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Journeys and Entangled Species with free AAS Player plug-in
Applied Acoustics Systems announces the release of the Journeys and Entangled Species sound banks, which now includes the free AAS Player plug-in. The new AAS Player plug-in embeds the String Studio VS-1 string modeling synthesizer engine allowing one to play and use sounds from the Journeys and Entangled Species sound banks in AAS’ simplest and most affordable plug-in to date. AAS Player focuses on immediacy, ease of use, and sound quality to provide a truly immersive sonic experience.
DirectEMX VST Editor for your Korg Electribe MX
DirectEMX is a VSTi MIDI plug-in that allows you to control in real-time every sound shaping parameters of the Korg EMX-1 Music production station in your DAW. Programming your own patches with DirectEMX is really easy as every single parameter is well arranged (like on the original EMX) and directly accessible from a clean interface. As a benefit of the host integration, DirectEMX provides an incredible feature set including total recall and parameters automation, combined with the power, stability and punchy sound of the EMX.
VERMONA Mono Lancet Modular Dock available
The Modular Dock is the connection between the Mono Lancet and your modular system. It can be your start into the modular world as well as a great expansion for the modules you already have. The “Modular Dock“ is an optional extension for the analog synthesizer “Mono Lancet” by VERMONA. It comes in form of a 3HE eurorack module (22 HP).
Tom Oberheim SEM Modules available now
The roster of Oberheim keyboards is legendary and the groundbreaking Synthesizer Expander Module, the SEM, was the sonic engine that started it all. Whether standing alone and singing via CVs and gates, or grouped in a Tolex-covered case with a keyboard to become a Two-Voice with a mini-sequencer, a Four-Voice, or the rare and godlike Eight-Voice, the SEM produces a gutsy, unique palette of sounds that have always been gotta-have-‘em parts of the serious keyboardist’s toolkit.
Be heard with the Waves JJP Mixing Competition
Waves is giving you the opportunity to get your mix be heard by one of the industry hottest Grammy winning producers out there, Jack Joseph Puig.
Synapse Audio releases new flagship synth DUNE
After a long development time, Synapse is proud to present DUNE, a new, cutting edge synthesizer designed for professional music producers. DUNE is a subtractive/virtual-analog type synthesizer which introduces new, innovative features never seen before in instruments of this type.
Deadmau5 releases Xfer Samples for Loopmasters on Beatport
You know the old saying: to catch a bigger mouse, build a better mousetrap. Now Loopmasters are offering beats that snap like the jaws of a steel trap, courtesy Deadmau5 himself.
Whats New with touchAble 1.1? – Video
In its newest version, touchAble 1.1, the touchAble team has added a number of most wanted enhancements and some new powerful extra features, making this complete controller for Ableton Live more flexible, more reliable and faster. This include: tempo control, resizable tracks and slots, relative faders, global record, new menus design, inertial scrolling, and a set of great enhancements.
And here it is – Apple iOS 4.2.
Apple today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint.
Vintage Tape Sound with Nomad Factory Magnetic
Nomad Factory proudly announces the launch of “MAGNETIC“, a truly realistic “Real to Real” audio tape warming effect plug-in that gives your audio tracks the exclusive vintage tape sound which your ears crave. This effect can inject sterile audio with the warmth and character of classic tube circuitry and analog tape saturation. The plug-in features pure analog reel-to-reel tape speeds, tape/tube saturation and tape color effects, as well as a dedicated vintage style EQ and a built in Boost mastering section. The result is a creamy, warm sound that can only be achieved by MAGNETIC.
Public Beta of Elysia Alpha Compressor available now
The alpha compressor plugin is the software reincarnation of Elysia’s famous mastering compressor. It gives you a painstaking emulation of the sound and features the hardware is known and popular for – programmed by the code experts from Brainworx.
Vintage Drum Machine app … for Android
This year our focus was pretty much exclusively on Apple and its iPad when it came to music apps. We are still in the middle of our iPad and music apps series (part one and two). And we also took a look at the competition of the iPad touchtablet wise. And the conclusion (in short) was that Apple had a big lead when it came to music apps for use in a studio and/or stage environment.
Something for the Weekend: Original Korg MS-20 vs. iMS-20
Talk of the town last week. KORG released a vintage synth recreation for the iPad. After the earlier this year released iElectribe, they now gave us the iMS-20 app. The original MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and was in production until 1983. Although the MS-20 follows a conventional subtractive synthesis architecture of oscillators/filter/vca, its patch panel allows some rerouting of both audio and modulation, and it includes an external signal processor. This flexibility led to its resurgence during the analog revival of the late 90’s.
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.
Paul Woolford and John 00 Fleming talk about Pioneer S-DJ08/05
Sit back and let audio specialists Paul Woolford and John 00 Fleming introduce to you the S-DJ08 & S-DJ05, Pioneer DJ’s first monitor speakers specifically designed for DJ’s. This first video was shot at the final stages of the development process with Space resident and production legend Paul Woolford who is building his new studio with the S-DJ08s. We also get the lowdown from Label boss and globally respected Producer and DJ, John ’00’ Fleming.