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Rob Papen shows the new RP-Verb plugin
Rob announced that the development of his new plugin RP-Verb is in its final stages. Beta testing is next. A release would be possible later this month, depending on the beta test of course. RP-Verb will not be a ‘convolution reverb’. This reverb is based on a new algorithm by RCPX (Rob Papen and Jon Ayres). What we know already is that it gives the processed audio a surprisingly warm sound and new types of colouring. Looking at the GUI and the details, that have been released, we can’t hide the fact we are kinda excited.
King Of Pop Dies at the age of 50
Legendary music icon Michael Jackson dies after reports of possible heart attack.
The Los Angeles Times, citing city and law enforcement officials, reported late this afternoon that the singer was dead after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Such a sad loss, especially for his family and for all musicians he inspired with his great music!
Dave Smith new synth Tetr4 ?
There were some rumours about a new brother for the Mopho. And there it is, the Dave Smith Tetr4. Rumours also told us that it will be a 4 voices synth.
Toontrack Solo 1.2 with game console controller support
Toontrack Music is proud to announce a major update of Toontrack Solo, the Toontrack host software for Toontrack drum plug-ins.
D16 Group Nithonat drum plugin released
D16 Group has announced that Nithonat has been released for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU plug-in formats and is now available for purchase for €79. The final release version includes an updated GUI and a revised feature list since the original announcement.
UAD-2 SOLO Laptop now shipping worldwide
Universal Audio is expanding its award-winning UAD platform to laptop users with the release of the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop, a compact ExpressCard-based DSP Accelerator, now shipping worldwide.
Arturia The 10 Year Suite pack
Arturia is happy to announce The 10 Year Suite, a collection of 8 software instruments Arturia built over 10 years. This collector edition is the complete solution when high quality, authentic and modern sounds are demanded. The luxury box contains the highly awarded Minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600 V, Jupiter-8V, Prophet V and Prophet VS. Also included the innovative Brass and the powerful Analog Factory.
H.G. Fortune Swamp XT VSTi released
Due to constantly recurring requests H.G. Fortune did a rework of that famous Swamp thing. This synthesizer features ‘Timbre-modulation’ – now what is it about. Well it is some way difficult to describe as it is processing each oscillator’s waveform in a very unique way in changing i.e. enriching or limiting the harmonic spectrum making the sound fatter, wider or narrower even til near dissolving it to some way distorted noise depending on the input wave.
PreSonus releases Universal Control and 64-bit FireStudio Drivers
PreSonus is delighted to announce that we have released our new Universal Control version 1.11 software. The installer for this release includes three major components. The first component consists of new 32- and 64-bit drivers for all PreSonus FireStudio-series audio interfaces and the StudioLive 16.4.2 digital mixer. With the new drivers installed, these interfaces now work correctly under 64-bit Windows XP and Vista and will support 64-bit operation in Mac OS X 10.5 and later.
New version of the Korg DS10: the Korg DS10 Plus
AQI producer Nobuyoshi Sano had announced a new version from the Korg DS10: The Korg DS10 Plus.
Propellerhead Record sixth video tutorial
In this Record micro tutorial Propellerhead go over basic handling of audio clips in Record‘s sequencer, and the tools you have access to for editing and arranging your recordings.
Apogee Introduces ONE
ONE is a single input, stereo output USB music interface designed to work seamlessly with Apples iTunes, GarageBand, Logic, Final Cut or any Core Audio compliant application on a Mac. Unlike any product in its category, ONE features an internal reference condenser microphone, ideal for capturing inspired musical moments. ONE also includes a world-class microphone preamp, an instrument input for guitar, bass, and keyboards, and a studio-quality stereo output for headphones or powered monitors.
The Soundcraft Guide to Mixing video series
Previously available only on DVD, Soundcraft has published its popular Guide To Mixing video series on its own YouTube site, SoundcraftUK. All 18 chapters from this successful tutorial may be viewed online, including sections on microphone placement, setting up a mix and monitor mixing. To complement the video tutorials, a PDF text version may be downloaded from the company’s website.
New Stanton SC System 3 video featuring Richard Devine
Stanton has just released a new video featuring DJ/Producer extraordinaire Richard Devine unlocking the potential of their new SC System 3 controller solution with Traktor. The setup consists of two SCS.3d controllers used like turntables, in conjunction with the newest addition to the SC System 3 series, the soon to be released SCS.3m mix controller.