Steinberg is pleased to introduce the PlugIn Zone, a new section on the Steinberg website dedicated to renowned software companies and their acclaimed VST products. VST is an industry-standard interface technology developed by Steinberg which allows the seamless integration of virtual instruments and effect plug-ins into VST-compatible host applications. Meanwhile, Steinberg has released VST3, a major revision with many new features.
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Just only a few hours away to the opening of the Winter NAMM we came across this information that was going around on the internet ‘Rumour’ hot-spots. Native Instruments is going into Hardware? Well kinda. Of course they have their own Kore controller. Their next venture into hardware would be a ‘next-generation’ groovebox machine. Conveniently called MASCHINE.
lesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, announces AudioLink, a new series of USB audio cables consisting of GuitarLink, a quarter-inch-jack-to-USB cable; MicLink, an XLR-to-USB cable; and LineLink, a dual-quarter-inch-jack-to-USB cable.
SPL launched their new Analog Code plug-in line at the last AES with the Transient Designer and the Ranger set of EQs. Now the German company adds the third plug-in with the release of the TwinTube at the NAMM 2009. All Analog Code plug-ins are modeled after analog hardware processors, and in this case the TwinTube processor of SPL’s RackPack modular system has been the paragon.
Tomorrow NAMM 2009, the music manufacturers’ US trade show will kick off. This year will probably be more interesting then ever. With the world’s economy in a less then good shape, manufacturers will have to make extra efforts the coming year(s). Will they introduce new products or … will they hold off new gear because they wanna monitor the economy first and see where we are going with this issue?
Apogee Electronics is has announced the release of new Duet software and User’s Guide, now available on the Apogee website.
Native Instruments today released GUITAR RIG 3.2, a free software update for its acclaimed digital guitar studio. The update brings full Windows Vista 64 compatibility to all flavors of GUITAR RIG 3 including its XE and LE versions, and includes 64bit drivers for the RIG KONTROL and SESSION I/O hardware.
Alesis announces its new ProTrack Mobile Recording Kit is now shipping.
Akai Professional announces MPK25, a new addition to its popular MPK series of keyboard controllers with MPC pads.
KeyToSound was acquired by Koblo in early 2008, and all support, updates and products have been moved to Koblo. Nexsyn has been re-released by Koblo as an online only product, and has updated the Preset library for this Hybrid Samplebased Synthesizer.
Musicians and sound designers for film, games and live electronic music now have a new supercomputer designed specifically for interactive sound exploration and live performance.
D16 Group has released their new high quality Vintage Tube Distortion emulator. Redoptor is the latest plug-in from the SilverLine family.
Waves GTR Solo software is now free. Waves let you use GTR Solo absolutely free for one full year.
Toontrack Music announces the Jazz EZX featuring percussive artist Roy ”Futureman” Wooten. Roy Wooten is an inventor, musician, composer and multi Grammy Award winning performer with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones among others.