Two new Sequel Content Sets are now available in the Steinberg Online Shop: R’n’B and Smooth House. Each set contains hundreds of top-quality loops and is compatible with Sequel 2 and all Cubase retail versions from 4.5 and up.
Musicians who question whether their album will attract enough interest may be inspired by an idea put forward by Roxy Music. The veteran art rock group, whose hits include Virginia Plain and Love is the Drug, split up in the early 1980s but got back together nine years ago. Although they have toured ever since, the band have not yet got together to record a brand new album.
Reloop have announced they will come with a (very) limited edition of their Digital Jockey 2 Interface Edition. It is a very limited edition as there will be only one shipment (in september). Features are the same as the Digital Jockey 2 IE but will come in a white finish with red LEDs.
These days more and more people are recording at home instead of going to professional studios. The technology involved has become so accessible that almost anyone can start up their own studio. While this means that there’s more music out there than ever, it also means there’s a lot more poorly produced music floating around. It’s not enough to simply have the required equipment!
As part of a new software giveaway, Novation are offering over $500 of performance software free to all new and existing Nocturn Keyboard owners. Since their launch, Novation’s sought-after Nocturn 25 and 49 have set new standards for high-quality but affordable controller keyboards. Each features touch-sensitive knobs and pads, a professional-feel Italian-made keyboard, and excellent build quality.
The Apogee website started teasing us with this picture below. Will this be the successor series for the Rosetta series? We will have to wait until the 26th.
Providing color-coded buttons with symbols to help identify key functions and distinguish between djay’s extensive shortcuts, the djay Keyboard Cover transforms your Mac notebook into a DJ controller and helps you taking your mix to the next level. In addition to MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks with US keyboards, the covers are now also available to users of the original (silver keys) and European Mac notebooks!
DyVision Reverb Remover from DyVision Works is a VST effect for use in modern DAW programs. It can remove reverb from an audio signal, and also has de-essing and background noise reduction capabilities. It is designed to be used as an insert effect on stereo audio signals.
Voxengo is pleased to announce the release of HarmoniEQ version 2.0, a parametric, harmonically-enhanced equalizer plug-in for professional music production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plugin formats, for Mac OS X (v.10.4.11 and later) and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) computers.
We just saw the lights of version 9.5. of FL Studio, but already the guys at Image Line are working on the next plug-in called FL Diva. It is like a Auto-Tune for FL Studio. Image Line have posted a video showing some early Alpha testing of their new FL Diva plugin.
FabFilter has released updates for all FabFilter plug-ins, containing bug fixes and small improvements. The updated plug-ins are now available on all platforms: Windows and Mac OS X, 32-bit and 64-bit.
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.
Producer Sessions Live is a brand new event from the makers of Computer Music and Future Music magazines. Over two days they’ll be filling the rooms of SAE London with some of the world’s most popular and acclaimed studio gear and software for you to try, as well as having experts on hand to answer your questions and give free demonstrations.
Digital Performer beta testers could barely contain their excitement (and their non-disclosure agreements) when they first experimented with DP 7.2‘s new Themes. Within minutes of posting the first beta with this feature, comments like “AWESOME work guys!” and “I’m as giddy as a school girl!” came flooding in to MOTU Central. Want to see what all the excitement is about? If you own Version 7, you can now download the free Version 7.2 updater and see for yourself.