Latest News & Articles
Mackie Control C4 now offers Powerful Control for Reason 3.0
The most full featured control surface of its kind, Mackie Control C4 is now even more powerful thanks to full Reason 3.0 support and FREE C4 Commander Software for Mac or PC. With its 32 knobs and four large LCD displays, C4 breathes new life into thousands of plug-ins and virtual instruments, providing real time, hands-on control of up to 32 parameters simultaneously.
Kjaerhus Audio has updated Spectra to v1.1.
Spectra is a synthesizer plug-in which combines multistage additive synthesis with subtractive synthesis in an easy to operate and intuitive product. It provides you with a wealth of timbral possibilities, ranging from classic synthesizer sounds to re-synthesized instrument sounds and sound morphing.
Cakewalk Releases free expansion packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro
Cakewalk today announces free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro synthesizers for Mac and PC. The Rapture and Dimension Pro Expansion Packs are in direct response to success of the new Cakewalk Instruments line and the result of active dialog with our users. They view these free soundware updates as an example of Cakewalks commitment to the very best in product support for our customers.
SummerNAMM: Micro BR – Studio in the pocket of your hand
MICRO BR – The Worlds Smallest Pro Studio! Meet the ultimate palmtop recording studio. Only slightly larger than an iPod, the tiny yet powerful Micro BR is dream for musicians on the go. The Micro BR offers four simultaneous playback tracks (plus 32 V-Tracks), an SD Card slot, onboard multi-effects, built-in rhythm patterns, a tuner, MP3 compatibility, USB, and more. No guitar case or gig bag should be without one.
Five12 announces Numerology 2.0 plus release of v.1.4.3.
The little elves at Five12 have been very busy over the last several months working on a ground-up rewrite of Numerology to support a slew of new features. A few of these include: Universal Binary Support, ReWire, New Sequencing and MIDI processing modules, an all-new routing page, mixer scenes, a much-revised user interface, improved AU integration, and much more.
Summer NAMM: Presonus announces Faderport controller
PreSonus Audio is pleased to announce the FaderPort – a desktop USB automation and transport controller for computer recording to write single channel and group channel fader automation as well as complete transport control and navigation functionality to increase work flow and enhance creativity during recording and production.
SummerNAMM: new M-Audio audio interfaces
M-Audio announced the availability of the new ProFire Lightbridge FireWire to Lightpipe audio interface. The device interfaces up to four Lightpipe devices with a PC or Mac via FireWire perfect for integrating digital mixers and/or ADATs with most popular DAW software. And M-Audio releases a new 4 x 4 USB audio interface built specifically for DJs and the included Torq DJ software, called Conective.
SummerNAMM: Ableton announces Sampler
Ableton announced Sampler, an advanced sound design and sound sculpting instrument available as an upgrade within Ableton Live 6. In addition to providing perfect host integration, Sampler offers fresh sound design possibilities through its unique processing and modulation options. When combined within Abletons Instrument and Effect Racks in Live 6, multiple Samplers provide unprecedented depth of control, automation and sonic possibilities.
SummerNAMM: Ableton Live 6 is on its way
Ableton is proud to announce Live 6. Like no other Ableton release, Live 6 has opened itself to new creative communities offering Quicktime video support, a professional multisample library, and customizable racks of instruments and effects. Live 6 also satisfies frequent user requests by delivering multicore support, enhanced project management tools, and improved MIDI control.
SummerNAMM: Steinberg announces Groove Agent 3 and WaveLab Studio 6
Groove Agent 3 adds even more virtual drummer player technologies and studio-grade content to Steinbergs Groove Agent VST instrument. WaveLab Studio 6 is a new, streamlined version of Steinbergs multi award-winning audio editing and mastering application, and sets new standards for functionality and value in its price class.
Update for Rosegarden to v1.2.4
Rosegarden is a professional audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment. Rosegarden v1.2.4 is now available. This is a bug-fix release that fixes several issues. It includes no new features apart from one new translation (Finnish).
SummerNAMM: news from Alesis
Alesis introduces the Trigger I/O percussion interface, a revolutionary tool for bridging the gap between real drum performance and computer-enabled electronic sound. And the Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller, a compact and versatile tool for expanding percussion options on stage and in the studio.
The Sound Guy adds VST SDK 2.4 support
The Sound Guy has added VST SDK 2.4 support for their latest Windows updates, SFX Machine RT 1.06 and SFX Machine Pro 1.01. The new updates now run on 64-bit machines with apps that require VST 2.4 support. (The Mac versions run natively on PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers.)
Native Instruments updates for Akoustik Piano and Battery
Native Instruments have updated Akoustik Piano to version 1.1 and Battery to version 2.1.5.
Linplug updates for Albino 3, Cronox and Octopus
LinPlug recently has updated three of their products. Albino to v3.0.1, CronoX/Sophistry to v3.0.6 and Octopus to v1.2. Also released are Universal Binary version for Intel based Mac computers.