energyXT for iOS does both audio recording and drums/synths (like a mini audio/midi sequencer) all in one single view. You can arrange your recordings in verse, chorus, intro etc to build up a song in seconds. When you have recorded something you like, export it to your dropbox account in a single click, either as mixdown or as one audio-file-per-track for import in to your DAW for further processing or collaboration with your bandmates.
Does the world really need another drum synth? If we’re talking about Rob Papen’s Punch, then the answer is YES. Check out this video to see how to divide up your drum parts in Punch and process each individually. Top-drawer stuff.
Novation spent a day with Heidelberg based DJ, composer, mix-mastering-engineer and producer ‘LOPAZZ‘ as he showed us how he has integrated Novation’s Twitch in to his live setup.
Roger Linn performs “Air on a G String” by J.S. Bach on his prototype of the LinnStrument, a new musical instrument with 3D Note Expression, coming from Roger Linn Design.
Harmony Systems announced the worldwide availability of Delora gbRemote, an application for the iPhone or iPod touch that functions as a remote controller for Apple’s GarageBand music application for the Mac. gbRemote is a complementary product to the Delora gbTouch for GarageBand app for the iPad, and offers a subset of key features tailored for iPhone/iPod touch users.
This workshop will be focused on Akai’s dedicated Ableton Live APC Controllers. The APC 40 and APC 20 are the world’s finest Ableton Live control surfaces. Ableton and Akai Professional worked in a joint partnership to make the APC the perfect Ableton LIVE control surface. Whether you are an electronic music performance artist and LIVE is your canvass, a DJ using LIVE to mix tracks, or a traditional musician using LIVE on stage or in the studio, the APC is designed for intuitive, powerful control.
In this short demo video, Percussa AudioCubes is used to automatically generate multiple piano melodies, using the new generative music software created for the AudioCubes by Percussa. Keep an eye on this blog for the official release of the software.
Inspired from a old monster, aclaimed by a lot of synthesizer gurus, it is not only a new virtual analog: thanks to exclusive new features, the sound and the possibilities of this new polyphonic synthesizer enhance the XILS-lab inspiration tools.
Kiss goodbye to your mouse and keyboard, and let your fingertips do the work with LiveRemote. LiveRemote connects to Ableton via CoreMidi networking technology with incredibly low latency of between 1-3ms. Control your session from the comfort of your couch, or whilst walking around the room.
Avid is proud to announce that they have launched a brand new product for iPad on the iPad App Store called Avid Scorch. Building on the legacy of the desktop Scorch plug-in, already in use by millions of musicians around the world, Scorch for iPad allows you to view, play back, transpose, mix and perform Sibelius scores on the go. And it includes an in-app store with more than 250,000 titles available for download, including thousands of free scores.
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.
After winning plaudits at the Frankfurt Musikmesse for presenting the new HALion 4 VST sampler and sound creation system, Steinberg is now shipping the latest version of its acclaimed virtual instrument.
Propellerhead just has capped off its tremendously successful “Music Making Month,” a series of activities that spanned the entire month of May to inspire and help people with their music creating endeavors. During the month, Propellerhead held 25 live streaming interviews, clinics and Q/A sessions plus an additional dozen tutorials and videos with music professional and insiders on topics as varied as song inspiration and lyric writing to synthesis techniques and mixing/effects tricks to promotional ideas and placement opportunities. All sessions and materials are now archived and can be viewed at: www.propellerheads.se/mmm.
Waves have announced they have added two new additions to their famous Signature Series, with the Bass & Drum Collection and the Vocal Collection.
Native Instruments has just introduced VINTAGE COMPRESSORS, a set of faithfully modeled classic dynamic processors for use in GUITAR RIG 4 and in the free GUITAR RIG PLAYER. Produced in collaboration with DSP experts Softube, the collection comprises three of the most distinctive and revered high-end studio compressors, and can be used to creatively treat a comprehensive range of instruments and sounds with the highest level of sonic fidelity and profound vintage charm.