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Rob Papen Predator – bigger and better with Version 1.6.4.
Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce availability of Predator 1.6.4, the latest update to its killer ‘phat’-sounding soft synth. Rob’s soft synths have always defined cutting-edge contemporary music production: powerful virtual instruments and plug-ins that intermix innovative design, uncompromising sound quality, and musical, production-grade presets designed to make tracks truly shine, whatever the musical genre.
Native Instruments introduces ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER
Native Instruments introduced ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER, a new KONTAKT instrument featuring the sound of two classic drum kits from the 1950s. The kits provide the distinctive drum sound of the era, which was necessary to compete with the electrified instruments gaining popularity at the time. Recorded with both state-of-the-art and period equipment at Abbey Road Studios in London, 50s DRUMMER also includes a groove library, mixer presets, and a new set of brush articulations, delivering the authentic feel of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, and jazz from the 1950s.
Cymatic LR-16 USB Live Recorder Shipping
Cymatic Audio is an exciting new brand offering stand–alone Direct to USB recording to Thumb and Hard drives. Their first product, the LR-16, is being describes as the worlds easiest to use 16-Track recorder. Cymatic tells us that the LR-16 is now shipping.
New Sounds in the Nord Sample Library
Nord Keyboards have added new sounds to the Sample Library. The Hound was a digital synthesizer module with analog filters (VCF) developed in the late nineties by the Dutch company Cirko Electronics. Although it received good reviews when released, only 20 units were ever produced. It had a special “fatness” parameter that gave the sound more meat when applying a lot of resonance, 4-outputs and was 16-part multitimbral. Thanks to Eric van den Berk for making these samples!
Shure introduces new SE846 Sound Isolating Earphones
Last week Shure introduced the SE846 Sound Isolating Earphones featuring Quad High-Definition MicroDrivers with a three-way system configuration for dedicated low, mid and high frequency distribution. The patent-pending design of the SE846 includes a groundbreaking low-pass filter with true subwoofer that enables deep low-end performance without sacrificing clarity or detail.
Yard Sale Gear from Elektron – New Octatrack Soundpack
The pride of instruments you would normally find stowed away in some creaky attic has been restored. Goldbaby is the man behind this cultural achievement. He has dusted off his impressive inventory of forgotten and elusive gear and recorded them all. Soothing samba rhythms, cheap organs and plasticky and charming keyboard tones: the timelessness of the sounds make them forever contemporary.
The Complete Works of The Looploft
Our friends at The Looploft have announced an amazing promotion. They are introducing The Master Collection. EVERY loop ever released in EVERY format. Plus, you’ll receive 60% off of all future Loop Loft releases.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #154
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: Pigeons Daft Punk Medley
These past weeks there has been a lot of attention to the latest album by Daft Punk, ‘Random Access Memories’. If you have a presence on the internet, then you couldn’t dodge tweets, messages, comments or whatever that had this new album as a subject. Thoughts on the new album range from brilliant and genius, to ‘meh’ and ‘not bad’. Anyway, for this edition of “Something for the weekend” we turn to the band Pigeon for a medley of older Daft Punk tunes we all love.
Reason 7 and MIDI compatibility – Video
With the recently introduced version 7 of the Propellerhead Reason DAW users get to use their externat MIDI instruments. So now Reason 7 comes with MIDI out support to bring the sound of your favorite hardware synths and beat machines to the Reason rack. MIDI is handled by the new External MIDI Instrument device, fully integrated into the Reason environment. Automating MIDI equipment from Reason’s sequencer or even from control voltages in the Reason rack is a breeze to set up.
Introducing Animoog for Blackberry Z10
Well there’s a surprise out of Asheville! Moog have developed an Animoog version for the new Blackberry Z10. It is the first creative tool for the BlackBerry platform from Moog Music, the legendary electronic musical instrument company founded by Bob Moog.
Dave McNair – Mastering with Sonnox Pro-Codec on David Bowie album
Present mastering/mixing engineer extraordinaire Dave McNair. With a list full of credits ranging from Iggy Pop and Rod Stewart to Los Lobos, Tina Turner and most recently David Bowie, his expertise and trusted ears represent the last step in the record making process. Dave recently, sat down with Sonnox to share his experience using the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec.
Arturia updates Analog Classics – SEM V and Wurlitzer-V
Arturia is proud to announce availability of Oberheim SEM V 1.1.6 and Wurlitzer-V 1.0.5, the latest updates to its software recreations of the classic Oberheim Synthesizer Expander Module and Wurlitzer EP 200A electric piano.
XILS Lab introduce XILS V+ Vocoder Instrument
The XILS V+ combines a Vintage 10 band Vocoder, Supreme Top Octave Divider based Strings and Human Voices, or any sophisticated layering of these three elements. After more than one year of intense modelling deep in the basement of the Xils Laboratories, they offer you this complete recreation of a legend. Its unique vintage vibe and beauty that can only be brought back to life by precisely emulating different ancient and forgotten techniques.
Nektar Panorama P1 for Cubase, Nuendo and Reason now shipping
Nektar, the California based company behind the Panorama range of USB controllers, have started shipping the Panorama P1. The P1 is a compact control surface with 66 real-time controls, a color high-resolution TFT display and deep integration for Cubase, Nuendo and Reason.