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New Classic Emulation for the iPad – ElliottGarage EGDR808
ElliottGarage presents EGDR808, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80′s. Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the vintage fanatics. You can play with the rythm presets included or you can create your own pattern.
Camel Audio Alchemy New Soundset – Ian Boddy: Analogica
Camel Audio is pleased to announce the release of Ian Boddy: Analogica for Alchemy and the Free Alchemy Player. Ian Boddy: Analogica contains 150 presets and costs just 59USD / 49EUR / 39GBP.
A-Designs EM-PEQ Finds Its Place With Dave Pensado
Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Dave “Hard Drive” Pensado has a mind-numbing list of amazing record credits to his name, including mixes he’s done for Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Michael Jackson and many others. But the thing that probably endears him most to fans these days is this year’s launch of his weekly Web show, Pensado’s Place, in which he and co-host Herb Trawick discuss a wide variety of music and recording topics with high-profile guest engineers, producers, record executives and artists.
V-MODA Crossfade M-80 Metal On-Ear Headphone Now Available
V-MODA, the multi-platinum selling maker of headphones trusted by the pros and elite, deploys its best-sounding metal masterpiece yet, the Crossfade M-80. Masterfully tuned by a legion of legendary musicians, producers and DJs, M-80 packs unique materials, professional acoustics, natural noise isolation, ultimate ergonomics and military-level ruggedness into a design 53% smaller than its now legendary, over-ear sibling, Crossfade LP. M-80’s first-class materials are virtually indestructible including a steel frame, STEELFLEX headband, interchangeable brushed metal shields, durable microfiber suede and replaceable memory foam cushions. The M-80 also comes fully loaded with two Kevlar-reinforced microphone cables for universal smartphone compatibility and an exoskeleton carrying case for added road warrior armor.
Tone2 Audiosoftware announce AkustiX Enhancer plugin
Tone2 Audiosoftware are proud to announce their soon to be released effect plugin AkustiX Enhancer, a collection of enhancement effects designed to complement the mix and mastering process. Each effect is based on the latest developments in psycho-acoustic research and offers multiple ways to customize your recordings by using psycho-acoustic processing to shape and enhance your sound.
New Focusrite Console For Costa Mesa Studios
The Focusrite Control 2802 small-format recording console is now available globally, having been unveiled to the world in April 2011. The Control 2802 marks Focusrite’s first foray into the console market for almost 20 years, following the company’s rich mixer heritage that launched them into the world of recording in the late ’80s.
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.
SKYLIFE announces SampleRobot 4 Sampling Suite
SKYLIFE announces the upcoming release of new SampleRobot 4 Sampling Suite. With the Sampling Suite everybody who is into sampling will get a complete software package to master all sampling challenges elegantly and fast. Therefore the Sampling Suite offers a comprehensive and sophisticated set of tools for instrument mapping and export, auto sampling, MIDI remote control, format conversion, batch and auto-loop processing, sample playback and synthesis. It was never easier to build sample-based instruments on a professional top quality level.
Serato Scratch Live 2.3. Free Update Available
Serato Audio Research announce the release of Serato Scratch Live 2.3, the latest free software update for Serato Scratch Live DJs.
Karma-Lab Releases Catalyst – Sounds for Korg Kronos
Karma-Lab introduces Catalyst Volume 1 – Creativity Xplosion!, a new set of 32 exciting and inspiring KARMA-fied combis for the Korg Kronos. Priced at only US$32, the sound set includes grooves, backing tracks and sonic textures in a wide variety of styles, ranging from a mixture of Hip-Hop, Dance, Electronica, Trance & Techno categories to Ambient, Jazz, New-Age, Film Score, and World/Ethnic categories.
FXpansion Geist Expander: Analogue Mayhem
FXpansion is proud to present Analogue Mayhem, a Geist Expander featuring edgy, organic electronic sounds generated almost exclusively with a large analogue modular synthesizer. Its unique character and texture is ready to deploy in Geist’s fast and intuitive sample-sequencing environment – insane sequences, deranged SFX bursts, deep basses, lush chord stabs and multi-sampled synthetic drums which use Geist’s round-robin, velocity layering and FX treatments for expressive depth and sonic variation.
Reason 6 Pulveriser Demolition Action – Video
The Pulveriser plugin is one of the three new effect devices within Reason 6, next to the Alligator en the Echo. In this micro tutorial Propellerhead take a look at the Pulveriser. Pulveriser is a sound demolition unit capable of destroying your signal but before you turn those knobs up to eleven, I wanted to show you that Pulveriser also excels at being an audio sweetener. In today’s world of pristine digital recording, meticulously sampled instruments, and quantized MIDI it’s sometimes necessary to add a little color and grit to your otherwise perfect material.
Delora gbTouch 3 iPad application available now
Harmony Systems, Inc. announced the worldwide availability of gbTouch 3, another significant upgrade to the Delora gbTouch iPad music application. gbTouch 3 functions as a remote controller for the Apple GarageBand application program on the Mac.
Elysia alpha TDM Out Now
This one took Elysia longer than they thought… Anyway, the TDM version of the alpha compressor plugin is now available as a free upgrade to your existing license. Just download the new installer and you’ll be ready to go. Elysia would sincerely like to thank everybody for the great amount of patience you had with them.
ARTURIA announces Spark D.I.Y. Kits
Arturia are proud to release two free D.I.Y. kits for the joy of Spark users and experimenters! These two kits offer 24 instruments.