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Slate Digital VCC RC Tube Now Available
The VCC RC TUBE model brings the sound of a 1950’s all tube broadcast mixing console into your Digital Audio Workstation. Using both a channel plugin and mixbuss plugin, the RC TUBE will add true, nonlinear, dynamic analog artifacts that will make your mixes warmer, fatter, deeper, and richer sounding.
SmartAV Tango 2 Audio Workstation Controller Released
SmartAV thrilled to announce the release of Tango 2, the next hardware generation of our innovative audio workstation controller. This major upgrade improves upon the already impressive efficiencies of the Tango workflow, enhancing the user’s experience to allow for even greater control and customization capabilities. While the latest changes to the Tango are functional as well as cosmetic, the physical size and footprint of the system will remain the same, retaining the Tango’s stylish design and unique usability.
Expansion Controllers for Livid Instruments OhmRGB and Block
The XPC Expansion Controllers are a perfect addition to your Block or OhmRGB. These hand-held controllers plug right into your expansion jack and extend your realm of control. The XPC controllers are plug and play and don’t require any special setup. Housed in a sleek anodized aluminum case, these handy modules come in a variety of configurations that adds more continuous control to your rig.
Wavetable expansion for Tone2 ElectraX released
The Wavetable expansion features an inspiring selection of 200 presets for ElectraX programmed by a team of professional sound designers using new wavetables.
Image Line Groove Machine Available Now
Groove Machine is virtual ‘Groove Box’ within your sequencer, perfect for live performance or use it as a hybrid synthesizer, drum sampler or to create loops.
Madrona Labs Soundplane A Controller announced
The Soundplane A is a computer music controller with the sensitivity and feel of an acoustic instrument. It detects a wide range of touches on its walnut playing surface, from a light tickle to a very firm press. The Soundplane A can be configured as either a 150-note keyboard with position and pressure sensing on each key, or as one continuous surface.
Native Instruments DAMAGE by Heavyocity Announced
We got word from Native Instruments that they will release a new instrument for their Kontakt 5 Engine soon, called Damage. Developed in conjunction with Heavyocity, Damage is followup for their EVOLVE series and provides an arsenal of deeply sampled drums, crushing loops, and smashing one-shots, all recorded in brutal detail.
Elektron Octapacks Released – Machinedrum Upgrade Program
Elektron have let us know that there are new sounds available for the Octatrack. Together with Loopmasters you can know get some Dubstep and Electro sounds for your Octatrack sampler. Next to this news Elektron also have a program going so you can upgrade your Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII to SPS-1UW+ MKII.
Arturia Oberheim SEM V Coming Soon
After years without any addition to their Synthesizer Anthology series, Arturia will bring back to life in software format one of the world’s most sough-after synthesizers.
Sonalksis Version 3 Plug-ins Released
Sonalksis is pleased to announce the launch of Version 3 of the Sonalksis Studio One Plug-in Suite. All Sonalksis Plug-ins have been updated to take advantage of 64 bit processors and operating systems, and to ensure compatibility with your favourite audio software packages for years to come. Fully compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Celemony Artists Series – New Melodyne tutorials and films
In six new video tutorials, Celemony demonstrates techniques for the editing of lead vocals, the creation of way-out guitar parts, and the extraction and remixing of lead vocals from a playback using Melodyne. Other themes covered in the tutorials include the construction of beats from one-shot samples and the creative use of Melodyne’s Amplitude and Formant tools.
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.
Something for the Weekend: Olafur Arnalds Living Room Songs
Sometimes I (Eric) come across projects or videos that … well, that gives me love for music, love for life, just love! I instantly get into a wonderful good mood. And this week that project is from Ólafur Arnalds, a fantastic Icelandic musician. I don’t know what they have in the water there but I really like the music coming from this island. I probably don’t have to mention I am a big fan of Sigur Ros as well! Anyway, Ólafur had this project going this week called ‘Living Room Songs’. This week he creates and releases a new song, one per day for one whole week. The songs are being recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavík apartment and released instantly for FREE as streamed videos and MP3 downloads.
La Roux’s Ben Langmaid installs SSL Mynx and E Series modules
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles, is pleased to announce that Ben Langmaid, one half of electropop duo La Roux, recently installed a Solid State Logic Mynx carrying two E Series EQ modules in his London-based studio. In the five years since joining forces with Elly Jackson, La Roux’s striking lead singer, the outfit have risen swiftly through the pop ranks, even scooping a Grammy award earlier this year (2011) for their eponymously titled debut album.
Native Instruments iMaschine with Jamie Lidell (in bed) – Video
With the announcement of the Maschine Mikro a while back, Native Instruments also announced thier very first iPhone, iTouchand iPad called iMaschine. This App is an intuitive beat sketchpad based on MASCHINE’s groove production studio concept. iMASCHINE is perfect for developing song ideas anytime, anywhere. And that’s what Jamie Lidell will show us in the video below.