Steinberg today announced a competition for users of its Sequel Music Creation and Performance Software. The composer of the best, most creative track submitted before February 1, 2008 will win the impressive first prize: a complete beginner production studio including all the hardware and software needed for serious music production.
80s Punk and New-Wave is the new state-of-the-art Punk and New Wave library, including 23 construction kits which contain over 1.6 GB of loops, phrases and samples. Ueberschall’s newest Elastik Player product is inspired by the rudest guitar driven LA Punk, NY Punk, UK Punk, Ska, Hardcore, PostPunk and New Wave from the early and up to mid eighties.
Spectrasonics has released a new product package called ‘Stylus RMX Xpanded’ which includes the acclaimed Stylus RMX Realtime Groove Module virtual instrument software, with all five of the company’s award-winning S.A.G.E. Xpander expansion libraries: Backbeat, Retro Funk, Metamorphosis, Burning Grooves and Liquid Grooves.
Industrial Tones 1.5 has been available for Windows for a while. MHC is now releasing version 1.5 for Mac OS X. The Mac OS X version is an Audio Unit (Universal Binary, supports Power PC and Intel processors).
WOW is a superversatile filterbox with an extraordinary analog sound and lots of possibilities. 10 Filtertypes, including Vowel Mode, Overdrive and an inspiring modulation system, where the modulators can modulate each other, where each parameter has its own modulation mixer coming in with a single rightclick, make WOW to an everyday tool which is once more an outstanding example of innovation and sound.
Analog Factory is a powerful, yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument. Loaded with 3500 legendary sounds (instead of 2000 in the first version) carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths, Analog Factory provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette. It is also a very versatile instrument: all sounds are dramatically modifiable, which makes this software stand apart from any sample -based collection of sounds.
Matouqin (horse-headed fiddle) VSTi is a faithful sample-based re-creation of one of the most representative traditional Mongolian instruments.
Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of products for the DJ market, announces immediate shipment of three new DJ bundles designed for computer-based DJs. Total Computer DJ in a Box, Mobile Computer DJ in a Box and Professional Computer DJ in a Box offer all-in-one solutions for any computer-based DJ.
db audioware is marking its 10th anniversary in the audio software business with a big celebration and a highly original new guitar amp product.
ARC System is the first room correction system in a plug-in for DAW-based studios. ARC System (Advanced Room Correction System) is a combination of a professional calibrated measurement microphone, a measuring software and a multi-platform plug-in that can be integrated with any DAW-based studio, capable of correcting the distortion caused by room acoustics and able to improve how a studio will sound forever.
Ableton Live 7 renews the core of Live with enhancements to the audio engine, new and improved devices, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. We have also included the most-requested features and much more. Version 7 marks the arrival of the new ‘Drum Rack’ which streamlines beat production, bringing endless creative possibilities to beat lovers.
The Super Instrument is now available worldwide. A new breed of instrument has arrived: KORE 2. The Super Instrument brings you wide-ranging, cutting-edge sounds coupled with the feel of real hardware. Find any sound in seconds, tweak it via the KORE 2 hardware, and transform your musical ideas into reality.
Virsyn just released version 1.01. VTAPE is a set of two plugins based on a thorough simulation of the famous sound of analog tape machines. VTAPE Saturator simulates the recording and playback on an analog tape mastering machine. VTAPE Delay combines this sound with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped delay engine which leads the tradition of the tape echo machines into the 21st century.
BIAS announced today that the Master Perfection Suite, a powerful ensemble of six professional audio processing plug-ins, has been updated to version 1.2 and now supports additional host applications on Mac and Windows computing platforms. The Master Perfection Suite is aimed at musicians, recording and mastering engineers, audio and video editors, sound designers and other audio professionals.
Musicrow releases Shaker Maker, a new VST plugin that turns any rhythmic content into a convincing natural shaker rhythm. Shaker Maker can produce a wide variety of shaker sounds, and you can shape your shaker to sound exactly the way you want it to.