PowerFX has released Funktronica, a collection of acoustic and electronic instrument loops to help any production get a groove on. Funktronica combines funky, retro guitar comps, soulful basses and jazzy percussion with the contemporary synth riffs, house breaks and booming basses for a full on booty shaking, party vibe. This downloadable package includes over 1.3 GB´s of pure content in .wav files (1050) with no redundant formats.
XT Software is proud to present the release of energyXT 2.5.2. It includes Live Markers functionality for live production, improved workflow and auto update.
FabFilter Pro-Q is an allround EQ plug-in for mixing and mastering, with up to 24 bands and a gorgeous interface for easy and precise editing. Pro-Q will be released on Novembber 16th. (Music by A La Shook: www.jessekoolhaas.com)
Applied Acoustics Systems are happy to release Tassman 4 v4.1.3 update for Mac OS X and Windows. This maintenance update is free of charge for all registered users of Tassman 4. Furthermore they released an Ultra Analog VA-1 v1.1.2 update for Mac OS X and Windows. This maintenance update is free of charge for all registered users of Ultra Analog VA-1.
The first in the new line of dedicated Waves Post Production tools, the WNS Waves Noise Suppressor is a real-time multiband processor for fast and effective broadband noise suppression on dialog tracks. Suitable for both indoor and location recordings with constant or modulating environment noise, WNS delivers superior sound quality with minimal artifacts.
Designed from the ground up especially for Post professionals, the workflow, approach, and interface of the WNS will be immediately familiar to Post engineers. WNS offers all the flexibility, portability, power, and precision of software, like true Pro Tools integration, multiple simultaneous instances, and full automation.
Entangled Species is AAS’ second sound bank title for String Studio VS-1, and grants exclusive access to the beloved tools, inspirational encounters, and living sounds of composer David Kristian. The 128 presets covering arpeggiators, pads, loopers, synthesizers, keyboards, noises, and sound effects shall evolve as a natural extension of the sonic inventory of anyone into electro-acoustic, ambient, and film music arrangements. And with String Studio VS-1 behind the scene, users can easily transform them with just a few tweaks.
Cableguys have released FilterShaper 2. This major release adds parallel filter routing, pan modulation, free-running LFOs, plus several tweaks. FilterShaper 2 is now available for Mac OS X VST too (before Windows only).
To celebrate the 10 Years of Ableton, Media Satellite offers every new Ableton Live user in the month’s November, December and January a FREE Introduction course ‘Get On Track with Ableton Live‘ held at an Educational Institute in the Netherlands or Belgium.
Five12 today announces the release of Numerology 2.2 for Mac OS X. New features in this release include a Pitch Glide feature for easily adding pitch bends to monophonic sequences, a speech synthesis option, and direct support for Volta from MOTU and SilentWay from ExpertSleepers. The Pitch Glide feature in Numerology’s MonoNote sequencing module allows you to easily add pitch bends to monophonic sequences. In addition to making it trivialy easy to build class acid basslines, Pitch Glide can be used for funk grooves, swirly synthesizer leads, extreme glissandos or just a little bend here and there.
Native Instruments today introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world’s most revered pianos.
On the heels of the release of their epic new Trilian(r) Total Bass Module virtual instrument, Spectrasonics has announced the release of version 1.1 of their award-winning Omnisphere(r) Power Synth – featuring native 64-bit Windows support, core library integration with Trilian and more. The new v1.1 is also Mac and Windows 32-bit compatible. For users who have both virtual instruments, sounds from Trilian can now be opened inside Omnisphere – allowing deeper editing of the Trilian sounds, as well as the creation of layers and splits with both instruments’ sounds in the same environment. The Omnisphere v1.1 update is free to all Omnisphere users as a download from the Spectrasonics website.
Get back to a time when a new sound could only come from the design of a new hardware instrument. A time when musicians would spend time getting used to any new keyboard, adapt to its character. Mokafix introduces Blue Reeds, the virtual Wurlitzer.
Vestax has teamed up with software maker Algoriddim to produce an entry level all-in-one digital DJ controller, SPIN. This controller will be sold exlusively in Apple stores throughout the US and Canada: http://www.djay-software.com. We have no information if SPIN will be available Europe as well in the future.
The Dance & Trance expansion is an expansion pack for Gladiator 2, designed by professional sound designers:
Markus Feil, Bastiaan van Noord, Bryan ‘Xenos’ Lee, Alusio de Lima, Dajan Izzo, Massimo Bosco, Marco Scherer
and Patchen Preston.