Every student who books a diploma course with Point Blank will receive a free studio setup courtesy of Novation/Focusrite! The brand new gear collection includes KRK Rokit RP5 G3 monitors, Novation LaunchKey 25 keyboard, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 soundcard and a laptop bag.
Loopmasters have announced that they have launched a new label called “Niche Audio”. This new label focusses on releasing authentic one shot collections, arranged into kits of 16 samples – perfect for Maschine and Ableton Live. Niche Audio is the label for producers looking for top flight mix ingredients and perfectly processed expansion packs in contemporary styles and genres, mixed and engineered with precision, allowing you total flexibility and inspiration to take your music to the next level!
In the line of focusing on one of the emulations of hardware compressors modelled for Universal Audio by Brainworx we’ll look at the Shadow Hills mastering compressor plug-in. The plug-in combines two compressors in series being an optical and a VCA compressor in stereo or dual mono mode.
As you will probably know, a modulator is a term that is used in synthesizers. They are various types of settings that can change and alter a sound. With RP-AMOD you can use it’s modulators to alter your audio in different ways.
touchAble is THE controller app for Ableton Live. Countless artists around the globe – from bedroom producers to award winning artists – use it on stage, in their studio or while on the road. touchAble Mini offers no-compromise-control of Ableton Live from your iPhone or iPod. The scaled down interface packs most of the features of the touchAble iPad version into a very ergonomic layout, especially designed for iPhone and iPod.
LIVKONTROL is an Ableton Live remote controller for iOS and Android devices. Boasting an extremely simple yet functional design, all the main control features are at a distance of a touch. Alternative application views are toggled via multitouch gestures for a even simpler usage experience.
World-renowned Cr2 Records are proud to bring to you EDM Festival Kicks and Drops from their brand new sample pack label – Sample Tools by Cr2. The aim is to bring the label’s reputation for quality forward thinking dance music into the sample pack world.
Thirty years ago, nearly to the day, Manfred Ruerup and Karl Steinberg founded the company that has become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of music and audio software and hardware, with more than 1.5 million users worldwide, Steinberg.
Effectrix is the industry standard for audio manipulation. Always tight and as easy to use as finger paint. On the iPad, Effectrix shows off it´s incredible usability. Just grab and draw Effects for immediate results. All common interfaces such as Inter App Audio or Audio Bus are supported. Effectrix works in Auria and also will import songs from your iTunes library. Now available on the App Store.
Numark announces the Numark Remix Toolkit for new owners of the Mixtrack II, Mixtrack Pro II, Mixtrack Quad and Mixtrack Edge.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Cool! One word to describe the new Roland AIRA series. Just under little two weeks we will get the lowdown of this new series of instruments by Roland. Having its world-premiere at Dancefair here in the Netherlands, we can’t wait to get close to them. Be sure to check here around 15 and 16 februari! Until then Roland has released yet more ‘teaser’ video and pictures of AIRA as you can see below.
As you might know, if you visit us here regularly, we are strong supporters of the ‘old and analog’. ‘Vintage‘ is a word or term that gives a slight warm feeling inside. In our studio we have a few synths and drumcomputers of the vintage hardware realm. Many of our followers and visitors share this affection. But what if these old machines break down or are in need of a good service/tune up? Then it is good to know there are people out there who have the knowledge and expertise to help you out. PhilSynth from Berlin is one of these companies that can help you out!
Tek’it Audio has updated Badass 2 plug-in to version 2.5. Badass is a multi-effects distortion plug-in that give to your sounds a little bad grain or destroy them completely helped by ten types of effect, a sequencer and a massive modulation system.
Novation is celebrating its heritage with a short film that explores Novation past, present, and future, along with a completely free sample pack comprising over 1GB of loops, single hits, multi sampled patches, and drum kits from its unforgettable and modern classic synths.