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Steinberg Cubase 6 Elements available for Trial now
Cubase Elements 6, the smallest retail version of Steinberg‘s award-winning Cubase music production software, is now available as a free trial version for download.
Rob Fabrie using Rob Papen plug-ins
This video is an artist testimonial by Rob Fabrie aka Waxweazle, aka Headbanger. Rob is since the late 80s and early 90’s a producer of electronic music in mainly the ‘harder’ genres like hardstyle and hardcore, but has ventured in other genres like trance and clubmusic as well. He talks about the use of various Rob Papen plugins and let’s us see how he utilizes Robs plugins in a ‘haunting‘ hardcore track.
KORG monotribe times 12
What happens when you relay none less then twelve Korg Monotribes? Ready to tweak some real analog hardware? Check out this video from Korg Japan.
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: Aldo Aréchar with iXimix LiveRemote app
This weekend we have something pretty cool. Last week we had a give-away for the LiveRemote app from iXimix. The winner of the iPad app was Aldo Aréchar. He was so kind to make a video while using it in a project. We thought ‘wow, cool’! The result is actually far better then we imagined. We love it…!
Native Instruments and Mac OS X 10.7 compatibility
Native Instruments has conducted initial compatibility tests with pre-release versions of Mac OS X 10.7, and has found an issue that causes the 64-bit versions of NI applications to crash both when used stand-alone and as a plug-in.*
Celemony Capstan music restoration program out now
Celemony‘s new music restoration program Capstan is now available, a demo version online. Capstan removes wow and flutter from musical material of all kinds and commends itself therefore to professional restoration and mastering studios. The program runs as a stand-alone application under Windows and Mac OS and supports all common two-track formats.
SM Pro Audio M-Patch 4M Lets You Talk Back
SM Pro Audio announces the arrival of its new M-Patch 4M monitor controller, which combines precision attenuation and advanced audio source/destination switching with talkback capabilities—a first for the MPatch product group.
Yamaha to Launch Rupert Neve Designs 5045
As part of its new strategic partnership, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. will show the new Rupert Neve Designs–5045 Primary Source Enhancer at InfoComm 2011 in booth #823. Primarily used in live sound applications, the 5045 will be distributed by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems in North America.
Alesis iO Dock arrived at the Gearjunkies Techlab
The iO Dock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad or iPad 2 to create, produce, and perform music with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The iO Dock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad and iPad 2, and it gives musicians, recording engineers, and music producers the connectivity they need to create and perform with iPad. Connect all your pro audio gear to virtually any app in the App Store with the iO Dock.
Korg nanoSERIES2 Now Available
Compact and convenient, with serious functionality and features, nanoSERIES2 incorporates many user-requested enhancements and offers them up in the same ultra-slim casing as the original nanoSERIES. The size and color of the entire series nicely matches a laptop computer. Available in both white and black, the new units – the nanoKEY2, nanoPAD2 and nanoKONTROL2 – are an ideal choice in portable control for laptop musicians, DJs, remixers and anyone who wants to make music with their Mac® or PC. All three units are also a perfect addition to Korg’s 37-note microKEY USB MIDI keyboard.
VirSyn iSyn Poly – Electronic Music Studio app
iSyn Poly is an electronic music studio for use with Apple iPad. iSyn Poly places an unbelievable number of features including three studio-quality, fully programmable virtual analog synthesizers and a drum machine packed in just three different screens on your iPad!
Felix Cartal talks Reason – Video Interview
Felix Cartal spent his early years as a musical pinch hitter… filling in for local Vancouver rock bands whenever they suddenly needed a member. After taking a class on MIDI production in high school, however, Cartal realized both the advantages of being a solo artist and the power of producing with Reason. His sound still borrows heavily from his punk rock origins, using synths to convey the heaviness and aggression normally coming from guitar amps. After successful releases on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records and tours with MSTRKRFT, Felix Cartal is still driven by his band roots both in sound and production philosophy.
Digitech iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard Coming Soon
The Digitech iPB-10 Programmable Pedalboard sets a new standard for guitar signal processing. By harnessing the power of the iPad®, it combines the simplicity of a pedalboard with the flexibility of a multi-effects. The iPB-10 unleashes the ability to create and control guitar effects like never before.