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The return of the Prophet
Synthesizer pioneer Dave Smith unveiled his latest creation today, the new 8-voice Prophet 08.
Introducing Live 6 LE
Ableton is proud to announce a new member to the Live family, Live 6 LE. Step into computer based music with more fun and less hassle. Live 6 LE provides a simple interface and the pro-level features you need for recording, songwriting, producing, remixing and DJing.
TriTone Digital releases ClassicTone-56 and PulTone-FL for Mac
TriTone is pleased to release two new plugins for Mac: ClassicTone-56 and PulTone-FL.
Nexus 1.3.6. update from reFX
NEXUS is a next generation rom synthesizer of highest quality that will make your dreams come true. Forget about the usual bread and butter ROM synthesizers whose sounds are boring, stale and lacking punch. reFX has updated Nexus to version 1.3.6.
Audio Damage gives us a Liquid preview
After giving us a tease, an announcement and finally the release of Dr. Device last month, Audio Damage is already working on another cool plug-in to be released soon. The new plug-in will be called Liquid. It will be a through-zero flanger!
UAD Powered Plug-Ins updated to v.2.7.1.
Universal Audio has released version 4.7.1 of its Powered Plug-Ins software for Windows and Mac OS X. Thes plug-ins include Chorus and Delay, Equalizers, Compressors and Limiters, Reverbs, Guitar and Channel Strips.
Rayzoon has released Jamstix 2
Rayzoon is pleased to announce that Jamstix 2, the long awaited successor to the original virtual drummer Jamstix, has been released today.
Moogfest 2007
B.B. Kings Blues Club in New York City will once again open its doors to Moogfest, the annual festival commemorating and celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of maverick inventor Robert Moog and his namesake synthesizer.
Reason 4: Any day now!
Reason 4 goes Golden Master! The ‘Propellerheads’ are beyond happy to announce that they have reached an important milestone this week as Reason 4 hit Golden Master status. This is tech speak for having finished beta testing and shipped the master copy of the software DVD to the duplication plant.
Focusrite and Novation set standards with Excite+
Focusrite and Novation like to set the standards, and their latest bundled software collection is no exception. Xcite+ comes on a DVD-ROM filled to the brim with royalty-free loops and samples alongside a host of powerful applications ideal for getting the new user started, or to expand the experienced user’s creative toolbox. This new software collection will be included FREE with Novation’s ReMOTE SL COMPACT controllers and the new nio 2|4 USB interface.
To Logic or not to Logic … 8
It has been a while since we mentioned the development of the new Logic from Apple. The rumours on the internet were buzzing it would be the next ProTools killer. Excited to get more details on the past big gear shows (NAMM), we were disappointed as Apple brought us … nothing. Well, no details on the Logic story.
Sony Sound Forge 9.0c now available
Sony has updated Sound Forge to v9.0c. The Sound Forge 9 professional digital audio production suite includes everything you need to quickly get from raw audio to finished master. Use this suite to create and edit stereo and multichannel audio files with speed and precision. Efficiently analyze, record and edit audio, digitize and restore old recordings, model acoustic environments, design sound for multimedia, and master replication-ready CDs.
TC-Helicon VoiceWorksPlus now available worldwide
TC-Helicon is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their professional rackmount voice processor VoiceWorksPlus. The availability of the latest vocal harmony processor from
TC-Helicon further satisfies the growing demand for intelligent harmony and vocal processing tools for live performance and professional studio applications.
AraldFX releases Stormgate 3
AraldFX is pleased to introduce StormGate3. It is an essential tool for an electronic musician. It is an innovative multiband rhythmic gate which lets you draw amplitude patterns and apply them to any sound to produce interesting rythmic sequences out of anything: pads, noises, vocals.
Dave Smith confirms the rumours on Prophet 8
Celebrating 30 Years of Great Synth Design (a little early…)! This is the message Dave is giving us after the rumours on the new Prophet 8 emerged onto the internet. Several websites on synth- and music gear brought us the first details on this new 8 voice analog beast Dave was working on.