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Serato and Ableton announce creative partnership
DJs, remixers and producers on the forefront of technology, watch out. Serato and Ableton are happy to announce a partnership which will pave the way for the future of Digital DJing. With shared artist rosters from hip-hop (DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Nu-Mark, A-Trak) to electronica (Paul Van Dyk, DJ Sasha), both Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live are renowned as the premier performance platforms in clubs around the globe. While Serato’s Scratch Live excels in vinyl emulation, music library control and lightning quick hands-on scratching, Ableton Live provides the tools for production, on-the-fly remixing and beat creation.
Allen and Heath at the NAMM
At the NAMM next week Allen & Heath will be launching the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmountable Control Surface from the iLive digital mixing series. Also the global launch of the ZED-10 and ZED-10FX from the ZED Series of USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording and production and the US launch for the Xone:DX MIDI USB controller.
Soundspectral releases Max B.Wide mastering plugin
MaxBwide is a sonic enhancing mastering VST plug-in for Windows. It uses a sophisticated filter network to give you a similar experience to a psychoacoustic model, without using any kind of psychoacoustic algorithm.
Elysia mpressor TDM version now available
The mpressor plugin is the as close as it can get emulation of the famous creative compressor. Its all discrete circuitry and its special character have been translated into software in all the painstaking details by the specialists from brainworx. The result is an outstanding universal compressor as well as a dynamics effect machine which will significantly enhance the potentials of your host software.
D16 Group announces Syntorus
D16 Group announce the near release of a new FX plugin. Syntorus is a double path analog chorus plugin. There are many different chorus effect plugins available on the market today. However, finding one which gives the classic analogue chorus sound is easier said than done. Even on expensive units with advanced parameter controls, getting that vintage chorus timbre can be a challenge.
Making Music 21st Century Style
Seven bands set out on a journey to discover what it takes to become successful in the newly converging worlds of music, technology and the Internet. Follow along via the RM64 Artists Record blog as they chronicle their experiences and learn along with them about how music careers are being created in the 21st century
PSP Audioware re-releases PSP sQuad bundle
To celebrate the New Year PSPaudioware has re-released and super sized their PSP sQuad bundle (includes 4 EQ plug-ins) (AudioUnit, VST and RTAS for Mac OSX UniversalBinary and VST and RTAS for Windows x32 and x64). It is a free update for registered PSP sQuad users. New users can take an advantage of Winter PSP sQuad Offer!
McDSP NAMM 2010 news
McDSP will introduce the All-New 6030 Ultimate Compressor at this years WinterNamm. McDSP has turned up the notch of dynamic range processing once again. Building on the entire award winning McDSP compression algorithm code base, the 6030 Ultimate Compressor adds new sonic capabilities, stunning new user interfaces and a collection of new designs mixed with unique twists on vintage emulations. The 6030 Ultimate Compressor will be available in May of 2010 (pricing TBD). The 6030 Ultimate Compressor will also be added to the Emerald Pack bundle, available to Emerald Pack 4 customers as an upgrade (pricing TBD).
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Ableton Beat Showcase
On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at the Low End Theory Club in Los Angeles, top beat-makers gathered to perform live with Ableton Live and compete for special prizes from Puma. The evening was a huge success, this movie captures the vibe for those that couldn’t be there.
U-he ACE synth tutorial
A step-by-step tutorial with a conceptual overview of patch cables and a walkthrough creating two presets using patch cables. The video should shorten your learning curve with ACE and help you make sense of factory presets.
112dB updates Redline Equalizer to 1.0.3
112dB announces that Redline Equalizer, the mastering-quality EQ plugin with many unique features, has been updated to version 1.0.3.?This maintenance release applies to both the retail and the trial version.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
These are the releases we have encountered this past Christmas 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.
Happy New Year
From the whole team here at Gearjunkes, we wish you all the very best for 2010.
New Season of HOLIDAY DEALS is here again
Like every year, this is becoming the time that many manufacturers try to give some back to existing and new customers. This is the season the Holiday Deals are launched. So we collect the deals we come across and share them with you, so you can get the best deal out of this season for the gear you really want!