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Sonnox Introduces Restoration Plug-Ins at AES
Sonnox Ltd. is introducing a revolutionary suite of audio restoration plug-ins at their 127th AES Convention. Sonnox Restore is a suite of three innovative plug-ins: Oxford DeBuzzer, Oxford DeClicker and Oxford DeNoiser, designed to accurately restore impaired audio recordings.
Rupert Neve Designs releases Portico II Channel
During the 2009 AES Conference in New York, Rupert Neve Designs will release the Portico II Channel, the first in a new series of rack-mounting modules based on the high voltage single-sided op-amps developed for the 5088 mixer, with a new range of dedicated transformers, and an extensive arsenal of tonal controls.
The Portico II is a self-powered 2U Channel module comprised of a fully featured mic preamplifier, 4-band EQ, compressor-limiter, “texture” control and level metering. The Portico II includes a bevy of new features including: Variable Silk / Silk+ Texture control, a fully tunable de-esser, multiple VCA filtering and detection options, a transient-optimized swept HPF, and parallel compression blending. With its simple yet powerful topologies and extensive feature set, every element of the Portico II Channel Strip is geared towards providing unprecedented sonic integrity and creative capabilities.
UA Introduces New UAD-2 Neve Powered Plug-Ins Lineup
Universal Audio today announced a refresh of its popular UAD-2 Neve Powered Plug-Ins line. The new UAD-2 SOLO, DUO or QUAD Neve packages, formerly known as the “Nevana” packages, are the perfect way to add the sound of genuine Neve analog audio equipment to music produced a Mac or PC — as well as providing access to the complete award-winning UAD Powered Plug-In library.
Vestax introduces TR-1 at BPM 2009
At this year’s BPM the TR-1 was introduced which is a collaboration of Vestax and DJ HIROSHI WATANABE, one of the pioneers who established laptop based DJing in Japan.This radical MIDI controller has been designed from a professional’s point of view, making it compact and extremely useful when you’re in the mix. Its compatibility with Traktor Pro is remarkable.
AAS Tassman 4 v4.1.3 Update
Applied Acoustics Systems releases the Tassman 4 v4.1.3 Update for Mac OS X and Windows. This is a maintenance update.
Ultrasone debuts its Flagship HFI-2400
Ultrasone is proud to announce the release of its flagship HFI Series headphone – the HFI-2400. With the debut of the HFI-2400, Ultrasone has designed an eye-catching black and silver, open-backed headphone that satisfies the highest of listening demands.
New colors for Korg M50 and microKORG XL
The M50 Workstation will soon be available in a limit edition range of new colours through out the last few months of 2009. The colours on offer are: Red, Yellow, Green and Blue. (more…)
So! Serato and Ableton then?
Yep Serato and Ableton are planning something big for next year. All will be unveiled at next year’s NAMM. So that’s it really. Just an announcement….
Virsyn KLON – The Vocal Designer
Virsyn is happy to announce the release of KLON – The Vocal Designer. The heart of the vocal designer plugin KLON is a harmonic pitch shifter for natural pitch and formant manipulation of vocal sounds in realtime. KLON takes your voice and adds up to 16 different copies of your voice in realtime.
SSL announce Duality SE
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, is proud to announce the release of Duality SE at the 127th AES Convention.
The Eigenharp has arrived!
After eight years in the making, the most revolutionary new musical instrument of the last 60 years has arrived. Designed specifically for live performance, it is simply the most expressive electronic musical instrument ever made. Meet the Eigenharp, available in two versions, the Alpha and the Pico.
Voxengo TransGainer 1.1 released
Voxengo TransGainer update version 1.1 is now available for download. Voxengo TransGainer, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista computers, implements an audio signal envelope adjustment algorithm that reacts on transients rather than on a signal’s loudness level.
Antares Audio Technologies announces Harmony EFX
Antares Audio Technologies has announced the upcoming release of Harmony EFX, an incredibly affordable and easy-to-use tool for generating up to five part vocal harmony from a single vocal line.
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VSL releases Vienna Ensemble Pro
VSL has announced the release of the completely revamped mixing host, Vienna Ensemble PRO. The software offers a comprehensive cross-platform LAN solution that can incorporate both Mac OS X and Windows computers into one network using a simple Ethernet cable. New features include full 64-bit support, 3rd party plug-in hosting, dual architecture servers to include both 64-bit and 32-bit instruments and effect plug-ins, the intelligent Preserve function, and the free bonus library Epic Orchestra.