Steinberg announced that they would no longer continue to develop and maintain the VST 2 software interface but focus efforts entirely on the Software Development Kit (SDK) development of VST 3. All Steinberg host applications will remain VST 2 compatible.
Impact Soundworks, LLC released today “CURIO”, a new virtual instrument compilation for Kontakt 4+ featuring a deeply sampled, prepared, and deconstructed toy piano conceptualized and recorded by sound designer Ali Lacey.
From now through September 5, all software in the Ableton webshop is 25% off. Whether you’re new to the world of Ableton and want to purchase Live, looking to upgrade to Live 9, or want to expand your sounds with some premium Live Packs, there’s something for you in this sale.
REAPER is digital audio workstation software: a complete multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment. Cockos have announced the availability of version 4.5 and is avialable as download on the website.
Solid State Logic have announced that their new summing engine Sigma will be shipping at the end of next week. Designed for the DAW user that seeks the legendary big sound of an SSL console while retaining the convenience of working in the box, Sigma is a unique DAW automated SuperAnalogue summing engine.
PreSonus announced its new series of StudioLive™ AI hardware/software digital mixing and recording systems, each with Active Integration™ technology. StudioLive AI-series mixers retain the same surface-driven functionality that made StudioLive mixers famous, while adding even more processing power, enhanced workflow features, and Active Integration technology. Like the original StudioLive series, they’re incredibly intuitive and easy to learn and use.
Presonus have updated and are now shipping Studio One 2.6, a significant upgrade to the company’s award-winning digital audio workstation software for Mac and Windows that adds groundbreaking integration with PreSonus StudioLive AI-series mixers, Nimbit, and SoundCloud and more than 50 other improvements and workflow enhancements.
Within a year of the release of the predecessor, Pioneer have announced the DDJ-WeGo 2 dj controller. With minor technical changes, there is one big design change. The controller now has a big handle on the top to carry the controller around more easily. This handle also works as a stand for you iPad tablet. The DDJ-WeGo 2 will be available in three colors, red, black and white.
The Mathew Lane DrMS spatial processor plugin is now available as AAX Native 64 plugin for Avid ProTools 11, for Mac and PC. DrMS is a unique spatial processor, available as AAX/RTAS/AU/VST plugin, with a wide range of applications for mixing, mastering and post production – going from simple MS (Mid-Side) encoding/decoding, over stereo field width and depth enhancement, to fixing mono compatibility issues and more.
The McDSP AE400 is made up of four bands of fixed and active equalization. Each band is completely overlapping with all other bands and has its own Q (bandwidth), fixed gain, and active gain controls. A key filter for each band allows the active gain response to be as selective or broad as needed, based on the Q (bandwidth) control. Each band can use the input signal or selected side chain signal to trigger the active EQ response.
Softube is happy to announce that Spring Reverb is now available in the Rack Extensions format for Propellerheads Reason. Spring Reverb will bring a unique and interesting flavor of reverberation to all Reason users. The sound and workflow is identical to the VST, AAX, RTAS and AU versions which are already available for other DAW platforms. Spring Reverb RE can be purchased in Propellerheads webshop for USD 79 / EUR 65.
touchAble is the Ableton live controller app for iPad. The app provides a powerful, intuitive and reliable multitouch control solution for professional use and includes templates for lives plugins and is fully compatible with vsts, audiounits and instruments. touchAble is supported by many professional musicians, performers, djs and composers around the world, who use touchAble on stage or in studio.
Nic Chagall and Bossi are thrilled to announce that they will be taking part in Pioneer’s new DJ Art Mix project. Based on the company’s celebrated CDJ-2000 Nexus model, the duo will work alongside renowned German urban illustrator Norm/ab_artig to custom design a unique Cosmic Gate CDJ player. In a special month-long online auction, commencing mid-October, music and art fans will be able to place bids on Cosmic Gate’s and other participating DJs media players, with all proceeds channelled to VH1’s Save The Music Foundation.
At the past MusikMesse in Frankfurt Reloop already introduced us to their RMX-80 Digital DJ Mixer. With this mixer Reloop would be attempting to take on the market leader (for club mixers) at that point. And they do have a good weapon for that as the RMX-80 comes loaded with an impressive wealth of features and innovations, staking its claim for the crown among todays choice professional DJ tools.