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New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #225

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. Apparently they are saving up releases for the holliday season so the number of new releases is rather small this week.

Fabfilter Pro-Q 2 – Gearjunkies review

Fabfilter Pro-Q 2 – Gearjunkies review

Today we are gonna take a look at the new Pro-Q2 EQ, the successor of the populair Pro-Q by masterminds FabFilter. The original Pro-Q was already a big hit with producers and studios all over the world but with Pro-Q2 the Fabfilter team knocked it out of the park. New to this update are : Natural Phase mode,Full screen Mode, Spectrum Grab,EQ Matching,Notch filter, Bandpass Filter, Tilt Shelf,Q factor till 96db/oct, Improved linear phase mode,Autogain,Gain Scale, Gain q interaction, Piano display,Phase invert option,Improved spectrum analyzer and optional output metering.

Alpine Music Safe Pro – Gearjunkies Review

Alpine introduces a new member of their hearing protection family, the MusicSafe Pro. Off course we are very interested if these new earplugs are indeed better then he PartyPlugs, so we took hem for a test run. As we’ve said before, nothing is more important to a music fanatic then your ears!

Native Instruments releases innovative TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 all-in-one DJ system

Native Instruments just released the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 – symbolizing a leap forward in digital DJing with innovative touch-sensitive controls and full-color displays that steer focus away from the laptop, and create an unbroken link between the DJ and the crowd. The all-in-one TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 also features a 4-channel standalone mixer, extensive audio interface, and enhanced performance decks for advanced integration of TRAKTOR PRO 2’s Remix Decks.