Well the MusikMesse just started in Frankfurt and our team is walking the floors of the Messe in search of interesting news. One of the first quite interesting announcements was that Steinberg is introducing a controller together with Yamaha.
An updated version 1.1 of Voxengo VariSaturator, a saturation and loudness maximization plug-in, is available for download.
Toxic Biohazard is the 4th generation in the line of Toxic synthesizers. Toxic Bio distills the best features from the previous 3 versions to deliver our most concentrated Toxic ever.
G-System is the worlds first complete high quality floor based Guitar System. Delivering a complete and uncompromised package of effects, control and integration, no other product will match the flexibility or the quality of the G-System.
The URS Saturation plug-in digitally recreates four different and distinct pre amplifiers each featuring: a different type of input stage saturation, even and odd ordered harmonics and soft clipping.
The Motion Pack is a double whammy of synths with some interesting modulation options to give a lot of movement to the sound.
The Nord Modular Editor project is a group of enthusiastic developers that developed an opensource editor for your Nord Modular. Yesterday version 0.3 has been pre-released.
The brand new Gearjunkies Userstudios website just went online! Open your browser and navigate to http://www.gearjunkies-userstudios.com to find out about this virtual studio website.
Native Instruments today released Traktor scratch 1.2, a free software update for its professional digital DJ system. The new version further enhances the acclaimed performance capabilities of Traktor scratch with optimized vinyl tracking, improved real-time looping and effect capabilities, extended iTunes integration and more.
At Musikmesse Frankfurt RME present the new MADIface, the worlds first portable MADI solution for Laptops, providing stunning 128 channels of audio with up to 192 kHz. Current laptops offer calculation power on par with fast desktop systems.
Native Instruments has released updated versions of Kontakt sampler and Massive synth plugin.
NuSofting has now released the MAC version of its Broken Drum Machine. BDM is a plugin instrument designed for the musicians who love chaos and usually find the unpredictable behaviour of an uncontrollable sound machine stimulating and inspiring.
Looking at the past WinterNAMM, there were a few products that were expected with much anticipation. A few rumours and expectations were floating around on the internet. So what to expect at the MusikMesse which will start next week. Let’s try to make a small list of the Manufacturers our Gearjunkies team definately will visit on DAY ONE of the Messe.
The simple-to-use, powerful drum machine from iZotope is now Windows XP and Vista ready. iDrum adds a full-featured beat box to your Windows- or Mac-based studio. Start with hundreds of professional drum samples, or load your own WAV or AIFF files to build your own kits. Whether you’ve a pro or beginner, iDrum has you covered.
Booming bassdrums, saucy cymbals and crispy snares can be used to describe the sound of drum machines from the early 80’s. ADM contains three classic vintage drum machines from that era rolled into one, combined with a 32-step internal sequencer and pattern controlled fx (PCF). AudioRealism has released version 1.1.0. of ADM.