ozonic, Audiophile 2496, and Audiophile 192. The addition of these new products means that M-Audio’s complete FireWire audio interface and Delta PCI card lines are now compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered.
Native Instruments and Waves announce joint special crossgrade offer
Native Instruments and Waves are excited to announce a special limited-time
crossgrade offer for their respective bundle customers. Starting today,
existing users are being offered substantial complementary discounts on the
Waves Renaissance Maxx and Gold bundles and on the NI KOMPLETE 2 collection.
Native Instruments products fully compatible with TIGER
Nearly all Native Instruments products are fully compatible with the new Apple Mac OS 10.4 operating system without the need to install any NI update. If you would like to upgrade to Mac OS 10.4, we recommend choosing the installation type “Upgrade Mac OS X”, which will not require new authorization of your Native Instruments products.
Important notes:
– TRAKTOR DJ Studio 2.6 and TRAKTOR FS 2 require an NI update, which is now available in the NI Updates Manager.
– Finalscratch 1 and 1.5 were designed for use with Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8) and do not run on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x)!
– NI KOMPLETE 2: If you intend to install NI KOMPLETE 2 on Tiger, you first need to install a small update in order to authorize NI KOMPLETE 2. The patch is not needed if you have an existing NI KOMPLETE 2 installation and choose “Upgrade Mac OS X” when upgrading to OS 10.4.
In addition NI recommends:
Before you upgrade to Tiger please make sure that you collect Tiger upgrade information from the manufacturers of the hardware/software you use in combination with your Mac OS system and download possibly available driver (compatibility) updates for your audio/midi devices etc.
Camel Audio releases CamelSpace and CamelPhat 3
Camel Audio have released PhatSpace – a bundle of two new multi-effects, designed for musicians not engineers.
Stunning graphical user interfaces grace both plugins, putting all the controls at your fingertips, while the X/Y pad controllers allow easy real-time manipulation of the most important parameters.
Mackie releases Tracktion 2
If you enjoy clicking through layers of windows to create music, then Tracktion software is definitely not for you. It won’t pretend to be a mixing console… It doesn’t have cute 3D racks or patch cables… It doesn’t contain a single instrument icon… Instead, Tracktion lets you get right to the business of making music using a single interface for everything — from audio recording and MIDI production tools to mixing and mastering. It’s revolutionary concept, as evidenced by thousands of fervent users and dozens of glowing reviews. And now we’ve made it even better.
Polarity releases GXStack Tube Amp plugin
Inspired by the classic tube amps that defined the sound of rock, the GXStack VST is a custom-crafted tube amp collection for your digital audio workstation. From the gritty blues of late 50s “Tweed” era amps, to the high gain sustain of modern classics, GXStack contains 6 stunning amp models designed to deliver the most sought after amp sounds of all time. Painstakingly recreated by Polarity tone boffins, GXStack exploits our acclaimed physical modelling technology – real tubes and circuits!
MOTU also Tiger compatible
MOTU and Apple have been working closely together to ensure a smooth transition to Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) for you. Tiger compatible versions of MOTU products are now shipping. In some cases, you may need to download the latest driver package or software update.
Updates for the following products:
The FireWire audio interfaces, PCI audio interfaces, MIDI interface, Digital Performer, MachFive, AudioDesk, MX4 and the Unisyn
Bias releases Tiger compatilbility statement
Bias announced today that the current shipping versions of SoundSoap 2 and SoundSoap Pro audio restoration products are compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger – Apple’s latest update of it’s ultra-modern operating system.
Bias will release free downloadable updates in May with full Tiger compatibility for Peak, the award-winning stereo editing, processing and mastering application – and Deck, the popular multitrack surround-capable digital audio workstation software.
BIAS established itself early on as a leading developer of Mac OS X-native audio software with the release of Peak DV 3.0 (the digital video edition of the award-winning digital audio editing application) in November 2001, the first commercially available pro audio application available for Mac OS X. Bias continues the cutting edge Mac OS development with SoundSoap 2 and SoundSoap Pro that are running on Mac OS 10.4 the first day that it is available, as well as the forthcoming free Tiger-compatible updates for Peak and Deck.
