Yesterday Ableton released official details on the next version of Live. Live 9 will be available in the first quarter of 2013, so we still have to wait a while till we can get our hands on it ourselves. The video below is about what’s new in Ableton Live 9.
Big announcement from Ableton today. Not only did they release the details for Live 9 but they also introduced a specific Ableton controller, named Push. Ableton did the design of Push but they got help from the engineers at Akai Professional for this controller. Push combines Ableton’s vision for music making with Akai Professional’s years of experience making instruments.
Zynaptiq announces version 1.5 of UNVEIL, their realtime de-reverberation and signal focusing plug-in. This free update adds VST, RTAS and AAX support for both MacOS X and Windows systems, as well as several workflow enhancements, and will be available November 15th, 2012. Zynaptiq will be showing the new version at the 133rd AES Convention in San Francisco, October 26th-29th, 2012, booth 639.
The H3000 Factory native is a re-creation of several algorithms from the venerable H3000 that combine pitch, delay, modulation, and filtering in a new modular interface. The H3000 Factory for AAX, AU, and VST supports 64-bit and features over 450 presets including over 100 new presets from Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails), Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle), Colin Newman (Wire), Damian Taylor (Bjork), Dave Darlington (Bass Hit Studios), Kerry Leva (EDM Producer), Richard Devine (Sound Designer), and Scott Martin Gershin (Soundeluxe). It also includes over 100 original presets from the H3000.
Apple today introduced iPad mini, a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad. The new iPad mini features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch™ display, FaceTime® HD and iSight® cameras, ultrafast wireless performance¹ and an incredible 10 hours of battery life²―every inch an iPad, yet in a revolutionary design you can hold in one hand. Apple today also announced the fourth generation iPad featuring a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina™ display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance. Both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad come with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features.
Blue Cat Audio is happy to unleash Blue Cat’s Oscilloscope Multi 2.0, the new version of our unique multiple tracks oscilloscope plug-in. This new version comes with a completely redesigned user interface with improved workflow and readability, as well as many new features and enhancements: a new presets manager with new presets, Windows AAX support, multiple display sizes, and much more…
Below is an overview video of Sonic Charge’s ‘Permut8‘ signal processing VST plugin with producer Dom Kane. Permut8 is an effect plug-in that embraces the sounds of primitive digital signal processing hardware. It is programmable to produce a wide range of effects from traditional delays and flangers to beat-repeaters, bit-crushers and yet unheard of circuit bent madness. At its core is a 12-bit digital delay with variable sample rate from 0 to 352 khz. The delay is controlled by a programmable processor with an assortment of operators, allowing you to create almost any type of effect you can imagine and many more that you can’t. The input and output stages offers virtual analog components for saturation, limiting and filtering. The output can be fed back into the input to create echoes, comb-filter effects and never-ending chaos.
Just last week we had the pleasure to see mr. Dave Clarke performing at the Amsterdam Dance Event. It was quite the night and we enjoyed the performance of him and all the other DJs. Next to showcase ringmaster Dave Clarke, the Melkweg venue underwent performances by Chicago’s finest Green Velvet, one of house music’s true pioneers DJ Sneak, the Detroit collective Octave One, Berlin based Marcel Fengler, Dutch leading tech lady Estroe, Clone Records artist Blawan and Dutchman Roger Gerressen.
djtechtools.com got the scoop about what seems to be leaked screenshots of the new Ableton 9. From a good contact we know there is something cooking and a few months ago he/she confirmed that there will be a new version soon.
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With the past announcement of the Pioneer DDJ-SX DJ controller there was also the announcement of the new Serato DJ software. The Pioneer controller will be a dedicated Serato DJ controller. Serato DJ delivers all the features and performance to meet the demands of DJs at the top of their game and sets the new standard for controller DJs. The software will be released on November 1st, as will the DDJ-SX.
This week Propellerhead Software announced the Soul School 2 ReFill for Reason, Propellerhead’s award-winning music production system. As the sequel to its best-selling Soul School ReFill, Soul School 2 is an organic sounding and extremely flexible collection of soul loops and samples. A perfect starting point for song creation, creating new instrument performances with a vintage sound, or adding “classic spice” to any style of music.
IK Multimedia have released an update for their AmpliTube Custom Shop. This new version 3.9 brings with it awesome new amp and cabinet models from Orange and Carvin that are available for in-app purchase. If you want try before you buy, you can test drive fully working versions of any of our gear models for two days, giving you ample time to decide if they’re right for you. Download the free update of AmpliTube Custom Shop 3.9, and check out the latest gear.
Melodyne offers unique possibilities for the enhancement of audio – from vocal tuning to rhythmic editing and even harmonic restructuring. In the course of a series of free seminars, Celemony explains how to make effective use of these possibilities to correct and polish recordings. The free Melodyne seminars are being staged with the cooperation of the SAE Institute on SAE schools in a number of European countries from the end of October to the beginning of December. All Melodyne users as well as anyone else interested in the subject are welcome to attend.
IK Multimedia is proud to release a new version of VocaLive, the professional vocal effects processing app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. This major update includes enhanced control features, more intuitive Graphic User Interface and functionality and expanded compatibility with hardware devices giving performers even more versatility and options for virtually any singing/performance situation. Also compatible with IK’s iRig Mic, iRig PRE or iRig Mic Cast, VocaLive is the go-to mobile effects processor for vocal recording and performance.
Native Instruments today introduced DROP SQUAD, a new MASCHINE Expansion that highlights the deep sound of dubstep and bass music culture. Bringing synthesis to MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO for the first time, DROP SQUAD includes presets from NI’s MASSIVE synthesizer which now comes as a free download when users register or upgrade their MASCHINE software.