The guys at Neo-Soul Keys have released an Electric Piano Suitcase Mark I VST Library for Kontakt FREE Player. Realism was absolute number one goal and with vintage modeled effects, complex impulse response algorithms, and tweak-able knobs for ultimate control Neo Soul keys offers the best E-Piano experience ever produced in a plug-in.
Tone2 are pleased to announce the 3.3 update of Filterbank, an analog modeled filter & synthesizer plugin bundle with routable modules and 58 filter types.
Focusrite & Novation‘s Tim Harbour (aka Continuum) did set about the challenge of creating an original track in a day, a while back. Now Novation have teamed up with Focusrite to host a massive Remix / Rework competition of that same track Tim has created. You now have a chance to win $1400/£1000/€1200 of Focusrite, Novation & KRK gear – you also get your track in front of Brad Baloo; one half of DJ/production/songwriting duo The Nextmen.
Swiss live artist Ander does electronic live gigs somewhere around techno/minimal with his own controllers. After two years he now has the availability of Station. He designed and constructed this MIDI-Controller himself, based on the ucapps.de hardware platform. He uses it for live techno performances with Ableton Live.
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.
The Jazzmutant Lemur was a groundbreaking controller that revolutionised the way in which performers could interact with light, video and sound. The Lemur offered an unrivalled package of intuitive features beneath a futuristic multitouch-sensitive surface, and as result has won fans across the globe. Sadly this controller didn’t survive as it was discontinued last year. However we got confirmation that Lemur will get a new lease on life as an iPad app. The app will be released later this month.
Mixmo DJ is taking all the main features for the pro DJ in one, easy to use, accessible interface for the iPad.
Pioneer‘s industry-leading CDJ multi-player range is about to become even more desirable, with the introduction of new colour version of the CDJ-350. The new metallic silver CDJ-350-S match any interior, making them ideal for playing at home and at parties.
Korg has revolutionized the musical instrument world with their dynamic line of Kaoss products, using an intuitive X-Y Touchpad to provide expressive musical control. The palm-sized KAOSSILATOR synthesizer placed modern music-making in the hands of thousands of musicians and non-musicians alike. Korg has released version 2 of the iKaossilator recently and is now available at the Apple app store.
Steinberg today released its Music Production & Sound Creation Suite to selected countries, comprising the award-winning Cubase 6 music production system and highly acclaimed HALion 4 sampler.
The recently released Ozone 5 Advanced joins the iZotope product line as an enhanced version of our complete mastering system, offering mixing and mastering engineers an even higher level of flexibility, precision and control.
Some older (maybe forgotten) plugins have been revived by Steinberg. This way these old gems are operable on the newer operating systems.
There it is, the Vestax VCI-400 DJ controller, a four deck controller which has been eagerly awaited since the past BPM Show in the UK. A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of getting a pre-production model and went to play with it for a while. Questions before we started reviewing it were, will it be a serious player in the high-end four deck controller market? Will it disappoint and keep the Kontrol S4 as the leader of the four deck controller segment? Read on, because there is a lot the say about the VCI-400!
FabFilter has released updates for all FabFilter plug-ins, introducing support for the new AAX plug-in format in Pro Tools 10. The FabFilter Pro-L limiter now offers a new ‘Compact’ view, and the FabFilter Pro-Q EQ plug-in features spectrum analyzer and solo mode improvements.
Coming februari a two day event will be held in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht (convention centre) for any ambitious young DJ and producer or even the seasoned pro who wants to keep up with the latest developments in the electronic music industry. At Dancefair there will be two days of seminars and workshops given by top professionals in the business. Plus visitors will be able to get a hands-on look at the latest gear.