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Stanton launches update to SC systems presets & application support
Stanton announced today software updates to their award-winning SCS.1 and SCS.3 product lines. The SC System is Stanton’s innovative line of digital controllers for the professional DJ, and is currently comprised of the SCS.1d deck controller, SCS.1m mix controller, the SCS.3d touch sensitive deck controller, and the SCS.3m touch sensitive mix controller.
Flux Syrah – Any day now!
Through their Twitter feed the guys at Flux let the world know that Syrah is in its final betatesting stage. Syrah is a compressor plug-in with stereo enhancing functionality managing the dynamics of the sound in a unique way – rich, intense and very musical.
Allen & Heath celebrates milestone at the Plasa 2009
PLASA 2009 marks Allen & Heath’s 40th year designing and manufacturing innovative pro audio products for the live, recording and DJ spheres. The British mixer manufacturer will commemorate the milestone with an exclusive party in a top London landmark, and display a cross section of its current digital, analogue and DJ mixers on the stand. These include the flagship iLive digital systems, award-winning ZED analogue range, and renowned Xone DJ series.
Solid State Logic Duende version 3 now available
Based on the digital technology behind SSL’s C-Series consoles, Duende delivers the complete SSL mix experience – powerful channel and dynamics processing and the legendary Stereo Bus Compressor. The easiest way to get professional mixes that sound like a record.
Kenton announces USB SOLO MIDI to CV interface
Leading electronics experts Kenton are well known for their rock-solid products that form the hub of many a recording studio worldwide. Now with the introduction of the USB SOLO they’ve ensured MIDI to CV conversion just couldn’t get any easier or more reliable.
Native Instruments announces Partnership with Scarbee
Native Instruments today announced a close partnership with Scarbee, creator of highly renowned instrument libraries. In the future, sampling mastermind Thomas Hansen Skarbye will work directly with the team behind the industry-leading KONTAKT sampler on further software instruments that will offer the typical outstanding authenticity and playability of the Scarbee brand. Existing Scarbee products will be successively relaunched as self-contained instruments that will be maintained and distributed by Native Instruments.
Rob Papen has released RP-Verb new stunning reverb
You have spent hours on your track, working and reworking every part to bring your musical vision to life. And you know that the quality of your reverb can be the difference between the rich sounding mix you’re after and one that comes off as flat and artificial.
Mixvibes CROSS Pack now shipping
Further to the launch of the new MixVibes CROSS Pack, MixVibes unveils a video featuring a mix performed on MixVibes CROSS with timecode CDs, and showing some of the product’s latest functionality.
Apple Logic Studio preview videos
The first videos on this week’s released Apple Logic Studio (version 9) have been posted on YouTube. First part shows us the contents of the package, where part 2 shows the test install on a Apple G5.
iZotope Releases Radius for Apple Soundtrack Pro
iZotope is pleased to announce the release of iZotope Radius for Logic and Apple Soundtrack Pro, a new version of their high-end time stretching and pitch shifting algorithm previously built for Apple’s Logic Pro. This new version has been updated with support for Logic 9 as well as Soundtrack Pro 3.
Serato release ITCH 1.1 DJ software
Serato are excited to announce the release of ITCH 1.1, which gives DJs more freedom, more music and more ways to connect with their crowd. Owners of the new Numark NS7 and popular Vestax VCI-300 ITCH DJ controllers will experience new custom features, better performance and access to more music faster than ever.
Apogee GiO USB Guitar Interface and Controller
Following Apple with the release of Logic Studio, Apogee introduces us to GIO. GiO is the complete guitar interface for Apple’s new Logic Studio 9, MainStage 2 and GarageBand ’09. Combining effects control, recording functions and amazing sound quality, GiO delivers total access to incredible sounding guitar amps and effects in a single foot controller and interface.
Apple introduces the NEW Logic Studio
Apple® today unveiled the next version of Logic Studio® with major upgrades to Logic® Pro and MainStage® and more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks. Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs. A new set of Flex Time tools allow Logic users to manipulate the timing and tempo of audio quickly and easily. MainStage 2, Apple’s live performance application, includes the new Playback and Loopback plug-ins to provide backing tracks and creative, real-time loop recording for performing on stage. Logic Studio also includes the new Soundtrack® Pro 3, with new multitrack audio tools for video production, and Compressor 3.5 for encoding in a variety of formats.
The Grand 3 from Steinberg now shipping
Steinberg is proud to announce the shipping of the new The Grand 3 VST instrument, returning to claim its rightful place at the forefront of virtual piano software. Based on three of the world’s finest and most famous grand pianos as well as one electric grand and one upright, The Grand 3 provides musicians, keyboardists and composers alike with breathtaking tonal authenticity of various piano types.