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Keith McMillen Instruments SoftStep – Gearjunkies Review
More and more guitarists take the stage with their laptops and guitar software like Amplitube from IK Multimedia for example. Keyboard players, producers and studio engineers are used to the use of MIDI gear in their work, but what about the guitarist?
Whats Gobbler? Backing up, sending and organizing PRO AUDIO
Have you ever had a hard drive fail and didn’t have a backup? Do you have files spread across lots of external drives or computers? Do you wish there was a fast and reliable way to securely send and receive projects and media files that you’re working on? Well, it’s here: Gobbler!
NI about to discontinue KORE Music System
Native Instruments has decided to discontinue the KORE product range, in order to utilize its development resources in the best interest of its wider userbase.
Audiofile Engineering FiRe 2 App Released
Audiofile Engineering, creators of professional audio software for Mac OS X and iOS, has released FiRe 2, a new version of their popular field recording App that has been redesigned and rewritten from the ground up with a host of new features for the latest iOS devices.
Aalto 1.2 from Madrona Labs to be released this friday
Aalto, the innovative, fully patchable softsynth from Madrona Labs, is now at version 1.2. This update brings support for Windows 7 and Windows XP in addition to Mac OS X AU and VST. Aalto’s free-running complex oscillator and its lowpass gate module allow the creation of sounds that have been difficult or impossible to create with software until now. Aalto’s ingenious animated dials allow the user to both adjust and view signals in a way that is intuitive, fun and useful.
New Celemony tutorials show Melodynes practical uses
Celemony is building a bridge between manual and practice with their video tutorials. Practical examples that put across knowledge as well as inspiration for own works and demonstrate the possibilities of Melodyne editor show how to use this mighty audio tool. Three new tutorials are now available.
LiveRemote Ableton control app for iPad and iPhone
Kiss goodbye to your mouse and keyboard, and let your fingertips do the work with LiveRemote for you iPad, iPod or iPhone. LiveRemote connects to Ableton via CoreMidi networking technology with incredibly low latency of between 1-3ms. Control your session from the comfort of your couch, or whilst walking around the room. LiveRemote gives you direct and precise control over the many Live features.
Mac OS X Lion With 250 New Features Available in July
Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features and 3,000 new developer APIs, will be available to customers in July as a download from the Mac® App Store™ for $29.99. Some of the amazing features in Lion include: new Multi-Touch® gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, an innovative view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, the best place to find and explore great software, built right into the OS; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.
Apple Introduces iCloud
Apple introduced iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and automatically and wirelessly push it to all your devices. When anything changes on one of your devices, all of your devices are wirelessly updated almost instantly.
Kevin Porter & Germano Studios Equip With Focusrite ISA One
Since opening its doors in 2008, Germano Studios in New York City has hosted sessions for the who’s who of recording artists. In the studio´s short history, top artists such as Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and T-Pain have all called Germano home.
Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Shipping
A game-changing collaboration between Germany-based mp3 creator Fraunhofer IIS, and pioneering plug-in designer/manufacturer Sonnox Ltd., has produced a revolutionary solution for improving the quality of online music.
Roland Gaia SH-01 – Gearjunkies Review
Roland has a long history when it comes to synthesizers, and with that heritage, the task to uphold that ‘good’ name. Ok, there have been some ‘mistakes’ in the past but with all their good products we can easily forgive those little mistakes. With the GAIA, released a short while back, Roland has another nice synthesizer in the middle class section available.
Moog Sound Lab: Dorit Chrysler with customized Moog Etherwave Pro Theremin
Dorit Chrysler dynamically plays an original composition on her customized Moog Etherwave Pro, a theremin manufactured by Moog Music between 2004-2006, for an ethereal Moog Sound Lab.
SmithsonMartin Emulator Modular coming soon!
SmithsonMartin have posted a very interesting video of, what we believe, is a evolution of their Emulator DJ software. With this new version, Emulator Modular, multitouch capability will be added to your preferred software. In the video below they show us how this would work with Native Instruments Traktor software.
Universal Audio Donates $50,000 to Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Efforts
Like the rest of the world, the employees of Universal Audio were shocked and saddened by the devastation caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. To help the people of Japan rebuild, Universal Audio worked with its UAD Powered Plug-In customers in April, 2011, developing a promotion that resulted in a joint “customer and company” donation of $50,000 to American Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.