In the 1980s, analog synthesis entered a new stage, with more portable options like the battery-powered EDP Wasp, and polysynths like the fat Roland Jupiter and Korg’s PolySix. Meanwhile, digital synthesizers debuted with the legendary Yamaha DX7 and its FM synthesis, while Casio offered its own take with the CZ-1 and its phase distortion synthesis.
Camel Audio is pleased to announce Dream Voices for Alchemy and the Free Alchemy Player is now available. Dream Voices contains 150 presets and costs just 59USD / 49EUR / 39GBP.
SampleTank for iOS, the first pro-quality, sample-based sound and groove workstation, has been updated. SampleTank is now available as a universal app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, through the iTunes App store. The update adds a 4-track MIDI recorder, a new beat-making interface, an expanded set of instruments and patterns, improved compatibility with third party docks and much more. It can be played directly from the app or can be used live with any MIDI keyboard or pad controller with the iRig MIDI interface adapter.
There have been already a lot of rumours about it, now it is official: Nektar, the California based new brand for Advanced Control * Enhanced Workflow Controllers annouce Panorama P4, the first dedicated Controller Keyboard for Propellerhead Reason. This couples with a great prize competition. Musicians can win the very first Panorama P4 rolling off the production line, by submitting their competition entry at www.nektartech.com.
Harmony Systems, Inc. announced the worldwide availability of gbTouch 3.1 and gbRemote 1.1, upgrades to their popular Delora line of iPad and iPhone music controller applications. gbTouch, for the iPad, and gbRemote, for the iPhone/iPod touch, offer control surface and remote control capability for the Apple GarageBand music application on the Mac.
Gospel Musicians is proud to announce a partnership with Overloud Audio Tools. The best love to partner with the best and the Vintage Keyboard FX plugin by Overloud is one of the best vintage effects plugins for electric pianos. Teaming Neo-Soul Keys with the VKFX will solidify our place as one of the best electric piano plugins on the market. If you are one of those guys that absolutely have to have the most realistic electric piano Suitcase for your studio or live gig, then pairing these two giants together will absolutely give you the most advanced electric piano experience on the market.
NOTION Music, creators of award-winning music creation software, announce the new NOTION app for iPad. This notation editor and playback app gives musicians the ability to compose, edit, and play back scores using top notch real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. With the mobility of the iPad, NOTION allows users to capture musical ideas at any time and any place. And for the first few days of release, NOTION for iPad is available for only $.99, regularly $14.99! This special offer will be available until December 20, 2011 at 11:59pm.
When a young Benoit Heitz saw a friend’s computer running Reason he had an epiphany: “His computer isn’t better than my parent’s computer. That means I could be making music.” He started out not knowing the first thing about drums or music in general. Three years later he was touring the world as an international DJ.
Arturia announces the shipping of their highly anticipated new synthesizer: the Oberheim SEM V. The Oberheim SEM V faithfully reproduces the warm sound and elegant interface of the Synthesizer Expander Module®, one of the most iconic synths of the analogue era.
These are the 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.
Agile Partners, a leading developer of iOS apps for guitar players, today announced GuitarToolkit 2.0, featuring an all-new iPad version that is free for existing GuitarToolkit users and the GuitarToolkit+ Upgrade, an in-app purchase that adds Chord Sheets, Custom Instruments, and Advanced Metronome.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional analogue and digital audio consoles, has announced that the new RTAS versions of the acclaimed SSL Duende Native plug-in collection are available now from the SSL web site. Existing plug-in owners can download new software installers free of charge from the SSL web site and the new installer will be supplied as standard to all new customers.
TC’s groundbreaking Radar Loudness Meter comes in many shapes and forms, but cutting-edge xApp technology now ensures seamless transition between versions and platforms. LM6, LM5D, LM2 – TC offers several different versions of its Radar Loudness Meter. LM6 is available for e.g. System 6000 MKII, DB4 MKII, DB8 MKII, TM7 and TM9 hardware units, and LM2 is a stereo version bundled with the LM2 hardware unit. LM5D is a TDM plug-in for Pro Tools HD, and recently, TC launched LM6 as a VST, AU, RTAS and AAX Native plug-in.
As a Christmas gift to all Pianoteq customers, MODARTT announces its latest instrument add-on: a virtual copy of a Tubular Bells.
In a move designed to provide full native 64-bit support for DAWs such as Logic and Cubase, Sonnox has announced the release of 64-bit versions of all the native Oxford Plug-ins. In addition to 64-bit compatibility, the new versions also sport updated graphic interfaces.