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Beauty on the iPad – Jonas Eriksson Synthesizer 76 – Available Now
Almost one year ago we had a post on this really beautiful designed synthesizer app for the iPad. At that time it was nothing more then a design study by Jonas Eriksson, a self-proclaimed ‘pixel bitching’ Swede. But guess what? Via the Twitter feed of Steve Angello (Swedish Hosue Mafia) we found out that the app is available through the App Store!
Patrick Wolf tours with Dante-enabled iLive System
Eclectic British musician, Patrick Wolf, has embarked on another European tour with a Dante-enabled Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system managing both FOH and monitors, supported by PA company, Brit Row.
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.
Steinberg Triebwerk – New expansion pack for HALion and HALion Sonic
Steinberg today released its latest VST Sound Instrument Set. Triebwerk is a sound expansion pack for HALion 4, HALion Sonic and HALion Sonic SE, boasting more than 400 presets, created for pop, house and everything in between by renowned sound designers and industry professionals.
Tekit Audio releases Anniversary Bundle
To celebrate the one year anniversary of Tek’it Audio, Tek’it Audio launch the “Anniversary Bundle” a special offer that include all the commercial plug-ins of Tek’it Audio for half the price.
Alesis Samplepad Introduced
Alesis, the world’s fastest growing electronic drum brand, introduces SamplePad, a compact four-pad instrument that gives drummers access to a limitless palette of sounds. Alesis will showcase SamplePad at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 9-12.
iZotope Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced Now Available
iZotope a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, announces the release of Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced. Ozone 5 is an update to iZotope’s critically acclaimed software mastering suite. Ozone 5 Advanced is a professional mastering suite that expands Ozone’s feature set with individual component plug-ins, extended features, and the brand-new Ozone Meter Bridge.
GarageBand for iPhone and iPod Touch Now Available
Apple today announced that GarageBand, its breakthrough music creation app, is now available for iPhone and iPod touch users. Introduced earlier this year on iPad, GarageBand uses Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface to make it easy for anyone to create and record their own songs, even if they’ve never played an instrument before.
Rode Soundbooth Announced
RØDE Microphones is extremely proud to announce the RØDE Soundbooth, an industry-first microphone demonstration application that allows users to audition a wide selection of RØDE microphones, professionally recorded across a range of instruments.
MOTU 4Pre Hybrid 6X8 Audio Interface Introduced
MOTU have introduced their new 4PRE Hybrid (Firewire and USB) audio interface. Availability will be pretty soon according to MOTU. The interface will be priced at (around) 485 Dollars.
Edelweiss – Rosegarden 11.11 Released
The Rosegarden team is proud to announce the release of version 11.11 of Rosegarden, an audio and MIDI sequencer and musical notation editor for Linux. A long time in the making, this release combines a number of bug fixes with two major sub-projects that happened to come together right at the same time, and several completely new features as well. It is probably our most substantial offering since the landmark 10.02.
Novation Twitch – Edison gets his hands dirty – Video
Controllerist champion Edison gets his hands dirty with Twitch, controlling Ableton Live through a custom-made MIDI map. Novation TWITCH is a DJ controller with a completely new take on DJing. The worlds of digital DJ and Controllerist are colliding; performers are looking for new ways to manipulate music.
Cakewalk PC4K S Type Channel Compressor released
A must-have addition to your effects arsenal, the new PC4K S-Type Channel Compressor adds vintage-era, console-style, channel compression to every ProChannel strip in SONAR X1 Producer Expanded.
Delora KymaConnect Mac OSX application Released
Harmony Systems announced the availability of KymaConnect, a Mac OSX connectivity application for Symbolic Sound Kyma™ users that adds even more functionality to the successful Delora PacaConnect product. KymaConnect reduces cost and on-stage or studio setup complexity while offering expanded capability to users of both Paca(rana) and Capybara sound engines.