BOSS continues its top-selling tradition of portable, affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800 — a battery-powered studio to go. The sleek new design is made possible by touch-sensor switches and SD-card recording media. Up to four tracks can be recorded simultaneously with eight tracks of simultaneous playback plus an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator.
Steinberg is proud to announce a forthcoming major update to its industry-standard Audio Editing and Mastering Suite. WaveLab 7 represents a new benchmark for audio editing and mastering for Mac, while adding new capabilities to its previous Windows incarnation. Among the new features is a unique GUI concept that allows fast and fluid handling of audio material across multiple windows, montages and podcasts with an intelligent docking and scaling system as well as new VST3 plug-ins and restoration tools, a new CD and DVD-A burning engine and much more. WaveLab 7 will be available in the second half of 2010 from authorized Steinberg resellers, and will cost €599/£510*.
Soundscape V6 is a highly evolved DAW application that benefits from nearly 20 years of development. It specialises in audio only recording, editing and mixing; it does not have MIDI sequencing or offer Virtual Instruments for creative composition, instead it offers a specialised, elegant, versatile, functionally advanced user environment with the capacity to support a wide range of approaches to workflow.
Video interviews with Richard Hale and Peter Mew, two vastly experienced audio engineers who have been recording artists at Abbey Road since the mid sixties. The second video highlights the recording of Abbey Road 70s Drums with insights into the vintage equipment used. Find out more at http://www.native-instruments.com
Voxengo is happy to announce the release of Deft Compressor, an audio signal compressor plug-in for professional audio production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plugin.
JazzMutant announce Mu for Lemur – controlling Ableton Live has never been easier, faster or more intuitive for the ultimate hands-on live performance and music production experience.
The FL Extension box from Image Line brings more than 75 additional plugins and product upgrades from the successful FL Studio library into retail stores. Buy an FL Extension box in-store, choose and download your FL Extension product on-line.
Voxengo is happy to announce the release of Deft Compressor, an audio signal compressor plug-in for professional audio 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.
ABBEY ROAD | 70s DRUMS is the second of Native Instruments’ collaborations with Abbey Road Studios London. This KONTAKT Instrument contains no emulations or modeling of any kind – ABBEY ROAD | 70s DRUMS is built entirely of high-quality samples of two distinctive vintage drum kits from the 1970s, made accessible via an easy-to-use interface newly created in conjunction with the Abbey Road experts. Made up of thousands of painstakingly sampled hits, every sound in this KONTAKT Instrument was recorded in Abbey Road’s legendary Studio Two using classic vintage equipment from that period.
Wouldn’t it be convenient having full verses, choruses, bridges, – complete song structures – in an array of styles, tempos and feels, categorized in separate songs with an individual hierarchy of increasing intensity? Pro-played drum MIDI that you could drag, drop and use to construct your full track in literally a few mouse-clicks?
Allen & Heath is pleased to announce a partnership with leading music software company, IK Multimedia, to bundle its pioneering Amplitube X-Gear software with the newly launched ZED-10 and ZED-10FX mini USB mixers.
Presonus will take the opportunity to demonstrate many of the product announcements, made at the past NAMM, to the European audience. At this years Messe Presonus will give an in-depth demonstration of the recently announced version 1.5 of its Studio One™ DAW software. This major free update adds so many important features and enhancements that the company decided to skip the previously planned version 1.1 and go directly to this more advanced version.
Well, … to be honest we had expected a lot more leaked information and plain old rumours at this time of the year. Every year there were lots of pre-Messe rumours on new products, updates, etc. but this year it seems a bit slow on the rumour front. Nonetheless our Gearjunkies Team is fullly prepared and ready to invate the Messe floors early wednesday morning to get you the scoops and information on new STUFF you so desperately need. We will get as many information as possible, as soon as possible, posted on our website of course, but don’t forget our Twitterfeed if you want the latest news, the fastest way possible!
Muse Research and Development has announced an agreement with Ultimate Sound Bank to provide sounds for the upcoming MuseBoxTM, a highly versatile Musical Instrument and Effects Box, being co-developed between Muse Research and Peavey Electronics. Ultimate Sound Bank will provide the core, pre-installed sound set for the device that includes all the essential keyboard sounds required by the gigging musician, as well as expansion sound sets that will be sold to customers both on-line and at retail. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The APC20 offers legendary Akai Pro APC build quality with a compact footprint. The APC20 is the link between human and computer that perfectly balances analytical parameter control with creative expression. Whether you are an electronic music artist and Live is your canvas, a DJ using Live to mix or remix tracks, or a more traditional musician using Live on stage or in the studio, you will find the APC20 to the intuitive, powerful instrument that directly links your inspiration with Ableton Live. It can also be the ideal companion for your APC40. How, … just watch the video.