Pricing and Availability
SoundSoap 2, and SoundSoap Pro are available now through the worldwide network of authorized BIAS dealers and distributors. Peak 4.14, and Deck 3.54 – free updates with full Tiger compatibility will be available in May 2005
Edirol releases drivers for OS X Tiger
With the coming of the latest Mac OS-X version Tiger, Edirol has released new drivers supporting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for eleven current and legacy devices. Edirol posted these drivers on the morning of the release of Tiger to ensure that Mac customers could continue to work and enjoy their Edirol products with the latest OS.
Eleven new drivers have been released to ensure support for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. This includes the complete complement of Edirol’s current USB audio and audio+MIDI devices, as well as some legacy devices.
Edirol’s current OS X MIDI drivers require no update to function fully on Tiger allowing USB MIDI Keyboards, USB MIDI Interfaces, Sound Modules, and Hardware Synthesizers (23 models in all) to function with previously compiled drivers. In addition, a number of Edirol Audio Devices are supported natively in Mac OS X so therefore require no driver update with Tiger, namely FA-101, FA-66, UA-1X, UA-1D and UA-3D.
FXpansion announces GURU!
Announcing the newest addition to the FXpansion range: GURU, the enlightened beat box for major realtime mangling, sequencing, and much more! Advanced step sequencing, groove manipulation, sample editing, and beat slicing – an inspirational, all-in-one workstation. Based on an enlightened approach to drum loop creation, GURU makes building that perfect beat faster and easier than ever.
Silverspike R2 has been released for VST on Mac OS X
Silverspike R2 has been released for VST on Mac OS X. It has been tested with all major audio software including Cubase SX, Ableton Live and Logic Pro (using fxpansion’s VST/AU adapter). R2’s high quality reverberation at low CPU consumption is finally available for the Mac.
McDSP Announces a new LE Plug-in line
Beginning May 9th McDSP will be shipping LE versions of FilterBank, CompressorBank, and Chrome Tone, each for $195 (USD). The LE versions are RTAS/AS only, Mac OS X and Windows XP. In all other aspects, the LE line operates identically to the full line. Presets created in LE versions are readable by the full versions. Sessions using the LE versions will restore on TDM systems with the TDM versions, and vice versa.
The LE versions have a subset of the total number of configurations available in each full version product.
CUBE 2 Spectral morphing resynthesizer released
With the release of CUBE 2 the award winning additive synthesizer Virsyn opens an exciting new world of sound design: take your samples as base material and shape them into an entire new instrument by modifying the spectral evolution of it’s sound characteristic with simple painting operations. The exceptional resynthesis quality of CUBE 2 let you manipulate your samples in ways no sampler can ever dream of!
How loud can you be? WWAYM competition
WWAYM Team announces a competition – You get a mixdown. You have to show your mastering skills by optimizing it to 0 dB. The result must be as loud as possible but with taste. Quality is your goal. You can use any software or hardware except WWAYM Dynamix to achive the best result. The only condition is that the used software/hardware must be legal because winners will have to explain the chain they used.
Before the winner announcement WWAYM will reproduce the winner’s work by using only WWAYM Dynamix to demonstrate the value of the plugin.
Winners will be chosen by WWAYM’s jury.
1st prize: WWAYM Dynamix + NWSynth + NWRCFil license key
2nd prize: WWAYM Dynamix + NWRCFil license key
3rd prize: WWAYM Dynamix license key
Rules:
– Competitors must use legal tools!
– Competitors are not allowed to use WWAYM Dynamix!
– Competitors must provide the detailed description of the used tools and the way
they achived the result!
– Competitors agree that WWAYM can publish the list of their tools and the way of their work!
– Competitors must accept the deadline!
– Competitors must provide the file as described below!
– We accept only one file from a competitor!
The jury’s decision is final. Competitors violating the rules will be disqualified.
The deadline is 7 May 2005. Winner will be announced in one week after the deadline.
For more information on how to enter this competition please visit www.wwaym.com/loudness_competition.html