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New Elektron Octatrack Soundpack – MPC Memories
Elektron have, together with Goldbaby, released a new sound pack for the Octatrack. The MPC Memories Sound pack pays a tribute to the MPC60, the beat making machine that forever changed the course of musical history. Goldbaby has put this gem of an instrument to work and has used it to sample hundreds of vinyl hits, drum machine one shots, and FX sounds. From now on, the Octatrack can’t stop, won’t stop.
New sample label Raw Cutz launched
Raw Cutz is the fresh sample label from Erik Svahn and Matt Pelling, the guys behind Loopmasters and Equipped Music – it’s a fresh look at the world of sampling through the eyes of those that have been involved with the sampling industry since its inception in the early 1990s.
Coming Soon – DigiTech Element and Element XP Multi-Effect Pedals
The elements of perfect guitar tone start here: HARMAN’s DigiTech announced the introduction of its Element and Element XP, two versatile guitar multi-effects pedals that offer hundreds of sounds, effects, amps and cabinets, drum machine and much more.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #173
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.
Something For The Weekend: I Dream Of Wires – Hardcore Edition
Due to overwhelming demand, a repress of I DREAM OF WIRES: HARDCORE EDITION has been announced, an independent documentary epic exploring the history, demise and resurgence of the ultimate electronic music machine, the MODULAR SYNTHESIZER. Available to order now from the new SCIENCE WITH SYNTHESIZERS webshop, and coming soon to other select retailers.
Lots of new sounds for Nord Lead 4 Synth
Six very different sound designers have created a wide range of new sounds covering everything from classic analog vintage leads and pads, FM pianos, evil distorted rave basses and complex performance patches with multilayered synchronized arpeggiating monsters and much more.
Mixvibes Cross DJ now syncs with Rekordbox
Mixvibes is introducing an interesting new function with version 2.6 of their Cross DJ software for mac and pc. You now can sync rekordbox™ within Cross DJ. As you know, CDJ-2000NXS are the club standard. All it takes is a USB stick and you’re ready to rock any venue. However, at home, some people use DJ software with CDJs, controllers or DVS. To retrieve their hot cues, loops and playlists in the club’s CDJ-2000NXS, they have to prepare their music in rekordbox™. With rekordbox sync, what is already prepared in Cross DJ is automatically reflected in rekordbox™.
Introducing WaveDNA Liquid Rhythm Beat Generation Software
WaveDNA is excited to announce a significant update to the full version of Liquid Rhythm beat generation software, including powerful new MIDI sequencing and editing tools to create and remix drum patterns. This can now be achieved either directly in Ableton Live clips via Max4Live as a plug-in, or as a stand-alone application. Additionally, the company has released Liquid Rhythm Intro, a condensed version of Liquid Rhythm to increase accessibility for the electronic musician, music producer, DJ and film/television composer communities of music creators.
Akai Pro updates MPC Software to version 1.5 with new features
This week Akai Pro have released the latest version of the MPC Software (version 1.5). Next to several maintenance improvements of the sofware, Akai has added some new features as well. In the video below Dan Gill shows off some of these new features of the 1.5 version software.
Free Melodyne Seminars at SAE – European Dates
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.
Play Multiple Monophonic Synths with Future Retro MondoVox
The Future Retro Mondovox provides new ways to play, control, and breathe new life into your MIDI sound modules. With the Mondovox, you can polyphonically play up to 16 monophonic synthesizers in ways you would expect to find in features-laden polysynths, expanding upon those ideas for many new and exciting possibilities.
Electrodyne 2501 and 2511 Unveiled by Petes Place Audio
Recently we showed you the video of the new Electrodyne 2501 pre amp. This week Pete’s Place informed us that the 2501 and the 2511 Equalizer are being launched. In January of 2009, Electrodyne and Pete’s Place Audio teamed up to bring back the classic Electrodyne brand in 500 Series module form with the launch of the 501 discrete two-stage studio preamp and 511 two-band inductor EQ. Now, almost five years later, the two companies have come together once again to offer dual mono-channel, 19-inch rack-mounted versions of both products known as the Electrodyne 2501 and 2511.
New MOOG Minifoogers soon?
The very attentive users on the Sequencer.de forum did catch another ‘booboo’ from a retailer. It seems that Sweetwater already have printed their coming catalog and already posted a new line of Minifoogers by Moog. The new series are all analog effect pedals and consists of a MF Trem, MF Delay, MF Ring, MF Boost and MF Drive.
Manley Labs Celebrates 25 Years with Customer Rebate (USA)
Manley Labs, a privately owned company that designs, manufactures and distributes high-end analog audio equipment, announced a rebate program in the USA for their best selling audio products. The rebate is Manley’s way of celebrating the 25th anniversary of their company that proudly manufactures all their products in the USA. The rebate began October 1 and be active thru December 31, 2013.
Elysia Museq – The Musical Equalizer
The museq plugin makes our musical equalizer come alive on your DAW. It has all the original sound and functions the hardware is known and loved for, including the outstanding high/low cut filters with resonance and the Warm Mode sound shaper.