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Korg introduces microKONTROL Kreative Control Pack
Korg is now bundling the microKONTROL USB-MIDI controller with three software products suited for dance music creation and performance: Ableton Live Lite 4 Korg Edition; SampleTank 2 Korg Edition; MDE-X – collectively known as the Kreative Control Pack.
Denon extended dual CD player family with the new DN-D6000
Denon have extended their family of Dual CD/MP3 players with the release of the rack-mount DN-D6000.
MOTU Reverse & Phase Plug-in Updates for DP 4.12
MOTU has posted on its support page updates for Reverse and Phase plugins for Digital Perfomer on Mac OS X. These versions of the Reverse and Invert Phase are v.1.0.1 and work on DP 4.12.
Sonicbytes updates ERA, EST, and Gat’R
ERA, EST, and Gat’R have all received additional features and bug fixes. New bundled pricing is also announced for those interested in purchasing the complete SONICBYTES line.
Apple terminates world-wide Emagic distributors
Apple Computer this month began sending letters to its world-wide Emagic software distributors, informing them that their services would no
M-Audio to distribute Wizoo worldwide
M-Audio, a leading manufacturer and distributor of hardware and software for computer- centric musicians, is proud to announce an exclusive
TC Electronic introduces the PowerCore Compact
TC Electronic introduces PowerCore Compact, a lightweight and portable hardware platform with FireWire ports for easy laptop connection. Right out of the box, the twelve plug-ins provide professional processing tools for mixing, mastering and music production, and the new PowerCore device is expandable via optional plug-ins from TC Electronic, Sony Oxford, Access Music and others.
The Denon DN-S8000 is a joke from a member of dn-s5000.com
Denon USA confirmed this already to Gearjunkies, the new CD player, the DN-S8000 is a joke from a member from www.dn-s5000.com.
Leapfrog Audio Limited announces Rephrase
Rephrase is a powerful phrase editing virtual instrument. No longer do you have to think of audio tracks as fixed blocks. Using Rephrase your audio tracks become instruments in their own right. Edit them directly as midi in your host application, or even play them live via midi.
Dynaudio Acoustics adds new powerful subwoofers to AIR series
Dynaudio Acoustics introduces AIR Base 12 and AIR Base 24, two new powerful active subwoofers. These AIR Series subs feature an original 12″ driver that was specifically designed for low frequency reproduction and extremely tight impulse response.
New Denon DN-S8000 cd player rumour
Will this be the new flagship from Denon?
LinPlug released RM IV v4.1
LinPlug have released the v4.1 update for RM IV.
Changes:
* More than 2700 MIDI grooves, dedicated MIDI-browser with drag/drop to the host.
* 100 new drum kits.
* Support for Mac OSX 10.3.5.
* Single Pads can be saved, loaded, copied and pasted.
* Output configuration can be changed on the fly with Live 4.
The downloadable version is available now with the CD version due on 22nd September. This update costs 25 USD / 20 EUR, but anyone that purchased RM IV after August 1st will get it free.
M-Audio releases driver update (OS-X) for Transit
M-Audio released an update to version 1.5.9 of the driver for its Transit small audio interface (Mac 10.3 (Panther), MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar)).
This update fixes bugs:
– fixed a problem that could cause a system hang when a Powerbook is put to sleep with the Transit active,
– fixed a problem that caused the Transit to report to CoreAudio that it supported AC-3 when AC-3 mode was not selected in the preference pane,
– fixed problem that caused a memory leak when the Transit was unplugged.
Sony Oxford announces long-awaited Reverb Plug-in (Pro Tools)
The Oxford Reverb plug-in is a highly flexible artificial reverberation generator designed to complement existing Oxford applications in providing the professional user with highest technical and sonic performance coupled with high levels of artistic and creative facility. By avoiding fixed algorithms and providing user control of all parameters, the Oxford Reverb allows the professional engineer the powerful facility to build virtual spaces freely depending on artistic need, ranging from dry reflection ambiences, room and hall simulations, sound effects, all the way to wide open reverberant spaces with a very large range of possible texture and spatial character.
Plugzilla now supports LADPSA
Revolutionary Plugin Player to Support Additional Universal Format. – Expanding its reach as the world’s first standalone plugin player, Manifold Labs today announced that Plugzilla will support Linux Audio Developer’s Simple Plugin API (LADPSA). A Linux-based host supporting VST plugins, Plugzilla has brought a new level of portability and power to front of house, mastering, and recording studios. By supporting LADSPA, the product now supports an even larger set of compelling effects.