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Arsenal Audio by API debuts to great speculation
API has established a brand new line of analog signal processing products, Arsenal Audio. The new line provides an outlet for the company to innovate and expand beyond the core technology on which API has built its reputation since it was established in the late 1960s. Arsenal Audio will launch at Summer NAMM in Nashville with an initial offering of three new products, the R20 two-channel mic pre and the R24 two-channel four-band EQ, plus the V14 four-band VPR 500 format equalizer.
Alesis announces iPod HQ digital recorder
Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, is proud to introduce ProTrack, the world’s first professional handheld digital stereo recorder for iPod.
Behringer ULTRAZONE ZMX8210 available now
The BEHRINGER ULTRAZONE ZMX8210 zone mixer is the ideal audio solution for anyone who needs to add music and paging capabilities to their environment. A professional 8-channel audio mixer designed specifically for fixed installation applications, the rack mountable ZMX8210 can distribute music programming and announcements to up to three zones (rooms). Typical applications include restaurants, office areas, health clubs and houses of worship, just to name a few.
Vir2 releases Basis new bass virtual instrument
Vir2 invite you to become master of the low end with BASiS, a breakthrough new virtual instrument. Featuring a comprehensively sampled collection of electric, upright, fretless, and synth basses, BASiS offers incredible attention to detail in the depth and breadth of the basses: 24-bit sampling, DI and amp blending control, multiple velocity layers, seamless humanizing, custom legato and vibrato tools, release layers, harmonics, hammer-ons, pulloffs, slides, slaps, rakes, falls, and more.
Abbey Road Plugins releases Brilliance Pack
The latest addition to the Abbey Road plug-in series, the Brilliance Pack, is now available. It provides emulations of the RS127 and RS135 ‘presence’ EQs, which were key components of the Abbey Road sound during the ’60s and used on countless famous recordings.
LinPlug SaxLab 2 Released
LinPlug today releases the SaxLab 2 Saxophone Synthesizer for PC. A Mac version will follow as soon as possible. SaxLab is the result of many years of investigation and programming. It uses not one technology, but a very carefully balanced mixture of various techniques, to obtain the most realistic sax sound you can get from a virtual instrument. Authenticy, Expression and Variation is a must to obtain believable sax sounds.
Mackie TT System32 gets powerful new updates
Mackie announced two exciting new updates to the TT System32, the LP48 Loudspeaker Processing Card and TT1.7 software update. The powerful combination of Dolby EQ and loudspeaker processing, plus the capabilities offered by the simple software update, add tremendous routing flexibility and an even more professional feature set to the TT System32 Digital Live system.
MOTU Digital Performer 6 has arrived
After much anticipation MOTU has finally released Digital Performer version 6. Digital Performer is an integrated MIDI and audio sequencer. For studio recording, film scoring, live performance, and remixing, Digital Performer is the choice of professionals worldwide.
All Numark USB Turntables shipping with EZ Vinyl Converter software
Numark, the world’s leading developer of products for the DJ market, announces that the all-new 2.1 version of EZ Vinyl Converter 2 with automatic track separation is now shipping with each Numark USB turntable.
Numark introduces three new series of mixers
Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of products for the DJ market, announces three new series of DJ mixers: the C-series of rack-mount club mixers, the M-series of tabletop DJ mixers, and the X-series of 100% digital tabletop DJ mixers.
Ultimate Vibes for Lounge Easy Listening from Ueberschall
Ueberschall announces the availability of LoungeOramA. 20 all new easygoing construction kit mix foundations made exclusively for Ueberschall‘s advanced “Nouvelle” series. Each mix, backing and drum bed in a kit are over a full minute in length. All source material loops and samples used to make the full mix are included. Outro, Intros, Verses and Chorus provide the framework of all kits.
Digidesign releases Pro Tools for Leopard
Digidesign is pleased to announce the availability of Pro Tools 7.4.2 software, which provides Mac OS X 10.5.3 (Leopard) compatibility to Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered users. Digidesign thanks the entire community of Mac users for their patience as they worked to bring a fully tested and reliable version of Pro Tools to Apples latest platform.
Mackie 402-VLZ3 and 802-VLZ3 available worldwide
Mackie expands its popular VLZ3 compact mixer line with the release of the 402-VLZ3 and the 802-VLZ3 Premium Mic/Line Mixers. Incorporating the same technology as their big brothers in the series, the 402-VLZ3 and 802-VLZ3 bring Mackies premium sound, performance and reliability to the ultra-compact mixer category.
Eiosis releases the E2Transienter
The E2Transienter brings a unique, simple and powerful approach to transient processing. In fact it is far more than a simple transient designer, and it can be used in many situations, including high demanding mastering jobs.
FAW Circle 1.0.2 available for download
FAW have released a new minor version of Circle, 1.0.2. In this update we have included a CPU economy mode in the setting pane. This allows Circle to use less CPU for a minimal reduction in audio quality. Behind the scenes, there have been some updates to the OSC messaging and a bug related to the mouth filter clicking during modulation has also be fixed.