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Video tutorial 1 for Reactable mobile
Reactable mobile brings the power of the award winning Reactable synthesizer to your mobile device. Taking full advantage of the multi-touch technology, the playful and intuitive interaction of the Reactable comes to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Universal Audio Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder released
The Warm Analog Sound of the World’s Most Popular Multichannel Tape Machine and Four Famous Tape Formulas in One Plug-In – For more than 30 years, artists and engineers alike have been drawn to the warm sound, solid “punchy” low-end, and overall presence of the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder. The sheer number of albums recorded on this legendary 2” analog tape machine — including classics from Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty and Jeff Buckley — serve as shining examples of the musicality of analog tape.
Algoriddim djay for iPad now available
Algoriddim are excited to announce the immediate availability of djay for iPad, the world’s first full-fledged DJ app on the iPad. The app contains their most advanced audio technology to date and transforms your iPad into a full-fledged DJ system, allowing you to mix your iTunes music library on a hyper-realistic turntable interface. Combining direct access to your iTunes music library with the intuitive dual-turntable and mixer set-up designed exclusively for iPad, the djay app takes the idea of iPad as a portable sound system to a whole new level. From Automix to live performance, djay for iPad was designed to be the ultimate solution for aspiring DJs and professionals alike.
Tone2 ElectraX released
Tone2 are pleased to present its new sonic warrior: ElectraX. Explore the vast musical universe of multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modeled filters, chaotic fractals, samples, psychoacoustic processing, flexible modulation and an immense sonic range.
Novation Automap version 3.7 now available
Automap is the piece of software that comes with all Novation controllers. It has been designed to make the job of assigning your hardware controls to various software parameters quick and easy. Automap enables knobs, faders and buttons to instantly control plug-in instruments and effects, as well as your sequencer’s mixer and transport controls. Its software interface shows you exactly what each control on your hardware is assigned to and, in combination with Novation’s controllers, is the clearest way of getting hands-on control of your DAW and plug-ins.
Just in – Steinberg Prologue Discoveries released
Steinberg today added a new member to its VST Sound Instrument Set line: the Prologue Discoveries set includes a fine selection of the latest electronic instrument sounds — tailor-made to fill the floors. From deep and crunchy dub step over drum’n’bass and electro to evolving soundscapes, Prologue Discoveries provides everything needed to produce modern electronic music.
elysia alpha compressor plugin available now
The alpha compressor plugin is the software emulation of elysia’s discrete class-A mastering compressor. It offers all the functions of its analog counterpart in the tried and tested look and feel – programmed by the code experts from Brainworx.
Denon DJ releases software update for DN-X1700 Mixer
Denon DJ announced a new software update for their DN-X1700 DJ Mixer. The DN-X1700 represents an important achievement by Denon’s R&D department, which, during the development process, worked closely with some of the top professionals in the industry, gaining key input on its design and functionality. The result is a market driven professional digital mixer that is best in its class. Years of consultation and design have gone into the development of a mixer of this caliber, and nothing in its specification and construction has been sacrificed. Meticulous attention to detail, layout and component quality make operation of the DN-X1700 extremely intuitive, and Denon’s engineers have provided every capability professional DJs will require: working with Vinyl turntables, CD Decks, Media Players, DJ software applications via laptops and USB storage devices.
Propellerhead releases Reason 5.0.1 and Record 1.5.1 update
Propellerhead today announced the immediate availability of two maintenance updates to their Record and Reason software: Record 1.5.1 and Reason 5.0.1.
Tango Operating Software 2.5 available
Smart AV have released their new Tango Console Operating Software version 2.5. As part of this massive upgrade, the 2.5 operating system software features a range of new features for many DAW engines, Logic Pro benefits from the ability to now insert plug ins directly from the tango surface, as well as control and remove them, while Nuendo boasts increased jog wheel shuttle capability along with in- depth protocol control of all major Nuendo 5 features.
More specs on the Amazona.DE TYRELL project
Yesterday we posted the unveiling of the TYRELL analog synthesizer project by Amazona.de. They guys at Amazona send us some more pictures and details of this ambitious project.
Amazona.DE unveils concept analog synth TYRELL
The guys (and girls) at online magazine Amazona.de had this crazy idea. “What about we make our own analog, polyphonic Hardware-Synthesizer?” And that’s what they have been doing for this past year. With this project they tried to nutch the Industry in developing a new ployphonic analog synth again. TYRELL was born!
Something for the Weekend: Nosaj Thing performing with a MPD-32
Recently I came across this video from KEXP Radio (LA) of artist Nosaj Thing (a.k.a. Jason Chung) doing a improv (!!!) set on a AKAI MPD32 (and NOT an APC40 as I posted before, sorry!). It is very nice to see how well some artists can get an awesome performance from so little.
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.