Posts Tagged 'software'

BIAS announces PitchCraft EZ

Berkley Integrated Audio Software today debuted PitchCraft EZ – a powerful alternative to the popular pitch correction and special effects tool popularized by many of today’s leading musical artists. As a plug-in for popular audio host applications on Mac and Windows computing platforms, PitchCraft EZ is both easy to use and highly effective. At a price point well below competing solutions, PitchCraft EZ delivers impressive results easily – without compromising sonic quality.

Lexicon launches highly-anticipated PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle

Lexicon today has rocked the audio industry with the introduction of its groundbreaking new PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle. For over 35 years Lexicon has been considered the golden standard of digital reverb and effects processing and has continuously introduced leading edge technology for the audio industry. After years of research and significant advances in computer processing speeds, Lexicon has developed the PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle which provides seven legendary Lexicon reverb algorithms that are designed to deliver the highest level of sonic quality and function, and offer all the flexibility of a native plug-in. 

New sounds on Sample Friday

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.

Receptor 2 Gets Solid State Drive

Muse Research is debuting a new Solid Sate Drive (SSD) technology option for the RECEPTOR 2 PRO line of hardware plug-in players at the 127th AES show in New York City. SSD dramatically increases the data throughput of the RECEPTOR 2 PRO and PRO MAX for greater polyphony and lower latency, as well as increasing the ruggedness of an already robust design by replacing the traditional rotating hard drive with solid state drive technology with no moving parts.

HG Fortune releases new Arracis Gold VSTi Synthesizer

Arracis Gold VSTi Synthesizer’s most significant feature is the 4 x 8 osc step sequencer with adjustable gatelength + modulation on gatelength. With this step sequencer you can have a quite rhythmical output incl short blips (stepping among the oscillators in selectable sequence) plus mixing to the normal (steady) output signal for vivid Pad or Athmos. Thus it is easy to get really fascinating sounds even at the oscillator section only. In addtion the 2 inbuilt filters provide further means for tweaking. Finally at the output section there is Spook fx and two delays in series incl. pan modulation for delay and direct out for stunning spatial movement in stereo.

FXpansion introduce BFD Cocktail Expansion Kit

FXpansion is proud to present the latest addition to the BFD2 Expansion Kit range: BFD Cocktail, a meticulous recording of a Yamaha Hipgig portable drumkit. With the usual high levels of detail, multiple channels and multiple articulations, BFD Cocktail is ready for you to sequence and mix using BFD 2.1’s powerful software interface.

UA Introduces New UAD-2 Neve Powered Plug-Ins Lineup

Universal Audio today announced a refresh of its popular UAD-2 Neve Powered Plug-Ins line. The new UAD-2 SOLO, DUO or QUAD Neve packages, formerly known as the “Nevana” packages, are the perfect way to add the sound of genuine Neve analog audio equipment to music produced a Mac or PC — as well as providing access to the complete award-winning UAD Powered Plug-In library.

Virsyn KLON – The Vocal Designer

Virsyn is happy to announce the release of KLON – The Vocal Designer. The heart of the vocal designer plugin KLON is a harmonic pitch shifter for natural pitch and formant manipulation of vocal sounds in realtime. KLON takes your voice and adds up to 16 different copies of your voice in realtime.

Voxengo TransGainer 1.1 released

Voxengo TransGainer update version 1.1 is now available for download. Voxengo TransGainer, available in  AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista computers, implements an audio signal envelope adjustment algorithm that reacts on transients rather than on a signal’s loudness level.