First published in 2011, Sound On Sound editor-in-chief Paul White’s Producer’s Manual became an instant best-seller. Now the team behind the book present this all-new and expanded iPad edition featuring all of the original content across 320+ immersive pages alongside over an hour’s worth of video walkthroughs direct from Paul’s studio, fully enlargeable photos, diagrams and an expansive glossary.
A recent four-night stint for funk great Maceo Parker and band at San Francisco’s acclaimed new SFJAZZ Center was saved from an abrupt and untimely end, thanks to cool heads, quick thinking, and a well-placed PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 console.
The new flagship groove production studio delivers definitive hands-on control and new hi-res color displays. The ultimate groove has arrived. Finger drumming pioneer Jeremy Ellis performs a brand-new, completely live routine on MASCHINE STUDIO.
Korg announces the availability of OS 2.1 for its flagship KronosX Music Workstation and the original Kronos. It adds several new features as well as improvements to the CX-3 organ modeling engine.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading provider of tools for creative audio professionals is proud to announce that rock producer Romesh Dodangoda is the first UK producer to install the new SSL Sigma in his Long Wave Studio. Romesh has long been a user of SSL equipment, whether at his own studio facility, or in other commercial studios he chooses to work in.
From today on the Korg littlebits Synthkit is ‘officially’ released and available for pre-order from the littleBits website. This new littleBits Synth Kit is designed to allow users to create brand new sounds and build their own electronic instruments, the new Synth Kits will be shipping the first week of December and available at littleBits.com and select specialty retailers for $159.
Feeling lucky, punk? Well yes you should as dirty harry is being released as free ware now by de la Mancha. Dirty Harry used to be a payware VST synth, but since de la Mancha stopped selling any plugins at all, they will release it for free. Enjoy it in all its dirty, gritty, lofi glory!
Through our Facebook timeline we came acroos this video where Ken Macbeth introduces us to his new ‘little’ gem, The Bomber. Asking on price Ken states that the Osc ‘B’ as a module is normally £495.00GBP, the Filter ‘B’ as a module is normally £475.00GBP and the Dual EG as a module is normally £495.00GBP, these can be bought together for £1350.00GBP
Well, look at that! After the post on the Korg littleBits Synth Kit we got a heads-up from one of our followers on a similar project/product, Patchblocks. Another little DIY modular synth en processing system kit. With this you could create your own modular synthesiser by programming Patchblocks with their software editor. Could, because at the moment this is still a project on Kickstarter!
Steinberg announced the availability of Cubase BackPack, a portable recording and production solution featuring Cubase Artist 7 and the UR22 interface that ensures a charitable contribution to sustainable development in Africa.
Part of the classic line of renowned beat-making machines, supporting a whole generation of influential producers, the MPC Studio makes music production simple and intuitive; and at Akai Professional we are giving you the chance to win your very own MPC Studio.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Linplug‘s first Synth was released March 2000 and once again they now approach a release. The Spectral contains all of their experience from almost 14 years of synthesizer programming. Its not perfect, because the perfect synthesizer will never exist, but they emphasized once again a clear user interface, well sorted and a powerful engine under the hood.
Today a bit of a personal Something For The Weekend post. Last year the ‘I Am Legion‘ project emmerged onto our ‘music’ radar. It is a collaboration between a band we really like, Noisia from The Netherlands, and Foreign Beggars from the UK. This collaboration resulted in a full album and tour. The tour can still be caught in Europe and later this year in Australia.