Digital Performer 7.02 is now shipping. If you own Version 7, you can download the free Version 7.02 updater. This second maintenance release includes several highly-requested program enhancements and optimizations, including the new QuickScribe features, keyboard shortcuts, and count-off click options first introduced in 7.01. Refer to the download description and update Read Me documentation for complete details.
McDSP showed Audio Unit (AU) versions of some of its product line at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show. McDSP plans to ship updated versions of its entire product line by May of 2010 with TDM, RTAS and AU support. These updated versions will also include new features and improved performance on Leopard and Snow Leopard.
For greater savings, purchase any plug-in or bundle from now until May 2010 for up to 30% off! Once AU support is shipping, all products and bundles will be sold at regular pricing. Existing customers can upgrade each McDSP plug-in (HD or Native) to include AU support for an introductory price of $29 per plug-in. Upgrade pricing will increase to $49 per plug-in shortly thereafter. Existing Emerald Pack 4 HD or Native owners may upgrade the complete bundle for a limited time for only $249. McDSP will continue to offer two main product lines – HD and Native. The HD versions of McDSP plug-ins will support TDM, RTAS, and AU formats. The Native versions of McDSP plug-ins will support RTAS and AU formats.
The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance. Dennis DeSantis gives an overview of the new Ableton/Serato The Bridge.
112dB announces that Redline Preamp, a vintage preamp emulation, is now available in native RTAS/AS/VST/AU format for Windows and Mac OS X at the introductory price of €88/$99.
Redline Preamp livens up any digital or “too clean” signal. At its heart lies a fexible algorithm that is capable of emulating most kinds of harmonic distortion typical for analogue, tape, and tube equipment. While it has not been modeled after any particular piece of gear it can do a wide range of convincing analogue emulations. A showcase selection of carefully constructed presets ranging from the warm American Vintage to the full-blown Beyond Repair is included.
Not yet offically announced but the signs are there that ImageLine is about to release Drumatrix percussion modelling instrument. It will give you total control over 10 physically modelled drums that can be routed to independent outputs for external effects processing.
Cakewalk introduces the new A-PRO Series, USB MIDI Controllers for Mac and PC. The A-300 Pro (32-key), A-500 Pro (49-key) and A-800 Pro (61-key) are brand new keyboard controllers developed in conjunction with Roland.
The A-PRO series focuses on intuitive real-time performance and ergonomic playability, making it a must-have controller for soft-synths in a live or studio setting. This new line gives musicians the best of both worlds: Cakewalks legendary ease of use and Rolands world-class engineering and keyboard expertise.
Ableton Live, from a simple sequencer to a serious Digital Audio Workstation. Ableton Live 8 Suite, also known as the XL version, is the version of Live that comes with a huge amount of instruments and library of sounds. About no less then 1600 sounds divided among ten instruments. The GUI (graphic user interface) stands out against the GUI’s of the other well known DAW’s by its simplicity. Which in fact works easier and better.
Audio Ease were at the NAMM this year to introduce the upcoming version 7 of their Reverb software Altiverb. Arjen shows us some details of the new version which is still in development and won’t be available for some time.
Determined to provide quality plug-ins for every need and budget, FabFilter has released the tiny, yet very useful FabFilter Micro, a new lightweight filter plug-in that makes the classic FabFilter sound more affordable than ever.
Featuring the classic filter first developed for the FabFilter One synthesizer with low-pass and high-pass filter shapes, it will be no surprise that FabFilter Micro has a smooth and creamy sound that will turn into raw self-oscillating madness at a flick of the Peak knob. Yet even at full resonance, the filter always maintains an analog-like balance, happily saturating and clipping the incoming sound without exhibiting the digital artifacts and impurities that most other filters suffer from.
With the JMD:1 amplifier a new era in guitar amplification has begun. Marshall’s analog excellence is combined with Softube’s patented simulation technology to make rock ‘n’ roll’s most comprehensive and sophisticated amplifier, while still staying true to the Marshall tone and heritage.
Behringer introduced seven new premium-grade mixers feature built-in USB interfaces, compressors and 24-bit multi-FX processors. Sporting a wide range of options, the next-generation XENYX live/studio mixers from BEHRINGER merge built-in USB interface, easy-to-use “one-knob” compressors, world-renowned XENYX mic preamps and “British-style” channel EQ. All mixers feature a new studio-grade digital effects processor with 16 editable presets including reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, pitch shifter and multi-effects (no FX on 1204USB).
MOTU has announced a major upgrade to Ethno Instrument, their popular world/ethnic virtual instrument software for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista. The Version 2 upgrade more than doubles the size of Ethno’s included sound library of instruments, loops and phrases. Significant new features have also been added, including preset searching, microtonal scales, state-of-the-art time stretching, and much more.
New at NAMM is the stunning Focusrite OctoPre MkII Dynamic. It features eight channels of Focusrite’s legendary mic preamplification, with new, single-dial, VCA-based compressors derived from the classic Focusrite Red 3 on every channel. On display at Winter NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, California, will be the brand new Focusrite OctoPre MkII Dynamic, as well as existing hardware and software products.
Waves Audio, the world’s leader in digital signal processing solutions, introduces the Waves Horizon plug-in bundle, which gathers over 50 of Waves’ most popular and useful plug-ins. Waves Horizon serves as a significant step up for audio professionals specializing in music production, who require modeled vintage tools and high-end mastering processors as well as Waves essentials.
At the NAMM Vestax introduced a new USB MIDI and AUDIO Controller called TYPHOON. It is an all-in-one bundle of digital DJ hardware and software, offering total control to mix, scratch, and play music as a DJ would right at your fingertips. According to some opinions on the internet the TYPHOON controller is intended for Traktor, just like the SPIN controller is for DJAY Software.