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Arturia Minimoog-V FREE on 21st June
Arturia announces the end of an agreement with Moog Music that will see its Moog Modular V and Minimoog V soft synths soon remerging as the updated and renamed Modular V and Mini-V, and is marking the occasion by giving away a one-off ‘commemorative’ edition of the Minimoog-V on World Music Day…
All Rob Papen Instruments Bundled with Explorer II
The complete Rob Papen Synth and FX collection ‘eXplorer II’ is a set of multi-award winning, high quality software plug-ins, which have become essential tools for many of the world’s leading music producers.
Modartt releases Steelpans add-on for Pianoteq
Modartt releases Steelpans add-on for Pianoteq. It includes 4 instruments offering a superb playability: Steel Drum, Spacedrum, Hand Pan and Tank Drum.
Propellerhead Reason 6.5 Version now available
Propellerhead today released new versions of their award-winning music making platform: Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials 1.5. New in these versions is the introduction of Rack Extensions—a groundbreaking new technology from Propellerhead that opens up the rack to third parties, enabling developers to create their own instruments and effects for Reason and allowing users to expand their collection of instruments and effects with the Reason devices they want.
Red Bull BPM DJ 2.0 Now Available
It has arrived: the 2.0 version of the Red Bull BPM DJ app. With this update, BPM takes another step in the development of touch device DJ’ing, adding social as well as technical features. BPM DJ 2.0 is now available in the App Store. DJ Julien Chaptal presents the new version in the second BPM tutorial video.
Electro-Harmonix redefines the Wah-Wah Pedal with new Crying Tone wah wah
With the unveiling of the new Crying Tone wah wah, Electro-Harmonix has re-invented this classic pedal and brought it into the 21st Century.
TC Electronic LM2 Radar Loudness Plugin for all major DAWs
The new LM2 plug-in features TC Electronic’s innovative Radar Display that gives you a quick – yet detailed – overview of the loudness landscape of any stereo audio signal. The main radar view shows you loudness history, while the outer ring displays momentary short-term loudness. Finally, True-peak Levels are shown in real-time on the right side of the user interface, completing the overview.
Dynaudio DBM50 – Desktop Monitors Now Available
From the handcrafted Dynaudio drivers to its beautiful exterior, DBM50 is specifically engineered to perfectly reproduce desktop mixes and truly represents a revolutionary new angle in desktop mixing.
Kris Menace and Steinberg – Ten Questions
German producer and electronic artist Kris Menace, or Christophe Hoeffel as his mum knows him, has been one busy body in recent years. Not only has Kris released an impressive array of singles under this specific moniker and runs two highly successful record labels, but has also remixed his way through a vast catalog of tracks for Lana Del Ray, Kylie Minogue, Depeche Mode and Robbie Williams to name but a few. His latest long player Electric Horizon was released a few months ago and is deemed to become one of this year’s most distinguished albums associated with electronic music.
Elektron Spotlight on Montonn Jira
Montonn Jira has more than one string to his bow. Actor, producer, engineer, DJ — name a field of work and he’s probably involved in it. His strong connections to both USA and Thailand, which is where he currently resides, is evident in his music. His productions are melting pots of influences, giving his sound a distinct and refreshing character.
Propellerhead Polar Rack Extension Announced
Propellerhead today announced Polar, a new Rack Extension audio effect to be available at the launch of the next versions of the company’s award-winning music making software Reason and Reason Essentials later this month.
Presonus Audiobox 1.2 Update Now Available
PreSonus is shipping AudioBox 1.2, a free update that significantly enhances the performance and versatility of their AudioBox 1818VSL interface and also provides a number of new features for its AudioBox USB, AudioBox 22VSL and AudioBox 44VSL audio/MIDI interfaces.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
These are the 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.
Denon SC2900 Official Announcement
Denon DJ SC2900 marks a revolution for Professional, Club and Studio DJs by bringing Denon DJs first ever static-platter controller and media player combining the ultimate in ground-breaking design and the highest in industry-standard quality.
iZotope Iris – Gearjunkies Review
iZotope is one of those developers of software that keeps innovating and doesn’t release your ‘middle of the road’ software. Where many developers keep releasing adaptions on a theme, iZotope often comes up with something new, … really new! Their latest product, Iris is just that!