An interview with the great man himself, taken from the documentary ‘Totally Wired’. Dieter Doepfer talks about the inspiration for the A100 series, his collaborations with Kraftwerk, and the future of modular.
Spectrasonics has released Stylus RMX(r) version 1.9, the company’s first 64-bit native Mac software. The new version of the award-winning groove software is now compatible with Apple’s recently released ‘Snow Leopard’ 64 bit operating system and the emerging 64-bit native host applications for music production on the OSX platform. Since native Windows 64-bit compatibility has been available since version 1.7, Stylus RMX is now fully cross-platform 64-bit native software and is also compatible with 32-bit Mac and Windows systems and hosts. The new 1.9 version also includes various technical fixes and compatibility updates with other recent software releases such as Apple’s Logic 9.
Crysonics third Generation industry Leading Professional Spectral Audio Vitality / Enhancement Processor with Countless New Features and improvements such as an 11 Band Look-ahead Soft limiter /EQ /Maximizer , New effect Mix Palette and can now be used with Mono sources with exceptional results! plus many other features and improvements. For the first time the Spectralive NXT V3 Vitality processor is also available for Mac OS X!
Over time Toontrack Music has produced and made available industry leading drum and percussion sounds heard in movies, TV-shows, video games, at live venues and on countless hit albums. They have recorded numerous libraries with hundreds of the finest drums and cymbals totaling 200+ gigs of user content derived from 1,000,000 plus sound files. Until now, its been 100% acoustic. They felt it was time to plug-in, flip the switch and begin sampling electronic drums. It is with great excitement that we introduce the Electronic EZX®. A modern collection of classic, circuit bent and resampled electronic drum sounds suited for any of genre imaginable. The Electronic EZX®, like all their libraries, is optimized for impact, sonic integrity, and immediate usability.
Celemony today is pleased to invite all registered Melodyne users to participate in the beta testing of Melodyne editor, the first Melodyne product featuring the Melodyne DNA technology.
Voxengo Polysquasher version 2.1 update is now available for download. Voxengo Polysquasher is a mastering compressor plug-in for professional audio and sound production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.
Digital Performer 7 is now shipping, and headlining the new features are eleven new guitar effects plug-ins that produce authentic guitar tones based on physical modeling technology that emulates classic stomp boxes, amps and cabinets. In seconds, you can start with a pedal, feed the signal to a custom amp, then run it through a vintage speaker cabinet. The result? Amazing tone, which you can then tweak until it’s perfect. Or experiment with virtually infinite combinations in the signal chain. To get started, download these effects chains (as DP clippings) and drag and drop them onto your dry guitar tracks in Digital Performer 7.
Shioitor is a revolution in sound within the plugin market. Its authentic analogue character and extensive software features will fulfil the needs of the most demanding musicians and sound designers who use synthesisers in their work.
THE FINGER is opening up new ways for intuitive sound mangling, live remixing, and advanced tempo-synced effects processing – in the studio or on stage. And since it is powered by the free KORE PLAYER, everybody can immediately use this outstanding multi-effect without the need to buy KORE, REAKTOR or another NI product.
The world’s best DAW-control software gains full compatibility with Propellerhead Reason and Record, and much more! Both versions of the longest established, most powerful and best implemented DAW-control application, Automap from Novation, have been updated to bring full integration with Propellerhead’s brand new Record software. On top of this, the v3.2 revisions of Automap Pro and Automap Standard feature enhanced support for Reason, plus other workflow optimisations, for unrivalled MIDI control.
Inklen announces the release of Tonetable 1.1, an update to the iPhone App for DJs who want to control a deck of their digital vinyl system from their iPhone or iPod Touch. The update is available immediately through Apple’s iPhone App Store.
Cakewalk announces a feature packed upgrade for SONAR Producer, the leading choice in digital audio workstations and SONAR Studio the most powerful digital audio workstation in its price range. SONAR 8.5 continues to innovate with new capabilities including enhanced beat creation and arrangement tools, a new drum instrument loaded with stellar kits and patterns, an enhanced audio timing toolset, new multi-stage effect plug-ins for drums and percussion sounds and vocal tracks, engine optimizations and stability improvements, and many additional workflow and technological advances, notably Windows 7 compatibility.
StringPort from Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) has opened up a world of synthesis for string players previously inhabited only by keyboardists, and is now shipping to progressive violinists internationally. StringPort is a polyphonic string-to-USB 2.0 converter – not a MIDI converter – with a unique, powerful, and extensible software suite that greatly expands the synthesis and processing palette of violinists.
For its official release of Trillian Spectrasonics has chosen Paris. At the IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) on October the 22nd, 2009 Spectrasonics will have the world premiere of its highly anticipated new bass virtual instrument Trilian, successor of its award-winning Trilogy Total Bass Module.