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Sony presents long awaited Acid 5.0
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Sony presents long awaited Acid 5.0

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ACID Music Studio 5 software is an award-winning loop-based music creation program that that lets you create songs instantly from pre-recorded loops. If you want to make your own music or remixes, add soundtracks to videos, or burn your own songs onto CD, ACID Music Studio 5 software is all you need – no other software measures up.

Native Instruments announces Battery 2
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Native Instruments announces Battery 2

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Native Instruments is excited to announce BATTERY 2 – the new generation of the award-winning drum sampler. BATTERY 2 takes drum sampling to the next level with a powerful new sampling engine, enhanced sound shaping and modulation capabilities, sophisticated sample control and a revised user interface that retains all of the straightforwardness that BATTERY is famous for. Also included is a massive new sample library with more than 3.5 GB of high-quality drum and percussion samples.

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Digidesign released update 1.0.2. for Smack (LE)

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Digidesign have posted an update 1.0.2. for its plugin Smack because Smack and Smack LE version 1.0 for Mac OS X were inadvertently set to expire on October 9th, 2004. Smack is a new professional compressor/limiter plug-in designed specifically for music applications. Smack features three compression modes, unique compression ratios, and harmonic distortion ideally suited for achieving a wide range of sonic variations and colorations. Additionally, the plug-in supports side-chain processing, multi-channel track types, and the full range of ProTools sample rates and plug-in formats.


Version 1.0.2 has no expiration date for the fully licensed version.

Apple introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7
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Apple introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7

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Apple today introduced Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7, the next major releases of its award-winning professional music creation and audio production software applications used by more than 200,000 musicians and audio engineers worldwide. At $999, Logic Pro 7 includes breakthrough new software instruments such as Sculpture, a component-modeling based synthesizer; UltraBeat, an innovative and powerful drum machine; and new plug-ins including Guitar Amp Pro, a full-featured guitar amplifier simulator. Along with over 100 workflow enhancements, new mastering plug-ins and support for Apple Loops, Logic Pro 7 debuts distributed audio processing, a revolutionary technology which allows audio pros to tap into a virtually unlimited number of Macs to expand available Digital Signal Processing (DSP) power.

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Rob Papen and LinPlug have updated Albino to v2.1

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This free update includes a new “Gator” effect which chops (gates) the signal using MIDI-clocked note values for both stereo sides. This new effect comes complete with 50 brand new presets by Rob Papen.


Albino now also responds to MIDI “bank-select”. This gives keyboard players the option to chose any presets while playing live.

Edirol introduces stand-alone portable WAVE/MP3 recorder
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Edirol introduces stand-alone portable WAVE/MP3 recorder

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EDIROL today announced the R-1, a portable 24-bit WAVE and MP3 Recorder/Player suitable for a wide range of sound and music applications.


The R-1 is a mobile, high-quality recording device offering direct storage to Compact Flash (CF) memory, 24-bit effect processing, and operation from 2 AA batteries. At 4inch x5.5inch and weighing in at 10 oz (including batteries and CF), the R-1 is carefully designed with handpicked electronic parts chosen for premium sound quality throughout the signal path.