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Moog Little Phatty Stage II Discontinued
Moog Music announced the discontinuation of the Little Phatty Stage II analog synthesizer. Moog plans to continue building a limited quantity of units at their factory in downtown Asheville while parts and materials last, which is not expected to be more than two months. The Little Phatty was released in 2006 as a tribute to the life and legacy of Moog Music founder and synthesizer pioneer, Bob Moog. Following the passing of Dr. Moog, The Little Phatty was the first Moog synthesizer designed by Moog Music’s Chief Engineer, Cyril Lance.
64-bit compatibility for PT11 and Logic Pro X with Rob Papen
Virtual instrument and effects plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce full compatibility with Avid Pro Tools 11 and Apple Logic Pro X.
iPhone compatibility for RODE Lavalier, PinMic and HS1
RØDE Microphones has announced the release of the MiCon-11 adaptor cable, which provides connection between the RØDE HS1 headset, PinMic and Lavalier microphones, and TRRS devices such as the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch as well as a large number of Android phones and tablets.
Impact Soundworks Trial Pack – Free Download
Impact Soundworks released the Impact Soundworks Trial Pack, a free download showcasing a collection of 26 carefully-selected Kontakt patches and 32 loops from their critically-acclaimed catalog of sampled instruments. The Trial Pack contains a wide range of sounds including ambient textures, world instruments, guitars, bass, percussion, and even patches from the recently-released CURIO: Cinematic Toy Piano.
Free 60s and 70s sampled sound with UVI Mello
With this free instrument from UVI, they bring back the sounds of the 60s and 70s. Mello is the latest addition to UVI’s stable of award-winning software instruments. As such, UVI has strove to deliver a complete and authentic-sounding software recreation of the popular music landscape-changing 350lb behemoth.
Download Novation Supernova Soundpack Volume 2 for free
The second instalment of classic Supernova patches is now available for free download! Original sound designer Phill Macdonald has put together another 64 sounds to turn your UltraNova or MiniNova into the classic Novation virtual analogue monster.
Fairlight partners up with Adobe
Fairlight is proud to announce the partnership with Adobe, through its Technology Partner Program. This collaboration enables the development of tactile hardware control surfaces for Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Anywhere.
Zynaptiq Acquires Prosoniq Product Line And Technologies
Zynaptiq announces the acquisition of Prosoniqʼs complete IP, including their current and past product line, technologies, patent rights, research data and license contracts, effective March 1st, 2014. Zynaptiq will continue to offer the current line of Prosoniq products.
Introducing the Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat MB-7 Mixer 2.0
Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat’s MB-7 Mixer 2.0, a complete rewrite of their multiband processing plug-in, now including multiband VST hosting capabilities.
Vinyl and CDJ Control with Serato DJ 1.5 Update
Serato brings Vinyl and CDJ control to Serato DJ, with their latest update version (1.5). The software inherits their world class NoiseMap™ DVS technology, refined for over 10 years in Serato Scratch Live. Coming October 2013, Serato DJ will support a number of brand new hardware devices, designed specifically for use with Serato DJ. Support for a number of existing Scratch Live devices will come to Serato DJ in February 2014.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #169
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.
DigiTech introduces new Vocalist Live FX Vocal Effect Processor
The Vocalist Live FX is DigiTech‘s next generation vocal effect processor with studio quality vocal effects and new Live Adapt listening technology. When you’re on stage you need the same high performance and superior audio quality you’re accustomed to from the studio. The new Vocalist Live FX puts professional studio grade vocal effect processing at your feet on stage. Licensed Lexicon reverb, dbx compression, and Automatic Feedback Supression give you powerful tools to make every vocal performance powerful captivative, and engaging to your audience
Something For The Weekend: Kid Baltan – Song of the Second Moon
This edition of ‘Something For The Weekend‘ is rather a special and personal one. This week Dick Raaymakers (a.ka. Kid Baltan) has passed at the age of 83 years old. We are pretty sure that very little of our readers and followers will know who Kid Baltan was, but for us it was an inspiring person and also an important person when it comes to electronic music. Dick Raaymakers was a pioneer in the field of electronic music and tape music but he has also realized numerous music theater pieces and has published many theoretical essays.
Korg Introduces the KR MINI (Rhythm)
Korg is bringing back the classic rhythm machine as a mini drum machine. Energize your practices and performances with diverse rhythm patterns! The KR mini – an easy, simple and compact rhythm machine with a built-in speaker and optional battery power for play-anywhere convenience.
MOTU introduces 8pre USB 16 x 12 audio interface/optical expander
With the new MOTU 8pre you can turn your computer into a powerful digital audio workstation with eight mic inputs. Or add eight high-quality mic/instrument inputs to your current system. The new interface is shipping now.