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Propellerhead Record 12th micro video tutorial
In this tutorial Propellerhead is exploring some of the creative uses of pattern based effects that are available in the Reason sound bank. If you have Record and Reason, all of Reason’s effects can be used on audio tracks in Record.
MOTU ready for the Snow Leopard
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard is due to ship on August 28th. To prepare for this major OS release, MOTU has worked closely with Apple to ensure a smooth transition for your MOTU products when you make the move to Snow Leopard.
Akai MINIAK now available
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that the MINIAK, the synthesizer specifically designed for today’s music production and performance styles, is now shipping to retailers.
Nord C2 Organ now shipping
Nord is proudly shipping the new Nord C2 Combo Organ. This is a direct descendant of the acclaimed and award winning C1, with the addition of many exciting features including a stunning baroque pipe organ. Ever since the introduction of the Nord C1 in 2007, life has been a bit easier on the organ player. No other unit delivers so much, at such a low cost, in such a compact and lightweight package. The sound and the versatility of the C1 has not only made it a player favorite, it has also received great accolades in the music press all over the world. With the introduction of the Nord C2, we now raise the performance bar a bit further – this is the new organ for others to compare against.
Finalised design for the Denon DN-HC1000S Controller
Skratchworx has the scoop on this one. They are showing the final design of the Denon’s Scratch Live focused DN-HC1000S controller. Designed to interface and aid DVS systems (turntables / CD players) with today’s most popular DJ software program, Scratch Live, the DN-HC1000S provides DJs a comfortable plug and play, reliable hardware controller for all major features and commands of the Scratch Live software system.
Xone:22 DJ Mixer from Allen and Heath Now Shipping
Allen & Heath is proud to be shipping the new Xone:22, a 2-channel analog DJ mixer offering high quality audio and a professional feature set at an amazing $399 US MAP price. The smallest and most affordable Xone mixer to date, the Xone:22 is equipped with Allen & Heath’s characteristic sound and build quality, plus professional-grade features that would normally be found in the booth of a top-rated club.
Tech / Progressive House Pack Alert
Latest from Wolsfraektroes Music – Tech House & Progressive House Producer will give you 200MB of up to the moment Tech House and Progressive House Bass Loops, Synth/Lead Loops, Drum Tops and Sidechained Effects. Tech House & Progressive House Producer contains 35 Bass Loops, 56 Top Loops, 68 Synth/Lead Loops & Sidechained Effects. All loops are key and tempo labeled and are served as 44.1 kHz Wav files. Tech House & Progressive House Producer – creativity & inspiration injection for all Tech House & Progressive House producers.
Propellerhead Record 11th video tutorial
The Record micro tutorials is a series of short and focused tutorial videos that will highlight one aspect of Record in each installment. Part 11 – Send effects are the effect units that you feed from the mixer’s effect sends. These are useful for effects like reverb or delay where you want to feed several channels through the same effect unit.
Driver updates for Lexicon I-ONIX series
Lexicon today announced it has released new Windows and Mac software drivers for the I∙ONIX series of Desktop Recording Interfaces. With the new 64-bit Windows driver, these interfaces now operate seamlessly on computers running Windows 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems. The new Mac driver improves performance and now supports all Mac computers operating on OS X 10.4.9 or higher regardless of whether they are based on a PowerPC or Intel processor.
Access TIOS 3.1.0.0 has been released
Access is happy to announce the availability of OS 3.1.0.0 for the entire Virus TI range of synthesizers. The new version is based on the recent public beta builds and focuses on stability enhancements. Access recommend every user to update their Virus TI synthesizers. The software update itself as well as a detailed list of changes and additions can be found within the download section.
Scarbee Pre-Bass – New Kontakt Powered software instrument
Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE PRE-BASS, a new software instrument that provides a meticulous, highly musical rendition of the iconic Fender Precision bass. PRE-BASS is derived from the acclaimed Scarbee Blue Bass library, and the first release in the recently established development partnership between sampling expert Thomas Hansen Skarbye and Native Instruments.
Jeroen Breebaart releases Room Simulator plugin
The perfect listening room – Many have experienced the difficulty to realize a listening environment free of standing waves, undesirable reflections, the perfect reverb time, perfect loudspeaker placement with a flat frequency response, and without any disturbance for others. With Isone pro, a virtual listening room can now be experienced simply using a high-quality headphones. Allowing for full control over loudspeaker type, loudspeaker distance, and room reverb time, the listening room can be fully customized.
Presonus Studio ONE demo available
Studio One is a groundbreaking music-creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box, yet provides a wealth of professional features. Allthough still not available Presonus has released a DEMO version of this highly anticipated software.
Sonic Charge Synplant 1.0.1 and new patches available
It has been a bit quiet at Sonic Charge lately, but rest assure that it only means that they were concentrating harder. A few new projects and upgrades are slowly taking shape on their assembly line. Meanwhile they have decided to release a minor maintenance upgrade for Synplant that addresses some important issues. The version number is 1.0.1 and it will not bring any new features to Synplant but focuses on improving stability and compatibility.
Wacom today announces the launch of Nextbeat
Wacom today announces the launch of nextbeat – an interface device aimed at professional DJs, that provides a new way of creating and performing music. nextbeat will initially be available in Japan and fourteen European markets from 25 September 2009.