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Studiologic Numa Nero now shipping
Studiologic is proudly shipping new Numa Nero keyboard controller, with its sexy ebony stylings. Handmade in Italy and featuring Fatar’s 88-note Grand Touch progressively graded grand hammer-action key bed, the Numa symbolizes style, grace, quality of materials, craftsmanship, and technological innovation.
Crysonic releases Spectralive NXT V3
Crysonics third Generation industry Leading Professional Spectral Audio Vitality / Enhancement Processor with Countless New Features and improvements such as an 11 Band Look-ahead Soft limiter /EQ /Maximizer , New effect Mix Palette and can now be used with Mono sources with exceptional results! plus many other features and improvements. For the first time the Spectralive NXT V3 Vitality processor is also available for Mac OS X!
Toontrack Music announces The Electronic EZX
Over time Toontrack Music has produced and made available industry leading drum and percussion sounds heard in movies, TV-shows, video games, at live venues and on countless hit albums. They have recorded numerous libraries with hundreds of the finest drums and cymbals totaling 200+ gigs of user content derived from 1,000,000 plus sound files. Until now, its been 100% acoustic. They felt it was time to plug-in, flip the switch and begin sampling electronic drums. It is with great excitement that we introduce the Electronic EZX®. A modern collection of classic, circuit bent and resampled electronic drum sounds suited for any of genre imaginable. The Electronic EZX®, like all their libraries, is optimized for impact, sonic integrity, and immediate usability.
Celemony begins beta testing Melodyne editor
Celemony today is pleased to invite all registered Melodyne users to participate in the beta testing of Melodyne editor, the first Melodyne product featuring the Melodyne DNA technology.
Voxengo Polysquasher 2.1 released
Voxengo Polysquasher version 2.1 update is now available for download. Voxengo Polysquasher is a mastering compressor plug-in for professional audio and sound production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.
The Mellotron is back and ready for delivery
Streetly Electronics has announced initial deliveries of its M4000 cycling tape replay keyboard instrument. The new instrument improves on the classic Mellotron M400 design of the 1970s to offer as standard a total of 24 individual tape sound sets, plus an additional 16 two-sound combinations, with programmable attack, a much lighter keyboard feel, improved playing height, and an air filtration system and positively-pressurized cabinet.
New guitar tones for MOTU Digital Performer 7
Digital Performer 7 is now shipping, and headlining the new features are eleven new guitar effects plug-ins that produce authentic guitar tones based on physical modeling technology that emulates classic stomp boxes, amps and cabinets. In seconds, you can start with a pedal, feed the signal to a custom amp, then run it through a vintage speaker cabinet. The result? Amazing tone, which you can then tweak until it’s perfect. Or experiment with virtually infinite combinations in the signal chain. To get started, download these effects chains (as DP clippings) and drag and drop them onto your dry guitar tracks in Digital Performer 7.
D16 Group announces Shioitor
Shioitor is a revolution in sound within the plugin market. Its authentic analogue character and extensive software features will fulfil the needs of the most demanding musicians and sound designers who use synthesisers in their work.
New Pioneer CD player is called CDJ-2000 and CD-J900
Evolution. Changing times call for changing tools. That’s why Pioneer’s new multi-format player is the natural selection for the next generation of DJs. It’s been 15 years since the genesis of Pioneer’s first CDJ deck, which led to the world-beating CDJ-1000 series. Now it’s time for something completely new. Introducing a major leap forward for the club standard CDJ series: the CDJ-2000 – Pioneer’s new professional player for the digital age.
Native Instruments gives us The Finger
THE FINGER is opening up new ways for intuitive sound mangling, live remixing, and advanced tempo-synced effects processing – in the studio or on stage. And since it is powered by the free KORE PLAYER, everybody can immediately use this outstanding multi-effect without the need to buy KORE, REAKTOR or another NI product.
Novation Automap Pro and Standard updated to v3.2
The world’s best DAW-control software gains full compatibility with Propellerhead Reason and Record, and much more! Both versions of the longest established, most powerful and best implemented DAW-control application, Automap from Novation, have been updated to bring full integration with Propellerhead’s brand new Record software. On top of this, the v3.2 revisions of Automap Pro and Automap Standard feature enhanced support for Reason, plus other workflow optimisations, for unrivalled MIDI control.
Tonetable 1.1 available now
Inklen announces the release of Tonetable 1.1, an update to the iPhone App for DJs who want to control a deck of their digital vinyl system from their iPhone or iPod Touch. The update is available immediately through Apple’s iPhone App Store.
Moog Little Phatty control voltage output modification
Moog’s ubiquitous Little Phatty synthesizer just got even more powerful. With the new Control Voltage Output Modification, a Little Phatty (Stage II, Stage or Tribute Edition) synthesizer opens the door to a new world of expression and sound design.
Cakewalk announces SONAR 8.5 Producer and SONAR 8.5 Studio
Cakewalk announces a feature packed upgrade for SONAR Producer, the leading choice in digital audio workstations and SONAR Studio the most powerful digital audio workstation in its price range. SONAR 8.5 continues to innovate with new capabilities including enhanced beat creation and arrangement tools, a new drum instrument loaded with stellar kits and patterns, an enhanced audio timing toolset, new multi-stage effect plug-ins for drums and percussion sounds and vocal tracks, engine optimizations and stability improvements, and many additional workflow and technological advances, notably Windows 7 compatibility.