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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.
New Focusrite Plug-in Suite Based On Legendary Forté Console
The brand new Midnight plug-in brings Focusrite‘s sonic signature to your music production software through sophisticated modelling of the ISA110 EQ and ISA130 compressor. Originally created for the legendary Forté console, the ISA110 EQ and ISA130 compressor modules have contributed to the signature sound of countless hit records over the past 25 years. Highly regarded by audio professionals around the world, Focusrite’s original consoles and analogue modules are still very much in demand, but are hard to come by. The Midnight software suite gives you classic ISA EQ and compression in two separate VST, Audio Units and RTAS plug-ins at an affordable price.
Elektron Octatrack releasedate and pricing announced
After several years of development Elektron are happy to announce the imminent arrival of the Octatrack. They are confident their efforts have resulted in a unique machine with a huge potential and they really look forward to see how you will use and abuse it.
New Features for TC-Helicon VoiceTone Correct XT
With TC-Helicon’s VoiceTone Correct XT, professional sounding vocals are now within the reach of any vocalist. Updated from its winning predecessor, Correct XT makes it quicker and easier for any vocalist to get that polished, produced sound.
GoAnimate and Tribe of Noise global music video contest
Tribe of Noise and GoAnimate experience the amount of talented individuals online is infinite. To amplify the creative strength of their niche communities, one with musicians and one with animators, they are now facilitating cross platform collaboration for the production of animated music videos.
112dB Big Blue Limiter – Gearjunkies Review
Often, these days, we are only busy making our sound as clean as possible. Looking for compression without distortion, and EQ’ing without any weird transients. But what if you are loking for that rough, bulky, heavy sound? Well, this is where, in my view, the Big Blue Limiter comes into the picture. As this limiter loves to create distortion.
Hybrid Midi Turntablism – DN-S3700 Hybrid Mode
Denon’s new Hybrid MIDI mode adds impressive DVS (Digital Vinyl System) versatility to the DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable and the DN-S1200 Compact Media Player & Controller with today’s leading DJ applications. World’s First Hybrid MIDI mode generates the required CD/Vinyl control signal (timecode) from within the deck’s DSP allowing for super accurate tracking and spinning platter performance (S3700) without using the CD timecode. Other buttons and knobs can control essential features such as, File Browsing, Hot Cues, Looping… etc. over USB MIDI.
Tone2 Electrax arrives in december – MP3 Demo
ElectraX means not only having four powerful synthesizers in one interface – it’s the next generation of high-end audio equipment. Explore the musical possibilities of multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modeled filters, chaotic fractals, samples, psychoacoustic processing, flexible modulation and an immense sonic range. Combine multiple polyphonic or monophonic synthesizers and 13 different synthesis methods to create incredible results.
Rupert Neve 517 Pre/DI/Comp – Companies first 500 series module
At the 2010 AES Convention, Rupert Neve Designs announced the company’s first foray into the 500 Series with the Portico 517 Pre/DI/Comp module. Based on the Portico 5017 Mobile Pre, the 517 provides world class, transformer-coupled preamp, compressor and DI circuitry, with Vari-phase, Silk and DI/mic blending capabilities for $950 U.S. list.