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Avid announces modular S3L System

Avid announces modular S3L System

Get the performance, sound quality, and features that countless live sound professionals have come to rely on in a system architecture that’s built for the future. The modular Avid S3L System is comprised of a high-performance HDX-powered processing engine running AAX plug-ins, scalable remote I/O that can live on stage or in a rack, and a head-turning, compact control surface that’s built for the road, but equally at home in the studio.

Novation Launchkey Midi Keyboards Now Available

Novation Launchkey Midi Keyboards Now Available

Novation‘s latest MIDI controller is now available worldwide! Based around a 25, 49 or 61-note keyboard with 16 velocity-sensitive multi-colour launch pads, Launchkey features the Launchkey app (an iPad performance synth) as well as a Launchpad app that provides drag-and-drop loop playback from the pads and realtime effects including stutter and filter effects. InControl technology instantly maps the hardware giving you hands-on control of your mixer, transport and more in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic and Cubase.

Audio Damage MangleVerb for filtered reverb sound-thrashing needs

Audio Damage MangleVerb for filtered reverb sound-thrashing needs

Audio Damage have released Mangleverb. A reverb plugin that does more than just … reverb! What happens when you combine a thick reverb, a filter, an envelope follower, an LFO, and a VCA? We wanted to know. The results are surprisingly useful. Mangleverb can be used as a filter, reverb, transient shaper, rhythmic gate, LPF gate, tempo-synced VCA, and any combination thereof. It is, for all intents and purposes, a Swiss Army Knife, for both wild sonic destruction and more utilitarian production work. 

IK Multimedia unveils Amplitube 3.0 for iOS

IK Multimedia unveils Amplitube 3.0 for iOS

IK Multimedia is proud to announce the new version of the highly acclaimed AmpliTube App, which now adds a complete multi-track Studio with timeline audio editing and new gear models, making it the most comprehensive guitar and audio production app available. Now you can play, practice, compose and record complete songs from start to finish, anywhere inspiration strikes, on their iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Blue Cat Audio Releases Liny EQ 5.0

Blue Cat Audio Releases Liny EQ 5.0

Blue Cat’s Liny EQ 5.0 is a complete rewrite of their low latency linear phase EQ plug-ins. Liny EQ is an 8 bands linear phase graphic equalizer with very low latency and comprehensive visual feedback: it processes audio signals without phase distortion, with an unusually short latency (less than 3 milliseconds). Version 5.0 has now a brand new, fully customizable user interface, and includes many new features and enhancements: premium visual feedback with EQ curves, spectrum and spectrogram displays, new EQ shapes, single and dual channels modes, a new presets manager, Windows AAX support, multiple display sizes, new MIDI and automation mapping capabilities, and much more.

Platinum Notes 4.0 Available Now

Platinum Notes 4.0 Available Now

Platinum Notes has been created by the developers behind DJ software Mixed In Key. It is currently used by the world’s best DJs. With Platinum Notes you will make your music files sound perfect. Platinum Notes uses studio filters to process your files. It corrects pitch, improves volume and makes every file ready to play anywhere – from your iTunes to a festival sound system. They designed it to work with music from Beatport, iTunes and other stores. Even if you buy WAV files, Platinum Notes will improve them.

Dave McNair – Mastering with Sonnox Pro-Codec on David Bowie album

Dave McNair – Mastering with Sonnox Pro-Codec on David Bowie album

Present mastering/mixing engineer extraordinaire Dave McNair. With a list full of credits ranging from Iggy Pop and Rod Stewart to Los Lobos, Tina Turner and most recently David Bowie, his expertise and trusted ears represent the last step in the record making process. Dave recently, sat down with Sonnox to share his experience using the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec.