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Announcing Rupert Neve 543 Mono Compressor for 500 Series
Rupert Neve Designs has introduced of the Portico 543 Mono Compressor, which delivers unobtrusive, musical-sounding dynamic control and brick-wall limiting found in the Portico 5043 module to the 500 series format. The 543 features a fully controllable compressor-limiter with feed-forward/feed-back modes, Peak/RMS detection and a built-in sidechain high-pass filter. With an unrivaled heritage and a tremendous feature set, the 543 yields a combination of rich warmth, flexibility and precision that is sure to resonate in the ears of sound engineers the world over.
Waves Version 8 released
Waves are excited to announce the release of the new Waves Version 8. V8 adds the horsepower of the vintage-modeled V-Series to selected Waves bundles, and brings a fresh new look to several classic plugins. V8 includes a host of new technical features and bug fixes. In addition, more Waves plugins than ever are now available individually.
Avid Torq 2.0 DJ Software – Video Overview
Torq® 2.0 DJ software takes you beyond beat matching and into the future of DJ performance and real-time production. Don’t just spin tracks—reinvent them. Take advantage of all four decks to create unique, complex, and dynamic mixes. Develop your own sound using high-quality, innovative effects and a powerful built-in sampler. Go beyond crossfading by transitioning between tracks in exciting new ways using the innovative new Traq Morph™ feature. You can easily integrate Torq 2.0 with turntables, CD decks, and a variety of popular DJ controllers—or run the software on its own. Designed for rock-solid stability and peak performance, Torq 2.0 gives you unlimited ways to create your own sound on the dance floor, in the studio, and beyond.
Tom Oberheim SON OF 4 VOICE
The audio that screams from an SEM is fat, fine and funky, with a tonal variety unlike any other sound-generating device on this rock we call home. Gang up four of these monsters, and you’ve got sounds that’re thicker than thunder. SON OF 4 VOICE’s SEMs bring back vintage ’70s design … 100% discrete analog … absolutly no custom chips. SO4V can be used as a 4-voice polyphonic synth or as 4 individual synths under MIDI control. Two SO4Vs can be ganged together to create an 8-voice.
Steinberg Cubase 6 Webinar
This webinar will show attendees how to utilize state-of-the-art transient and tempo detection, advanced audio quantization and drum replacement functions — developed in conjunction with recording professionals and top-notch studio drummers. To round out this webinar, attendees will be introduced to the revolutionary VST Expression 2 technology for creating and editing multiple controller values in a single graphical interface directly on the note they belong to. Invaluable for demanding orchestral arrangements as well as cutting-edge electronic music, VST Expression 2 reinvents the composer’s editing workflow.
Softube FET Compressor – Features and Tutorial Video
This is a first in a series of videos Softube will produce and shows off the award winning FET Compressor. The video gives a short overview of the controls and a nice tutorial of how to use it in a mix. The video was made in cooperation with Mix Sensei.
Waldorf Blofeld – The Black Editions
What’s that we are seeing on the Waldorf website? Waldorf is announcing special editons of the Blofeld desktop and keyboard synhtesizer. In stylish black!
Monome ARC – Video
Recently we posted an article on this beautiful new controller from Monome called ARC. Below is a video showing us how it works with a monome controller. We still think it’s just beautiful.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
SoundsToSample Riemann Special: Synths 01 Mainroom FX 2 Bounce Arpeggio Loopmasters High Rankin Dubstep Tearout Prince Fatty Crucial Dub
Softube Offers Crossgrade for PowerCore Users
On January 19, TC Electronic announced that they will cease further development of the PowerCore platform. Softube offers a crossgrade for PowerCore users that own Tube-Tech CL 1B or Vintage Amp Room for PowerCore.
M-Audio Venom Vyzex software editor
One of bigger announcements of the past NAMM was the M-Audio Venom. This 49-key synthesizer combines the character of classic analog synths with modern digital processing to deliver an aggressive, infectious new sound. Whet your appetite with the included presets, then sink your teeth into creating original sounds—from atmospheric and subtle, to angry and downright nasty. Easily tweak parameters from the intuitive top-panel interface, or explore endless sound design and configuration possibilities with the included software editor. Perform bass lines, leads, and more with a full-size keyboard designed to satisfy serious players. You can even use Venom as an audio interface with Pro Tools M-Powered* and other music software—forming a powerful production machine to take your music in dangerous new directions.
New firmware and software updates for KRK ERGO
Released in 2008, the popular ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization) is a stand-alone hardware room correction system that corrects recording studio acoustics and is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems. The state-of-the-art ERGO improves any studio mixing space by correcting for “real world” acoustic problems. In addition to firmware and software updates, KRK ERGO now offers support for Microsoft® Windows® 7 (64 and 32-bit) and Apple® Mac OSX Snow Leopard® operating systems, making it fully compatible with all major operating systems used in recording and production.
Delora gbTouch iPad application for Garageband control
Harmony Systems, Inc. announced the worldwide availability of Delora gbTouch, an iPad application that functions as a remote controller for Apple’s Garageband.
Soundcraft Si Compact 16 added to Si Compact series
Drawing on the heritage of Soundcraft‘s acclaimed Si Series digital live sound mixers, the Si Compact packs powerful digital mixing facilities along with stunning Lexicon effects into a small footprint console. All this and more without compromising a powerful feature set. The Si Compact 16 feature 16 recallable mic pre amps plus 4 stereo returns for a total of 24 inputs to mix; each input is ‘fully equipped’ with compressors, gates, parametric EQ, High Pass Filter and delay.
Gearjunkies NAMM 2011 Favorits
Allthough several new products ‘leaked’ before the doors of the NAMM show were opened, we didn’t think we would get so many announcements or product updates as we actually did. To be honest, we were damn busy for a couple of days. There were enough manufacturers that managed to keep wraps on the new stuff till last friday and therefor surprised us with new goodies.