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Introducing New API Channel Strip
One of the highlights of the recent AES convention in San Francisco was API‘s introduction of its brand-new Channel Strip. The API Channel Strip includes a 512C mic pre, the famous 550a EQ, the 527 compressor and the 325 line driver, all well-known and highly-coveted pieces in their own right, now packaged together.
Introducing Groovemaker Cool & Dre app
GrooveMaker Cool & Dre provides the elements for making ‘West Coast‘ and ‘Dirty South‘ style hip-hop beats for today’s radio and dance floor hit anthems and club-shakers. If you love the music from major hit record labels like Cash Money, Interscope and Def Jam, or the beats behind today’s super stars like Lil’ Wayne, Trey Songs, The Game, Mary J. Blige, and Nicki Minaj then you are going to love making beats with GrooveMaker Cool & Dre.
Audio Damage Phosphor available now
Phosphor is a VSTi/AU instrument modeled on the alphaSyntauri, a vintage digital additive synth. The original alphaSyntauri required an Apple //e to operate, but Audio Damage have gone ahead and eliminated the middle-man, and now you can have this classic digital synth in your DAW of choice.
Reloop Jockey 3 – The Mission III
Since the introduction of the highly successful Digital Jockey series, Reloop stands for digital tradition and consistent further development on the DJ controller market. With MISSION III, namely the Jockey 3, the Digital Jockey series will be newly defined.
Full Metal Jockey: When holding the new Jockey 3 in your hands for the first time, the sturdy significant metal construction as well as the high-quality manufacturing with nut-inserted potentiometers, smooth-running faders and backlit solid rubber buttons will immediately attract attention.
Sugar Bytes Thesys Consequence and Effectrix updates
Thesys and Consequence are now available in brandnew versions, with incredible new features. The new Midi Drag and Drop feature allows to drag the pattern directly into a midi track or to your desktop! That makes work a lot easier and invites to new experiments.
Rob Papen Punch VSTi – A Closer Look
Punch is a brand new speaker busting, body rattling software instrument from Rob Papen. It delivers synthesized drums in the finest audio quality and with some innovative new features for today’s music producer. You can use synthesis to build your own unique sounding drums, but also your own samples can be loaded into Punch to complete your kit. Your sounds can then be crafted using the stunning features, filters and huge synth power we all know from other RP synthesizers.
Richie Hawtin on 10 years of Digital DJing
Ean Golden had the opportunity to talk to Richie Hawtin at the NAMM this year. Interesting to know is that this month is the 10-year anniversary of the announcement of Final Scratch 1. Which is save to say the start of the ‘Digital Dj’ing’ movement.
Alesis StudioDock Pro Audio Dock For iPad
A product that didn’t get the attention it maybe deserves, this past week, but the Studiodock from Alesis could be the missing link in the studio for your iPad and music apps. The StudioDock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad to create, produce, and perform music with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The StudioDock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad, 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 StudioDock.
Tascam presents US-200 and US-600 USB Audio/MIDI Interfaces
TASCAM, an industry leader in digital interfaces, has launched two stylish, lightweight, units perfectly suited for mobile musicians and home recording enthusiasts: the US-200 and US-600 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interfaces. Each has a MIDI input and output, and each uses USB 2.0 for high-speed, low-latency conversion. Both interfaces have a ¼” stereo headphone output with zero-latency direct monitoring, switchable in either mono or stereo.
The SHOW in Video
After the press releases and announcements from the WinterNAMM, now the videos are coming in. We have listed some interesting videos (as links) below for you to check out the ones you might think interests you. The list is very much subjectif and totally incomplete I am sure… We will try to update the list the coming days.
Finally – Get your Teenage Engineering OP-1
We just got the news that Teenage Engineering finally is releasing the most anticipated product of the last two years (give or take a few months). However, the first batch of OP-1‘s has already been sold out. Teenage Engineering is ready for your reservation of an OP-1 synthesizer. As soon as new stock has arrived you will be notified. The OP-1 will be sold at a price of 799 Euros.
Muse Research Introduces the RECEPTOR 2 + Line
Muse Research & Development has announced that its renowned RECEPTOR 2 line of Hardware Plug-in Players has been upgraded to deliver even more impressive performance over its predecessors.
Waves accounces C6 Multiband Compressor
Waves Audio offers the C6 Multiband Compressor. For years, the Waves C4 has been a favorite of studio engineers the world over, and in live sound, it has become a must-have for front-of-house and monitor engineers. The C6 builds upon its predecessor’s functionality, and takes it to the next level.
Waves announces V8 (Version 8) Plug-ins
Waves Audio is premiering V8, the new version of Waves plugins. One of Version 8’s most exciting highlights is that several classic plugins will be getting facelifts: L1 Ultramaximizer, S1 Stereo Imager, DeEsser, TrueVerb, Q10 Equalizer, C1 Compressor/Expander and AudioTrack will all feature a fresher, more up-to-date look.
Waves announces Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter
Waves Audio in association with Aphex, is set to release their modeled plugin version of the original Aphex Aural Exciter. Officially called the Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter, the new plugin is based on one of two prototype tube-powered units developed by Aphex during the mid seventies.