Physynth by Simian² (an amalgam of ‘physics’ and ‘synthesizer’) heralds a landmark moment in music creativity, combining cutting-edge user-created physics with an AAA quality game graphics engine for unparalleled immersion, Physynth brings traditional music applications out of the stone age and sets the bar very high for all other creativity apps to be judged.
Last week Audio Damage released the successor of the Kombinat distortion plugin, Kombinat DVA. From mild tone-shaping or adding a bit of grit to full-on total waveform destruction, Kombinat Dva, is a complete toolbox of sonic warfare. Below is a short look at the highlights of Kombinat Dva, AD’s multi-band distortion plug-in.
Dancefair is the educational event for everyone in the Dancescene, which will be held in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Holland on the 11th & 12th of February 2012. A platform where manufacturers and software developers will present their products and where renowned artists, producers and engineers will take you into their musical world.
DS3 is the perfect solution if you like to work with samples, loops, hotcues and FX in Traktor Pro 2. The device has 12 extra large keys with a perfect tactile feeling to fire samples and for convenient access to 8 hotcues and all the transport functions.
After many months of creative sound design and intensive script programming Wave Alchemy are extremely proud to announce the release of the Pro II analogue hybrid synthesizer for Kontakt 4. Inspired by one of the most popular synth’s of its time, Pro II combines classic sounds with modern sound shaping tools to achieve a versatile and fully programmable virtual synthesizer.
The StealthPlug CS “Custom Shop” is perhaps THE most affordable way to get started making guitar music on your computer. It features the StealthPlug 1/4” to USB cable interface, and the new AmpliTube Custom Shop software plus 50 gear credits to use in the Custom Shop. Here’s what it is and what you do with it.
Altiverb 7 is the industry standard convolution reverb plug-in. It uses top quality samples of real spaces to create reverb, ranging from Sydney Opera House to the cockpit of a Jumbo Jet. Altiverb 7 is efficient on the cpu, offers many parameters to tweak reverb, is total recall automatable, and has 64 bit support. Every month Altiverb 7 users receive new impulse responses for free.
Loopmasters are happy to introduce a new label this Friday (09/12/11) Quantum Loops. Quantum Loops is a brand new sample library and sound-design company headed by international DJ/Producer Dom Kane. As a sound-designer and engineer, the name Dom Kane appears in most electronic recording studios across the globe, having delivered work for Loopmasters, FXpansion (D-CAM & Geist), Deadmau5 and Steve Duda (Nerve/Xfer), Ohm Force (Ohmicide), and even factory content for the legendary analogue synth company Moog.
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.
BEHRINGER, award-winning innovator of affordable professional audio and music equipment, is excited to announce the launch of the Eurosound consumer electronics brand — concert quality sound at an amazing value. To celebrate the launch, BEHRINGER will unveil the iNuke Boom, the loudest iPod® and iPhone® dock you’ve ever heard at CES 2012. The $29,999.99 (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) monster speaker system measures a whopping 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall, weighs over 700 pounds and pumps out over 10,000 Watts of power.
Lemur – the legendary multitouch MIDI/OSC controller returns. As we mentioned earlier, the Lemur controller has gotten a new “lease of life” with the release of an iOs version for the iPad. Lemur is now a professional iOS controller app that doesn’t cut any corners. It lets you control anything, any way you want. Total flexibility means it can go as deep as you need it to. Lemur can control DJ software, live electronic music performance software, studio production software (DAWs), VJ software, visual synthesis software, stage lighting and more.
From mild tone-shaping or adding a bit of grit to full-on total waveform destruction, Kombinat Dva, the long-awaited sequel to our popular Kombinat plug-in, is a complete toolbox of sonic warfare.
Griffin Technology, makers of innovations for everyday life, is excited to announce that GuitarConnect Pro is now available. GuitarConnect Pro adds a standard ¼ inch instrument jack, with a built-in gain control, to iPad or iPhone. Users gain a high-quality, all-digital connection from guitars and other instruments directly into GarageBand and most Core Audio apps.
Celemony is pleased to announce the availability of Melodyne editor Version 2. New features include extended timing tools, wide-ranging functions for working with scales, plus Rewire, keyboard shortcuts in the plug-in, and numerous other improvements. The price of Melodyne editor is US$/€ 399; the update costs US$/€ 99.
Lynx is a diverse and talented DJ and producer – a man on a mission to deliver only the freshest sounds in underground electronic music. Standout tracks ‘Disco Dodo’ and ‘Global Enemies’ may have made his name across the global drum & bass scene, but the sheer diversity and quality of Lynx’s output across labels like Soul:r, Creative Source, and Digital Soundboy have marked him as a producer par-excellence. Remixes for Metalheadz, Hospital and Innerground, plus his sublime reworking of James Blakes ‘Limit To Your Love’ have shown he remains ahead of the rest, with cutting-edge studio skills and the drive to explore new musical avenues.