Posts Tagged 'software'

Toontrack Music releases new Metal MIDI Pack

Toontrack Music is proud to announce the release of this colossus of a Metal MIDI package, featuring one of the most prominent players in today’s metal scene, Dirk Verbeuren, drummer in Soilwork, Scarve and Aborted. So, ever felt like having insane, extreme world class Metal drumming, executed with such a razor-blade perfection and ingenious brutality that it will hit you like a 20 ton wrecking ball of sheer metal.

Serato and Ableton announce creative partnership

DJs, remixers and producers on the forefront of technology, watch out. Serato and Ableton are happy to announce a partnership which will pave the way for the future of Digital DJing. With shared artist rosters from hip-hop (DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Nu-Mark, A-Trak) to electronica (Paul Van Dyk, DJ Sasha), both Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live are renowned as the premier performance platforms in clubs around the globe. While Serato’s Scratch Live excels in vinyl emulation, music library control and lightning quick hands-on scratching, Ableton Live provides the tools for production, on-the-fly remixing and beat creation.

Allen and Heath at the NAMM

At the NAMM next week Allen & Heath will be launching the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmountable Control Surface from the iLive digital mixing series. Also the global launch of the ZED-10 and ZED-10FX from the ZED Series of USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording and production and the US launch for the Xone:DX MIDI USB controller.

Elysia mpressor TDM version now available

The mpressor plugin is the as close as it can get emulation of the famous creative compressor. Its all discrete circuitry and its special character have been translated into software in all the painstaking details by the specialists from brainworx. The result is an outstanding universal compressor as well as a dynamics effect machine which will significantly enhance the potentials of your host software.

D16 Group announces Syntorus

D16 Group announce the near release of a new FX plugin. Syntorus is a double path analog chorus plugin. There are many different chorus effect plugins available on the market today. However, finding one which gives the classic analogue chorus sound is easier said than done. Even on expensive units with advanced parameter controls, getting that vintage chorus timbre can be a challenge.

Making Music 21st Century Style

Seven bands set out on a journey to discover what it takes to become successful in the newly converging worlds of music, technology and the Internet. Follow along via the RM64 Artists Record blog as they chronicle their experiences and learn along with them about how music careers are being created in the 21st century

PSP Audioware re-releases PSP sQuad bundle

To celebrate the New Year PSPaudioware has re-released and super sized their PSP sQuad bundle (includes 4 EQ plug-ins) (AudioUnit, VST and RTAS for Mac OSX UniversalBinary and VST and RTAS for Windows x32 and x64). It is a free update for registered PSP sQuad users. New users can take an advantage of Winter PSP sQuad Offer!

McDSP NAMM 2010 news

McDSP will introduce the All-New 6030 Ultimate Compressor at this years WinterNamm. McDSP has turned up the notch of dynamic range processing once again. Building on the entire award winning McDSP compression algorithm code base, the 6030 Ultimate Compressor adds new sonic capabilities, stunning new user interfaces and a collection of new designs mixed with unique twists on vintage emulations.  The 6030 Ultimate Compressor will be available in May of 2010 (pricing TBD). The 6030 Ultimate Compressor will also be added to the Emerald Pack bundle, available to Emerald Pack 4 customers as an upgrade (pricing TBD).

New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday

These are the releases we have encountered this past Christmas 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.