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Cockos Software releases Reaper 3.0
Cockos did not release REAPER 3 until they were ready to market it. Instead, they offered pre-release builds in public to all of their users, and continued to refine and develop as users told them what they liked, what they did not, and best of all, what new features were most important to them.
Jazzistic new soundcard for MOTU BPM and MachFive
Ultimate Sound Bank has just released Jazzistic, the first add-on soundcard designed specifically for BPM and MachFive. Jazzistic gives you complete access to BPM-compatible kits, patterns, loops and individual sounds, just like BPM’s included library. You will find authentic sounds and instruments entirely dedicated to the artistry of jazz music: drums, double bass, jazz guitar and electric keyboards.
Rob Papen SubBoomBass video
The brand new bass and drum virtual instrument from Rob Papen Instruments with earth-shaking low end. AudioMIDI.com Mitchell Sigman puts Subbassboom through its paces. Based on the award winning Predator engine, SubBoomBass has been carefully crafted to provide you with the tools to create fresh new bass lines. It includes unique tuned drum percussion samples which are great for Hip Hop and RnB basses but can also be used to add rhythm flavour to your tracks. Also check out the innovative ‘Wave-sequence’ feature which will open up brand new sonic possibilities for your music.
Presonus announces important StudioLive update
The best-selling small-format digital mixer on the market just got dramatically better with firmware version 1.11 for the StudioLive 16.4.2! The new firmware adds important new features and improvements and is recommended for all StudioLive users.
Dave Smith announces the Prophet ’08 PE
Released in August 2007, the standard Prophet ’08 is an eight-voice, polyphonic synthesizer with a 100% analog audio path. It primarily uses rotary encoders for its front panel controls.
H.G. Fortune X-WoF 6 Music Machine released
X-Wheel of Fortune 6 (X-WoF 6) is a highly versatile multipart music system with inbuilt cell step control sequencer for creating tracks of various types of music like Ambient or even soundtracks. Just set up certain basics and let the machine create variations for you as there are several inbuilt algorithms just for this purpose giving this machine its magic touch.
New colour scheme for Xone:D series
Following the launch of its latest Xone products – the Xone:4D and Xone:22 – in a new storm grey colour scheme, Allen and Heath has decided to alter the colour of related Xone products to bring them in line.
New versions of Lexicon PSP42 and PSP84 released
PSP Audioware is pleased to inform that new versions of Lexicon PSP42 and PSP 84 have been released. The update includes x64 VST PC preliminary builds which run natively on 64-bit Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
Introducing the Dave Smith Prophet 08 Pot Edition
Since the release of the Prophet ’08 in August 2007, Dave Smith has received numerous requests for a version with more vintage-style controls. The standard Prophet ’08 primarily uses rotary encoders for its front panel controls, but some customers prefer potentiometers (AKA pots) like those used on the vintage Prophets, particularly for the more performance-oriented parameters like filter cutoff and resonance. The new Prophet ’08 Pot Edition offers an alternative with 38 of the 52 front panel parameters controlled by pots; rotary encoders are still used for the remainder of the controls.
Image Line updates Deckadance to version 1.5
After releasing the Release Candidate version earlier this week Image Line now releases the official 1.5. version of Deckadance. This new 1.5. version is available for MAC and PC and gains a new audio engine with an amazing high quality of the sound.
bx_boom from brainworx now available seperately
Taken from the pro plug-in bx_dynEQ, bx_boom! is one hell of a bass drum plugin. Unlike most other bass-drum plug-ins you can use on final mixes and stereo drum groups or loops. M/S technique at its best!
New Compressor and Eq Assets for the Focusrite Liquidmix
21 new compressor emulations and one new EQ emulation are available to download for free for all Liquid Mix users (including Liquid Mix HD).
Little Phatty Editor Librarian version 2.1. released
The Little Phatty Editor Librarian is designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for both the Little Phatty Tribute and Stage Editions. Through a MIDI connection from the Little Phatty to a computer, this program can receive single presets or an entire bank of presets from the Little Phatty – as well as replace individual presets or an entire bank. Once the presets are transmitted to the LP Editor Librarian, all preset parameters can be displayed in a graphical user interface, including edit functions like Pot Mapping, Filter Poles and Arpeggiator settings.
KongAudio ChineeSheng The Mouth Organ of Concord
As one of the earliest and most commonly recognized Chinese instruments, Sheng, a free-reed, mouth-blown instrument, which can be traced back to at least 3,000 years ago, has withstood against time and still is a vital key piece in today’s Chinese music. Sheng has marked the Chinese life deeply. Today Chinese still use an ancient idiom to refer those who live the way of partying all the time as “singing and playing Sheng every night”.