Voxengo custom drum track recording service has lowered the cost of the drum recording orders down to US$ 59.95. This will be a regular price from now on. Beside that, we have decided to make licensing terms less strict: now you will get full ownership of the recorded drum tracks, without requirement of any future royalty payments. You may visit the service page at http://www.voxengo.com/drumservice/ A new demonstration video is available.
Oh My Funkness! is AAS’ first loop bank title for Strum Electric GS-1 and presents a collection of 261 funk grooves. The loops are divided into ten unique electric guitar instrumentals, each covering a particular style and era. The loops are delivered as standard MIDI files for tempo independence and full editability. Oh My Funkness! integrates straight into Strum Electric GS-1’s MIDI library for instant access and inspiration.
Apple today unveiled a new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. Featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD), the new Mac Pro continues to deliver amazing performance and expandability for the most demanding consumers and professionals.
MOTU has released DP Control™, a free app now available from the Apple app store that allows Digital Performer users to control DP over a WiFi network using their iPhone, iPad or third-generation iPod Touch.
The first time we got to know Mario Jurisch was when he made this incredible cool impOSCar 2 controller. His next project became the OP-X controller which he just finished. Again from scratch and completely original he created this controller for the virtual Oberheim clone which is produced by SonicProjects from Switzerland.
Allen & Heath has launched iLive Tweak, its first iPhone app, to provide real time mobile control of the iLive digital mixing range. The release adds yet another option to iLive’s array of remote control possibilities, which includes laptops and touch tablets running iLive Editor control software, and the PL Series of controllers.
MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, to be held in Asheville, NC, during Halloween weekend, October 29-31, is already dealing some tricks and treats. The announcement of the entire line-up and schedule has now been postponed to August 10th, with tickets now going on sale three days later, Friday the 13th! But festival producers AC Entertainment have decided to dole out a treat as well by announcing that Big Boi, Jonsi, and Caribou, are among the many acts joining Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, and MGMT on the bill for the weekend festival.
PSP Audioware are pleased to announce a release of the new delay plug-in: PSP 85 successor of the PSP 84 which became the favorite delay plug-in for some of you. PSP 85 is the product of our eternal fascination with the endless possibilities offered by variable sample rate delay lines.
All the sounds in this collection have been designed completely from scratch with the goal of creating something truly unique in the world of electronic drums. Not a single preexisting sample has been used during the creation of these sounds: they’re all completely original, built from the ground up—a full spectrum of carefully designed drum sounds.
Get it now and you’ll see how rich and evocative synthetic drums truly can be when done right! Within this library you’ll find surgically precise sounds that will cut through your mix like a hot knife through butter. You’ll find short, aggressive percussion sounds and longer, metallic stabs; expressive and clean kicks, sometimes grimed with unusual hums. From entirely and purposefully synthetic timbres to almost acoustic-sounding drums, you’ll find it all here! No matter if you’re working on minimal, experimental, club, or even pop music, in Plasticlicks you’ll be sure to find exactly what you’re looking for!
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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.
Okay here we go! the Apple iPad has landed in the Netherlands. There is a lot of buzz going on about the iPad and there are a lot DJ, MIDI and music applications. In the next few weeks we will go try some of the most populair apps for the iPad,… Gearjunkies style.
The IRCAM Tools products express the result of over twenty years of fundamental research within the realms of music related digital signal processing. First out, we present a series of products evolved from two major fields of technology, Acoustic & Cognitive Spaces, and Sound Analysis & Synthesis.
The Cambridge EQ is a high-end analog console-style which boasts five bands of switchable parametric or shelving EQ and two comprehensive high and low pass filters, as well as other very useful features. As UA’s most surgical EQ, it is the only UAD EQ that offers a graphical EQ response curve, so you can can hear and see your work.
IK Multimedia is pleased to announce that AmpliTube® for iPad is now available for download from the iTunes App Store. Together with the currently available iRig interface adapter, this combination represents the first portable multi-touch tone-modeling solution for guitar and bass players; giving them the chance to play, practice and have fun everywhere with the multi-FX system of the future.
Famous DJ and producer Dubfire tests a new Native Instruments Traktor system at Club Amnesia on July 12th. More details will be revealed in August.